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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1913
Page
5
Donald DeVerter from Attica visited relatives in town on Tuesday. Dr. E E Ewbank was in Boswell Tuesday handling interests. Robinson and Reath advertised to buy hides and offer top prices for hides brought in.
An English traveler observed a native woman soothing an infant with water trickling through a hollow reed on the forehead. The method uses a hollow rubber pad connected to a reservoir, producing a rhythmic brow throb that induces sleep, especially in babies, and may reduce nighttime pacing. Ice water can lower fever in some cases.
Abe Jonas Korr to please fiancee Beatrice Carol Herman changes from Koroski to Korr. Herman agrees to be known as Mrs. Korr. Koroski says he eliminated his name to win her.
Americans visiting Bloomsbury and other historic areas offer high prices for old door knockers. Some knockers are removed without formal calls, with Mayfair losses noted. The Duke of Devonshire reportedly added extra screws to the Devonshire House knocker for protection.
The London chef M Escoffier tells a tourist at the Carlton about London cooks. He says the typical London cook is plain and there is nothing to it, comparing plain cooking to putting an egg in a pudding and fancy cooking to putting the voice inside and the white outside.
An excerpt from the Ladies' Home Journal presents a conversation where Sallie asks if the blind can determine color by touch. James confirms with a story of a blind man who could sense a red hot stove by touching it, illustrating a provocative claim about perception.
A light exchange on why gossip circulates. The quip suggests social chatter sustains interaction between groups by mutual scrutiny and curiosity.
A brief exchange peers into aircraft engineering as a father and son discuss the wheels on an aeroplane being brought out. The dialogue hints at curiosity about flywheels and mechanics.
Notices warn readers about missing subscriptions and offer to restore removed names. Governor Marshall praised for pardons and paroles, with rival governors cited. A small theater review notes an uneven audience but humorous performances. Local ads list land for sale, coal prices, and wood for sale plus brief social notes from Yeddo and Attica.
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