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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1916
Page
3
A brief note discusses taking remedies directed at cleansing the body from impure matter and poisons. The text frames winter colds and related illness as linked to toxins and claims elimination of toxins through specific treatments.
A hotel guest on the thirteenth floor near an open window drops a large bill. He notifies the operator who contacts James Dinsmore at the baggage desk. Dinsmore alerts Mike Quinn, who spots the bill moving past the fifth floor and catches it as it lands near the marquee.
An Italian field hospital receiving a surprise royal visit by the king moved a dumbed soldier to speak again. The lieutenant, struck by Austrian shell, shouted the king’s name in tears, and the monarch was visibly moved by the moment of reconnection.
Dr. Wilfred Grenfell heads a Harvard sent hospital division in France and serves as medical superintendent for the Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen. The London Globke calls him the doctor with the biggest practice, aiding about 33 000 seamen with medical, spiritual care and social work. He has 20 years of service in the North Sea and Labrador, founded four hospitals an orphanage a cooperative institute and transformed deep sea life.
A Cincinnati Star New York dispatch describes three club members in the Union League smoking room observations. One reads a novel and notes a passing Packard car, another smokes and mentions Lozier, while the third, biting his walking stick, declares he will resign over the arguments, prompting a quiet moment of humor.
The passage describes coast erosion across beaches from Maltinore to Rockaway Beach and Atlantic City, noting 30 feet of yearly advance of ocean, a mile coastline retreat in 20 years, and land transfer of 76 acres taken from one owner and 56 acres added to another in ten years, with orchards and forests dissolving under marching sand.
A private recalls waking to music from Hoffmann drifting across the trenches. One comrade still plays his violin despite shells overhead, standing in the open with poised composure as if at home.
Professor Pierce of Iowa State University criticizes welfare work that offers spotless kitchens while workers face dangerous conditions. He says welfare work hinges on spirit, not just equipment, and cannot replace wages, unions, or legislation.
The piece outlines at home dressing sacques and fault-de-lits with varied fabrics from flannel to silk. It describes styles for informal calls and dinners, including belts, trims, and fur collars, citing Washington Star as a source and noting colors like purple velours and seal plush accents.
Dressmakers unveil simple one piece frocks in cloth or serge for early spring. Gowns feature navy serge or dark face cloth in Bordeaux red, highwayman green, smoke, gray. Paris navy serge frock with gold thread embroidery and fur trimmings showcases evolving seasonal style.
The article describes crafting a decorative candle shade from green or rose silk remnant and narrow ribbon. A flat cardboard strip forms the wire-supported frame, fastened at the edges, with silk tucked and pleated into tiny festoons. Ruche ribbons conceal stitching and trim both edges for a finished look.
An Ottawa department of the interior note cautions American settlers about Canada’s postwar prospects. It debunks conscription fears and direct war taxes, cites high crop yields and rising farm values, and urges readiness to move while land is affordable near railways in western provinces.
Northern exposure rooms look gloomier with gray papers while buff or soft yellow brighten year round. Ecru curtains give sunlit warmth. avoid heavy patterns which shrink small rooms. Modern taste favors simple textures that resist dust, ideal to consider during spring cleaning.
A class of Wilton rugs praised for durability with patterns copying Orientals. Some pieces are from museum specimens in color and ornament, offering stunning reproductions for library living or dining rooms. Axminster reproductions in Orientals also available, with golden browns greens reds and small black accents. Other tan ground patterns feature pear borders and Persian figures with rich soft coloring.
Great quantities of tulle are used this season for gowns and trim. Designers feature tulle in wisps of drapery, scarfs, and as a gown train. a black and gold frock showcases a wide tulle piece across the back held with jet bracelets.
Description outlines a two piece school dress for a girl: a plaited skirt and a waist in a straight coatlike style reaching below the hips. The sleeveless waist sits under the arms like a suspender dress and allows interchangeable silk or linen underwaists. The skirt buttons to the underwaist for variety and economy.
Wonderful plaid and striped silk and wool poplins appear in advance showings in several shops. The fabric offers a soft texture with wool content providing essential warmth for early spring garments.
The newest tailored costumes are displayed without a muff yet show large or medium fur collars and deep cuffs. When the bands clasp, the collar resembles a muff, presenting a clever substitute for the traditional accessory.
The latest neckbands showcase a small black silk cord with a jeweled pendant. These can double as veil fasteners by placing the cord and pendant over the veil, adding both adornment and practicality.
An ad copy touts Cascarets as a cure for sick headache biliousness and dizziness. It claims a 10 cent box cleanses the stomach removes undigested food and foul gases clears bile and waste, and works while you sleep promising morning relief.
An advertisement promotes Jad Salts as a kidney flush to prevent back pain and urinary issues caused by meat consumption. It asserts kidneys overwork from uric acid, linking rheumatism and other ailments to sluggish kidneys and urges daily use for a few days to restore function and keep blood pure.
The speaker explains relocating to avoid a nervous breakdown caused by the loud yells of a neighboring painless dentist’s patients.
An old fashioned advertisement touts Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for feverishness headaches teething and digestive issues. Claims include regulating bowels destroying worms and breaking up colds in 24 hours. Promises pleasant taste and 26 years use by mothers with samples free from Mother Gray Co Le Roy New York.
Report notes ongoing disruptions at the asylum as several residents continue to cause disturbances and challenge staff management. Authorities urge calm and request cooperation from families and caretakers to ensure safety and care.
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for regulating liver bowels and stomach. A satirical jab notes a person delaying a Saturday night haircut as a mock war metaphor.
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