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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1913
Page
7
A collage of light jokes and quips on parenting products and missteps. Notes on Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup, a newly married man dodging objects, a coat bargain, a mock tobacco offer. Quick humor about money, coupons, and paper currency reach.
Norman Hapgood urged immediate collective effort in a political address in New York. He pressed that the present moment shapes the future for which supporters once hoped, urging listeners to act now.
Warren Indiana and Esmond Rhode Island readers report relief from menstrual and menopausal symptoms after using Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. They describe reduced pain dizziness and improved energy enabling daily tasks and caretaking.
Nicholas Savin aka Count Nicholas de Toulouse Lautrec, a famed Russian swindler, is released from Riga prison by czarist decree. He claims wounds at Plevna and Santiago, says forged bonds were police plots, and recounts escapes from Siberia and Europe. He later worked as a Chicago streetcar conductor after naturalization in the United States.
Chester residents recount superstition that the whale sighted in Delaware Bay signals impending conflict. They cite older omens, including a 1816 creature tied to the War of 1812 and a 1860 whale reported near Philadelphia by Edward Cullen, a local fisherman, who recalls a dark summer night with a submerged hull and a loud splash.
The Temps praises Lt. Abbott Lawrence Lowell president of Harvard University for strengthening France United States ties. It notes his 1910s era arrival with a shift away from German to French methods in American higher education and highlights his influential role among American thought leaders.
A whale was caught in fishermen’s nets near Ken sington during a voyage from the Delaware toward Philadelphia. It dragged the gear as it surfaced and approached the harbor area, threatening local ships and supplies.
Cottonwood Falls residents report coyotes nearly wiped out as fences in pasture districts confine stock. A one dollar bounty per scalp, spring hunting, and den raids have reduced populations from hundreds to under a hundred yearly. Farmers deem coyotes unnecessary predators in stock country.
The fragment notes concern that certain figures could become a nationwide burden. It frames numbers as a threat to the country’s well being and calls for scrutiny and action. The text suggests debate over policy impact and potential consequences for the public.
In Paris two Seine tribunal judges near the end of a dull case slipped into deep slumber as the heat wave bore down. A colleague prodded with a toe and the judge awoke asking if “Is that you Eugenie” as laughter filled the court.
The late Lord Northampton owned a famed half timbered Tudor house in Compton Wyngates Warwickshire. It features battlemented towers mullioned windows and has remained intact since Henry VII era. Arms over the gateway mark its historic status and its 365 chimneys are all different.
In San Francisco the state’s first woman jury reached a not guilty verdict after about two hours deliberation in a felony blackmail trial involving a woman defendant. The historic panel had been seated for the case.
Report notes rising exports of American horses to foreign markets with value near five million dollars last year. A quoted character remarks on foreigners’ eating habits in a crude aside.
TheCuticura Soap is praised as pure with refreshing fragrance and gentle emollients to ease minor irritations and promote skin and hair health. Used with Cuticura Ointment it treats eczemas rashes and itching in infants. Free sample and 22-page Skin Book offered by Cuticura Dept L Boston.
Bill says he is preparing for a polar journey with Jill noting the plan has a full press kit already written for publicity.
Estate notices describe properties for sale in Crawford County Po and Woodward County Ox. Listings include 80 acres with house, two barns, orchard and outbuildings in Crawford. 120 acres with cultivated land, fence, house, barn, outbuildings in Woodward. Seller names M J Hout and H W Sal.
An unfortunate customer fell down the first floor stairs at Topham's Emporium during a busy afternoon. A shopwalker rushed to aid him and misinterpreted the injury, directing staff with a sharp correction that exposed casual chaos in the bustling shop.
A timid mountain tale ends with a mountain goat leaping after a pun about mountain ears. City Attorney Daniel W. Hoan lampoons pen leaks with a 25 cent joke about not putting ink in a fountain pen. Milwaukee Wisconsin.
A well known Milwaukee lawyer arrives at the office after a northern Wisconsin trial and a long train ride. His partner, finishing a minor case, notes the two-hour work and they agree to charge the client about $1,000 for the railroad dispute.
An enraged former lover faced Grace Cheever after she canceled their engagement. He warned of publishing his letters to her if she persisted, while she remained calm and indifferent, remarking there was nothing in the letters except the address.
A joking exchange between spouses centers on stubbornness as a meeting at three turns into nearly four thirty. The husband claims rest helped him, while the wife questions the delay and stubbornness.
A provocative remark asks why women dress sensibly and warns that if they did not, half the world's industries might collapse. The quote frames fashion as tied to economic impact and gender norms.
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