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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1913
Page
5
An old advertisement claims spanking fails to cure bedwetting and offers a free home treatment from Mrs. M Summers of Notre Dame Indiana. It promises instructions and a method that also supposedly aids adults with daytime or nighttime urine difficulties without demanding payment.
All members of Kingman Camp No 3621 M W A are requested to meet in special session on Friday evening July with urgent business. W A Hadley Consul.
In Brazil a window reflection caused by a distorted glass made many residents believe a female ghost stood in a northwest house. Deputy Coroner Williams proved it was merely the reflection of a small tree, though a neighbor profited by selling looks for 10 cents.
A fragment hints at performers Caustique and Cholly-Ter engaged in a precarious livelihood, described with self aware humor and stage dialogue. The lines suggest a vaudeville or literary performance exploring risk and wit.
A sequence of Fountain County real estate transfers filed for record lists Katharine Fisher to F S Purnell for Attica lot 8 Resurvey at 3100 dollars and John Hysong to Mary I Shultz for Fountain City lots 3839 at 800 dollars. Other transfers include C M McCabe to T J Frankeberger for Covington blocks 14 15 16 McC add at 260 dollars and Elizabeth A Wiles to Thos Rowell for lot 13 G N Co at 10 dollars. Additional deeds: F E Livengood to G L Kistler for Covington McC add lots 71 72 at 500 dollars. R Redman to E J Myers lot 18 E Div O P Fountainville at 1200 dollars. C M McCabe to Warren Myers for Covington McC add lot 3 at 100 dollars. C M McCabe to Mont Board for Covington McC add lots 10 11 12 44 45 46 at 956 dollars. Also notes an upcoming show A Kentucky Belle at the opera house next Thursday under Scott's Prairie church. Local residents Perry Massey Wash Harvey Charley and John Fisher visited Covington for cement work. P C Shanks and Oakwood Illinois family visited relatives. thus Dark and family visited relatives in Brazil.
A brief exchange from local court shows counsel pressing a witness on age with a sharp retort about delaying answers. The jurist’s humor highlights everyday courtroom tension amid formal proceedings.
A short satire notes women's gaze at a heroic groom while a cynical bachelor comments that this interest explains the crowd at weddings. The exchange highlights social perceptions of bridesgroom image and marital spectacle.
A light exchange from London Opinion notes a pleasant Mediterranean climate and a concern about wearing new furs, reflecting genteel social weather talk among Mrs Gramercy and Mrs Park.
A brief personal appeal asks creditors to help with overdue leather bills and other expenses. C L Woody notes finances are tight and requests support to cover the due payments.
In a light note the Boston Transcript compares signs of weather to signs of fate. A ring around the moon is linked to rain while a ring on a woman's finger is linked to reign, a playful aside on luck and prophecy.
A humorous exchange in a family setting where a father explains that a man calling a woman the sunshine of his life amounts to talking moonshine, offering a playful lesson about romantic expressions. The dialogue uses a father's guidance to illustrate muddled language and affection.
A man asks for help from a nurse or worker claiming to be a war sufferer in the Balkans. He says he served as a proofreader on a daily newspaper and seeks relief or assistance for his condition. The exchange reflects wartime hardship and calls for charity or social aid.
Bank of Kingman states T. M. Jackson's 1912 collection accounts are left for collection and requests prompt response.
There is one fear you usually have when you are ready to start for a motor trip that is you will have tire troubles Equip your car with Lee automobile tires as Dr Cuthbert has done and you will have none Mrs Fred Madden and children were visiting in Yeddo Tuesday
Readable note announces a weekly Saturday event with a concert followed by a rain contingency at the opera house screening films. The message invites attendance and explains weather would shift plans to cinema offerings rather than the outdoors.
Deputy County Auditor Nap Cerdiff and daughter County Superintendent M F Liven good and Superintendent of County Farm Sam Sowers were here yesterday en route home from Newport. The Needleworkers Club was entertained at Mrs R B Myers home on Wednesday afternoon with ten of twelve members served. J W Black and family of Sikeston Mo came yesterday to spend a few days with relatives and friends.
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