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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1911
Page
7
An old advertisement promises a home recipe to cure weak kidneys and related ailments. Dr A E Robinson offers the plan for free by mail, claiming quick relief from pain and urinary issues without doctor charges.
To arrange flowers follow five rules: use plenty of foliage, place flowers lightly, employ artistic glasses, limit decorations to two or three flower types, and aim for harmony. Let the flowers shine by choosing simple glasses in white green or rose to match the display.
A warning to mothers to carefully inspect every bottle of Castoria, the safe remedy for infants and children, and ensure it is genuine and properly labeled to avoid unsafe products. The notice emphasizes safeguarding young lives through attentive product verification.
An old advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a candy like sugar coated granules to regulate and invigorate stomach liver and bowels. The copy adds a wary quip about preferring a kiss from an enemy to a friend who enjoyed a harm.
A compact reflection on ethics linking well being to joy, arguing that moral health hinges on human happiness as a foundational condition.
A vintage guide outlines a furniture renovation method using a cabinet scraper to remove old varnish, then alcohol to soften remaining finish. It details careful scraping, filling cracks with putty, sanding, and applying multiple varnish coats, with shellac undercoat for quicker drying and a piano finish.
New York doctors were blamed for the morphine habit spread at a meeting of druggists protesting a city ordinance restricting retail sales of morphine or its salts without a doctor's prescription. Caswell Mayo cited surveys from sanitariums showing about 90 percent of habit formation traced to physician prescriptions, with only 8 percent to proprietary medicines.
In Maranz Austria a cow strayed near a fort prompting the commanding officer to search the animal for an automatic camera. Finding no device he released the cow and sent two guards to shadow it home to check if the owner was an Italian spy.
A reflective Exchange quote on inner torment and self judgment. It suggests each person creates their own heaven and hell through choices, with insight into personal right and wrong, strength and weakness.
Quote shows a couple explaining why toast is served standing on edge. They mention a habit formed from living in a flat when they were first married, illustrating simple domestic routines. It captures a small personal anecdote in a home setting.
A tender young chicken is cut into joints and rubbed with salt and paprika. It is simmered in tomatoes in a sauce pan without water, until cooked, then plated and topped with cream folded into the tomato. A rich, delectable finish with paprika to taste.
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis is conducting a survey of ministers to gauge tuberculosis impact on church congregations. It will publish death statistics from last year and distribute educational material, circulars, and pamphlets for Tuberculosis Day on April 30 across 450 local associations.
Two Scotsmen Sandy and Jock chat about a morning round on the links and Sandy jokes he plans to marry in the morni but the lighthearted exchange ends with an unrelated drug advert for Pettit's Eye Salve and Howard Bros. Buffalo NY.
A burlesque is described as a take-off by theater-goers while humorous claims surface about Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething pain and Mrs Aueting Pancake Flour for breakfast. The tone blends satire with advertising snippets urging lively behavior without harming colleagues.
A reflective aphorism noting that true virtue lies in selfless love rather than pursuing personal gain. The line contrasts generous, others oriented affection with self centered aims, suggesting that humble sacrifice yields greater virtue than selfish success.
A woman protests stamp pricing in Boston area shops. She buys two two-cent stamps for ten cents, preferring not to use nickel-slot machines, leaving six cents change and departing. The incident, noted by the Indianapolis News, highlights vending practices in stores with post office branches on Massachusetts Avenue.
A fragmented quotation collection praises honesty and cheerful bravery. Henry Lee asserts that genuine appreciation of others builds friendship, while Pushin notes that a cheerful facing of the world leads to lasting accomplishments. The text presents two aphorisms on character.
Henry J. Goldstein of Boston reports five years of rheumatism that kept him from work and caused excruciating knee pain. After trying many remedies, Hood's Sarsaparilla reportedly eased his symptoms and he calls himself cured. The advertisement touts Sarsaparilla in liquid or Sarsatabe chocolate tablets.
A dated recipe lists ingredients including molasses sugar eggs buttermilk butter flour soda ginger nutmeg and salt. The method says cream butter and sugar beat eggs then mix in molasses soda dissolved in buttermilk add spices and flour, bake in a moderate oven, then cut into squares to serve with cheese.
A recipe lists two canfuls of flour one tablespoonful of lard one teaspoonful of baking powder one teaspoon of salt and one cupful of milk. Mix rub blend then add milk and roll out to half inch thickness. Cut rounds and bake twelve minutes in a quick oven on battered tins.
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