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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1907
Page
8
Sophia Beatrice Grimes nine months old daughter of Lu and Ella Grimes died August 7 1907 after a four week illness. Her short life touched relatives and friends and funeral services were held at the Grimes home August 8 at 10 o clock conducted by Rev A J Marshall. Burial followed at Lodi Cemetery.
Col Claude Madden, son of Col A G Madden, stands as a leading live stock and general auctioneer in the region. Known for his friendly manner and busy season, he greatly assists buyers and sellers with sales across a wide territory.
Dr Shoap's Magic Ointment offers quick relief for piles including itching and protruding cases. Large nickel capped jars priced at 50 cents sold by J B Cory Kingman IN and H B Kiger Yeddo. Last Friday's Acme Rebekah Lodge 5081 event in Yeddo drew about 150 Odd Fellows and Rebekahs with initiation candidates, then tables, ice cream and cake concluded the evening.
Free trial size box of Dr Shoop Catarrh Remedy offered to prove its effectiveness. Describes ingredients like Oil Eacabypu Thsinel Menthol and promises lasting relief for nasal and throat catarrh. Address Dr Shoop Racine Wisconsin and order through local merchants J M Cory, King Wan Aid H E Niger Yed Do.
An advertisement promises a free trial package of Dr. Shoop Headache Tablets to relieve pain from headaches neuralgia toothache period pains and blood congestion. It explains the tablets ease pain by lowering abnormal blood pressure and directs readers to send their address to Dr. Shoop Racine Wisconsin with distributors listed in Kingman and Yeddo.
A playful exchange hints at taming a crank for grub, with a line about turning the crank seven and a half times weekly. The dialogue mirrors a humorous rural talk on appetite and control.
A terse exchange reveals a landlord questioning a customer about a late night stay. The customer brags about not stumbling and finding the keyhole on the first attempt and complains about being overcharged for drinks.
Report from the scene describes a crowd clustering around a well where a woman has fallen to the bottom. Eyewitnesses say rescuers work quickly to pull her to safety as bystanders watch. No further details on injuries or identity are provided.
The Cleveland Leader quotes a sentiment about someone chasing wealth and predicts consequences in a blunt exchange. The snippet highlights the paper’s tone toward ambition and fate.
Article describes packing cucumbers and other vegetables in one-third barrel veneer baskets. It stresses careful hand fitting to create a flat top for covers and notes shrinkage and moisture loss in transit. Also covers a makeshift “God Dairy Without Ice” using bran sacks and wet woolen strips to cool milk and butter.
A single rat eats about two ounces of grain daily and damages far more wheat and corn than it consumes. Feeding rats costs the nation roughly 50 cents per rat per year, with a potential impact of $100,000,000 annually if one rat is fed per farm animal. Apple trees suffer in poorly drained wet spots, showing stunted or dying growth and twisted trunks indicating under drainage issues.
The Farm Journal urges caution in handling draft loads and riding practices. It cautions against overburdening a horse and instructs handlers to avoid dark stables and uncalibrated commands. The piece blends humorous warning with practical tips for managing horses, trucks, and heavy loads.
A discussion from American Agriculturist argues for shallow cultivation in field corn. It praises early shallow weeding and crust breaking with a four to eight shovel cultivator, notes risks to young plants in wet conditions, and warns that careless plowing can leave weedy strips and later ridging stunts growth and reduces yield.
A Breeder's Gazette writer proposes a Missouri inspired method to hitch four or more horses abreast. The sketch uses labeled horses A B C and D with lines on the outside horses and a tying strap to connect all bits, yielding satisfactory results for three or more horses.
Gardening notes raspberries produce two root types anchor and surface. Deeply stirred soil aids long roots while surface soil supports top roots. Early shallow hoeing kills weeds and mulch with yard manure to cool and feed surface roots. Cover crops like clover improve fertility. turning under meadow late fall benefits peach trees and sod land drawbacks highlighted by R. G. Chase.
A writer in Iowa Homestead contrasts rural and urban living noting farmers lament seclusion at home while city dwellers seek privacy with costly investments, highlighting overlooked advantages of country life.
Professor Oscar Erf of the Kansas Agricultural College notes dairying boosts soil fertility and profits. Kansas dairy cattle number 74111452 milk cows producing about 71 million pounds of butter yearly, with butter value near 17.78 million dollars and skim milk about 4.6 million. Calves worth 1.42 million and hay consumed adds 8.8 million in fertility value, with a 20 percent rise in 1907 over the previous year.
The article outlines simple steps to prevent scours in spring summer and fall calves. Keep calves protected from cold drafts, keep stalls clean, scald feeding vessels, avoid sudden feeding changes, feed warm separated milk with foam removed, provide sunshine and dry bedding, and use dried blood flour as a preventive and cure per Kimball's Dairy Farmer.
Western flints tested include Blue Squaw Corn with compact stalks and deep blue kernels, Giant Long Flint showing poor fertilization and worm injury, Improved Creole a tall southern type with ears high and wormy tips, and King Philip a deep bronze, well filled ear variety with minimal worm damage and smut, ranked among the best.
A writer in American Cultivator notes barren stalks harm yield. Professor Holden cites Iowa counts showing over 14 percent of stalks barren. These stalks shed pollen and fertilize barren ears, so cutting barren stalks before pollen shed can reduce the problem.
The article notes Kellogg and Blue Squaw as flint corn varieties suited to western Kansas arid heat and Arizona conditions. They tolerate drought and heat better than hent varieties, though they do not grow large and thus are only moderately productive. Arizona Station.
Weeded control tips suggest using cultivators and hoes during hot weather to destroy weeds. Preventing seed production for several years reduces future weeding effort.
Fractured fragments show puzzled phrases about a missing uncle and scattered dialogue. The garbled lines imply a distressed narrator seeking clarity amid disjointed remarks. No clear人物 or event solid enough for a fuller report.
A fragmentary line hints at local chatter about someone who rises early and the attention paid to such a figure. The source contains little concrete detail beyond generic talk.
The dialogue sketches a sharp exchange where phrases like another smart girl and you are old surface as cutting jibes. The mams and visitors clash in a terse, taunting exchange that hints at social hierarchies and adolescent bravado.
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