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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1920
Page
6
A quirky historical note describes a colony of 200 spiders in Hoboken New Jersey that spin the fine fiber used for cross hairs in surveying instruments. They work August and September only, unpaid, living on a small daily allotment of houseflies, with four trained girls coaxing them to spin by gentle taps and a quick flame-driven thread collection.
A concise maxim promoting helpfulness without concern for gratitude. It urges viewing aid as the intrinsic reward rather than seeking external thanks, framing generosity as a self-sustaining value.
A Boston Post excerpt recounts prison life with Thomas Mott Osborne noting fewer escapes despite more opportunities. a prisoner seeks mercy, is offered a second chance, and the pair shake on it as the inmate vows not to escape, illustrating the saying there is honor among thieves.
The Cape country’s native sweet singing bird is noted for its continuous song even in the Orange River colony where song birds are scarce.
A child’s hunger reveals the cause of illness as his mother asks for water and shares a tart. He finally declares he was hungry, solving the concern as the pivotal moment in the scene. The passage preserves a family exchange and quiet domestic detail.
The article argues a businessperson should adopt two distinct selves, one for office hours and another for after hours. By mentally switching when the desk lid shuts, the daytime self rests and the social self takes over, enabling eighteen hours of sleep per day and allowing the individual to endure heavy burdens without risk of nervous breakdown.
A war hero arrival in Melbourne triggers a warm digger reception as General Birdwood is paraded through rain to an improvised platform. A digger gifts a cartoon from the Twenty-eighth battalion and recalls Gallipoli as the crowd cheers.
The so called swinging monument on Green Mountain north of Canon City is described as a solitary natural monolith named Ira. The shaft exceeds 100 feet in height and rests on a base about 1 foot wide with a central organite column 50 feet thick, tapering to the same width at summit and base. Winds cause the entire shaft to sway two to three feet at the apex while the surrounding granite remains detached.
Army aviators report a strong west wind at 25 000 feet and above. They observe no continuous drop in temperature with altitude. Tests include a tested supercharger with potential military value to boost speed and commercial value to lift heavy planes over mountains with lower powered engines.
An unnamed speaker recalls a moment of embarrassment on a train. He saw a woman he was engaged to with another man and shocked him with a bouquet, demanding why he rode alone. The narrator then realized the man was a stranger.
A student of economics says he has risen at 6:00 a.m. and worked until midnight on a set of speeches to prove that six hours of work per day is enough for any man. The exchange notes his weariness but asserts the case for reduced toil.
Agnes says she would begin a wedding journey on Friday the 13th. The Boston Transcript notes the dramatic tone of the remark and implies a superstition linked to the date.
A hospital scene reveals an army officer, described as a major, awaiting a minor separation while being treated after transfer. The remark suggests his status and duties are in flux.
A playful verse by Iris compares writing to cooking a grand Irish stew. It promises free verse and rhyming done with craft, serving solid meat to satisfy and finishing with something sweet.
A compact guide to classic salads and dressings. It covers a basic oil and vinegar French dressing with sugar, onion juice options, and variations: onion salad, cauliflower with bacon, cottage cheese with peppers, and bananas rolled in peanuts. Poem lines by T. B. Aldrich appear at the end.
A practical guide to assembling a mess free picnic lunch with wrapped items. It covers nibble options such as salads in hollowed buns, sandwiches with creamed butter and mint or ketchup, wrapped cakes, and drinks from coffee or juices. It emphasizes portable serving in waxed paper and Mason jars for salads and cups for portions.
Beulah is described as a land of rest in Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress where pilgrims wait before crossing the river to the Celestial City. The passage adds a contrasting view about consequences, noting that sowing wild oats yields a sour crop.
A. B. Richards Medicine Co. reports Peru drifting sand dunes high on the Andes shelf near 4000 to 5000 feet, where crescent dunes of gray crystal sand gleam white. The dew here is claimed to have invigorating effects on plant growth, due to oxygen content and ozone development, with grass failing to thrive under trees where dew forms less readily.
Joseph H Igleheart secretary of the Evansville association found that proofs showed the phrase Evansville Bar association in unusually large type. He asked the printer if the licenses were for saloonkeepers and the printer replied that bar could mean saloon. The exchange appeared in the Indianapolis News.
A sharp courtroom style exchange questions a son's readiness for musical honors. The parent queries intent and the reply starkly declares the son as rotten rather than ripe for acclaim. The dialogue hints at satire and social judgment in a compact exchange.
Ottawa announces a small reserve for Eskimos on Banks and Victoria Islands north of the Northwest Territory. White hunters will be excluded from the area and operations on Banks Island will be ousted to safeguard resources for Eskimo life.
Diners at a city restaurant read a conspicuous sign behind the counter stating Not responsible for Wearing Apeart or pacages. The mix of misspellings suggests a humorously faulty sign drawing attention from patrons.
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