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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1915
Page
3
A humorous vignette shows Jimmy reaching boyhood and craving control of kisses. A famed visitor kisses him in the parlor, he recoils, and when asked why it happened he quips he is rubbing it in as his father recovers from a gloomy mood sparked by family tea talk.
Russian peasant women bear six to twelve children on average with about half surviving. The statistic highlights high birth rates and elevated child mortality in rural Russia during the period.
A terse exchange notes a man out walking with Billy and casting sharp looks. The reply attributes visible anger to the encounter, saying he was cut up by the moment.
An uncle and his city nephew visit a fire station and watch firefighters slide down the pole. The uncle declines leaving to go to the fire, preferring to stay until the crew returns to climb back up the pole.
Uncle Eten quips about a man who buys neckties to match his eye color noting he may have good taste but not good judgment in a humorous aside from a local column.
Wartime upheaval emptied Belgian forests as artillery drove away native birds. Grives a la Namaroise and other dishes relied on thrushes paraded as blackbirds or starlings. Woodcock, snipe, partridges, and Japan seaborn breeds fed Belgian menus in Brussels and Liège through festive feasts and famed eateries.
The piece recalls a Greek currant boom sparked by French wine demand after phylloxera struck vineyards. Landowners planted currants, acreage doubled, then French duties shut off imports. Surplus supply overwhelmed demand, prices collapsed, and the currant trade sank for decades.
Professor Jay Brownell Davidson joins the University of California as professor of agricultural engineering. A Nebraska graduate of 1904, he taught farm mechanics, worked at Deere and Company and International Harvester, and led agricultural engineering at Iowa State College for a decade. He coauthored Farm Machinery with L W Chase and wrote Agricultural Engineering for secondary schools and designed the Iowa integrating traction dynamometer.
Admiral von Tirpitz heads the German navy and has shaped naval policy since 1898. His rapid ascent saw him become a rear admiral after two decades in service. He drew the Kaiser’s attention by building the torpedo fleet and created Kiaochau as a German maritime outpost.
A boy named George asks his mother for candy after she refuses. He sighs and quotes the line And so the poor dog had gone from the rhyme Old Mother Hubbard.
A survey of several breakfast cap designs features two new ideas and one original concept. The caps use silver lace and satin ribbon, shadow lace, and net with bead passementerie, wire supports, and elastic or wire casings. Most caps are washable, crafted from cotton laces and wash silks, and highlight easy construction.
A concise saying notes that some men consistently select the worse option when faced with two evils. The line presents a cynical view on moral choice and decision making.
An old styled advertisement promotes Denison's Coffee as pure and delicious with bold claims and references to busy mass meetings and the Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product, urging shoppers to buy at grocers.
The passage notes medieval and traveler accounts describing skulls used as drinking cups. It cites Scandinavian lore and Mandeville describing Gyebres placing dead kin for scavengers while keeping skulls for ceremonial drinking, illustrating how relics became ritual vessels.
Advert shows Cuticura Soap and Ointment claimed to cleanse, soothe, and heal skin eruptions and rashes. Promises relief, rest, and sleep after use with speedy healing in many cases for all ages. Free sample by mail with offer to request booklet. Mail postcard to Cuticura Dept XY Boston. Sold widely.
Cream dominates the season with sand and cream tones featured on bargain tables and exclusive new wear. Hemstitched khaki-kool sport blouses have buttoned pockets and front and back plaits. Cream net lace and tan shantung blouses fit formal tailleur needs with long sleeves and high collars.
Ghee is Indian native clarified butter made by boiling butter and skimming off water and curds. The process preserves the fat so ghee keeps without rancidity for long periods.
A proverb claims a gentleman takes three generations to appear, but the rule seems to fail when the third generation is a daughter, highlighting gender expectations in social status inheritance.
Julia Bottomley notes the rise of compact bags with mirrors coin purses and tiny accessories. Fashion leathers seal morocco and floral linings dominate while practical shapes like oblong square and round provide safe space without waste.
Fashion notes favor white lace over black fabrics for evening gowns and lingerie gowns with embroidery on black silk. Adding a black slip to pink blue and white slips changes a dress’s overall look quickly.
Cleveland Ohio and Hanover Pa readers praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relieving chronic pain and female trouble, avoiding surgical operation. Letters claim doctors offered no remedy, but the product provided relief and restored activity. Communications from Mrs. C. H. Gririt h and Mrs Avda Wilt note improved health and willingness to share positive word-of-mouth endorsements. Confidential letters from Lyon Massachusetts are answered by a woman.
Belts and sashes may match the gown or contrast in leather or silk. Leather belts suit cloth or linen costumes while soft ribbon sashes enhance frilly rusty summer frocks. A shell pink satin girdle with French blue ribbon and pink roses creates a lover's knot motif on both ends and the gown front.
Sea otter remains the most valuable fur with Russian sable following. silver fox nears sable as skin size makes sable fur appear vastly more valuable overall.
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