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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1912
Page
8
New York dramatic agent Elizabeth Marbury argues at the Colony Club that intelligent girls are not dowdy. She notes Bryn Mawr graduates and sparkling attire prove education and style can coexist and reflect the era’s belief in thriving femininity.
Hooper Nebraska reader praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, claiming five years of female trouble improved after seven bottles. She says she regained strength, did heavy chores, and endorses the remedy to others with personal testimony.
A garbled early 20th century collection shows multiple FOR SALE notices. Listings include farms, stables, houses and goods in Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa and Dakota with P.O. boxes and names like Davis and William Molinever.
The Tejon Ranchos, spanning more than 276,609 acres in the San Joaquin valley near the Sierra Nevada and Coast Range, remains a prime example of the old Californian pastoral system. Once owned by Gen. Edward Beale, the livestock ranch shows little change in its vast, undivided domain, with untapped agricultural, mineral, and timber potential.
A U S bulletin shows top salaries of university presidents with the University of California leader earning 12000 yearly plus a house. Winds and Cornell presidents get 11000 and 11000 year plus houses, Minnesota 10000 without a house. Faculty pay ranges from 50 to 1060 annually. The report notes 700 state and federal supported institutions, including 16 Negroes’ A and M colleges and lists large faculties at California, Wisconsin, Cornell, and Illinois.
New York jeweler J H Reed displays part of a 1400 piece scarf pin collection owned by New York traveler A M Brinckle. Brinckle has paid about 28 000 to 30 000 dollars on pins, travels with 200 to 250 pins, and wears several pins daily. One pin features a genuine Egyptian scarab valued at 90 dollars by Smithsonian officials.
In New York doctors spent two hours extracting an agate soap kettle from the head of two year old Peter Szusca after the child placed the kettle on his head. Soft soap aided the removal and the boy survived the incident.
The piece argues social interaction aboard ships has declined with larger liners. It notes captains once knew passengers, but modern vessels with many promenades and decks make acquaintance harder. Some travelers even value anonymity while others see a private promenade as feasible aboard Titanic or Olympic.
Evelyn Moyer, seventeen months old, was stung in the leg by a bee at her Bellevue home. She seized with convulsions and died soon after, prompting a police and medical investigation into the incident.
A motorist sits in a car four hours waiting for his wife who is at a relatives’ kissing their baby. He feigns engine trouble to hide the reason. He admits it only to a friend, then says they will go home when she finishes.
Mrs C F Mace of Shawneetown Illinois reports severe backache headache and fatigue hindered housework and led to bed rest. Doan's Kidney Pills gave quick relief and eventually a complete cure. The ad urges readers to use Doan's for kidney trouble with the Buffalo distributor listed.
A brief note describes a prize fight ending abruptly as one boxer seemingly fell asleep. The exchange implies the bout was anticlimactic and not lively, leaving spectators with an underwhelming outcome.
An old advertisement extols Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children. It asserts the product has been in use for over 30 years and invites mothers to examine battles of Castoria for safety and efficacy.
An assortment of ad phrases for consumer health products and remedies. Paxton Toilet Co promotes Paxtine tablets for toilet use at 25 cents a box, with mail orders from Boston. Cole's Carbolisalve claims skin cure prices 93 and 50 cents. Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup and Garfield Tea touted for teething and general health, with Red Cross Ball Blue and other grocer offerings referenced.
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