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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1913
Page
5
Mr and Mrs S A Williams of Mt Pleasant Tennessee visited Mrs Williams sister Mrs W A Hadley and family last week Ewbank then traveled to Orleans Indiana on Thursday to tend farming interests
An advertisement extols Nyal's Vegetable Prescription as a remedy for a wide range of female functional disorders. It claims the product acts as a tonic and sedative, benefiting organs specific to women and preventing progression to chronic disease.
The Friends church underwent a thorough overhaul with a new roof and interior decoration by J. W. Hughes. Walls and ceiling were painted and a recess behind the pulpit forms a picturesque backdrop. Mrs. Sarah Wooster of Cayuga died last Friday evening at 54 from heart disease, leaving seven children. Surviving relatives include husband and four children. Several locals attended a turkey Run picnic. Yohn Marshall visited from New Market to reconnect and manage local interests.
A short piece recounts a girl amid poverty whose father teaches gratitude through a glad game. The story contrasts a mis sionary family with a barrel of crutches and a doll the child cannot obtain. It also notes a hospital stay, a Vandesend court case, and a red grease paint incident resolved with pumice and water.
Dr. Osler urges embracing forgetfulness as a daily rule to lighten the burden of past and future. He argues hurry harms life and Europeans manage without constant rush, praising liberation and criticizing mint control as education’s end. Critics suggest he would erase the present as well.
A painter spends months and money on a painting, praised by all but one critic. At the exhibition he asks a trusted lady for her opinion. Pointing to the work she asks its name, and, after studying it, jokes that the figures look so natural they must be wooden.
A humorous exchange about a husband who wandered for years before settling in the grocery trade. The punchline reveals he was a conductor on a merry go round, implying he traveled widely yet made no specific destination.
The elocutionist dressed in a maroon gown while reciting a poem about sailors deserted on a distant island, drawing attention to her attire as part of the performance.
William E. Longley Indiana state fire marshal uses lessons from other states and examines building construction to reduce fire losses. Findings flag open stairs brick walls without fire shutters and low parapets as contributing factors and aim to offer practical precautions for public safety.
A chemist explains blue flower colors arise from caffe tannin found in blue-producing plants such as veronicas and verbenas. It is absent in many red or yellow species like roses. Tea and camellias show different tannin forms, influencing color.
Miss Charlene Blind of Pine Village has been the guest of Misses Nora and Irene Steele the past week, according to local social notices.
Henry Ford dominates the Detroit auto era with Ford Motor Co profits. The company declares a 10 million dollar cash dividend, Ford owning over half the stock. Projected yearly earnings near 13 million, 200000 cars planned in twelve months, gross business around 110 million.
Miss Dorotha DeVerter of Crawfordsville visits relatives in town for several days. Mrs. E S Wilkey of Covington was here Friday and Saturday visiting kin. Miss Glee Renick went to Veedersburg Tuesday to visit relatives. Try that El Portana cigar. Gambril has exclusive sale.
An 25 cent pair from Steinbaugh Jones touts triple heel and toe construction. The ad urges trying a pair to ensure lasting wear.
Avist for The Star lists weekly filings by O B Douglas abstractor for 5 percent loans. Transactions include Wm T Carter et al to Jacob H Carter for N 44 lots 50 55 O P Hillsboro 2000 Henry High to Ele Stansbury lots Elk City Survey Attica 1600 Geo C Hancock and wife to Wm A Lawson lots 18 19 O P Rices Station 330 John C Goodin Trustee to John Livengood frac Jackson 3000 A B Grimes and wife to Daniel M Wilkinson lot 368 H add Veedersburg 500 Chas Grove and wife to Geo W Deer et al pt lot 122 O P Veedersburg 8500
Lee Clements and his family of Hillsboro visited relatives here the first of the week. Ed Bales of Xenia Ohio stayed with relatives in the area for the past week. The Kingman Bakery is praised for the best line of cakes in town. Robinson and Reath offer ice for refrigerators.
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