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Newspaper

Jeffersonville Star

Location

Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Mar 05, 1920

Page

3

Busy Bee Sewing Club Hosts Village Event

Miss Helen Culp was hostess Wednesday afternoon for the Busy Bee Sewing Club at her home on East Seventh Street. Attending were Misses Mary Alice Eaken Millicent Scott Millicena Scott Edna Lee Honnaker and Virginia Lee Culp.

Helen Culp Busy Bee Sewing Club E. Seventh Street Mary Alice Eaken Millicent Scott Millicena Scott Edna Lee Honnaker Virginia Lee Culp

Coffee social marks Ladies Aid event at St. Tarke’s Church

Miss Dorothy Whirkwood hosted an afternoon gathering on East Maple Street while the Ladies Aid of St. Tarke’s Church held a coffee social yesterday. Entertainment committee members included Mesdames Hiram Vleason David Winter Elmer Davis Fred Zoeller Pant Rinke and Frieda Tenerich.

St. Tarke’s Church Mesdames Hiram Vleason David Winter Elmer Davis Fred Zoeller Pant Rinke Aml Frieda Tenerich

C W Bom Society Meets This Afternoon

The C W Bom Society will hold a meeting this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the First Christian Church.

CW. B. ML Society C. W Bom, Society Deloek First Christian Church

Personal Notices From Ohio Falls Area

Miro and Mrs Allan anticipate a baby in Ohio Falls. Miss Nanelia Coots recovering from tonsillitis on West Maple Street. Mrs George Jacobs visiting relatives at Charlestown Indiana. Miss Addie Schiffler returned from Indianapolis. Mr Charles Akers improving at Apung Street. Mr and Mrs William Fisher hosted by Clarence P Fisher in Louisville. Mr and Mrs N Manuel will relocate from Anderson Indiana to this city. Miss Maud Brennan improving. Mr and Mrs Herbert Baird welcome baby Herbert Norman. Mr and Mrs Charles Mengle of Detroit announce a baby boy. Mrs Kiengle formerly Miss Clara Kratz. Miss Christina Ringe attended Shawnee Hop Club dance at Shawnee Temple Louisville. Mrs Mary Bowling dies at Meigs Avenue home. Mrs John W Radley very ill at Meigs Avenue. Calumet Club to dance this evening at Ved Club rooms New Albany.

Charles Mengle Detroit Mich Kiengle Clara Kratz

Auto insurance ad seeks live agents for nationwide policy

Strong Auto Insurance Company advertises complete coverage at reduced rates and seeks live agents. Published by the National Automobile Insurance Association in Indianapolis Indiana for the adv period March 5 to 11.

Strong Auto Insurance Company National Automobile Insurance Association Indianapolis Indiana

Local endorsement cites Doan’s Kidney Pills

Jeffersonville resident Thomas Bittner of 423 E Court St testifies that long hours at the bench hurt his kidneys and back. He credits Doan's Kidney Pills with relief, recommending them at 60 cents per box through Foster Milling Co and Doan's Buffalo NY dealers.

Thomas Bittner E. Court St Jeffesonville Doan

Boy defuses bully in broken bowl tale

A small boy carries an empty bowl home when a bully asks to "hick" and then to "kick" the bowl. The bully destroys it but the boy calmly replies he does not mind. He hints the mother borrowed the bowl from the bully's mother and promises consequences at home.

Jeffersonville Alonis

Fisherman Quips As Big Fish Outsmarts Trawler

Quipster exchange plays on pride and luck as two locals debate why the largest catch slips away. One laments the big fish always getting away while the other jokes the creature would feel small if it were caught.

Orphan Heroine Leads to Dead Father in Amateur History Play

A young man pleads for a part in a historical amateur production. The manager assigns all roles and reveals the heroine is an orphan, requiring the father figure to remain dead. The exchange highlights playful theater etiquette and character stakes.

Coachem Young Sapleigh Lapleigh

Fisherman’s Need Pupil Lesson On Patience Ends With Bait

A Sunday School teacher uses a picture card of a boy fishing to illustrate patience and asks what we need most when we go fishing. The pupils chorus the answer: bait, illustrating the lesson with simple practical humor.

German Father Warns With War Hat Tale

An elderly German man recounts a self improvised address on military science. He says his son Otto goes to war wearing a high hat and a bullet would have torn through the hat, implying a cap would have spared him from death.

Otto Mein Gott

Sure Thing Blinkers Insurance Idea Sparks Grim Talk

Dialogue portrays an agent warning a man about life insurance premiums as a mock plan. The speaker notes the risk of outliving the policy while the other quips the necessity of paying for decades, hinting at a fatal undertone.

Puffin’s Breakfast Pursuit Inspires Turbulent Feasting

A humorous verse frames a puffin choosing a large muffin for breakfast. The scene shifts as the bird’s mother admonishes and scolds, capping the morning with a lively display of feasting and fussing.

A Unique Description of a Man

A little girl writes an essay on man describing him as a funny animal with eyes and hands, then adds a comic twist that he is split up the middle and walks on split ends. The piece blends childlike curiosity with playful wordplay.

Daughter-What Marry Mr. Mon ibags

Dialogue fragment shows Mrs. de Fashion advising a daughter about marriage to Mr. Mon ibags. The tone is stylized as a performative salon exchange with strong emotion and social constraint implied.

Wet Blanketing Genius

A humorous exchange plays on meter and gas pricing as light verse riffing. The dialogue imagines whether a gas meter could serve as a poetic measure, blending whimsy with finance in a playful line.

His Daughter's Beau and the Old Man Parlor Stove

A dialogue exchange features a daughter’s beau declaring socialism and a belief that beneficiaries must perform labor. The old man responds with a sharp quip about setting up the parlor stove.

