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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1912
Page
7
A dialogue scene shows a seedy applicant claiming to move tears in an audience while the manager insists on finding someone who truly draws the crowd. The exchange underscores the tension between raw emotion and audience appeal in theater casting.
A dense cluster of farm sale notices from many states and regions. Entries cite hundreds of acres for sale in Illinois Indiana Kansas Oklahoma Colorado Wisconsin Wyoming and Canada with details on cultivated areas barns outbuildings orchards mills and stock. Names like BOX 319 CHICAGO and HIBBERT BOX 219 CHICAGO appear as contact points.
Anita Eberhardt, 12, San Francisco, sucked venom from her father Joseph Eberhardt’s leg wound and guided him eight miles to a farmhouse where he was taken to a Palo Alto hospital. The family camped in the San Mateo mountains when a rattler struck.
In Seattle Washington Thomas A Wardall aged 9 refused anesthesia at a local hospital saying he could endure the operation for internal trouble. He declared he was still young enough to stand the procedure.
Berlin reports a case by Professor Payr of Leipzig University where a thyroid fragment from a healthy mother was transplanted into a boy born without a thyroid. Initial mental improvement appeared, but a later reaction reduced the gains, leading experts to conclude idiocy cannot be permanently relieved when the thyroid gland is entirely missing.
In New York, Miss Mary Foreth, a cashier, attempted to reach her desk by jumping into a rising elevator. Her body was crushed between the floor edge and the door, and when the operator reversed the lever, she fell 25 feet to the basement, dying from injuries.
Prof Lawrence Baker and Prof Bonaldo of the University of California unveil fossil treasures east of Mina Nevada. Three toed horse remains, prehistoric dog teeth, miocene camel bones and ancient water lizards emerge from desert shale. High grade magnesia bed and coal nearby. eastern syndicate owns the land. Smithsonian may field an expedition.
Charles R. Hill misplaced a pair of Scottish cuff links at a moving picture show. claimed to be 511 years old and have been handed down for 17 generations since before the American Revolution.
H B Woods, noted sheepman, shows a lamb with a perfectly formed hoof at the end of its tail. The ewe produced twins both said to be perfect except for the extra hoof.
A garbled OCR fragment lists various items including janitor humor, advice on reading, thrift hints, blueing, and household products. It mentions Red Ross Bull Blue, Garfield Tea for irregularities, and Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething and pain relief, all in a stray, period voice.
The Rev. James Hamilton of Liverpool narrowly escapes drowning while sea-trout fishing in Scotland. With a boy as company he slips on a stone, is hampered by heavy wading boats, and tiresomely struggles to reach shore. He notes the boy did not attempt to help, and the boy replies he was thinking of it.
Old time farmers made cheese in summer on a cooperative plan. Four cattle owners sharing fourteen milch cows pooled milk from their herds, yielding two weeks of cheese. Two families of five cows each produced five cheeses apiece. one with three cows made three cheeses. another with one cow made one cheese, equally good.
A set of women from Reedville Reedville Oregon New Orleans Mishawaka Alton Station Deisem share experiences with Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. They report relief from hot flashes dizziness backache insomnia and nervousness during the Change of Life after using the product.
A physician hides from a brother by claiming the masseur is with him. The family servant refuses entry, saying the doctor is with the Messiah, prompting the brother to demand the doctor at once. The exchange uses dialect and ends with a comic misdirection.
Readers report that tea and coffee disturb digestion causing sallow skin and pimples. After switching to Postum for a month and a half, a Washington state family saw digestion improve, skin clear, tongues clean, and nerves steadier. The Postum Co. promotes the beverage with supporting letters and a pamphlet.
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