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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1916
Page
6
A step by step guide details assembling a tin propeller motor boat using a rubber band drive and making a miniature greenhouse from a starch box. Includes cutting hull pieces, mounting the propeller, bearing details, and a seed-starting greenhouse with glass covers and drainage.
The text describes removing eye irritants by pulling down the upper lid to rub the lash against the lower lid, using the other eye to induce tearing, and warns against rubbing the injured eye. It notes this may not work if the particle is on the eyeball and mentions a risky flaxseed method some use to move debris.
Dialogue fragment presents a playful banter about marriage and pride. One speaker vows not to be deceived while another reassures and praises a thorough past effort, implying domestic or relationship tensions with light humor.
Report notes that about fifty percent of Maryland’s population resides in Baltimore City, highlighting urban concentration in the state’s largest municipality.
The flicker, a woodpecker relative, is described as America's most important ant eater. Scientists found thousands of ants in its stomachs, and the bird is noted for ground dwelling habits, distinctive markings, and a playful invitation to host one in a bird box for the summer.
The purple martin, a swallows tribe member, spends up to 16 hours daily destroying beetles. Farmers provide colony houses or hotels, since the birds arrive around April 5, settle in yearly, gather in August for southward migration, and protect a three mile feeding territory with 200 to 300 birds.
Subway diggers in lower Manhattan uncover kitchen middens and camp remnants from a British American military site on Washington Heights. The New York Times notes regimental traces, ammunition types, food remains, Indian arrowheads, bones, skulls, and children’s toys revealed in the excavations.
British Isles farmers test sulphite of ammonia to boost potato output. A report notes 15 tons of farmyard manure yielded 8.5 tons of potatoes, while adding 100weight of ammonium sulphate raised yield by about one ton. University College of North Wales reports £1 invest yields extra 1 to 1.5 tons per ten tons of manure over four years, with potato price at £4 a ton.
The report highlights women’s roles from a English cricket league and Russian naming customs to wage levels in Oregon clerical work, French auxiliary service employing women, and North Carolina's first woman appointee to a public office. Mrs. R E Little of the United Daughters of the Confederacy joins the Greensboro soldiers' home board.
A man explains his shift to the sand business, describing it as a tantalizing venture with high demand. He believes profits lie in meeting the need for more sand and hints at rapid wealth if he can supply the market.
A landlord raises rent prompting a decision to stay or drop out. The exchange suggests tension between tenants and management as occupancy choices loom.
A housewife friendly sewing guide details a neat attractive housekeeping frock with two front pockets saving time locating keys pencils and purses. It suggests gingham with plaid trim and optional bands and lace or ruffled collars for summer wear. The article also describes a pin case project using flannel and silk embroidery suitable for a bazaar item.
Instructions describe making a compact pin and safety pin holder from two five by two and a half inch cards. Cover outer sides with dark green watered silk and inner sides with thin flannel for neat storage.
Learn to transform a velvet sailor into a fashionable sports hat using linen silk cord and decorative linen. Rip the velvet to reuse the buckram pattern, cover the crown and brim with pink or green linen, add striped bands and applique leaves from cretonne with green worsted edges.
Aimed at the busy housewife, the article suggests dedicating roughly an hour daily to exercise to preserve youth. It emphasizes manageable routines that fit into a tight schedule and promote sustained energy and health.
A homemaker describes a frugal method to organize baby dresses using a wire coat hanger with multiple spring pins. By reconfiguring a hanger with 12 pins, she can hang about two dozen dresses on one hook, keeping items visible, fresh, and neatly arranged for small living spaces.
A short fashion item extols a simple economical approach to nightdress making. It suggests using quality muslin and highlights how a pleasant result can be achieved with minimal expense and effort.
A simple 18 by 40 inch muslin nightdress case is sewn with side hems and a pocket formed by folding a third of the length. A white insertion lace edge takes ribbon to tie a bow, with colored ribbon optional, and the case is washable and starched for finish.
A new step in corset design uses a coat of mail like arrangement drawn on after stepping into it. It claims to provide suppleness and a flattering silhouette and comes in pink or white with a dainty appearance.
The excerpt suggests using everyday tasks to improve the body. It recommends dash ing cold water and rubbing for skin tone and circulation, and describes dressing motions to strengthen the back and ankles. It advises keeping knees rigid and bending at the waist, and hanging a mirror to practice toe rises while dressing.
A bag described with a green poplin and cretonne fabric featuring a green floral background. The cretonne was attached at the top but not along the sides or bottom, finished with large scallops bound by braid revealing the plain green beneath.
Plant tall growing trees behind or at ends of a house to frame the home and hide flaws. Choose sycamore, linden, sweet gum, and tulip trees to add value and curb appeal. Old farms show how proper framing with trees improves appearance, light, and air. cut crowded branches to brighten views. Illustrations courtesy of the University of Illinois Landscape Extension Division.
Hot ashes in wooden barrels risk fires and many places ban the practice. Using empty flour or sugar bins also invites disaster during weekly ash collection. Metal ash barrels, especially galvanized corrugated iron, are safer, longer lasting, and less prone to sudden failure.
As heat rises, lawns grow vigorously but root only shallowly. Water deeply and infrequently to encourage deeper roots, watching closely to apply when needed. A well watered, resourceful lawn will tolerate several days without irrigation in midsummer.
A New York district attorney reports that bachelor lawbreakers surpass married offenders by more than two to one. The Cleveland Plain Dealer questions the logic of punishing crime by marrying criminals.
Government incentives aim to spark oil output by offering a substantial cash prize to the first person or company to extract 100000 gallons of petroleum from a well, with at least 90 percent crude oil content. The plan seeks to boost local production and attract investment.
A Frankfort Kentucky woman recounts recovering from female weakness after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She says three bottles restored strength enabling her to resume all work and urges others to try the tonic. The letter promotes the product and invites women to seek confidential advice from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Company in Lynn Massachusetts.
Miss Violette Wilson daughter of former Berkeley mayor J Stitt Wilson has left the University of California to pursue self development through real life instead of a college diploma. She registered in letters and sciences last August but soon felt studies hindered her growth and departed despite parental wishes.
A Detroit Free Press exchange notes humor about staying upbeat when bill collectors come, contrasting personal finances with those who have more money. The thrift-minded quip hints at social contrast and resilient attitude.
Senator Sorghum remarks on campaigns cautioning against mudslinging while defending sharp rhetoric saying if you throw something, throw a rock. The exchange underscores a tense political moment and adds a pointed line to the campaign dialogue.
Many former tea and coffee users have found a pure wheat beverage with a delightful flavor that avoids sleeplessness heart flutter headaches and other ills commonly linked to caffeine in coffee and tea.
If tea or coffee interferes with comfort or success for many users, consider shifting to Postum as a beverage option. The note suggests Postum as a replacement to support well being and daily performance.
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