Overhauling Your Car Ad Outlines Osborn Vorgang

Advertisement notes Osborn and Vorgang offering car overhaul services. Includes contact phone 374 and location Coots Building. Runs from February 17 to March 17.

Osborn & Vorgang Coots

Battery Service at Osborn and Vor gang's

Advertisement for battery service at Osborn and Vor gang's with phone 374 located at Coots Building. Runs February 17 to March 17.

Osborn & Vorgang’s Coots Bidg

For Sale A Grocery Horse and Wagon

Trade item described as a grocery horse and wagon offered for sale at once. Contact telephone numbers 564 Ady Mek 106 for purchase arrangements.

Beavers Inspire Respect and Human Connection

A writer recalls a beaver dam seen with a Columbia College professor in eastern Canada. The fifty foot long dam raised water level by sixty inches and showcased animal engineering. The professor reflected he would be afraid to kill an animal that knew so much.

Batly Columbia College Canada

The Only Victims. West Africa Surf Adventure

In West Africa a ship captain and surgeon attempt a beach landing amid heavy surf. They ride a breaker to shore at great speed, the boat smashing ashore and throwing them apart. The surgeon clings to the captain and asks if anyone besides them is killed.

West Africa Africa RB. KA. Milligan Doctor

Immortal Dramatic Poem EVANGELINE at Special Matinee

Longfellow's Evangeline presented as a dramatic poem with a special matinee on Thursday. Performances scheduled for Thursday and Friday March 4 and 5.

Dream Theater Evangeline Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

We Buy and Sell Junk by Geo Colvin at 215 Spring Street

A local ad offers to buy junk rags paper and other castoffs. Geo Colvin invites customers to call 884 and bring items to 215 Spring Street. Advertisement runs from February 23 to March 23.

Geo. Colvin Spring Street

Poultry Eggs For Sale In Six-Setting Ads

Single Comb Rhode Island Red Eggs offered at $1.50 and $2.50 per setting. Prompt inquiries to phone 1289. Ady ends March 11.

Rhode Island

Jimmie Describes New Baby's Mixed Traits

A visitor asks about Jimmie's new baby born last Tuesday night. Jimmie notes the child looks undecided, inheriting his father's nose and his mother's mouth, Aunt Sarah's ears, and jokes about grandpa's teeth, fearing the baby may end up with his own missing.

Jimmie Sarah

Primitive musical mind sparks celestial muse debate

The piece argues that musical inspiration may be a basement juice rather than heavenly ichor from the brain’s top stories. It compares the frustration of poets to parrots and mocking birds, noting their sly, jealous, and quarrelsome nature in whistling and singing.

Forty Years Early Life to Fortunes Mentioned

A speaker recalls starting life penniless then accumulates wealth with $400 in savings and a job lot of furniture valued similarly. The anecdote contrasts humble beginnings with later financial success and stable employment.

Scalp Exercise Trend Among Beef Handlers Observed

Observers note beef handlers using meat on their heads as a form of scalp training. The practice is said to strengthen the scalp and hair, potentially reducing scalp issues.

Greek prisoner waits two years before execution

A condemned inmate in Greece remains in confinement for two years before the death sentence is carried out. The lengthy delay highlights capital punishment practices and prison conditions in the country.

Greece

Leprosy Considered Human Exclusive Germ Disease

Classified note lists a medical claim that leprosy is the only germ disease confined to humans and cannot be transmitted to animals. A separate classified ad seeks to buy used furniture rugs and stoves and provides a contact name Dan Robison with a phone number.

Dan Robison

Lessons in China Painting 50c Ad for Mrs Lila Cisco Schafer

Small classified advertisement offering china painting lessons by Mrs Lila Cisco Schafer in Spring Hill with a 50 cent rate. Includes contact phone 665 and dates for the advertisement in March.

China Lila Cisco Schafer Spring Hill

Mills and real estate offered in Indiana by Ogle Agency

In good milling territory for custom grinding store supply and shipping. Steam and electric power. Priced low. We sell farms and all kinds of real estate anywhere. Vevay and Madison Indiana. WM. E. Ogle, Agency. Adv. Feb. 26 Mar. 4.

Kent Vevay Madison Indiana WM. E. Ogle

For Rent or Sale Buangalow Furnished or Unfurnished

Property listing in Buangalow offers furnished or unfurnished options. Contact Mrs Lucy Pfau at Pearl and Market Streets or call 879 Y Adg for details or appointment.

Buangalow Lucy Pfau Pearl and Market Streets

Also Mentioned on This Page

GEO. O. Ogden Neolin” Repair Bell Telephone Manager Farmers’ Line Department Southern Telephone Shebert G Spring St Fire Dept Thustertec Cenglander Englander Spring Bed CO New York Brooklyn Chicago Clark County Realty &Insurance Co Ind Entertains Club Dorothy Whirkwood Chile East Maple Street Miro Mrs. Tivin Allan Ohio Falls Nanelia Coots West Maple Street George Jacobs Charlestown, Tnd Addie Schiffler Charles Akers Hhis Hom Apung Street William Fisher Clarence P Fishen Louisville N. Manuel Anderson, Ind Maud Brennan Herbert Baird Meigs Avenue Little Herbert Norman Christina Ringe Ato Mary Bowling John W. Radley Calumet Club Vedr Club New Albany TRE the Chocolate Shop Chas. W. Strauch Havana I. Lewis Cigar Mfg CO Newark N Largent Independent Cigar Factory Iffe World Sonstipation Rter Beran Nieto Ellespie & Sons Gwin Motor Sales Co., Inc New Alvany Salem Charlestown
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