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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1910
Page
7
A self described Square Man recalls advising a bettor before a state election. The bettor predicted a landslide contrary to the man’s view, and the square figure won a small stake after returning a lost purse to a millionaire. He claims a “square deal” and pride in his honesty.
Promotes Cuticura for skin and scalp afflictions that torture and disfigure. Claims use for preserving, purifying, and beautifying the complexion, with millions relying on emollients for toilet and nursery needs. Potter Drug & Chem Corp, Boston, sole proprietors, offer free 32 page Cuticura Book on request.
A boy and angler discuss a place for fish with tension over tripe shortages. A shopkeeper explains no tripe is available due to fisheries restrictions, while a customer complains and considers another store. The scene shifts to a former sailor now an aviation enthusiast watching bird-men.
A reader narrates years of pale weakness and stomach issues linked to daily coffee use. After switching to Postum, health improved within a week and months later, headaches faded, appetite returned, and weight reached 148 pounds. The letter touts Postum’s life-giving qualities and links wellness to the beverage change.
Andrew Carnegie plans a perpetual fund of 10 million dollars in five percent bonds to end international war and promote world peace. Trustees will control income of 500000 annually, guiding a broad reform program alongside Carnegie’s other major gifts totaling about 180 million dollars.
Edward Douglas White, appointed by President Taft, is a Louisiana native born November 1845 in La Fourche Parish. A Confederate veteran, he later served in Louisiana politics and law before joining the Supreme Court, where he has sat for sixteen years as the oldest commissioner under seventy.
Frederick W Lehmann of St Louis was named solicitor general to fill the Lloyd W Bowers vacancy. Born in Prussia in 1853 he came to America as a child, worked cattle on Nebraska plains to fund college, later rising in law circles and serving in notable roles with the Louisiana Purchase Exposition company and St Louis Bar association.
The new Tennessee governor Benjamin W. Hooper, born unknown, was found as a child in Knoxville and raised by an orphan asylum. A decade later Captain Hooper of Newport, Tenn. gave him his name and education. He later served in the state legislature and led a company in the Spanish-American War. The piece notes his lack of a known birth record and his ascent to political power.
The Dominion of Canada plans a 1911 census showing dramatic industrial and agricultural expansion. Western settlement drives vast farm under-occupation increases, 300000 settlers, 36009 square miles added, and 5 million extra acres projected. Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta benefit from wheat and oats yields, climate suited to farming and cattle, inviting readers to request government literature.
An agent asks a merchant about a new filing system. The merchant notes business paused to use the system, praising the struggle before success. The ad promotes Mrs Austin’s Buckwheat Flour and closes with a Virgil quote about public good.
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