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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1920
Page
2
The Star announces its status as the official paper of Defsonville and lists its editorial and business staff with subscription price of 5.00 per year in advance.
A farmer commissions a barn painting for five guineas. The artist finishes the scene but omits the farmer himself. The farmer notices, asks where he is, and the artist feigns a joke while promising to address the omission later.
A notice announces a theatre show at the Apophelrose Theatre with performances on Thursday and Friday.
A savaging conversation reveals Topper and neighbors plotting to replace a dead canary with a convincingly similar bird. They discuss fooling the wife, duplicating the original, and even deceitful feeding tricks to trigger the expected reaction.
A study by the Interchurch World Movement shows immigrants cluster near large cities within an 18 percent US area triangle, housing 735 percent of 13 million foreign residents, with New York hosting vast Italian and Jewish populations and other groups concentrated in industrial centers as a national assimilation program seeks funding.
Tom Rooney pilots the Re Vere Special in the 600 mile Sweepstakes at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 1. The car skidded on oil, hit the outer rail, and Rooney was trapped beneath as the machine rolled along the brick surface. Rooney previously raced in 1916 at the New York Speedway and on the Indianapolis oval.
An article argues that many girls should consider domestic service as a viable path to financial stability and dignity. It notes stenography is crowded, compares wages and living conditions, and urges training in organized home work while stressing dignity in domestic labor.
Genevieve asserts she will not marry for wealth despite social gap. Algernon questions Genevieve’s intentions as he probes whether money drives the match. The dialogue centers on social class and romantic motive in a witty exchange.
In a humorous quip two neighbors compare an organ purchase for a daughter. The father jokes the instrument plays five meals a day breakfast through bed, while a friend notes a local neighbor’s practice is dreadful and loud.
A veteran and a sharp faced woman clash at the doorstep over washing day rites. The soldier reveals a missing leg while the woman snaps back, and the door shuts amid sharp exchanges and muffled complaints.
A puzzled speaker questions what could be worse than taking a kisa without consent. She muses that the act of asking for a kisa without taking it is even more troubling and perplexing.
A class recite session turns into a joke when a girl offers a sentence using the phrase bitter end. The exchange unfolds amid playful taunts and a bystander overheard gossip.
A comical scene unfolds as Mrs Johnson confronts her husband about a kiss with a serving maid. Dr Johnson retorts that the wife is astonished while he remains surprised, ending with a playful quip from Tit Bits about a child's mispronunciation.
A witty exchange notes that one third of a man's life is spent in sleep and another third in failure, leaving little time for practicing his profession.
This description praises a school for thorough training in business and financial matters, rejects fake methods and sham guarantees, and asserts it provides education of value that pays off for students.
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