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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1912
Page
5
William L Bodine recounts a courtroom tale of a colored woman who used a home wedding as she explains a second marriage. She admitted she forged a prior certificate by scratching out the first husband’s name and inserting her present partner’s name. The judge questioned legality and timing while probing the woman’s past marriages.
A cartoon caption joke shows the Lion asking what ailed him and the Snake replying that he swallowed a porcupine after a hair grower gag. The scene plays on animal characters and a humorous misunderstanding.
The Polaris under Charles Francis Hall reached the Arctic frontier before becoming trapped on an ice floe in autumn 1872. After a two month drift and a fierce gale the 19 aboard were rescued as the floe shrank, and Eskimo Hannah bore a girl en route to safety.
Dialogue centers on restraint in speech with a line about not always speaking truth. AFurther exchange references a biblical verse about calling someone a fool and a contrasting adage about truth timing. The tone suggests a moral or didactic conversation on speech.
A collector jokes about Howell being under medical care as he gathers a sequence of surgical operations. Powell quips that the man is simply building a collection of surgical procedures.
The Hudson river city once revived by Nantucket and Providence seafarers grew from a lone ferry canoe to a bustling whaling hub. By 1797 the American Hero shipped record sperm oil, and by 1800 Hudson ranked third in state commerce. After 1815 the port faded, with the Martha last ship sold in 1845 and whale oil odors departing the wharves.
Practical advice for homemakers to plan for a cooler kitchen in hot weather. Emphasizes cleanliness, fly control, window screens, cross ventilation, and washable waterproof wall paint in soft blues grays or greens to reduce heat perception.
The Siamese government gains sizable annual revenue from renting islands where sea swallows nest for edible nests. About four to five hundred islands lie mainly off the east coast near Ban don. In Ban don bay between the mainland and large islands Koh Pungunn and Koh Samine, volcanic rocks host millions of birds year round.
The American host gave a reception for a distinguished foreign guest. An advancing line broke and guests fled the room when the refreshment doors opened, leaving the surprised visitor to ponder the sudden exit.
In a witty exchange, a speaker asserts Mayflower lineage while another recalls kin offered large sums to enter vaudeville, illustrating family pride and show business temptations across generations.
Hewitt claims he married a wealthy woman who held money in her own name. The inquiry confirms the spouse was named Cash, causing a notable link between the Hewitt and Cash families in this social note.
A Kansas City lawyer recalls stenographers tricking clients and wives with delays and misstatements. He jokes about training a stenographer to hide absence yet fears their miscommunication. He narrates incidents of late arrivals and a wife doubting his travel honesty.
A humorous exchange unfolds with Mrs Justwed asking if he came straight home from his office and Mr Justwed replying he did his best, despite a comic mispronunciation. The brief snippet captures a domestic moment with flirtatious banter.
An applicant is told the job is to stand in a doorway as a protection against would be threats. The promoter notes the doorman must “fill the doorway” amid possible shooting or bombing attempts. The exchange emphasizes a grim, blunt hiring premise.
Smitty, a Park Row resident born on Manhattan Island, travels to New Jersey for Christmas with a cousin. He returns, remarking that the country feels vast and different towns name themselves differently, artfully noting regional quirks in a Saturday Evening Post quip.
A humorous Judge cartoon caption features a promoter and his daughter discussing a booming baby market on the new street. The dialogue notes babies on all sides as the family moves, illustrating a playful urban growth theme.
A dialogue about a dog choice features the suggestion of a pug for a sportsman. The exchange presents a practical recommendation within a light, conversational tone.
In a Popular Magazine piece Senator John B. Johnson extols Irish bravery. A Civil War anecdote features an Irish corporal who jokes that Yankees cannot shoot, only to be fatally hit, prompting Johnson to joke about a deserter’s bullet.
The tale explains that cranes circle autumn skies to hide a girl carried aloft as they prepare to fly south. Their loud cries prevent others from hearing her plea, and the behavior becomes an autumn sight tied to the myth from Alaska.
The term stepparent derives from old forms meaning orphaned or stepped into. Etymology shows step began as strop in Anglo Saxon, with stepchild and stepfather preceding stepmother in usage. Over time the sense evolved to denote a woman who enters the parent role.
The piece recalls the 1829 Henley race where Oxford wore blue checks and black straw hats with a blue ribbon while Cambridge wore white with pink waistbands and high hats. It notes early boat weights and design changes that allowed six car conversions to carry twenty passengers.
A large five foot wingspan owl attacked children coasting at a farmhouse owned by Mrs. Nels Anderson near Carney Michigan. The children rushed indoors for safety and the bird was shot and killed. Detroit Journal reports this as the first recorded case of an owl attacking humans.
A terse exchange reveals a tense pause as she urges departure while the man carries unsettled clues. His worried glance hints at deeper tension and an inability to settle the case, or decision, in that moment.
This reflection on Portraits considers how pictures bridge distance and memory. It notes the intimate effect of viewing a beloved image and the painter's challenge to capture the subject as seen by all, not just by the artist. The passage ends with Goethe attributed thoughts on portraiture.
The 1871 grave of Pedro Mazzini was opened at the request of his widow Mrs. Margaret Mazzini who died days earlier. Relatives watched as the air tight steel casket revealed a perfectly preserved body and garments unchanged since interment. Five surviving children witnessed the astonishing condition.
The ring of minor planets between Mars and Jupiter displays irregular orbits. Eros crossed Mars orbit and neared Earth, a distinction shared only by the Moon. In 1906 a planet was found beyond Jupiter, and now four such bodies Achilles Hector Patroclus Nestor have been named.
A New Jersey man who has not slept for thirty years suffers weariness while Chesterton and Schopenhauer frame insomnia as a curative force. The piece argues sleep heals the body and mind and allows digestion of experiences, likening nightly rest to paying interest on life.
A quip imagines an aviator delaying a flight due to fear of missing a future breakfast. The joke frames aviation risk as a concern about appetite and opportunity rather than danger.
A mother scolds Kitty for moving at the table while the child defends herself as a fidgetarian in a McCall’s Magazine piece.
A Detroit Free Press quote recalls General James B Weaver praising the farmer as the republic’s hope. A caricatured farmer, faced with questions on Christian Science, wars, and aviation, replies with lingering wit about old, frivolous reading.
Pippins recalls four foot snow while Sippins counters with a taller tale saying snow reached over his head. Pippins questions the date and Sippins clarifies it was when the snow piled on the roof.
Sig Marconi reports a desert wireless method that requires no poles or masts. Messages travel by laying wires briefly along the sand. Dry, nonconductive desert conditions allegedly improve performance versus prior setups.
A colored woman testifying in a court case of assault and battery described an illness as an ulcer on her tonsilitis and said if you look on the side of her head you can see the resemblance to what was done. She added that the man who struck her works in one of dem beer rascalities.
A farmer compliments a congressman candidate as lucky and capable, noting he has not yet spoken publicly to display his knowledge. The exchange hints at expectation and favorable opinion.
A sharp remark contrasts a man who constantly offers suggestions with others who never act on them. The quip implies his ideas cause no harm because they are ignored and never put into practice.
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