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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1911
Page
2
A city provisions dealer and his son formed a transit delivery venture, then split the city between them after a dispute. The old man claimed two thirds while the son took the remaining in hopes of cash sales to poorer districts, agreeing to share the rich areas. The plan included allocating all vacant lots to the elder partner.
Mr. Lawton returns from a long conference with his son in the barn to find Mrs. Lawton anxious about Joe's mood. He confesses a costly misstep from a city venture tied to a young woman he met ten miles away. He bought a fifty ride ticket and kept it as a wedding present after she became engaged to another man.
The piece traces panic from ancient Greece when fear arose from mysterious sights ascribed to Pan to its modern usage on the stock exchange and in Berlin. It notes the term panic fear and compares it to broader contagious feelings, mentioning Shaftesbury and Pan in religion as examples of widespread unease.
The Westminster Gazette notes Londoners anticipate freeing the last horse omnibus soon. It recalls Nantes 1826 where M Baudry opened a bathing establishment and coined omnibus meaning open to all. Paris imitation failed at first, yet after the inventor’s suicide others profited from the idea.
A dialogue questions a designer of a menu being lynched in a vile manner while another insists there was no such deed. The exchange then suggests the designer was roasted at the steak after the dinner.
A physician advises exercise and moving away from motor cars. The patient laments not affording a car, and the physician suggests dodging them rather than buying. The Liverpool Mercury echoes this pragmatic stance on transportation.
A lawyer counsels suing for a girl's hand by demanding an immediate trial in court. The dialogue portrays marriage as a legal contest and highlights the tactic of pressing a swift resolution.
A 1925 essay argues the evergreen supply is shrinking across the United States with New England forests depleted, Canada supplying mass quantities, and prices rising. It details wasteful disposal, costs from forest access to decoration, and the economic impact on regions after holiday demand. It notes Philadelphia uses about 200,000 trees yearly, shipping by rail, and describes dealer practices and market dynamics.
A reflective verse piece on Christmas past and present detailing old English and Scottish yuletide customs. It contrasts joyous communal feasts with the modern habit of cutting Christmas trees and burning them, urging readers to buy a tree and recount its life story to children. Includes vivid scenes of wassail bowls, boar’s head, masques, and seasonal imagery.
A brief sermon urges women as primary gift givers to restore Christmas meaning. It warns against mercenary exchanges and calls for heartfelt wishes and loving acts reflecting the Wise Men’s reverence. The message emphasizes love, good will, and moral influence for a meaningful holiday.
A surprise box can delight a child with a weekly or longer plan. Each day's package bears a clear date to open and may include dolls toys books and other beloved items to extend the joy of Christmas across many days.
Sir Thomas Shaughnessy of the Canadian Pacific Railway funded a $1000 gold prize for the best 100 pounds of wheat grown on the American continent and shown at the New York Land Show. The winner was Seager Wheeler of Rosthern Saskatchewan with Marquis wheat. Canadian entries dominated, also winning Stillwell trophy for potatoes. Alberta fared superbly at the Dry Farming Congress with hundreds of prizes and cups.
A narrator recalls a quail hunting miscue as Uncle Rasberry admits mistaken identity on a ridge. The reflection follows on aging, noting that proper discretion frees a man to enjoy life without morning regret.
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