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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1921
Page
2
Adele Garrisons new phase unfolds as she and Dicky explore Whistling Sam's rustic camp by the river. They admire the fireplace and veranda while contending with Grace Draper’s shadow and the enigmatic Tim. The pair plan a stroll and a possible private chat after dinner.
Announcement states Charles H. Zain runs as an Independent for mayor in the November 1921 election. Zain is presented as the authorized candidate in this city notice.
Notice by Clark County Treasurer announces sale of twenty highway improvement bonds worth 21,400 dollars total, at the county treasurer's office in Jeffersonville on July 2, 1962, at 1 pm. Bonds bear 6 percent interest, payable semiannually, dated June 1 1921, due May 15 1922 and every six months thereafter for ten years, issued under Indiana law to finance Monroe township road improvements. Bids may be rejected. C B Fifer Treasurer ad 5Y June 18.
Indiana treasurer announces sale of 17 200 dollar highway improvement bonds at 10 am July 2 1921 in Jeffersonville court house. Bonds bear 6 percent interest payable semiannually May 15 and November 15 for ten years. Bond issue funds aid construction of a local highway petitioned by Henry Schubnell et al in Care township Clark County. Also notes about a Glen Helen Sellersburg Fourth of July picnic and related attractions.
The Clark County Indiana treasurer offers twenty high grade highway bonds each 435 dollars dated June 15 1921 at 8700 dollars par with 6 percent interest from June 15 1921 payable semiannually. Bids at or above par cash only. First payment May 15 1922. Bid rejection reserved. Also a brief note on temperatures 93 degrees in shade with no change expected.
In Afton Tennessee Mrs A Keller reports eight months bedridden during the change of life. After doctors failed she used Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound and soon felt better. She urges other women aged 45 to 50 to try the remedy to ease heat flashes heart palpitations and fainting spells. She invites publication of her letter.
A humorous newspaper column invites readers to submit lighthearted poems for a special contest. The piece notes the contest ran explosively and promises a selection of the most amusing entries to fill space on a hot day.
An essay humorously describes street cars with three cornered wheels and old horse drawing origins. It notes conductors, motormen, and quirks of passengers including a joking reference to the obituary column. The piece ends with thanks and a hint of obituary page reference.
Frank Brown argues pencil manufacturers would add more rubber to the end of the write stick if they could measure how many errors people make.
A quirky column notes the unluckiest man in Jeffersonville found on a summer day. A playful verse touches Maude Muller and the lazy Muse while a builder fearfully reflects on a bungling 1921 project. A domestic anecdote recounts a husband inspecting his wife’s cash and a cheeky dental bill.
Fragmentary quips describe the death of Jim Lake who misread the pedal as a brake. Walter remarks on modern reactions to moving pictures and the scarcity of real orators. The speechless era joke references Prohibition and public sentiment.
Patrolman James Doyle was dispatched to the home of George Smith in Fulton Street yesterday afternoon to kill a large black dog believed mad. The dog had bitten Ernest H. Bengel and John Steller days earlier, prompting requests for the animal to be shot.
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