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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1920
Page
6
An old advertisement promotes Dr Thomas Eletie Oil as a household remedy for baby’s croup, Willie’s daily ailments, mother’s sore heart, and Grandma’s lameness. It highlights 30c and 60e doses.
The text notes remarkable long journeys of birds migrating seasonally. It cites bvoboclinks from Lake Winnipeg toCube and Puerto Rico, over 2800 miles, king birds breeding north to the tropics, redstart pilgrimages over 2000 miles, and hummingbirds flying about 2000 miles from Guatemala to the Arctic region, with extraordinary behavioral details.
A New Yorker living in the West notes a shift in New York women since returning, observing many are stout or grossly overweight. He cites rumors that rich food and little exercise are causes and mentions artists struggling to find fit models in the city.
A moa egg was found in a Central Otago mining area after a fall of earth. The egg, nine inches long and seven wide, floated uninjured in water during the dig. The find is notable as the second perfect moa egg ever discovered, the first found in Kaikoura Mountains years ago.
A schoolyard bully harasses a young boy with an empty bowl carried home for his father to eat. The bully repeatedly asks to break the bowl, and the boy calmly resists until the bully shatters the vessel. The boy notes his mother borrowed the bowl from the bully's mother this morning.
A fragmented dialogue snippet shows two speakers debating guilt and smartness, touching on being caught and feeling bile as a metaphor, with tense uncertainty and sly humor. The lines imply a persona questioning consequences and the thrill of risk.
Mars residents hosted guests Saturday and Sunday including Misses Maude Watson and Allie Ogden. Mrs. Je W Benner returned from Reading Pa after attending a missionary conference. Mrs. Whiteside led her Sunday school class to Rootes for an overnight trip. Misses Sue May Whiteside and Emily Wilson of Louisville visited Mrs. G T Williams. Rev Wo OS Wood and wife of Pine Bluff Ark returned from the Southern Baptist Convention in Washington DC and plan to visit the family of Mr. Oscar Lacey before returning home.
Richard Duentevy of the UK with tonsillitis visits Mrs M B Worrell's family in Indianapolis. Mes. daather Worrell and children host. Buford Ogeden of Indianapolis spends weekend with his parents. Reuben Snyder visits his parents on Punean Avenue.
Fragmentary dialogue between characters echoes a melodramatic scene. The text hints at a secret engagement or marriage plan with a contested marriage proposal and emotional reactions from Mrs de Fashion and Vita.
A fragmented notice advertises a parlor stove for sale by Frank Walford at 120 West Front Street with an 8P May 20 date. The text includes stray dialogue about socialism and a plan to set up the stove, reflecting damaged OCR from a local ad page.
GWIN MOTOR SALES CO authorized agents Jeffersonville New Albany Salem Charlestown offer Fordson tractors for immediate delivery Adv CODE W May 182022.
The Buffalo moth or carpet beetle endangers homes, especially with tacked-down carpets. The article urges rolling up carpets for inspection, using straw mats, and thorough fumigation with sulphur dioxide or bisulphide of carbon, noting risks of fire and fumes. It advises two midsummer cleanings, lifting carpets, beating and airing, sweeping, washing floors, sealing cracks, and careful re-laying with tar paper. The larva is year-round in well heated homes, causing irregular holes in carpets.
A farmer describes feeding warm ground feed to young pigs during winter using a twelve horse boiler to heat water and mix ground feed overnight. He notes warm feed improves growth and reduces chilling compared with cold rations, recommending more than dry corn for fall litters.
This institution stands for thorough educational methods in training. It offers courses in bookkeeping and business based on accounting, a reliable shorthand program, and a complete course leading to financial success. The faculty comprises experienced men and women, dedicated to reliability and quality, with strong ties to major business interests.
A notice invites interested individuals to enroll in a training course for good employment and to learn the conduct of business and financial affairs at Hleco. readers are asked to call, visit, or inspect the program and its work.
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