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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1920
Page
2
The Star announces William A. Baird of Jeffersonville seeking the Republican nomination for Clark County Sheriff, subject to the Republican primary decisions in 1920.
Harland D. Sanders announces his bid for the Democratic nomination for Representative from Clark County, subject to the May primary election. The move highlights Sanders as a contender in the county race ahead of votes.
We announce Wien C. Lewman as a Democratic candidate for County Commissioner first district subject to the May 4 1920 primary election. The declaration is authorized by the committee for good roads.
Marion 8. Bennett of Jeffersonville enters the race as a Republican candidate for County Commissioner First District subject to the Republican Primary on May 4 1996.
An old advertisement for Dr Burkhart’s Vegetable Compound claims to treat liver kidney stomach trouble constipation catarrh rheumatism with payment on cure. It urges readers to write today and notes address 671 Main Street Cin'ti Ohio and that the remedy is sold at all drug stores with a 25 cent go-day treatment.
A local newspaper promotes a free No-Rub Silver Cleaner Plate with every Six Month subscription to the Daily Star. The plate cleans gold and silver in hot water with washing powder or sal soda, and the offer targets Jeffersonville housewives to gain readers.
An editor notes Indigenous time is marked by moons rather than months. Each month is given a traditional name such as Harvest Moon for August and Planting Moon for May, with others like Raccoon Moon and Deer Moon used to signify seasonal events and nature’s cues.
A help wanted note seeks an experienced cook for an office position. Address replies to this office with details and qualifications. The notice is dated for the period March 15 to 21.
An Adams County era agricultural bulletin notes the adsuki bean immigrant from Japan shows high seed yield about 26 bushels per acre at Arlington and elsewhere. It highlights its ground meal for meat or flour, delicate flavor, and lack of beany taste, with limited hay potential and wide uses in foods and cosmetics.
The article extols alfalfa as a soil enricher and details methods to inoculate fields. It notes lime and inoculation, with spread of soil from a good alfalfa or sweet clover field providing nodulating bacteria. Dr E H Jenkins of Connecticut Experiment Station is cited on nitrogen fixation from air.
For a frost burst pipe, buy a plaster bandage two inches wide from a drugstore or doctor. Dip in water until bubbles stop, then wrap around the damaged pipe to form a splint. Smooth as you go. the improvised wrap should seal and last until proper repairs are made.
For sale three good milch cows offered cheap at 622 West Market Street. Contact 111 by phone. March 16 28. The piece notes bootleggers as profiteers and mentions concern over the high cost of being a politician.
Ancient relics surface near Navidad riverbank at Old Fort St. Louis. An iron cross linked to La Salle and his expedition was recovered by Port Lavaca resident Harry Bickford. The article recalls La Salle's 1685 fort, exploration routes, and the perilous voyage across the region.
A lady in India notes Fury the terrier’s antipathy to a monkey colony. Monkeys seize him from a rhododendron thicket and torment him, then dangle him from a branch and cast him over a cliff to kill.
Classified ad offering Eldorado blackberry slips for sale at five cents per slip with phone contact 296 F and advertisement dates from the 17th to the 23rd.
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