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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1912
Page
2
A young society lady and her small muffed dog named Cuty attend French opera unseen by staff. The dog stays quiet through Manon, sparing embarrassment, while a Supervisor-elect and friends note the canine’s refined, silent performance and social intrigue.
The Mansion House in London, built 1739 to 1753 by the elder Dance, faced spring-filled delays for pile foundations. Its façade featured a heavy attics story once called The Mare's Nest, while the Egyptian hall aimed to mimic Vitruvius's description. Alleged cost of £71 60 may reflect fines on Nonconformists under Charles II measures.
A granted patent describes a hybrid system where a windmill and an internal combustion engine drive a generator on a common shaft through a clutch. When wind is low the engine provides power, then as wind rises the windmill drives both dynamo and engine until a governor disengages the engine at a critical point, stopping ignition. If dynamo slows, the cycle reverses: windmill takes the load and engine frees.
A New York clergyman says Bishop Logan Herbert Roots of Hankow is deeply involved in the Chinese revolution. Roots once recalled his early days in Hankow when he mixed up faces, noting locals looked alike. The Mandarin quips that they all resembled two peas, suggesting a play on two queues.
Compressed air blasting is reported to be perfected and widely used in parts of Europe. The method is described as safe, rapid, and economical, with minimal danger to miners and substantial material savings.
In lively Washington Star style a Mrs. Torkins remarks that suffragette club members would prefer matinee tickets if they speak frankly. The exchange captures playful gender politics and light social satire of the era.
A remark notes that most verses in the poet’s recent book were written right after a thirty day fast, suggesting the feat marks him as a true poet. The claim emphasizes the link between fasting and creative output.
The proposed retirement and pension bill in Congress would grant life savers disability and old age relief similar to military pensions. The U S Life Saving Service, the largest and most efficient coast guard body, saved about 10 million dollars of property last year and aided 6,661 people on 1,500 wrecks with a yearly 60 dollar monthly pay for nine months.
A few weeks of matrimonial training aims to enable a man to predict brain storms in advance, suggesting a humorous take on domestic guidance and its supposed forecasting power.
Senator John Sharp Williams recalls a young Black courier who, angered at a larger boy, proclaimed he carries the mail and warned not to be cautious with this child as he serves the United States Postal Service.
Cornered, Lord Guilford recounts a tale of a resourceful young lady at a bazaar. A man peruses stalls without intent to buy until she offers a series of items. He refuses each time until she finally insists on a box of soap and he pays.
An Ohio woman, 40, claims rapid health improvement after two years on Grape-Nuts with meals twice daily. She details prior suffering from a deranged stomach, long medical care, and periods of morphine use, then reports no medicine for two years, improved stamina, mental sharpness, and the ability to eat freely. The ad cites Postum Co. and a book titled The Road to Wellville.
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