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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1913
Page
3
A proposed doll show for little girls invites many to bring their dolls in carriages. Mothers arrange a room, form a line of “little mothers,” wheel the dolls around, and serve refreshments. Prizes for dolls celebrate beauty traits, while crafts and dressmaking lessons offer souvenirs and sewing basics for a pleasant, educational afternoon.
Mr and Mrs Scott F E Rat cliff entertained dinner guests last Sunday including Mr and Mrs Claude Barker Mr and Mrs 7 B Rowlett Mr and Mrs Walter Robinson Mr and Mrs K Myers Mr and Mrs B O Husner Ross Gambriel has an advertisement on the check page. Mr and Mrs Clarence Harvey with Miss Mae Lindsey and W H Harrison formed an auto party that drove to Pence last Sunday. George Shell and son and Mrs Sam Shell visited relatives near Attica over Sunday. Miss Elizabeth Booe visited Veedersburg Friday and Saturday.
A playful trick called the knight of the whistle involves a circle of players and a hidden whistle. The mid person is tricked into accepting the role, then searched for as the whistle moves, with a pin attached to the clothing to keep the device in place.
Prepare a list of animals, one per line, numbered to guests. Create slips numbered to match the list, folded to hide numbers, and place them in a bowl. Each guest draws, draws a colored crayon, and creates a drawing on brown paper tied to the animal list. Pins display drawings and a vote determines a winner who receives a prize.
A humorous Christmas game centers on a holly bearer who leads others to imitate every movement. Players follow as he jumps over furniture or waltzes and even mocks facial expressions, with a new leader stepping in when the current one finishes.
Joseph E. Bell pays 50 for the first Red Cross Christmas seal in Indianapolis at a public auction in a theatre. The sale sparks a citywide boom as Indianapolis leads a regional contest against Milwaukee Pittsburgh Cleveland Cincinnati Detroit and St. Louis to top the thermometer of Christmas spirit.
A slightly used piano is for sale in Kingman with easy payments. Benjamin Temple of Music in Danville, IH handles the deal.
Marsh Farr advertises about 40 tons of first class timothy hay stored in a barn for sale. Cory Meat Market offers fresh pork and beef products.
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