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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1911
Page
8
A humorous exchange through dialogue with Mr Chuggins arguing that owning a motor car leads to more apologies and humility rather than airs. The line about a man with a motor car spends much of his life apologizing reflects social satire.
A New York girl asks if the Duchess Decazes is a real duchess. Her mother replies she is real but machine made, highlighting the duchess as American born to the Sing er family and connected to Ragaz amateur theatricals.
Clifford Harmon at Mineola notes flying is costly with an airplane price over 5000 dollars a tuition fee around 500 dollars and a deposit near 500 dollars for damages. He recalls a chat in Nice where an English flyer claims learning in a week while contrasts with nine or ten weeks for aeroplanes.
In a light college exchange the first student jokes about letters filled with fool questions while the second agrees. The dialogue shifts to a humorous line about whether the speaker is a bank for their father’s inquiries.
A Kansas City mother recounts coffee caused dizziness heart pain and poor milk while her baby suffered sour stomach. After switching to Postum the milk flow increased and health improved for both mother and baby. Her husband quit coffee as well and found relief. The letter promotes Postum from Battle Creek Michigan with the slogan There’s a Reason.
William A. Radford promotes a spread over two floors with nine rooms, a porch, and front vestibule. He notes the bungalow style’s Pacific origin, its lower cost, and adaptability to lots 35 feet wide or more. The article praises economy, stair placement, and potential for future additions.
Secret service and foreign police have mastered opening letters as a craft. Paper types are steamed to avoid traces, flap reburnished with a bone instrument, and even wax breaks are described. Envelopes are slit cleanly using edges to 1/20 inch and edges rejoined with gum under pressure per Harper's Weekly.
German theaters mushrooming in Berlin and other cities are seen as sociological blessings. They attract thousands who formerly wasted time and money in beer gardens and cafes, turning to moving picture shows instead.
Dialogue portrays a relieved friend comforting Bill after being fired from a harsh workplace. The tone is rustic and pained as Billy admits he was dismissed and the boss suggested his time there was wasted.
Salter's Seed Co offers Luxuriant Alfalfa Clover and other farm seeds with many crops per year. Advertises 10 cent stamp order for seed packets and catalog, includes beans, barley, oats, spelt, and a 25 cent offer with French bean coffee. Address: 182 South 8th St, La Crosse, Wisconsin.
A book agent pressured Speaker Joseph G. Cannon into paying for an unwanted edition. To settle the matter, Cannon wrote a $73 check and indorsed a quip on the back praising the agent’s smooth tactics, as recounted in Havana Life.
A humorous item reports Mrs Jones and Mrs Smith as animated warnings about weather and a collision with a rain cloud during a ballooning venture. The tale ends with a widow noting the sprinkler plane driver drenched her gown.
The notice urges mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria for the In Use For Over 30 Years mark and to buy the same trusted product for infants and children as the one they have always used.
A well brought up girl at breakfast proposes skipping church on Sunday and asks if they can just send cards instead. The remark reflects gentle dissent within a religious family routine.
Distemper cure claims protection for horses and dogs of all ages. Over 600,000 bottles sold in a year at 50 cents to 1 dollar. Available through druggists or from Spohn Medical Co. Goshen Indiana. agents desired.
An Arctic explorer notes harsh conditions yet practical benefits. The voyage exposes a challenging climate and rough journeys, but interactions with locals prove manageable and offer insights.
An old ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder to shake into shoes for easy comfortable walking. It urges refusing substitutes and offers a free trial package by mail from Allen S. Olmatead in LeRoy New York.
The ad promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a stomach liver and bowel regulator and energizer. It promises sugar coated granules that are easy to take and do not gripe. The copy contrasts fancy painting requests with a request for eggs to imply value and appetizing imagery.
An exchange jokes about a life sentence being likened to 99 years. The quip contrasts severity with aging and includes a humorous note from Puck. Garfield Tea is promoted as a health aid in the ad copy, reflecting period tonality and brand reference.
Purifies and enriches the blood with Hood's Sarsaparilla available as liquid or Sarsatabs. Claims 40,366 testimonials in two years and links spring illness to impure blood. Includes inspirational quote from President Schurman about a life well lived.
The text notes Miss Anna J. Allebach as the first woman elected ordained minister in the Mennonite church in the United States, with two Dutch ministers in Holland. It mentions she presides over the New York University Philosophical Society and that her ordination occurred January 15 in Philadelphia Light.
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