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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1911
Page
8
A local column riffs on temptation and deception while listing a bizarre classified ad for a full-blooded cow that supposedly “gives milk” and includes a flock of chickens and several stoves. The piece mixes moral commentary with social anecdotes and editorials about schooling, punishment, and personal conduct.
Sunday School at 9 30 A M Prayer service Wednesday at 8 P M No preaching next Sunday postponed to Sunday Aug 13 pastor to fill morning pulpit District Superintendent Rev A G Leagenby to preach at Open Air Union Service Rev R V Johnson Pastor A M Ford Supt
The article cites Emperor Zeno's 483 edict against monopolies as the first anti-trust act, noting the broader ancient context of monopolies. It states Joseph the prime minister stored grain for famine years, selling to Egyptians, linking historical monopolies to early economic practices.
A naval officer risked his life during quarterly firing aboard H. M. 8 at Tetuan Bay in 1905. After a severe explosion caused by a slow cartridge, he entered a fumes filled casemate and threw two live cartridges overboard, saving many shipmates from a greater disaster.
A New Zealand proposal sought to redefine a Chinese person as a girl under eighteen for factory law purposes. The draft amendment aimed to curb Chinese competition in laundries by narrowing employment in the act. The document circulated to crown law for consideration reflects a discriminatory attempt tied to the factories act.
London celebrated the seventieth anniversary of using the world’s first adhesive postage stamp. The penny black, issued in 1841 with Queen Victoria’s portrait, marked Sir Rowland Hill’s postal reform. Unused specimens now fetch about five dollars or more.
A sharp headline notes a local dispute or brag about trained responders at a house. The excerpt contrasts a trained dog at a residence with a trained nurse, implying a contest of skills or celebrity quip without full context.
The country boy gains independence, rugged health, and determination through farm life. He studies nature, works hard, and learns to rely on himself, while the city offers glare but less vitality. Many city leaders come from farm roots, and staying on the farm with modern methods can yield success, wealth, and better health.
Williams and others were in Covington on business and visiting relatives this weekend. Miss Viola Craig visits Miss Ruth Tinder. Lula Hutchins spends time with Retta Roberts. A band concert is invited for Yeddo Saturday night. Families and friends shared time at picnics and gatherings at Shades and with Webster Drollinger. Uadies Aid of Scotts Prairie church clears $15 at ice cream supper.
A sharp remark about a young woman's face triggers a brief exchange. The other person defends the artistry by noting the face is hand-painted. The moment reveals tensions over beauty and artistry in social interaction.
Miss Fearl Keller, long in critical condition, shows steady improvement at pace expected by physicians, providing cautious but hopeful signs of recovery.
A promotional notice offers a new at home absorption treatment for piles with promises of bleeding itching and protruding symptoms relief. It asks readers to mail address for instructions and a free trial sample and to forward the offer to others. Given by Mrs M Summers Notre Dame Indiana with local references available upon request.
Chas Massey traveled to Mecca on Monday to start a new job while the town enjoyed fine meals at Myer and Dillon and attended moving pictures at the opera house.
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