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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1916
Page
12
A veteran speaker argues that training boys for combat repairs their health and increases safety, while sending unprepared youths to fight exposes them to disease and death. An admiral recalls a Russian setter that signaled danger using its tail, and a discussion of gardening and pest control follows.
The article argues that natural talents determine success and urges individuals to discover their fit before selecting a career. It critiques parents who push professions for money and notes many have switched from fields like law or medicine after realizing they lacked genuine aptitude. It urges earnest self reflection on taste and qualifications.
An editorial warns that banning interstate shipment of prison made goods would raise crime, idle prisoners, and ruin state prison industries. States investing heavily in plants for items like hinder twine would face losses and wasted machinery, undermining wholesome employment and raising farmer prices.
The author argues that public spending raises only land values, not improvements or personal property. Therefore taxation should target land value after deducting improvements, or else be a legal robbery violating individual property rights.
The speaker argues for national preparedness not for war but to deter it, invoking the Minute Men lineage from Lexington and Concord. He notes the American Revolution began an ongoing experiment in equality and that the world watches whether the principle can be upheld through strength and resolve.
A columnist argues against enforcing strict "little ladies" norms for girls and praises boys for playing with girls. The piece notes that mothers err in shaping daughters this way and asserts that girls seek fun as much as boys, while the family head is not always the brains of the operation.
The Engineering Record argues that elevating levees by six or seven feet could practically insure against a repeat of the 1913 Mississippi flood. It notes the 1914 flood was lighter than 1912 and 1913, and warns modern development would suffer greatly from levee breaks.
Captain Lukens of the coast and geodetic survey reports a new navigable channel from Behring Sea into the Kuskokwim mouth. The 9 mile wide river is navigable for 600 miles with a delta extending 100 miles offshore. The Yukon surveyed the delta to chart this path enabling steamships to reach mining fishing and agricultural regions. Lukens logged 14 256 soundings over 100 square miles and used distant mountain peaks for reference. Seattle shipping firms plan two light draft river steamers for Kuskokwim traffic.
The article notes common nursery faults among children such as quarreling selfishness untruthfulness cruelty and cowardice and invites club members to share proven methods for addressing and overcoming these behaviors with practical guidance.
In a school scene Mabel feels left out as boys and girls dance separately. She pleads with Miss Katherine to be paired with any remaining boy next time, hoping to join in.
Gardeners face ongoing pests and disease threatening fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Spraying is vital and must be done with safe, tested formulas such as paris green with lime, arsenate of lead, white hellebore, or soap and kerosene emulsions. Correct mixing, moderation, and disposal of adulterants are essential for effective control.
Advice on lawn care stressing early grass establishment and spring fertilization. Warns that revolving mowers fail to cut wiry weeds like crabgrass and suggests a sickle mower to clip them cleanly. Recommends mower width aligned with wheel span to avoid mashing border strips.
The Army and Navy Journal reports 50,000 steel helmets per month for British troops. Designers used French casque experience to fix faults, creating a smooth round cap with rubber studs inside, double felt lining, and a snug chin strap for a better fit and protection.
The Global Geography Review reports chinchillas, the finest fur from South America, face near extinction due to heavy hunting in Bolivia and northern Chile. Skins rose from $10 in 1908 to $30 in 1912 as Indians with dogs and ferrets destroy burrows. A Chilean ban on killing and sales is being debated while breeders expand captive rearing.
German professors Max Beck and Dr von Schrotter unveil electrically heated khaki pants for soldiers. Woven wires insulate and connect to batteries, allowing movement with long connecting leads for comfort in winter trenches and high altitude flights.
Pedro Demetrio a gypsy drops a $3,000 recovery suit against his wife’s parents in Chicago court. He had paid $2,000 for Tina Roncho, daughter of Alee Roncho and Mrs Soko Roncho, and fears his wife may leave him if he continues the case.
The Union South Africa projects expenditures for the coming fiscal year at 86 million dollars, exceeding revenues by about 6.009 million. This statement outlines a sizable deficit and signals possible fiscal pressures for next year.
In a dialogue about a young man’s path, the mother wants him to be a minister while the father desires wealth. The narrative notes he ultimately compromises by playing ministerial parts in movies.
A dialogue shows a wife advising a man to visit Jim before his honeymoon ends to offer congratulations. The other concedes he would seem hypocritical, delaying his visit to later apologize for insincerity. The exchange ends with a sharp insult.
John Layton of near Durham, North Carolina, kept $300 in cash in a barn. A Guernsey cow ate the bills, prompting Layton to declare the animals have no respect for money. The incident was reported in the Durham Dispatch.
A rural community stands as the stark contrast to urban vice in a revealing reflection on village life. The piece suggests the countryside bears its own hidden faults while sparing the glare of city scandals.
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