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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1920
Page
4
A bishop visits a druggist and is teased about the difference between an ass and a bishop. The druggist tries a joke about bearing crosses, then asks about the contrast with a druggist. The bishop replies only he knows the difference, and walks away.
A local dialect snippet shows a humorous view of a boy frightened by a pail, while another boy pretends to be a fish in a river setting. The dialogue captures playful fear and rustic humor from a rural scene.
A tale recounts Alexis Piron, noted French poet and epigrammatist, being arrested by a street watchman in Paris and brought before the police lieutenant. When asked his vocation, Piron replies he is a poet, prompting the official to quip about his brother occupations.
A mother and daughter scene unfolds at a winter party as Sue Brown admires guests in elegant dress, asks to model her own gown, and receives a playful admonition about heat and propriety amid the crowd of Mrs Jones and Mrs Smith.
A doctor visiting a stonecutters yard speaks with the proprietor about memorial inscriptions and contingencies. The proprietor notes that the meaning depends on the patient’s course, while the doctor implies careful handling of the phrase in memory of.
Jeffersonville residents testify to kidney relief from Daan's Kidney Pills. A man named Moders reports years of back pain and nighttime awakening, then credits Daan's with improving health. Advertises Foster Mills Burn Go and Dot Doane Kidney Pills through local dealers.
Shippers in the United States worry over freight costs but a Sao Paulo example shows a Brazilian haul paying $197.40 for 1150 sacks of potatoes over 500 miles about $1.32 per bag, comparable to U S rates and higher than many national products.
A Chicago Post quips that whistling is a fixed habit yet can be overcome. It notes a tugboat boy who learns there is a season for whistling and a time to stop to avoid angering neighbors, hinting at a legal spanking as a remedy.
M Louis Fage details a new species of marine spider found among caleareous sea weeds on the Mediterranean shore. It carries an air bubble underwater like other water spiders and resides in rock crevices or empty shells, spinning threads to seal its submerged home. It crawls the sea bottom while holding fast to prevent shell rise. its diet likely includes saints flies and mites.
The article urges abandoning the fixed carpet in favor of movable rug squares to combat the buffalo moth. It outlines fumigation options including sulfur and bisulfide of carbon, cautions about fire and fumes, and recommends thorough seasonal cleaning, crack sealing, tarpaper under carpets, and iron steaming to kill larvae. It notes moth larvae persist year round in heated homes.
The author recommends heating swine feed in winter using a boiler and warm water to create warm overnight feed. He notes warm feed improves value and digestion for young growing pigs, contrasting with cold dry corn and cold mixtures that chill pigs before bedtime.
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