This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 41 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1915
Page
4
The Jeffersonville Printing Co. lists A. R. Schimpff as editor and publisher. It notes Maple Street address, telephone, and annual rates with mail-in advance options, indicating second class matter status at the post office.
Promoters claim a newly formed company offers 61 million shares with 100 percent dividends in 90 days and large early purchases. They advertise cheap 2 cent shares and $10 buys at 3 par value, urging rapid remittance and requests for free information.
Fragmentary ad warns readers to avoid cauterizing wounds and not to mash or cut themselves. Mentions Dr. Thomas' Electric Oh and references druggist distribution. Notes it is sold by all druggists and advertises preparation under the brand Alc.
Advertising copy offers quick income selling sheet music to friends and stores. Claims high earnings with low cost and invites responses to Krey Muale Co Boston Mass. Also promotes Ho owster's Rocky Mountain Tea as a health booster with bold claims and various products.
An old advertisement touts Burdock Blood Bitters as a family system tonic to build strength appetite and digestion and promote sound sleep and joy by using the product at a stated price.
A produced booklet highlights a 25 mile hard road from Deland to Atlantic Ocean beaches. It emphasizes an ideal winter sort around orange groves and the university center. Secretary, Business League Deland, Fla.
Advertisement notes state or county distributors and an invisible self starter Ford car scheme with a guaranteed safety in a protected territory. Industrial Mfg Co lists 540 Jackson Ave, Chicago as contact.
An old newspaper fragment lists a 56 acre Jeffersonville area farm with immediate possession and improvements for sale. It also features coin collection ads offering cash for 1873 S Mint dollars and 1904 proof coins, inviting readers to send for a large coin catalog.
Real estate notices list three lots offered for sale at low prices. The ad mentions dimensions 506 by 140 and a claimed value of 1856 dollars, with sales by someone named Gordon at 91 Gordon Avenue.
An advertisement fragment promotes Rocky Mountain Tea as a remedy for digestion skin blemishes and liver issues. It claims the tea or tablets cleanse the stomach and bowels and improve complexion, attributed to M. F. DohER as advertiser.
Advertisement promotes Amal gamma Oil Co selling 2 cent shares at 10 dollars for 500 par value with claims of 90 day dividends and quick returns. Mentions 20 wells, limited shares, and urged remittance for information. Also features tonics like Hollis Tea and Doherty beauty products with claims of health and beauty benefits.
Short ad urges quick response to a free electric ring offer. It prompts readers to visit the Electric Shop ad in the issue and hints at regular use for beneficial purposes. The wording is hurried and promotional with abbreviations and misspellings.
In Colorado Springs a blind couple, Richard and Myrtle Richards, celebrate a newborn son who can see. Their other children, all born blind, have known only darkness, as the mother’s prayer for a seeing baby is answered at birth.
In Montague New Jersey a large wooly bear chased farmer Bill Cummings up a tree after entering Charles Jennings calf corral and tearing a calf. Neighbors dispatched the bear and rescued Cummings. The incident highlights reports of cow eating black bears roaming the area causing panic among settlers and livestock owners.
Los Angeles reports Death Valley, long isolated, welcomes a wave of female visitors drawn by a bachelor camp ball. Men of the mining camps arranged transport and music as hundreds of women write with marriage proposals and domestic offers, from clothing to cooking and even sock mending.
An advertisement claims Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea cleanses the stomach and bowels, promising quick relief. Sold by M. F. Doherty, available as tea or tablets for 25 cents.
For sale at Bargain an eight room house with bath gas hot and cold water sewer cistern and extras. Located at 423 East Market Street. Adv classified notice dated June 3 1921.
An old advertisement claims Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea improves appearance for women. It targets girls with dull eyes and sallow cheeks, urging immediate use by M. F. Doherty and promotes the product as a cosmetic aid.
An advertisement promotes a death policy and weekly accident cover with a $1 annual key registration and $250,000 deposited in the Insurance Department. It markets the scheme as a money maker and directs readers to the Registry Dept at 40 Clinton St Newark NJ.
Purify blood and clear complexions with Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. A spring tonic said to drive impurities and germs from the system. 35c. Tea or Tablets. M. F. DOHERTY.
An oil stock solicitation from Amalgamated Oil Co promotes a ground floor offer with 1100 percent dividends in 90 days and 20 wells planned. It claims limited shares at 2 cents each with $10 buying $500 par value stock, urging immediate remittance and free information from 4721 Colcord Building Oklahoma.
