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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1916
Page
4
Travel by trolley offered for 3.25 round trip with multiple daily departures. Service includes routes to Scottsburg Columbus Edinburgh and intermediate points with schedules showing morning and evening times. Connections to Louisville and Jeffersonville listed with express options and intermediate stops.
Javid Driscoll and family note summer plans with Crystal Clic Missouri and Denver trips. Lirise I. and Anna Foster with relatives head to visit and return journeys described. William Bowman improves from illness at East Toortoavenue. Local society events mention a sorority shower at New Vecons and St. nntres parochial school graduation and entertainment at the Arditorium.
A vintage promotion touts Burdock Blood Bitters as purifying the blood and improving complexion. It claims benefits for digestion and skin clarity and notes available from all druggists for $1.00.
Indiana man Frank Moseley of iMioore's Hill reports severe side and back pains from kidney strain. After taking Faicy Kidney Pills, relief came within hours and all pain vanished in 43 hours. Foley Kidney Pills are advertised for rheumatism sackache and stiff muscles, promising to ease bladder ailments and insomnia.
An advertisement urges men to sell a gasoline product named GASI-TONIC in Southern Indiana and Southwestern Ohio. The copy emphasizes factory-made status by a large esteemed firm, promises three cent per gallon profits, a dollar an hour earnings, guaranteed sales, and claims of carbon elimination.
One woman in every locality sought for a dignified profession offering up to 50 dollars weekly for full-time service and also for part time. Work from home with no experience required. Address 130 North State Street Chicago. Adv 4 15.
In a unique political twist both major parties choose Indianapolis natives for their vice presidential nominees. Marshall, re nominated at St Louis, and Fairbanks, nominated in Chicago, are close personal friends with homes a few blocks apart in Indianapolis. Both ready to campaign after official notification. Judge Fortune of Jeffersonville to notify Marshall.
A garbled ad lists inexpensive food items with prices at Wood Market claiming seven cent items, ten to fifteen cent box deals, and bulk buys. It touts savings on noodles, macaroni, baking powder, syrups, lard, and crackers, urging customers to pay cash and avoid large grocery bills.
Madame Huntingford European Specialist offers full course instruction in expert hairdressing manicuring and scalp care at half price during summer. Students may locate in principal cities while Madame personally conducts the program. Write 1018 Stevens Building Chicago.
S&SLESMEN to sell direct to factory corrals mills warehouses and farmers an established line of paints varnishes roofing materials lubricating oils and specialties. Earnings from $50 to $100 weekly. The Vortex Mfg Co Cleveland O.
C E Summers of Holdredge Nebraska says a severe cough and cold kept him from sleep until Foley's Honey and Tar relieved his symptoms after the first dose. He finished with two days of use and reports a complete cure. The ad notes Foley's soothes and is popular with children and mentions a furnished river front apartment for rent with contact by phone.
A testimonial ad touts Doan's Kidney Pills as the remedy for backache headaches dizziness and urinary weakness. Mrs. A S Reed of Jeffersonville credits relief to the pills priced at 50 cents from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Mrs Max Gulpen of Chicago was killed at her father Henry Schneider's farm five miles from Phillips. Schneider, a prominent local farmer, surrendered after authorities traced the crime to his home. The motive cited is a quarrel over the deed to the farm and lifetime home, with Gulpen coming to care for her father since March.
Mrs. Red Kamp of Covington Kentucky reports a neighbor’s young child suffered severe coughs before using Foley's Honey and Tar. She observed rapid relief after a few doses and praised the remedy for all ages.
Five passenger Maxwell car in first class condition offered by Homer M Frank at Citizens Trust Company in Jeffersonville Indiana. Advertisement.
Public notice offers free official materials from the Wisconsin Division of Immigration and the Department of Agriculture. Includes promotion of GASO-TONIC motor fuel with claims of carbon elimination and profit, warning of imitators and promising details upon request from The White Manufacturing Co. Cincinnati.
The article discusses color selection for aging women noting gray tones offer wide variety and that royal purple suits white hair. It advises petunia shades with silver locks, careful blue use, and that lilac violet and heliotrope suit older ages. White flatters if the figure remains substantial, while greens yellows and reds are less helpful for aging beauty.
The piece argues that home reflects a woman’s character from literacy to virtue. Illiteracy or immorality taint the home, while culture and refinement shape a virtuous household. A wife’s personal qualities are her true dowry, and industry, self sacrifice, purity, and intellect make her a living treasure.
The piece warns against winter habits that harm skin. It notes excessive indoor gaslight, hot rooms, and dry air damage the complexion. It recommends fresh air and walks in drizzle to maintain moisture and oxygen for healthier skin.
Curtains with patent heading stay straight when hung with openings woven into the fabric to slip the rod in instantly No hemming or pinning needed Fine Nottingham laces offered and a special introductory sale All prices from 95c to 2 95 per pair See us for window shades made to order
A brief note from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture located at Capitol Building 315 in Madison outlines climate and crop conditions. It emphasizes state farming trends and resource guidance for growers across Wisconsin.
Advertises GASO TONIC gasoline claiming carbon elimination and a dollar hourly profit. Promoter White Mfg. Co. Dept. 10 Cincinnati Ohio. Adv 415.
Solicitors wanted to introduce the best Catholic proposition on the market. Big money can be made by hustlers. Benziger Brothers, 36 38 Barclay Street, New York, adv. 5 5 12 19. adv. 5 27.
Job notice seeking a blacksmith applicant for George H. Holzbog and Co in Jeffersonville Indiana. Ad appears among local classified listings seeking skilled metalworker with unspecified details.
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