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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1907
Page
6
A serialized tale follows Lionel and Leila at Beryl Court as a mysterious masked man in a cloak lingers in their home. Family secrets, failed fortunes, and a planned December fete unfold amid wealth, titles, and romantic intrigue.
A blurred narrative recalls a governess at a college, long days and duties, chores, letters, and a fire incident. The speaker mentions childhood memories, a Normandy burial, and movements between estates, narrating relations with a mother, father, and siblings amid scattered historical details.
A fragmentary exchange discusses a moral dilemma about returning another’s pocketed item. One speaker argues it is no better than theft if not returned, while another notes the difficulty of surrendering the found object and implies a reluctant compliance.
A fragmented quote from Mr. De Jones praises a painting as perfect. The text shows garbled dialogue about a dear subject, a girl, and a question of whether someone is a professional painter, reflecting unclear context from an OCR source.
An1900s Punch cartoon caption voices a policeman confronting a thief who grabbed a wife’s arm. The exchange ends with permission to search the man at the station, reflecting era slang and courtroom bravado in a brief interlude.
An item describes an improved culinary utensil for turning soft foods like waffles without breaking them. It has two parts a blade and a holding lever attached by a folding lever, with a hollow holder for inverted use and a spring that keeps the lever against the blade until the waffle is raised by a thumb piece.
A reader shares household advice on washing and drying dishes. Wash silverware and glassware first in hot suds, rinse in hot water, then polish glass with newspaper. Dry remaining dishes in hot suds with clean white tea towels. Rinse milk vessels with cold water before final hot wash.
Instructions describe skinning a rabbit and trussing it for roasting with veal stuffing. Includes steps for keeping or removing ears, skewer placement, and serving with celery apple salad. Also provides a tripe stew recipe with diced tripe, tomatoes, onion, Worcestershire sauce, and optional potatoes.
A recipe instruction describes making maple mousse from four eggs one cupful of maple syrup and one pint of cream. Beat yolks with syrup, heat in a double boiler ten minutes, then beat until frothy. Cool beat whites to stiff peaks fold in and freeze like ice cream.
A list of kitchen tips proposes mixing ginger cookies with cold coffee instead of water to improve texture. A drop of salad oil added to mustard during mixing enhances flavor. Fried tomatoes are pleasing with a white sauce curry. Coffee beans sugar or parsley moistened with sugar eaten after onions helps reduce onion breath.
George F. Kunz, renowned authority on precious stones, has returned from Murfreesboro Arkansas where diamonds were found in native matrix. He notes similarities to Kimberley geology and calls it a potentially profitable, first American natural diamond occurrence. Local farmer John Yaddlestone initially found the first crystal amid green ground.
The Democratic National Convention will be held in Denver next year after a heated bidding process. Denver offered 10 000 more than Louisville and Chicago. on first ballot Denver led 22 to 17 for Louisville, 5 for Chicago and 1 for St Paul. Sullivan and Woodson withdrew Chicago and Louisville respectively, Denver securing unanimous acclamation. The committee also endorsed campaign publicity reform and thanked Perry Belmont for his efforts.
In Montgomery Alabama the State Senate approved a prohibition bill with only one hostile vote. By order of the presiding officer the doors opened and women in galleries mingled with lawmakers. Upon passage a shout rose and the women sang the doxology as showers of flowers fell on senators. The bill sets the statewide dry date for January 1, 1909 after prior approval by the lower house and expected governor assent.
The Bell Telephone Company of Philadelphia votes to purchase the Pennsylvania and the Delaware and Atlantic companies and to raise capital from 330000000 to 600000000. Afterward the company title will be Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania.
Farmers and cattle dealers across the West refused to sell livestock at the packers reduced rates, and the anticipated drop in fresh meat prices for consumers has not materialized as yet.
Professor Albert A. Michelson head of the University of Chicago physics department is slated to win the year’s Nobel Prize for his pioneering method of measuring the velocity of light. He has just received the Copley Medal in London, is 50 years old, born in Germany, and has lived in the United States since childhood after graduating from Annapolis.
Postmaster General Meyer in his annual report urges establishing postal savings banks with deposits of at least $1 and cap at $500 per account with 2 percent interest. Proposes broader parcels post, updated bookkeeping, and a permanent official to oversee postal affairs. Cites 1857 receipts and 1906-07 deficits to illustrate growth and forecasts over $350 million by 1917.
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