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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1920
Page
7
A tale from Indianapolis News describes Mrs. Flannigan displaying red white and blue geranium pots with green ribbons to show loyalty to two nations, symbolizing morale through music. It links morale to song leaders in camps and the spread of patriotic music, noting returning soldiers now value music in life and entertainment.
Fragmentary text outlines honey yields per colony and market proportions. Mentions average pounds per colony, estimates by a bureau, and distribution to extracted, bulk, and retail markets. Names and some numbers are garbled or missing.
In a tense session Senator Sorghum pressed a question about voters' rights. Ares argued the need for broad support to advance reform and secure lem. The exchange highlighted divisions over stance and leadership.
A speaker recounts a lecture mishap at Shakespeare site. While addressing juniors, he sat on a folding chair placed by the desk only to find himself on the opposite side, eliciting laughter from pupils who wondered if anyone was hurt. The exchange underscored the moment's humor and embarrassment.
A clipped exchange references a night out with Miss Jones and a bridled response from The Guest in a London setting with unclear context and stray phrases. No clear event, date, or organization is identifiable.
Article reviews Arthur Berg's Los Angeles Times piece on Lower California, tracing its history from early explorers to Jesuit missions. It emphasizes the peninsula’s rich resources, climate, and agricultural potential, noting 22 missions and significant irrigation work by the Jesuits.
Berlin reports Ipak Yen, a Chinese former barber's assistant, now powerful in Moscow's Kremlin with a palace and four wives. Orthodox communists accuse him of vast gains and manipulation, while Lenin calls him My Celestial and Jakovich compares him to a Rasputin hypnotizing the new czar.
At Scarborough during pan licensing for cinema licenses the justices noted young couples cuddling at the Palladium. Manager Gerald Standing denied seeing such acts. The chief constable referenced 42 two seat settees called cuddling chairs, a term Standing had not heard of. License granted after promise of more lights and seat division to deter cuddling.
A non conventional helmet made of hardened paper is claimed to resist strong blows. The production method is undisclosed but uses chemicals to harden the material without added weight. Variants range from seven ounces to slightly heavier, with a 40 foot drop test causing only a minor dent. The helmets resist water and acids and are non conductive.
In Stray Stories a sharp exchange unfolds over golf etiquette as a seasoned expert questions a novice. The expert mocks the novice for 14 strokes to reach the first hole while the novice defends his effort and persistence.
The article describes Nepal women as not following purdah, moving freely and sharing family responsibilities. They wear a short skirt and bodice made from tin cloth woven in their family loom.
Sidney Greenbie describes Fiji where activity equals heartlessness and waiting prevails. He contrasts the indolent Fijian with the industrious Indian, who dominates labor, crafts, and commerce while gradually buying land, reshaping island economics.
A young flying officer meets a fashionable girl at Coney Island and later dines with her at the Ritz. Afterward a box scene reveals the mystery as Topper comments on the maid and her attire in the London setting.
Visitors in the Tower of London were locked in after alarm bells rang during repairs. Guards barred gates as workers addressed a fault, a worker allegedly touched a wire connected to the alarm signals causing the closure.
Johnny and his aunt speak of a pup that appears full of life. the aunt notes flu can sap pep. Johnny remarks the pup never had the flu, reflecting on its lively wriggling and jumping as they drive home.
Marines prepare a 22 foot square relief map of Belleau Wood detailing terrain and fighting areas. Data came from a mapping party returning from France as part of the project. The Inter-Church World Movement proposes four church controlled hospitals for incurables in the U S.
A humorous exchange imagines calling the House of Commons a restaurant. The boy learns commons means rations. The line plays on the double meaning of commons as common food and as a political body, prompting a pun about a meal in politics.
An advertisement touts Freezone as a painless, quick remedy to lift hard and soft corns and calluses. It claims instant relief with a few drops, costs a few cents, and a tiny bottle sold by druggists. It credits a Cincinnati genius with the discovery.
A Berlin barber proposes a sample cut on one side of the head for customer evaluation. The ad also promotes Red Cross Ball Blue laundry use, noting it makes baby dresses dazzle and sells at grocers for 5 cents.
In London Answers a shop assistant suggests painting a dog on a trough. The customer declines saying the dog cannot read and her husband does not drink water.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap for shaving bathing and shampooing claiming double razor efficiency and skin purity. It promises no mug no slimy soap no germs no waste and no irritation even with twice daily shaves.
A man stands to gain or lose a fortune amid a parting scene where two women exchange final goodbyes. The moment centers on financial risk contrasting with personal farewells, framed like a tense social notice.
An old Bayer advertisement proclaims aspirin as the genuine medicine prescribed by physicians for nineteen years. It emphasizes Bayer as the world famous maker and instructs buyers to seek the Bayer Cross on packages and tablets for safety.
An advertisement explains that catarrhal deafness arises from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local remedies. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is said to work through the blood to restore mucous surfaces, with a $100 reward for any uncurable case and a 75 cent price tag for the medicine.
A dialogue from the Boston Transcript features Billups explaining Wille’s crying as he lost part of his engine and yells over not sharing his false teeth for a cowcatcher. The snippet notes occasional domestic storms clarify the matrimonial atmosphere.
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