Drainage Plan Proposed for Kingman in Next Spring
The Kingman Star weighs drainage options for the town with a preference for a main north ditch to the ravine. It outlines a concrete route starting on south Odd street, continuing along State street and C. and E. I. right of way, crossing the railroad, then northwest to the ravine near H. J Moore's sawmill.
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Kingman
Odd Street
State Street
H. J Moore
Sawmauill
Robi Ewing
Jackson
Bonebrake’s Lumber Yarn
Kingman Hardware
Woody Hotel
Electric lights for Kingman may be pursued
The article argues Kingman should pursue electric lighting, noting hesitation over payback yet urging the town board to investigate opportunities, even considering intercity suppliers to secure a reliable power source. It frames electric lights as a vital, overdue need for the town.
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Kingman
Grand musical draws big crowd with fiddler contest
The Saturday night event drew a large audience and featured many old-time fiddlers in a contest. Prof William Pinkney closed the show with a Silly Willie monologue and roller skate stunts to widespread laughter. Guests included Danville native Harry Redenbaugh visiting grandparents J F Redenbaugh, and Mr and Mrs Harrison Jackson welcomed a baby boy in Brazil. Mrs J M Bonebrake of Veedersburg visited the area earlier in the week.
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Wm. Cuppy
Wm Pinkney
Wille
Harrison Jackson
Brazil
Man's Sociality of Nature and Biography
The passage emphasizes man's inherent sociability and fascination with biographies. It quotes Thomas Carlyle on the study of mankind and asserts that people are endlessly interesting, wanting to understand and even imitate others to grasp how they live and think.
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Thomas Carlyle
Exercise Must Be Kept Up Throughout Life
The article urges continuing exercise from youth into later life to prevent atrophy and degeneration of muscles and lungs. It stresses daily activity and especially breathing exercises to maintain health and extend life, noting neglect is to blame for decline.
Why Silver Tarnishes Explained by Harper's Weekly
The article explains that tarnish on silver is caused by sulfur in the air and that without cleaning a surface can turn black in months. It suggests coating with collodion varnish to keep silver bright, removable by warm water, and restoring tarnish with a dilute potassium cyanide solution, followed by rinsing.
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Harper’s Weekly
Wallop for the Wag in City Construction Stunt
The Regular Wag jokes with a foreman as lumber is hoisted to the roof. He asks the crew to pause for safety while he passes, and the foreman replies it would not hurt his head. The light exchange captures a moment on a windy city worksite.
Reminiscent Dialogue on a Street Hazard
A fragment shows a conversation where one person questions another about taking a candidate onto a street believed to be under a steam roller. The exchange hints at danger and foolish risk in a historical urban setting.
After the Hug A Pocket Corsage Cigars Incident
A playful line from Puck recounts He-You smashing two cigars in a pocket and She retorts that a whole package of cigarettes was bent in a corsage, capturing a whimsical stage moment.
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Puck
Not Quite. A Fragment on Rousseau and the Giants
A brief exchange hints at Rousseau and a possible link to the Giants in 1897. The text preserves a conversational question about a player or figure named Rousseau and whether he joined the Giants in that year.
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J. T. Redman
W. M.D
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Schmae
C. M. Spencer
Alice M. Howell
Victor Ladies Tailoring Co
Chicago, Ill
DR. F. $. Cuthbert
Cas
Kingman Hotel
Adam Bonebrake
Jackson’s
E. A. Keller
Dr. A. L. Ratcliff
Kingman Bank Building
Columbia Hog and Cattle Powder
Columbia Dip
Columbia Poultry Remedy
Kingman Grain and Milling Co
Harry Redenbaugh
Danville, Ill
J. F. Redenbaugh
J. M. Bonebrake
Veedersburg
Rousseau
Giants
Kingman Hardware CO
Hudson’s City Restaurant
A. Dickens
Prop
C.L. Woody
Want
Dillon’s Meat Shop
Melvin Light
Kingman, Ind
Yeddo Phone
Aonatnn
Munn & Co
Scientific American
York
Rollie M. Gray
Drayman
S. A. Boswell
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