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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1911
Page
5
An aging man tells a plainspoken woman how injuries from everyday work as a cab driver left him with a dented nose a torn ear and a jaw lump. He notes a hobnailed boot a well aimed horseshoe and a bag of rice caused the marks before the woman vanishes.
The Philadelphia press notes Garros set a remarkable altitude approaching 14,000 feet in an aeroplane, surpassing Lincoln Beachey’s Chicago mark by 2,365 feet and rivaling lofty mountain heights near Pike’s Peak. The report underscores the era’s record appetite for extreme flight achievements.
A visitor from Muncey in Lycoming County attends a Broad Street theater with a host who lends opera glasses. In near darkness the guest is seen with arms raised and, humorously, claims the glasses are empty as he retrieves them from his lips.
A fragmented ad scribble shows a merchant seeking to sell a business through a solicitor. The text hints at a sale process and the struggle to justify advertising amid uncertain demand. Names, dates, or clear entities are not legible in the fragment.
A Life magazine cartoon shows a humorous scene where a character criticizes a scarecrow, insisting it is not a scarecrow but their husband. The caption plays on the joke of misidentification.
A joke exchanges where one asks about the neighbor known for a bold chest and the reply points to the house with a well developed front. The playful line hints at local humor over house appearances.
A fragmentary exchange shows a startling request to shave a beard, framed as a private, intimate moment. The dialogue highlights tension and differing wills between two unnamed speakers, suggesting a personal conflict or dramatic moment.
The piece advises extreme rest for worn out nerves, recommending sleeping around the clock, preferably on Sunday, to recover physical and mental fatigue. It quotes an English physician suggesting a 24 hour bed rest can equal a week of holiday and details a nightly ritual of meals, milk, and continuous sleep when overwhelmed.
A Geographical Journal writer describes Bolivian Indians using the sap from the manuna tree to paralyze fish in a lagoon. Milk poured into water immobilizes fish without killing them, allowing selection for food. The milk is also claimed to treat toothache and to be a poison when used in tea spoonful doses.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals captured 866 cats in one night in New York City. Most animals suffered mange or parasitic diseases. many were maimed or starved. The society deems humane destruction a public and animal welfare measure.
France published a list of gifts to public bodies and charities totaling 9.346 million dollars in 1910, down from 20.272 million in 1909. The total for ten years averages 214 million, blamed on higher taxes especially legacy duties, with M. Chauchard’s art donations leading at 1.42 million.
A quip in an opinion notes a widow who married soon after her husband’s death. The widow says her late husband urged not to delay what can be done today, reflecting a light legal joke on timing and propriety.
Prof Sir Joseph Thomson warns at a booksellers dinner that Cambridge undergraduates largely rely on lectures and read little. He fears the habit endangers serious culture, noting a shift toward entertainment in reading outside Oxford and Cambridge.
A humorous note claims a father’s salary has been praised by a suitor, with a woman declaring that marriage can proceed now. The fragment suggests playful approval of a dowry-like consideration in romantic union.
Two locust species, the red winged and the brown locust, plague South Africa. Natal reports over 1,250,000 dollars in losses averted by locust officers last year. Dry summers extend egg hatching. three years again fail to kill the germ, showing the insect’s tenacity.
A seventeen year old boy named Ferrand Hale was killed in an unusual street car collision in Syracuse New York. He attempted to cross as a slowly moving car neared followed by a second car. A fuse caused the first car to stop suddenly and Hale was crushed between the two cars.
A terse dialogue pairs a view on bullfights with a quip about losing money in Wall Street. The exchange hints at harsh realities behind spectacles and markets, reflecting a streetwise, era-appropriate tone.
A playful exchange notes a man who never plays golf yet excels on the links. The banter labels him a chain maker, hinting at a nickname or running joke among listeners.
A humorous exchange questions if ptomaine lurked in party ice cream while boasting about new flavor trends. The quip underscores breezy social banter at a gathering and hints at culinary novelty without serious incident.
A conversation questions the merit of a merette scheme with remark that it is natural for girls to study the science of husbandry, reflecting social attitudes toward women and science in the period.
A listing details a span of four-year-old mules 16 hands high expected to weigh 2400 pounds. Another span of four-year-old mules 15.3 hands high listed at 21 pounds. A span of two-year-old mules, broke, labeled No. workers. One mule two years old also noted.
Twenty head of cattle including one Jersey cow with calf by side, one Hereford cow with calf by side, two Aberdeen Angus cows with calves, four milch cows due in spring, remainder in Angus steers and heifers. Sale offers a fine chance to begin an Aberdeen herd.
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