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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1914
Page
4
County Treasurer Lee Philpott received from the auditor of state a warrant for 83643.21 as Fountain county s share of motor vehicle registration monies. The funds are on deposit to be spent on necessary upkeep of gravel roads. Local notices and various community items follow including sales ads and social visits.
Tangierıp community updates include Jake Young’s vacation plan, Esgle handling office affairs, and Horace Coleman and wife speaking at Kingman and Tangier. Local church actions, a tuberculosis check for Cleve Haworth, Old Settlers picnic trips, Caine funeral attendance, and a newborn son Willard Lindly are listed among weekly happenings.
A federal report shows Indiana horses valued at 116 dollars per head, down from 117 last year. Indiana farms hold 854000 horses worth 99308000, ranking among the top horse states. Nationally there are about 21962000 horses worth 2291638000 dollars, averaging 10932 dollars per horse.
An advertisement by Mrs. M summers of Notre Dame Indiana offers a free home treatment for bedwetting and urinary issues claiming a constitutional cause and success for children and adults. It urges mothers to write for instructions without sending money and notes no blame on the child.
Roy Lindley in Kingman Indiana advertises cementing services with satisfying results and modest rates. Call 97.4 for prompt estimates and dependable work.
Charles A. Conant argues in the North American Review that if gold could be produced cheaply by chemical means, its value would drop and monetary systems would need reorganization. He examines sea water extraction as impractical, mine expansion as negligible, and chemical synthesis as the only serious possibility, noting international enforcement challenges and the need for cost-effective production to avoid turning artificial gold into a mere toy.
An Engineering Record note argues workmen misjudge light intensity, suggesting shielding with a reflector rather than larger lamps. Proper shielding can direct more light onto the task, potentially lowering lamp size or repositioning to widen illuminated areas. Bristol Turtle Soup Story Noted.
A woman described as new rich boards a streetcar and, in a haughty tone, asks the conductor to let her off at her husband's bank. The conductor, recognizing her, obliges and then the old Italian asks to be let off at his peanut stand as he pays.
In a narrow exchange Wilber cites Dawson as work loving, while Hickenlooper reveals Dawson was bounced last Saturday and divorced. The dialogue frames a humorous misunderstanding about Dawson's status and employment.
A witty exchange at the altar ends with a light jab from the best man as the judge records the banter. The moment captures stage pair’s jestful defense of the groom’s nerves and the ceremony’s light tone.
Visit notes from Attica chautauqua grounds include Mrs J M Cory and Mrs Wm Rabb at the camp. travelers Will Dowden from Portland Indiana and Toler from Danville Illinois. finds a single automobile glove left in west town. several residents and visitors from Covington Chicago Veedersburg Homer Yeddo and Veedersburg are recorded with relatives and business trips.
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