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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1913
Page
4
A moral reflection on handling anxiety and imagination. The text contrasts imagined troubles with those that arise in life, urging a hopeful disposition, serenity of mind, and cheerful trust in God to reduce harm. It emphasizes not racing ahead to meet troubles and maintaining composure.
A narrator notes that crime yields no long term reward. He cites financial loss and damaged character, recalling a veteran convict who warned young offenders after thirty years in prison. The old man’s sober rebuke contrasts with the youths’ laughter at sentencing.
A reflective remark contrasts life’s illusions with social judgments. The speaker notes a garbage man shares the same human endowments yet is not treated as an equal, even in the hypothetical where inheriting wealth would alter perceptions. The piece mocks hypocrisy and entitlement.
A reflection notes that aiding one's town benefits the individual as much as the community. It argues many men decline or delay helping, yet those who participate gain respect, opportunities, and personal growth.
A quotation emphasizes that improving one person’s state helps the entire community. It argues against the idea that aiding others weakens oneself and asserts that collective betterment elevates everyone in the area.
A quotation contrasts the mindset of doubt with the resolve of a strong will. It notes that those who exclaim I can and will typically succeed, while those who say I can't show weaker determination and may falter.
Residents propose a single celebratory day in September titled an After Harvest Picnic. City organizers call for active participation to organize and execute the community event this year.
In the District Court of Indiana, bankruptcy matter Jacob L. Flesher No. 3625, trustee Alonzo H. Lindley will auction at 10 A M on August 7, 1913, at the bankrupt farm in Fountain County Indiana 214 miles northwest of Kingman 24 miles east of Cates and 3 miles southwest of Yeddo. Household farm stock and gear including horses cattle sheep hogs corn wagons buggies harness and farming implements sell for cash to the highest bidder.
A local note advertises smooth haircuts at the tensorial parlor with additional services including unlimited shaves shampoos massages tonics and other treatments for sale or disposal.
A major new federal rule sets migratory bird seasons by two zones. The northern zone includes Indiana with waterfowl season September to December and other birds following specific dates, while the southern zone runs October to January for waterfowl and other species. No shooting of cranes doves or pigeons. robins larks and small shore birds protected year round. Hunting on Missouri Ohio and Mississippi rivers banned in November and December.
Indiana’s June birth total reached 4196 while deaths numbered 2883 per a state health board summary. Notable items include a first triplet birth in months, county birth-rate highs in Starke and lows in Pulaski, and 74 colored births. Causes span heat and lightning to auto and railroad accidents, with TB, cancer, and Pellagra among noted diseases.
A reporter notes the New York Times description of Southern black religious meetings. Hypnotic trance states are common, with congregants praising the spirits while awake. The caretaker realizes no straw on the floor means no cushioning for the spirits and cries that Satan will be among them. Forty souls are lost for want of straw.
Daisy takes up higher mathematics at college and Maisie bets she cannot predict when Mr Shyboy will propose.
Ernest Thompson Seton reports to London’s Lyceum club that badgers exhibit periods of companionship yet widowed individuals often shun new mates. A bachelor life follows for some, with anecdotes of a male badger living with another male after his mate’s death.
Prof D W Edge worth David of the University of Sydney says Shackleton and Scott expeditions found coal seams in Antarctica that may form a vast unworked field. Wild discovered seven seams in a sandstone cliff totaling seven feet thick and analyzed samples show workable coal. Scott’s geologists mapped 650 miles north from Beardmore glacier.
A German university tests show systematic exercises can raise lung capacity by 12 percent. The article mentions Egbert and English suffragettes as examples of people who exercise regularly.
Wash Sowers and his wife traveled to Covington Thursday to see their daughter Mrs. C B Phippott and her husband. They returned home Saturday.
A public dispute questions an official's integrity as whispers suggest a man in disguise may be up to something nefarious. Some defend him as a protective off duty umpire while others urge caution.
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