Parties may apply to Theo Lyons at 336 W. Mapie St. Jeffersonville to set Chautauqua season ticket terms. Advertisement.
An old advertisement touts Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a remedy for cuts burns and bruises claiming quick relief. The copy suggests it is sold by druggists and highlights a price line of 240 and die.
Advertisement offers $5 to $15 daily for Sterling methods with a list of fifteen household necessities and directs applicants to send for territory details to Sterling Co Box 37 Kokomo Indiana.
Wanted to do wallpaper cleaning at reasonable prices. Work guaranteed to be good. Apply Paul Miller 816 E Seventh Street or call this office. The text includes a note about the dotum meaning of the word eatensis and a remark on pebble calculus from ancient times.
Help wanted for a permanent role selling high grade calendars and advertising specialties in a Midwest territory beginning January 1915. Liberal contract offered. Include age selling experience and references. Address TER.
Old coins wanted for top prices 1853 Half 6Quilar no arrows 8 Mint 1878 Half 8 Mint 1894 Dime S Mint. High value coins circulating. Send 4c for Coins Circular. Numismatic Bank Dept 55 Ft Worth Tex Adv.
Front room to rent with or without board for two gentlemen or a man and wife. Apply at 816 E Seventh St.
Salesmen wanted for a permanent role to sell magazine subscriptions on an easy payment plan. System includes sub-agents with no upfront costs. Opportunities for advancement at The Magazine Circulation Company located 327 333 South Dearborn Street Chicago.
A Chicago ad seeks a crew foreman with experience and good references to manage a top magazine proposition. The employer is Maga Zine Circulation Company at 833 S. Dearborn. Also notes a Dr Thomas Electric Oil remedy for emergencies.
Boxed delivery ad offers about 200 oranges or 80 grapefruits ripened for cash. Price is 1.75 dollars F. O. B. Jacksonville. Contact D. J. Dixon in Jacksonville, Florida for orders.
Women offered agency to sell house dresses with agents earning an average of 6 dollars per day. Great opportunity for reliable women. Woman's Wear Co. 88 McWhorter St Newark NJ advertising the position.
An exceptional opportunity for the right man to work on commission as a stock salesman for a large tire manufacturing company. Send applications to the Manager at 611 Chamber of Commerce in Detroit Michigan.
Daily sales from five to seven dollars for new fibre brooms advertised for women sample by parcel post at thirty cents. Wynne Broom Co Elmira N Y promotes their broom sample and a separate health remedy Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea claims to drive out spring fever and restore energy with 35 cent tea or tablets from M F Doherty.
A lost pin-nana with dark green paint and a small green shamrock likely vanished in Eastern Cemetery. A reward and return to Mrs. F. H. Same at 925 E. Chestnut.
A Jeffersonville woman Mrs. B C Wilkinson testifies to relief from kidney trouble after using Doan’s Kidney Pills bought at Doolittle Drug Store. She recalls fatigue headaches backache and vision issues and confirms prior endorsement while urging others to use the same remedy. Sold for 50 cents by dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
An advertisement endorses Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a monthly remedy for general wellbeing. It promotes both tea and tablets at 35 cents, pitched by M. F. Doherty as a health aid to keep you well.
Ford car owners and men in every county urged to demonstrate the Dadco Automatic $10 starter and earn $50 weekly. Applicants with five Ford Owner addresses qualify as rights holders. About 25,000 units sold. American Dadco Co Detroit Mich.
Georgia plantation covering 2427 acres with 1700 under cultivation and 1600 cleared of stumps. Land crossed by graded roads with five artesian wells, a six room residence, 50 tenant houses, modern barns, a Gunnery and saw mill. Will sell land only or with personal property. See Allen, Americus, Ga for full description.
The Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company petitions the Public Service Commission of Indiana to remove discrimination in rental rates by raising the minimum rate in each classification to the maximum. Hearings are set in Boonville Evansville and Jeffersonville on June 15 16 and 17 1915 at 10 oclock a.m. Interested parties must appear to show cause. Secretary J L Reiley signs. Adv. 6 25-101.
An advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a weekly cleansing medicine for women and girls. It presents the product in tea or tablet form priced at 35 cents, credited to M. F. Doherty.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.