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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1915
Page
6
The article outlines Binet and Simon tests for ages three to fifteen to gauge intelligence. It lists expected abilities by age three, four, five, six, and seven, including counting, word comprehension, facial gender recognition, and distinguishing beauty, with specific tasks like pointing to eyes, repeating syllables, and naming colors.
In a reflection by J. P. Stewart of Indianapolis the piece contrasts calmness with nervous haste in modern life. It links breathless urgency to restlessness, poor concentration, and volatile temper, urging self control and steady purpose as the remedy for both men and women alike.
A.SOLomon urges Columbus readers to counter a growing amusement culture by fostering earnest citizens. He argues leisure pleasure weakens intellect and spirit, calling for serious readers, thoughtful conversation, and patronage of the best—without puritanism but with a positive, proactive life.
A proposed civic experiment advocates executive arbitration to resolve labor disputes. The writer argues the public suffers most and urges appointing a three person board to render enforceable decisions, with a designated third member and enforcement backing.
A lighthearted notice notes a man’s wish to shed his waistcoat met with five-pocket shortages and rising lard prices in Austria. It laments cooking with lard as unhealthy, hints at rules against fussing, and announces anti fussing clubs for aged single women and unmarried men.
A fashion note describes high class outfits featuring the Worumbo sport coat in black and white with a wide belt and white silk braid collar details. Paired with a white corduroy velvet hat, white gloves, and white shoes, the ensemble suits open car travel and social outings with vibrant color options for both quiet and gay tastes.
Giuseppe Rizzo a 23 year old Bronx barber was arrested after feeding peanuts to a elephant at the zoo despite a no feeding sign. Special Officer Fitzpatrick stopped him and charged him with vandalism after a second attempt to feed the animal.
Curio dealers from England and the continent rove near battlefields in northern France seeking war trophies. Amateurs who hold trophies resist sale and demand high prices. The piece recalls Civil War era Confederate buttons found in Bermuda boxes later sold to tourists, with a New York dealer’s high bid that was refused.
A West Forty ninth street club named Stragglers operates without dues where members pay for meals. President and organizer is Juanita Elizabeth Cecilia St. Clair Redant Wilson, a social figure who hosts nightly dinners with celebrity drop ins. The club offers a free mixing space and chances to meet various city figures during meals.
Skirts now feature quaint edge trimmings with quillings or a bias fold binding replacing simple hems, outlining added texture and style.
Derwent Till, son of William Till, impressed Bayonne circles by crafting a hat with suffrage ribbons at a Ladies' Aid event hosted by the First Reformed church. He balanced wit and diplomacy to win a prize, while debating men’s roles and hat trimming.
The midsummer lingerie hat uses fine cotton embroidery lace and net to create exclusive millinery. Two featured hats show delicate floral motifs with embroidery blossoms and ribbons, one with blue crepe framing and pink June roses.
The article notes Turkish women as highly industrious, recounting work in carpet making and tent craft. A bride’s dowry includes sheep and money, with the groom arranging celebrations and camel decoration. The match ceremony features playful resistance and tossing of oats by female relatives.
The excerpt presents Poole’s meditation on war's terrible impact. He recalls a Greek quote about seeking light to face the foe and argues that peace lovers should confront war's visage. He describes war as a monstrous force reshaping Europe and leaving thinkers disoriented about the world they knew.
The article extols cold storage as a scientific blessing enabling steady egg supply through the year. It notes hens produce double daily, with ammonia distribution in storage rooms smoothing supply and keeping Christmas eggs affordable.
A report in the American Journal of Public Health details a new method to measure bacteria in ground meat. Tests on market hamburger samples show 1,000,000 bacteria per gram is too low a limit, suggesting ten million per gram as a possible threshold, yet many samples would still fail.
Summer fashion features Leghorn hats adorned with pink roses and graceful faces for chic women. Many styles include rear turned crowns and silk streamers. Broad brim crape designs display embroidered flowers in delicate silks reflecting Empress Euge styles.
Soft suede leather dominates military collars and deep rollback cuffs with pointed corners embroidered in metallic thread and black or white silk.
Nie explores the new Leghorn models showcasing improved design and form. The report highlights enhanced expression as a defining feature, with emphasis on precision, innovation, and potential applications.
A new button mold features a shank that screws into a flat aluminum disk at the back, covering the edges of the material. The disk allows easy covering and recovering, enabling repeated use in minutes.
The city of Turin plans a modern public lighting overhaul costing at least 400000 dollars to be completed between 1914 and 1916. Arc lamps will brighten main streets and squares while incandescents light smaller streets using flaming arc globes and high power bulbs. About 3000 lamps of 2000 candle power will be installed with some 5000 and 200 candle power variants, powered by the municipal electric station.
Henry M. Lester leads the Huguenot association of New Rochelle New York in a search of Miss Eliza Moulton’s estate for the foundation of the first Huguenot church built in 1688. Historians say pastors lie buried under the chancel while locals may have hidden money during the Revolutionary War under the church. The site faces Huguenot Street and the church was nicknamed the Stone Jug.
A humorous exchange opens with a rallying cry about finding the most miserable man. The reply comes from a spectator in row four who jokes that the man hunts you down and reveals the misery, ending the quip with a sly, self aware remark.
R S Hardie Baugh of Ontario California displays a William Shean rose measuring six inches in diameter and nearly nineteen inches in circumference. He claims a fertilizer of rotted potato parings produced the giant flower. The bloom is perfectly formed, fragrant, and pale pink in color.
The judge asks if the jury has reached an agreement. The foreman replies no but suggests they might, if boxing gloves could be brought into the jury room.
The Alberta rail mileage has doubled to 4 097 miles in three years under Dominion Commission oversight. University enrollment jumped 1 000 percent in five years, drawing students from sixty one districts. J E Edward of Blackie shares boosted farm holdings and strong yields, praising the climate and health benefits since moving from Iowa in 1907.
Dr Charles B Davenport of Cold Spring Harbor suggests higher cancer rates in Maine reflect inheritance from nonimmune races. He states cancer resistance is dominant and nonresistance appears when both parents are from nonresistant races, especially in areas with frequent cousin marriages such as rural Maine and offshore islands.
Della begs to go out after rain and, warned to stay on the walk, she leans over and is accused of mud pies. She insists she is not making mud pies but doughnuts, claiming she is making doughnuts rather than mud pies.
A Western woman recounts stomach trouble and weight loss until trying Grape-Nuts. She reports immediate digestion ease, relief from heartburn, and weight gain from 98 to 116 pounds, attributing her recovery to the cereal and Postum Co. promotion notes.
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