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The Kingman Star under B O Hudler as editor publishes from Kingman with the familiar masthead announcing local newspaper service. No additional story text available in the provided fragment.
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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1911
Page
2
The Kingman Star under B O Hudler as editor publishes from Kingman with the familiar masthead announcing local newspaper service. No additional story text available in the provided fragment.
The piece surveys perceived New England decadence as change over generations. It notes elderly women who never rode trains, the decline of old Yankee family mobility, large families shrinking, and economic shifts from fur trade to development, reflecting on cultural loss and modernization.
A garbled passage presents disjointed lines about a woman and a man, with stray phrases like life sweet sore and a theater, creating a hazy scene of interpersonal tension and unclear plot. Characters named Edgar and Migs appear briefly amid fragmented dialogue and misheard phrases.
A Chicago packer ordered 10,009,000 of the new cans as an experiment after a genius devised a seam beneath the top that breaks with a strike to remove the lid. The inventor reportedly built a fortune on this advancement addressing the long awaited ease of opening canned goods.
A student who had angered friends at a Vermont college faced mock inquiry by faculty. The president questioned the ringleader, who, with a straight face, replied that he had played only a small part by “a leg, sir.”
A worried man complains that children in his building keep next door neighbors awake by playing with a toy plane. The barking dog from the next door keeps another family awake, creating a cycle of waking and restlessness as the children struggle to sleep.
A simple craft idea to sew together bright picture handkerchiefs to form a child's bed quilt. Rip out hems, join them, add a light calico border for a 4.5 by 2.5 feet quilt. The piece is washable and forms amusement for children, using fast colored handkerchiefs.
An essay traces New Year's Day calling from Dutch origins to its role in Washington. It notes the White House reception by the president and first lady, the ceremonial precedence for diplomats, and the primacy of length of service over home social rank in diplomatic circles.
President Taft greets countless officials and families on New Year’s Day at the White House. Major Archibald Butt assists by confirming names as diplomats, cabinet wives, and army and navy officers parade past for the public and semi public greetings. The scene features dignitaries, veterans, and Washington residents in formal dress, with the civil power emphasized over military in this traditional ceremony.
The pink chocolate-colored Chesterfield known as Pinkey presides over a small out-of-the-way Washington bar frequented by newspaper men, celebrities, and officials. He is a skilled “jiner” who spends one evening weekly on lodge duties, and a mix-up over a borrowed dress suit leads to a witty exchange about his lodge activities.
A Tipton Indiana firm promotes Black Strap Molasses as an effective hog fattening feed. Assertions claim barrels of molasses boost hog weight 2 to 4 weeks earlier and cut grain dependence, with testimonials from Chester White hog breeders and other Indiana farmers. Prices and delivery terms offered by J G Hersia & Co of Indianapolis along with contact for a free feed price list.
A fortune teller in the barnyard predicts a complex affair involving a dark lady. The chicken warns of entanglement with a country looking man armed with an ax, suggesting looming danger and intrigue.
A public notice advises avoiding liquid bluing and not buying water for bluing. It condemns adulteration and costly glass bottle packaging. It urges asking for Red Cross Ball Blue, the pure blue product, noting it makes the laundress smile. It promotes a large six cent package at all good grocers.
A man is charged with stealing a sheep owned by Sir Garnett Fitz-Maurice. He claims he found the animal straying and was taking it home. The lordship questions his understanding of the branding as 'G. F. M.' and the man defends himself as thinking it meant good fat mutton.
A witty line plays on domestic tension as a speaker jokes about how to reach a husband by telephone. The remark pivots on the idea of summoning rather than contacting, reflecting playful social humor of the era.
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