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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1912
Page
5
The government appoints entomologist T. B. Fletcher to study white ants and other pests harming office records in India. Five insects threaten books and papers, with only dust tight steel cabinets offering protection. White ants destroy whole books while borers bore through pages.
Elbert Hubbard asserts the aphorism that a man who never does more work than he is paid for will not be paid for more work. The note recalls Whistler’s quip to Wilde and Joe Howard’s version from thirty years ago. Howard’s variant says we work more in youth to earn more in later life.
Dr Lyman Abbott recounts a woman suffrage story at a New York luncheon. He recalls asking an Australian woman how she voted and she replies with a vivid image of her mauve pannier gown and a large mauve hat trimmed with mauve ospreys.
In Stray Stories, Reginald asks for Thora's hand in marriage but Thora worries about leaving her mother. The father dismisses the concern, telling them to take her along.
The speaker vouches for a friend introduced by Gibbs, predicting a bright future. Gibbs adds that the man is a traveling salesman by trade.
A London Field reader recounts an eel tale from Woodlands near Ivercargill. A 12 year old and the narrator set rabbit bait on a small hook. a seven and a quarter pound eel swallowed the bait then the hook, pulling the loop tight and tearing a gill. Inside the eel they found a tiny eel that had itself swallowed the bait and been swallowed twice. The strange sequence notes a second time swallowing by the same eel.
Katharine confronts Katharine about being seen with Mrs Weeds the widow. The quarrel ends with Katharine vowing to return all presents and Kidder instructs to send the gifts to the widow instead.
Hussler, owner of a large factory applying strict scientific management, reduced motions from 800 to 17 and disrupted a wedding by rushing the ceremony to the altar. He dismissed the bishop and canon with a curt remark asserting one person suffices for the task.
A dealer explains a bicycle’s propulsion to a prospective female buyer in a concise exchange. She asks what makes the front wheel turn, prompting a succinct clarification amid a light ad like vignette from Everybody’s Magazine.
A cartoonish exchange features a professor asking about Mr. Smith as a student quips he has a peroxysmal inflammation of the vermiform appendix. A voice from the rear seat предложes to just cut it out.
A reader asks the editor why the most worthless men seem to attract the best wives. The humorous reply suggests asking one's husband and reflects a light, witty tone typical of Smart Set humor.
The anecdote recalls George M. Cowan and Sheridan in a last minute writing stunt two days before The Critic opened. At Ford and Linley’s theater, stage manager King locked Sheridan in the green room with ink paper wine and sandwiches, returning next morning to reveal the completed final act.
A world traveler in Chicago shows a silk hand made Indian flag with eight red and seven white stripes and a blue field with thirteen stars and the American shield. The seller claimed its design matches the pre Civil War flag, while the carrier notes a smaller version carried in her handbag.
London hosts seek cooling cups with Marlborough House’s Queen Alexandra recipe crowned. The drink blends crushed peach and orange juices equally with cucumber slices and sugar, finished with a dash of ginger and maraschino, served on ice. King Edward and King Alphonso also noted for secrets and famed brews.
A short tale notes Robert’s plan to pray twice before his birthday, anticipating being too tired to say prayers the next night. His mother questions the double prayer as Robert explains he will be too exhausted to finish them tomorrow.
In Missouri a local Belleville merchant posts a wry store sign on his door reading Come in without smacking Go out the same way reflecting a lighthearted stance on courteous behavior toward customers and passersby.
In a terse courtroom exchange the judge notes Edith remains labeled a manhater yet confirms she will marry an English lord, signaling an upcoming union despite past reputations.
Mrs. Nancy Tressel returns home to Terre Haute after visiting with her niece Mrs. C F Smith. Prices for coal listed by S B Coal Co: block coal 8c, mine run 7c, nut coal 6c. Lula Howell visits Terre Haute over weekend. Mr and Mrs J B Rowlett shop and visit in Danville, Illinois. See C F Smith's east window for wax candle burn question.
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