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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1916
Page
3
Practical first aid guidance for keeping an injured person stable. Emphasizes fresh air, avoiding panic, cooling effects, and careful handling of clothing and wounds. Notes shock risk, turns for vomiting, warmth or cold fluids, and when to seek a physician promptly. Dr. J. J. Murphy Minnesota cited.
An English sportsman recounts a remarkable escape by a boar in India. Chased into a narrow nullah the boar plunged along the bottom, then scaled a six foot bank, turned, and leaped the width to safety, wounding only the rider's pith helmet.
An essay argues that married life confines women to a rigid time role while real life grants increasing unrecognized leisure. It compares unused time to unplanned gifts, urging recognition and deliberate use of this marginal period rather than letting it drift into casual, chance activities.
A dialogue clusters around benefits and costs of owning popular comforts. One side argues pets or devices are beloved but costly and high maintenance, while the other exclaims the burdens are real, including rising gasoline and tires. The twist reveals listeners confuse the topic with babies, eliciting a humorous judge’s remark.
The Lexington Herald recalls Bishop Dudley’s memory of a Mississippi River flood's destitute family. A Mississippi steamer captain led a prayer asking for clothes provisions flour meat potatoes onions salt and pepper for the afflicted family. The old-time captain ends with a lighthearted remark about pepper.
The article notes many finds of pipes at sites tied to the parliamentary armies in England. It mentions Cromwell's possible smoking and Milton's daily pipe routine, along with a Presbyterian minister who would not smoke without first saving grace.
A mother discovers children interpret terms differently in school. Donald thinks about Santa when told to sit and think, illustrating how language ambiguity shapes behavior. Teachers must clarify expectations and parents study how children reason before judging.
The recipe explains soaking breadcrumbs in hot milk, adding egg yolks and whipped whites, then baking in a hot pan for 15 minutes, with green peas or tomato sauce as garnish. It also provides a celery and fruit salad with walnuts or pineapple, horseradish dressing, and a method for cooking leafy greens without water to maximize iron with hard egg garnish.
A collection of simple puddings including a date molasses steamed cake and rhubarb and raisin layers. It suggests using sour milk with extra soda, serving with whipped cream and sauces, plus banana baked with butter sugar and lemon juice for beefsteak accompaniment.
The farmer questions if the writer is the author of several successful books. The reply says the works are up-to-date agricultural books. The farmer suggests the author's aim was to baffle readers and declares each book an outright success.
In Scotland the surge in grain prices boosts parish ministers’ salaries by 250 to 1000 pounds, tied to wheat and barley values. University divinity professors face about a 500 dollar salary drop as their stipends move inversely with grain prices.
Practical tips for chick rearing emphasize in incubator use, 24 hour nursery drying, preventing moldy bedding, hover warmth on first day, trimming overgrown wings, and feeding greens like sprouted oats lettuce and beets to keep chicks eager for feed.
Instructions emphasize thoroughly cleaning and disinfecting brooder boxes and coops with a suitable liquid disinfectant before reuse to prevent contamination from prior use.
A child recounts a thumb injury after jabbing it with a jackknife. Blood and fuss follow as family reacts with rag, gingerbread, and shared cake. The speaker plans to mark the thumb with crimson ink to keep attention. Burges Johnson, in Kansas City Star.
A light exchange contrasts driving caution with speed and the pleasure of silent films. A motorist questions speed against safety while readers note women favor moving pictures for their silent drama. One woman explains film endings can be learned by arriving at the right moment and watching later episodes.
A brief wartime vignette shows a war victim asking a passerby for help. The dialogue features a plea for a dime with the line charity begins at home. The exchange underscores wartime hardship and ordinary citizens’ responses.
An exhortation to cling to ideals and make them practical in life. It argues that perseverance transforms ideals into reality, citing Longfellow as example and urging readers to embody worthy standards in manhood and womanhood so others may strive toward them.
Dr. John Ranly told the Academy of Medicine that in a survey of 4,000 persons or 8,006 eyes, eight normal eyes were found. He noted that only two normal pairs existed among the eyes examined in his report on diagnosis of astigmatism.
Ernest L. Tustin, president of the recreation department, credits public playgrounds for a 45 to 60 percent drop in juvenile delinquency. He lauds Philadelphia’s system as a model, noting it cost far less than New York or Chicago, with Philadelphia spending 1.5 million versus 19 million and 11 million respectively.
An advertisement touts ethine double strength as a guaranteed treatment to remove freckles. It claims nightly and morning application clears the skin, with most users needing under an ounce and promising a clear complexion or money back guarantee if unsuccessful.
Hancock Missouri reports a tabby that wades in a creek to catch fish. The cat stood still then pounced, pulling the fish from the water and carrying it to shore. The tabby has earned a growing reputation as a fisher.
An advertisement touts Cuticura cleansing soap and healing ointment as skin and hair care. It promises emollients to keep skin clear youthful and hands soft while offering free samples by mail via a Boston address and noting availability everywhere.
A shop poster man jokes about luck as a wall blocks progress, prompting the assistant to ask how they will proceed. The exchange frames a moment of setback seen with irony rather than disappointment.
One size smaller after using Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for the feet. Shaken into shoes or used in foot-bath, it eases tight footwear and relieves corns and bunions. Sold everywhere with trial package available by address Allen S. Olmeted Le Roy N. Adv.
British soldiers in Macedonia adopt frog legs as a savory supplement to their rations. They catch frogs with string and meat as bait, finding the sport both festive and practical to quiet the noisy frog chorus at night.
John Engelsberg proprietor of a Panama City cabaret travels to New York for more cabaret girls. Shortages and lure of singers leave none of his previous four brides faithful for more than six months.
A brief dialogue shows a schoolteacher telling Mr. Jones his boy is very backward in studies while Jones notes he converses at home as if he knows it all.
The text condemns criminalizing poverty while noting widespread hardship and ongoing poverty among many people. It emphasizes that lack of money remains a social issue rather than a legal fault.
A Cleveland horse shown a taste for ragtime trotted across a sidewalk after hearing a phonograph in a store. The animal dragged a Wells Fargo express wagon, wedging it in the door while bystanders shouted. Driver Joseph Davis led the horse away once the phonograph was turned off.
In a dialogue from the era, Dolan asks Rafferty how he would feel hearing a man desecrate the American flag. Rafferty replies he would feel joyous and plan to inflict a hacking as punishment.
In a playful exchange, one character asks Winnie to marry Algy. She responds with surprise but agrees jokingly, then reveals she was not serious. The banter ends with a lighthearted moment typical of the life section.
Brief fashion note suggests some women prefer china with designs that harmonize with their skin tone and overall appearance.
A New York reporter congratulates John D. Rockefeller on his gift of 1,275,000 to education. Rockefeller smiles at the praise and notes that giving is normal for him, while stopping would jar him. He compares retirement worries to a businessman whose wife asks why he looks so troubled.
A parish visitor consoles Coster over the death of his father. He recalls 11 siblings and insists the father raised them well, except perhaps in self defense. The remark appears in London Punch.
Mr. Dustin Stax asserts he completed a large financial deal last week. A passerby questions the motive of his picnic trip, prompting a quip about the pleasure of closing a major deal.
The Judge notes the subject always keeps his eye on the clock signaling punctual timing. The remark frames him as a man focused on time and deadlines.
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