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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1911
Page
2
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Arkansas
Culberson
Smiths
Also Mentioned on This Page
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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