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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1920
Page
7
Milly accepts Dick with a hopeful heart yet feels the thrill fade as Juanita reenters the scene. Dick proclaims lifelong love and suggests moving quickly to marriage, prompting Milly to strip her engagement ring and brace for a decision that may redefine happiness.
British investigators studying Malay timber report new woods suitable for furniture and railway use. Seraya shorea curtisii, belain, and four meranti species tested for sleepers. Canes, matches, and sealing wax produced from damar and batu woods. jungrus gum replaces gum arabic in tests.
A fragment discusses the emu, a large flightless Australian bird with rudimentary wings and powerful legs for running. It notes its speed, evasiveness, and strong kick, plus distinctive plumage and the male drumlike call. It mentions cassowary as a related species and describes vocalizations and courtship sounds.
The oldest known use of asbestos is linked to ancient Rome where it was used to manufacture cremation robes. This highlights early awareness of asbestos fibers in religious and burial practices.
A snail slowly moves ahead as a small boy is sent on an errand. the creature maintains a steady distance, suggesting the boy struggles to catch up.
A nostalgic read lists various salads with ingredients and methods such as Vegetable Salad with cucumber onion and parsley mayo and Tomatoes stuffed mixture. Brunswick Salad with celery cabbage and nut meats. Boiled Dressing to bind with eggs olive oil butter lemon juice vinegar and mustard. Potato Salad layered with cucumbers celery potatoes and onion. Pineapple Salad with pineapple celery and almonds. Cheese Balls with Neufchatel cream cheese chives almonds. Berkshire Salad of potatoes peachmeats watercress pecans tomato and cucumber with French dressing. The piece closes with a pair of quotes about following or not following virtue and a pondering verse.
A long vintage recipe block lists detailed preparations for beef with macaroni, spinach with cream, poppy seed wafers, chestnut creme, and coconut soup. Also included are tempers for beef tea jelly, calf’s foot broth, barley water, oatmeal gruel, egg gruel, chicken puree, blancmange, and nougat, with notes on serving for invalids and garnishes.
The excerpt provides a cook’s method for thickening white stock using one tablespoon of rice flour and adds Jemanh juice soy and sour orange juice with a dash of cayenne and nutmeg plus salt. Boil ten minutes and strain through a fine sieve. Soft boiled rice can substitute rice flour.
A vintage kitchen notice presents Prune Soup with lemon and cinnamon, Quick Coffee Cake with flour sugar and raisins, Creamed Liver on toast with bacon, and Baked Squabs layered with ham eggs chives and livers in stock. The closing line offers a proverb about bearing burdens and daily relief.
A new method converts wood cellulose into an imitation silk that rivals real silk in brilliance and durability. The artificial fabric is waterproof and as nonflammable as natural silk, addressing issues of moisture sensitivity and fire risk found in silk substitutes.
Jud Tunkins says high prices stem from the belief that nothing good exists unless priced high. He argues this mindset inflates perceived value and keeps costs elevated across goods and services.
The Philadelphia Press notes plunging Greek study in U S colleges from over 50 percent a generation ago to under 7 percent now. Oxford faces a similar trend though it remains more enduring. Cambridge abandoned Greek and many English schools no longer teach it, signaling Greek as a dying language globally.
The piece cites Sir Jagadis Bose noting vegetables share traits with animals and respond to stimulants, can be anesthetized or poisoned, and even record wireless signals. It argues a blurred line between plants and animals and questions where one ends and the other begins, near the sponge boundary.
A New York correspondence piece from the Kansas City Star recalls Jimmy a Western boy sent to a well to do city friend. His appetite and coarse speech clash with a formal dinner as he protests eating soup without bread and potatoes without gravy, red with indignation.
A Sandy Mush resident recalls Bud Yaw, a laid back shopkeeper, dozing at the counter when a well known drummer drop in with a tobacco pitch. Bud wakes briefly, complains about standing, and the drummer proposes to whisper the offer while Bud remains half asleep.
Consul McCann reports strong activity in the diamond trade across British Guiana with prices at unprecedented highs. Expeditions are sending vessels to interior fields from Georgetown as buyers, including English and American markets, show eagerness to absorb stones despite high costs.
An irate gardener complains a neighbor’s dog trespasses daily, digging up flower beds. The neighbor vows retaliation, promising to plant abundant flowers to exhaust the dog as a consequence. The exchange reveals a petty suburban dispute in London.
Uncle Bill Bottletop reflects on the first spring his mint patch seems to be turning into something substantial. He remarks on progress and the promise of the garden season.
A quote framing election campaigns as lively while questioning the role of prohibition as a political issue and its impact on campaign spirit.
Women urged to buy Diamond Dyes with simple directions for dyeing worn garments draperies and coverings in a rich fadeless color. Guarantees perfect results even for first-time dyers with guidance on wool silk linen cotton or blends from the druggist color card.
The exchange centers on Mrs Gabbiegh and Mrs Noodle as they urge for an encore following the pianist's finish, capturing theaterroom chatter and anticipation. The brief dialogue highlights eager audience members and a shared moment of wishful listening.
An old advertisement urges buyers to look for the Bayer name on aspirin tablets for reliable pain relief. It notes Bayer Tablets of Aspirin treat colds headaches toothaches earaches neuralgia and rheumatic pains, with the Bayer Cross as a safety mark. Handy 12 tablet tins are cheap and larger packages are sold by druggists.
The term barbed wire disease refers to a marked functional mental disorder among war-stricken victims. It likely originated in Switzerland and affects about 10 percent of prisoners confined behind barbed wire. Early signs include irritability and concentration loss, with memory issues, insomnia, diminished eyesight, suspicion, and pervasive pessimism.
Snowy linens are the pride of every housewife. Keep them in that condition by using Red Cross Ball Blue in your laundry. Five cents at grocers.
The piece notes a movable spring festival linked to Lent end, crocuses and renewed ambition. It says men should not grumble during the festival, which lasts part or all of the year, with home folks present at times. The commentary from the Ohio State Journal reflects domestic role expectations.
A Birmingham Age-Herald excerpt describes Henry and an unidentified man encountering the Jibways. The pair leave a call, saying John Jibway invited Henry to a library to view old volumes, followed by a loud kiss sound and an exclamation about the contents.
The actor and philosopher Sir Herbert Tree offered sharp witticisms on flattery imitation and criticism. He quipped that one cannot know his own foolishness until imitated, said butter in criticism makes you the best of critics and the worst of friends.
In a Kansas City Star snippet a man asks about the tax for using a new black swing-coat for a few days. He explains his wife has died and he wishes a brief mourning period.
Promote Cuticura Soap and Ointment and Talcum for toilet use. Recommends soaking hands in hot suds then drying and rubbing in Ointment. Advises removing surplus Ointment with tissue.
A husband and wife quarrel over a fur hat the wife brings home. She cries to gain sympathy while the husband mocks the hat as queer. He jokes that even the dog sees it as a coon in a tree, prompting more light jests about names and flowers.
After the armistice tattoo artists in London report a surge in work. A soldier bears indelible names of battles from 1914 on his arm, while another man in Thames court shows a hairless hand covered in tattooed butterflies and stars.
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