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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1913
Page
8
A longtime business pledges a large sale beginning Saturday July 2 at 8am to raise cash for due bills. The letter emphasizes honesty, low prices, and a desire to help friends and patrons take advantage of steep discounts on high quality spring and summer merchandise. It invites wide turnout to move the stock quickly while guaranteeing fair handling and accurate quotations.
For sale crowds bidding on 20 to 40 head of horses and mules with cash or installment plans. $50 reward for misrepresented items or unreduced prices in the Big Sale at J. Frank McDermond's Department Store, Attica. Lost two Indian motorcycle pedals. finder to leave at Kingman How.Co. for reward. Fresh and cured meats available at Robinson & Reath's.
NYDEMTA CREAM is an elegant dental preparation described as a delightful cleanser that retards decay and fermentation. It antiseptically hardens gums and whitens enamel while keeping the mouth clean and breath sweet. Price 25 cents.
Automobile owners may obtain registration application blanks from A. V. Savage at the Bank of Kingman. This service offers convenient access for residents to begin the process of registering their vehicles.
Bank of Kingman showcases new Balkan ties at 50 with Steinbaugh Jones. Wm Gambril of Danville IL visits brother Ross. County Prosecutor C B Philpott from Covington on business. Public note requests rain. Ice for refrigerators from Robinson Reath.
The piece surveys how American place names reflect transplanted names from Europe, geographic terms, saints, figures, classical myths, and especially Native American origins. It notes Chicago as a prime example of Indian-rooted naming and attributes naming patterns to Spaniards, French, and English influences.
Clipped dialogue from a historical page shows a child asking Earlie if they are going somewhere while a mother tells him to wash his face. The fragment hints at domestic scene dynamics and a family interaction.
An Indiana mercantile note touts The Big Sale at J Frank McDermond's Depart with promises of deep discounts and special bargains Steinbaugh Jones offers 3 for 1. Also mentions 85c overalls and a Sunday meat source Robinson Reath’s while Zula Howell visits Terre Haute and Mrs Barker handles county business.
Seekonk station master recalls Si Collins who died by his own hand last season. He reduced risk by buying gasoline and lighting a pipe, leaving only a vest fragment caught in a tree as proof. Local residents debated services but Si’s death remains marked by his habit of doing things differently.
Pat toils with a shovel as the boss surveys his progress. Asked if he can fill the hole with dirt, Pat doubts the job and quips that the hole isn’t dug deep enough, prompting a lighthearted exchange from Everybody's Magazine.
Mrs John T Dorrance of Philadelphia arrived by the Olympic and wore a Paris gown described as qui vive. The black satin dress combined pannier and sheath elements and was trimmed with white.
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