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Newspaper

Kingman Star

Location

Kingman, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1911

Page

2

The Kingman Star Editorial Note

The Kingman Star issue appears under editor B O Hudler from Kingman. This brief item lists location and newspaper title with the editor’s name, reflecting a historical local publication entry.

Jews Longevity Attributed To Soberness Of Life

Dietetic and Hygienic Gazette argues Jews live longer than Christians with average lifespans near forty eight years nine months versus thirty six years eleven months in 1900. It cites Frankfort data showing many Jews past seventy one while fewer Christians reach fifty nine. claims lower tuberculosis and epidemics due to diet, marriage, childrearing, elder care, and religious customs shaping hygiene.

Neufville Frankfort Abbott Richardson

Two Months in Work House for One Chicken

An elderly Black man is brought to trial in a southern town for stealing a chicken. The judge asks for a defense, the man questions the sentence, and explains that jail time for every chicken would condemn him for past acts. The exchange illustrates a harsh, racially charged legal moment.

Lilfe Rastus

When Mrs Hayes Served Wine at the White House

W H Crook recalls in Memories of the White House that Mrs Hayes blocked wines and alcohol at the White House during her influence with the WCTU. The exception was when Russian grand dukes Alexis and Constantine were entertained, the only time the rule was breached during President Hayes's term.

Hayes Women’s Christian Temperance Union White House Russia Alexis and Constantine President Hayes W. H. Crook

Brooms With Bamboo Handles For Household Use

A description notes bamboo handled brooms as more ornamental with better grip lighter and pricier than traditional turned wood handles. Known sometimes as the lady's broom, these medium sized tools are designed for home use.

Peculiarity of Twining Plants

The article notes that most plant species twine in a direction opposite to the sun and to the hands of a watch. Morning glory, wisteria, wax plant, trumpet creeper and many others follow this pattern. Some species such as hop and wild bindweed twist in the sunward direction.

Huarper's

Thorndike Family Ties to Hotel Thorndike Site

Augustus L. Thorndike of Brewster revealed at the Ho tel Thorndike that the hotel bears his family name and sits on the former Thorndike orchard. He recalls a private orchard with many fruit trees in the city area about 25 years ago.

Augustus L. Thorndike Brewster Thorndike Mr. Thorndike Boston Post

Not Always True in Advice from a Father

A humorous dialogue in a Chicago News column presents platitudes about caution. Horace dismisses caution while a parent warns to look before leaping, illustrating everyday misjudgment with a rural dialect exchange. The items capture a lighthearted moral contrast and regional speech.

Horace Chicago News

The Old Lady Again

Mrs Blunderby dismisses Miss Gabble as a scandal mongrel and claims the caller should back her statement. The exchange preserves a sharp social tone typical of the era's salon gossip.

Wrestling with angels and the limits of fame

A meditation on motive over achievement. No matter the size of success or reputation, true character matters more than outward results as the speaker weighs striving and virtue against outcome.

Practical kitchen tips from a historical home guide

Safe cooling methods for plates and warm serving setups using improvised racks. Food storage tricks include sealing leaks with corn meal and dough, using tin or zinc shelves, and keeping vegetables in sand for months. Simple recipes and utensil hacks cover dressing fruit, Ambrosia variations, and a classic corn pudding recipe.

Women join Masonry founder says world ridicules plan

London minister Rev. Dr. Cobb founder of Honorable Fraternity of Ancient Masonry argues Masonry admits women and that the movement should welcome them. He says the sects’ secret rites remain safe and that excluding women risks disaster as feminism grows.

London Cobb Fraternity of Ancient Masonry St. Ethelburga’s Grand Lodge of England Annie Besant

Thornless Blackberry Arrives From Luther Burbank at Santa Rosa

Luther Burbank unveiled a thornless blackberry after ten years of work. He demonstrated the shrub to a party of Australian boys in Santa Rosa, noting the plant has not been distributed yet. The branches showed no thorns, and the fruit is described as exquisite in taste and quality.

Luther Burbank Santa Rosa San Francisco Burbank

Japan Seeks Large Airship From France

Paris reports the Japanese government is negotiating with French firms to buy a giant airship nearly 200 yards long. The airship would fly at speeds over 60 miles per hour in calm weather and carry 20 passengers plus bombs and hand grenades.

Paris

No title present in fragment

A brief fragment quotes Joaquin Miller on finding goodness in men deemed divine and sin in saints and the hesitancy to define the divine amid imperfect humanity. The lines probe the tension between judgment and aspiration.

Joaquin Miller

Preparing Fish With Sauces From a Home Cookbook

A concise guide to selecting and preparing fish with broiled and baked methods. It covers boning fish, broiling over coals or gas, broiler preparation, and plating with sauces, including a baked fish with stuffing and a halibut steak with lemon and butter seasoning. Also detailed is a Pickle Sauce made from drawn butter, onions, pickles, olives, capers, and cayenne.

Vanished Kansas Town Slabtown Recounted Near Leavenworth

A Kansas town once near Leavenworth named Slabtown faded after a late 19th century boom. Developer F E Snyder bought its site opposite the Ryan ice plant and found brick cisterns and foundations of two stores. The town grew around a Missouri River railroad station, had 150 residents, and housed several saloons and a post office before its houses moved or fell, leaving only memories and discarded bottles.

Leavenworth Kan E. W. Snyder East Leavenworth Mr. Snyder W. H. Burt Rogers Tex Snyder Slabtown Ryan Hervey L. Bickford Missouri River Railroad Kansas City and Turies

Joyous Camden marriage after Haverford arrival

Arthur Owens an iron worker from Camden's New York Shipbuilding plant married Miss Theresa Maher from England after the steamer Haverford docked in Philadelphia. The couple traveled to Gloucester to unite at Owens' home with Catherine Connolly as bridesmaid and Joseph Connolly as best man. Owens serves as chief ranger of Court Washington, Foresters of America, Gloucester.

Philadelphia Arthur Owens New York Shipbuilding Company Camden Haverford Washington Street Owens Jim Theresa Maher England Gloucester Warren Street Catherine Connolly Joseph Connolly Court Washington Foresters of America

International Fisheries Exhibit Opens in Paris

The event features many countries represented in an exhibition opened in Paris under French government control. It will run through year end.

Paris

Holiday Confections From Dried Fruits And Nuts

A vintage guide lists recipes for dates and raisin logs with figs almonds and pecans, a coconut rice candy and panache style sweets. It covers sugar molasses puffed rice syrup and Maraschino as flavor details for festive treats.

No Learn to Say No Says Spurgeon

A brief quotation attributed to Spurgeon emphasizes practical wisdom over studying Latin. The author suggests that learning to say no would be more useful than linguistic drills, framing self restraint as valuable knowledge.

Spurgeon

Dishes for Cool Mornings and Hearty Morning Dares

A compact guide to warm morning meals citing Graham Griddle Cakes Baked Hash and Cereal Cakes. Recipes use graham flour cornmeal and rice based batters with milk eggs and butter. The piece stresses nourishing meals for all social strata and includes a morning eggs with butter and Worcestershire sauce serving suggestion.

Texas Arkansas Rivalry Sparks Senate Quip

Senator Culberson jests that Arkansas is a Texas suburb and mocks the Smith family for laxity. He recounts a neighbor finding a sick Old Daddy Smith and a daughter-in-law saying no prayers, only planning to give the two sons a boss apiece, implying they would not earn one.

Texas Arkansas Culberson Smiths

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THE Kingman B. O. Hudler Boston NS. York Basil the Great Carrie New York Hippodrome Museum of Natural History America Christ Palestine Dr. Cobb Japan Kansas
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