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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1915
Page
3
A boy named Jimmy grows weary of kisses as a famous woman visits his mother. She lifts him into her lap and kisses him, prompting his puzzled, humorous reaction. He then bolts away, asserting he is merely rubbing at it.
The report notes that Russian peasant women average six to twelve children and about half survive.
A clipped note describes a walk with an unnamed companion and mentions daggers and a security cut, leaving readers with a puzzling, fragmentary glimpse of a street scene and unclear context.
At the family dinner table Bobby asks why the tee was thrown overboard in Boston. Papa grumbles but the question breaks the gloom, and the father’s mood lightens as the boy speaks up. The vent clears the air and the household returns to normal.
A city uncle and his nephew visited a fire station at night to watch firefighters descend and ascend a rope pole from their living quarters above. The nephew urged a second trip to the fire, while the uncle preferred to wait for the crew to return and repeat the pole dash.
A quirky local talking point centers on Uncle Eben quipping about taste and judgment. The remark, noted as a colorful line about a man matching neckties to eye color, highlights a lighthearted exchange in town.
A steel plant’s foreign orders support workers when mills slow or shut, providing bread for workers' families and keeping shopkeepers afloat. The manager balances profit with human need, though the plan’s aim is money. H. H. Campbell notes managers feel the pull of workers’ needs.
Historical note explains experiments with linen silk cotton and metals for wing coverings. Silk failed against sun rain and dressing compounds. Linen with casein coating proved strongest and tightest, improving surface smoothness and durability by about five percent for fast flight.
A surgeon urged nurses to persuade male relatives to wear double back braces like German army braces. He argues standard British braces place strain incorrectly and cause breathing and chest issues, advocating a shoulder strap design with even load.
The Salic law is a collection of Frankish popular laws, written in the fifth century with Latin versions, detailing crime penalties and a chapter on succession to Salic lands. It is often cited as the basis for excluding females and royal female line descendants from throne succession in some countries.
After church on Sunday night Tom and Mary sit on the sofa. Mary asks Tom to be heroic by asking her to marry him. Tom agrees, claiming he would do anything for her and vows a noble resolve to ask.
In a 3A hygiene lesson the class discusses keeping the schoolroom clean. A small boy suggests washing the germs off the blackboard, illustrating practical cleanliness ideas cited in the Indianapolis News.
Mechanical expert F. A. Wirt of Kansas State Agricultural College reports wide-tired wagons reduce draft by about 90 percent in many conditions. Tests show narrow tires cut deeper, mud up less on rutting but pull harder in soft fields, while wide tires pack topsoil to firm roadbeds and ease mowing across meadows.
A Southern Woman's Magazine essay discusses balancing duty with joy in marriage. It argues that love requires happiness and life’s wonders, not just obedience, and notes a wife may hold two wedding rings expressing active and passive roles in love.
A Chicago traveling men’s insurance report shows ten death claims in the first 50 days of the year, four from motor car accidents caused by bad roads. Each death, in Minnesota North Dakota Montana and one other state, cost the company $5,000, illustrating direct financial and economic losses tied to poor roads.
Gov. C. W. Gates announces a first joint meeting of the American Road Builders Association and the American Highway Association to be held next September. The convention location is to be either Oakland or San Francisco.
Advice on purchasing eggs notes the freshest eggs hatch first and recommends insisting the entire shipment be from about the same date, within three days, to ensure uniform quality.
Far-sighted gardeners purchase seed of lettuce cabbage and cauliflower a year or two in advance to trial in the field so they know what crop to expect when the seed is used.
Experiments in Missouri measured steer feeding profits showing a ton of corn silage dry matter delivering 50.3 percent higher value than a ton of shock corn dry matter. The study compares feed forms to guide feeding strategies for greater returns.
The article surveys child rearing practices across cultures. It notes Filipino families where three year olds smoke, Seri Indians where mothers enforce rules and male relatives discipline, Navajo norms restricting paternal punishment, and Eskimo and Navajo methods shaping politeness toward strangers.
The piece traces high heels from ancient Persia where wooden wedges on sandals protected feet from hot sands to Venice where jealous husbands popularized the fashion. Early heels, called clogs, were highly decorated with gold and silver to charm wearers and mask their discomfort.
During a Vaudeville rehearsal for Drames Sacres the manager urged adding more orchestral effect to Barabbas. Gounod, a devout Catholic, hid his face then declared no, a blackguard like Barabbas does not deserve more music.
In North Sea clashes shells arced up to three miles, with hits concentrated on end-on ships. Gunners aim true but projectiles may overshoot or fall short, making an end-on profile the better mark due to length.
French soldiers use a fatigue relief technique that involves removing shoes, lying on a flat surface, and elevating the legs at right angles against a wall. They rhythmically work the toes, ankles, and knees, rest, then rise to enjoy a revived blood flow to tissues. The head is elevated with a pillow.
A pithy saying notes that in moral choices some individuals consistently pick the less favorable option. It contrasts competing harms and suggests caution in decision making.
An advertisement extols Denison's Coffee as pure and delicious and promotes Red Cross Ball Blue for laundries. It highlights courtrooms as difficult for convicting in mass meetings and urges procurement at all good grocers.
The passage notes Scandinavian lore praising feasting and drinking from foes skulls. It cites Mandeville describing Guebres exposing the dead to birds until skeletons remained and skulls kept as drinking cups.
An advertisement extols Cuticura's Soap and Ointment as purifying and soothing emollients for skin relief and sleep aid. It claims speedy, complete healing in many cases for all ages, even after other remedies failed, and offers free samples by mail with a postcard request to Cuticura Dept XY, Boston.
The article explains ghee as Indian native butter that stays fresh for centuries. It details the process of boiling butter and skimming off water and curds to produce pure clarified fat.
A proverb notes it takes three generations to mold a gentleman but the rule falters when the third generation is a daughter. The remark highlights gender expectations in lineage and social status.
Cleveland and Hanover letters praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relieving female troubles and avoiding surgery. Testimonials from Mrs C H Grirrity and Mrs Ada W117 credit the remedy with regular cycles and return to work. The company invites inquiries to Lydia F Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass.
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