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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1912
Page
2
The Kingman Star notes the wide use of open-air treatment for tuberculosis, praising twenty-five years of advocacy in Philadelphia. It cites roof ward experiments at Jefferson Hospital and high recovery, low fatality rates, despite pneumonia’s severe winter course.
The Chicago Record Herald notes University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture graduates command high salaries as farms modernize. After the 1911 closure, every graduate from the year secured positions with salaries from 500 to 5000 dollars, and unmet openings showed demand for better-qualified farmers and improved farming methods.
The piece notes divergent laws on divorce for nagging in states like New York Missouri and Oregon. It quotes judges debating whether persistent nagging justifies separation and divorce while pondering if nagging can ever be justified or provoked. It briefly mentions a language reform effort in China and a Naples professor with a humorous name handling a new alphabet.
A Philadelphia woman beats her husband after he squanders ten of his sixteen cent allowance from earnings. The incident purportedly shows the oppressed sex growing peevish with its supposed subjugation.
A Massachusetts woman pursues married men marked by registered lapel buttons, seen as part of a broader subjection chain for the so called stronger sex. The piece notes a recent feat of a girl crossing the English channel alone and another as a passenger, suggesting the channel is becoming a crick to feel.
A tongue in cheek note suggests that when inmates misbehave they are barred from weekly baseball games and, if still troublesome, are assigned as umpires as a terse consequence. The quip plays on the strict discipline within the Kansas facility.
Handwritten style excerpt with faded text listing desserts and quick dishes. Contains custard tapioca dates, chicken pie with rich biscuit topping, and wedding cake using raisins candied fruit spices and multiple cups of flour, plus a mystical prayer fragment and odd date lines.
A vintage kitchen guide outlines recipes for Raspberry Shrub Cherry Conserve and Mushroom Catsup, with instructions on sourcing ingredients, cooking times, sealing, and storage, plus a beet relish and canned corn method.
A column of odd recipes features Devonshire cream used as a whipped topping and dessert sauce. Includes Madison salad with cucumbers and French dressing, orange biscuit crumbles, baked potatoes Spanish style with red pepper, and a strawberry cream cake filling. Also a Japanese banana pea salad with lettuce garnish.
A damaged OCR fragment speaks of heart, calm, and stormy pain. The lines reflect sorrow, ruin, and a hope to meet again, with uncertain phrasing and missing context.
A cookbook snippet presents a cabbage and cherry salad idea. It details using two cups chopped white cabbage with a homemade dressing of equal yolk to vinegar, seasoned with salt and sugar.
A short fragment describes rain and wildflowers with references to clouds and a town named Lewes. The legible text centers on weather imagery and mood rather than a clear event or report.
A fragment describes making ice cream and frozen desserts with vanilla, banana, chocolate, strawberry, and milk sherbet. Instructions cover egg white meringue toppings, cake-iced presentation, and flavor additions like macaroons, lemon, and salt. Also notes the mixture may curdle but should freeze smooth.
A guide to wedding trousseau accessories describes a variety of boudoir caps from period inspired looks to cottage bonnet styles. It details materials such as spotted muslin, pointesprit lace, satin bands, roses, and a burnt straw hat trim featuring tan corded silk petals, buckram disks, and gold fringe accents.
A western Kentucky jail scene centers on Jim a Black man awaiting trial for stealing a calf. His wife Mandy refuses to hire a lawyer claiming his innocence and a jailer Grady asks about legal counsel while a voice from the cells urges getting a good lawyer.
Summer fashion centers on black and light contrasting tones. White lace pairs with black, while new models appear in numerous gowns of Ninon silk with black embroidery. Bright turquoise, Parma mauve or orchid pink highlight trims and embroidery. Red returns as a key trimming color for frocks hats and belts.
Pattern notes describe a girl blouse in white delaine with front tucks on both sides and on sleeves above the wrist. A sailor collar and cuffs use blue and white striped delaine. tie matches. Trim uses insertion pieces. fabric required 134 yards of 40 inch delaine, ¼ yard of 30 inch for trimming, 1 yard insertion.
In a comic exchange Mrs. Regstaff asks if her husband tried sustained fiction. Mrs. Percolium retorts he has spent at least a decade attempting to persuade her he enjoys her cooking.
A snippet notes a conversation on dress expression and gown features, contrasting masculine frustration with a woman's gown described as trimmed with veras. The exchange highlights differing fashion views reflected in the era’s colloquial tone.
A line from Judge's Library features a man saying TI could not face a woman standing while he sits. He asks if he gave her his seat and replies he closed his eyes and pretended to sleep. The fragment captures a humorously evasive exchange.
The Parisienne adds a red accent during between seasons with a red silk vest over blue serge or whipcord suits and bold red Japanese coral drop earrings. Red parasols are avoided in favor of changeable taffeta or white taffeta striped with black for a chic contrast.
When learning a new crochet pattern start with heavy yarn to grasp the technique, then adapt the pattern to finer thread once you are familiar with the stitches and construction.
The Dry Goods Economist notes high class midsummer dresses featuring white net and colored batiste. Outlines net sleeves and waist sections, with English eyelet embroidery panels from waist to hem. Skirt shows three rows of narrow embroidered flounces connected to the panels.
Advertisement notes Murine Eye Remedy for red weak and watery eyes and granular lids with a illustrated book in each package. Claims preparation by Acuists not patent medicine and long physician approval. Sold by druggists at 2c and 6c in aseptic tubes from Murine Eye Remedy Co Chicago.
A witty exchange contrasts wedding bliss with later life economics. The dialogue hints at marital finances as a rite of passage, juxtaposing honeymoon romance with harvest season obligations. The lines foreground practical consequences over idealized devotion.
Mrs H Albrecht of West Point Nebraska recounts a three year old Gilbert’s severe eczema. Sores covered the face and ears, he scratched at night, two Chicago doctors failed cure. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment for four weeks, his face cleared remarkably and hair returned. She endorses the products and offers samples via Cuticura department Boston.
A quirky regional note describes birds flocking together and turning on rivals. The excerpt offers a playful quip about rivalry among birds and a humorous nod to a fictitious cleansing remedy called Garfield Tea made from pure herbs.
A clipped, dialogue heavy fragment features social banter about dinners and compliments. It includes lines praising a party host, a baby, a singing voice without a cold, a patient husband, and plans to spend next summer abroad, all delivered in a light humorous tone.
A farmer recounts years of stomach trouble from coffee and tea and credits Postum with restoring health after switching drinks. He says weight increased, no medicine used, and family also switched to Postum following his improvement. Battle Creek Michigan company name noted.
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