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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1920
Page
2
The Jeffer sonville city edition publishes local notices, council summaries, and public records for residents. It covers zoning proposals, contract bids, municipal announcements, and community updates from city departments.
Yhbe SYAR announces William A Baird of Jeffersonville as a candidate for the Republican nomination for Sheriff of Jarx County, pending primary results in 1920.
The Star reports Harland D Anders announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Representative from Clark County subject to the May primary election.
We announce Lewman as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for County Commissioner first district subject to the primary on May 4 1920.
National Automobile Insurance Association in Indianapolis promotes complete coverage at reduced rates and urges live agents to write. Ad highlights quality guarantee and broad policy options, with contact details and a local dealership listing SHUCK MOTOR CAR CO at 119 121 Spring St.
Shippers led by United Shares growling at freight costs note a Sao Paulo Brazil shipper paid $197.40 for 1150 sacks of potatoes covering 300 miles, about $1.52 a bag. The rate is not exceptional though higher than many products’ costs.
The Chicago Post notes that whistling is common but can be curbed. It describes a tugboat boy learning restraint as a season and time to whistle without angering neighbors, and hints at a legal spanking as a remedy for noisy young upstarts.
Louis Fage outlines a new marine spider found among Mediterranean calcareous sea weeds. The creature carries an air bubble underwater and lives in rock-boring shells or empty shells, spinning threads to seal its submarine home. It crawls along the bottom while gripping the shell to stay submerged. small crustaceans and mites likely feed it.
A short satirical note mocks a youth who stopped eating meat to seem fashionable. It contrasts his six month meat abstinence with rising prices since Franklin's era and warns against clinging to outdated ideals, citing Puck's tongue in cheek commentary.
A dated reflection argues standing to drink at the bar is undisciplined and unhealthy, contrasting it with sitting to sip whisky. It notes New Englanders viewed standing as improper and unhealthy, preserving sobriety norms of the era.
A provincial education committee member says friendship between boys and girls must be cultivated by all. He urges studying storied friendships from sacred history, citing David and Jonathan, Damon and Pythias, and Socrates and Cherubis as examples.
A boy asks why animals rely on instinct while humans must learn. He argues that instinct would let us know all we need without study, but humans have reason and must study themselves to avoid blindness.
Mrs. Margaret G Havercamp of 529 Howard Avenue Lancaster Pa says after long years of marriage with no children she used Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and now has a healthy boy. She notes prior pains and weakness and credits the remedy for recovery and asks others to write for confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Massachusetts.
A New York teacher revived a mother's warning to punish her son. The Cleveland teacher's appeal for help drew an irate reply: if you can't control your school without aid you should quit. The writer adds I saint his mother I am his stepmother.
A dialogue recalls a brutally cold winter in the sixties. The old man mentions a minister's hellfire sermon driving sinners to suicide during that season.
A humorous exchange has a housekeeper offering to mend broken china with pie. The punchline shows the pie as the fix instead of cement, as the servant demonstrates a simple, quirky method to mask the break with pie.
Two men discussed a secret break in then sent one to scout. The watcher asked if anything was stolen and the other warned the resident was a lawyer, noting the risk and misfortune.
Nell questions why he dances only with her, wondering if he knows anyone else. The exchange reveals interest and social tension as they navigate attention and affection.
Tommy tells a visitor his father has a new set of false teeth. The visitor asks what will happen to the old teeth. Tommy quips they will be cut down and used for him to wear.
The oldest inhabitant recalls a feud over truth with a rival, saying the other called him a liar while the reply labeled the other as untruthful. The postmaster quips that it was the first time either spoke truth.
A repeated plea from a hungry speaker reaches a boss asking for aid. The dialogue contrasts two weeks of hunger with a request for help that has already been told previously. The exchange highlights ongoing poverty and the social strain of daily sustenance.
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