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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1920
Page
4
An advertisement seeks an experienced cook at address Y in Adv. Med with 15 21. Another notice offers to buy used fur niture rugs and stoves and provides Dan Robison’s phone 10 for contact in Adv. Feb. 48 1f.
A Missouri woman suggests rubbing rabbit fat on frosted feet and warming by the fire. She advises frying the fat and storing it for future use, noting the older the air the better it is.
The Kuthadaw, a Buddhist monument near Mandalay, Burmah, holds about 700 marble slabs inscribed with the Buddhist Bible in Pali script. The colossal project, begun in 1837 under Mindon-min, contains over 8 million syllables.
The article notes the world’s first cruelty to animals law credited to Ireland and mentions a famous English nobleman mocked in a related anecdote. It also references a patent deal involving a smoothing iron sold for 98,660 to a manufacturing company.
naval officers develop colored glass that renders the fumes from smokeless powder harmless or controlled. The article notes experiments and potential Navy applications, highlighting the material’s impact on perception and safety during ordnance handling.
The article recalls Seville's serges dance tied to biblical figures and Pope St Chrysostom, noting its 17th century popularity despite 692 decree. It also describes Echternach's Whitsun pilgrimage with 19000 to 20063 dancers yearly, honoring St Willibrord, while rulers historically forbade the rites.
In a New England town two long serving maids have grown so alike their mistresses that they are often mistaken for them. Their voices on the telephone are virtually identical, causing frequent misdialing and amusing confusion among friends.
A lighthearted burglary tale ends with a comic moment as the burglar, about to flee with loot, laughs at the housewife’s attempt to foil him. The exchange turns the incident into a humorous street scene.
An 8 am child fell from a window and a kind woman asked how. The child sobbingly answered I fell vertically ma’am.
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