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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1914
Page
5
A sale in Yeddo Indiana on Saturday March 14 1914 at 4 P. M offers 1000 bushels or more of sound corn from last year in 50 to 100 bushel lots. Terms include 6 months credit with note and security, 5 percent interest if paid at maturity, 8 percent if not, 2 percent off for cash, no removal until terms are met. MELVIN LIGHT Col A G Madden Aud R A McCord Clerk.
Seed oats for sale at 50c per bushel offered by Thos J Ratcliff with contact by phone. A department store display touts new spring coats suits skirts waists blouses hats shoes and more at J Frank McDermond's Attica. Col A G Madden spent Saturday in Danville assisting his son Claude with a large sale. Bank statements are highlighted this week.
A prominent local attorney recalls a college prank in which he chose jail over paying a $50 fine to gain extra money for a future trip. He wired his father who responded with a sentence confirming imprisonment. The tale ends with the father noting he would rather pay the fine than see his son jailed.
A boy visits St Pauls cathedral and is asked about the brave soldiers buried there. He nods at their deeds but points out a tombstone line saying they defeated the French, noting the French are still alive while the soldiers are not.
In a light exchange Mr. Smithfield and Mr. Wood discuss whether diet shapes personality. The chatter touches on sugar, beefsteak, lobster, beets, mutton and a joking line about prizefighters and scraps.
A compact reflection on life’s small hardships versus wealth and fame. The passage imagines a gentleman who could enjoy riches, fame, and love only if he endures pain from a shoe with nails or sharp pebbles. All joy would vanish as the nails torment him.
The excerpt from Rabindranath Tagore’s Sadhana emphasizes joy when all work aligns with the path to Brahma and the soul ceases constant self desire. It speaks of self offering growing, completion, freedom, and the kingdom of God arising in the world.
A Cuban Times quip emphasizes plucking as essential to business success. It notes the challenge lies in finding someone to pluck, contrasting the eagerness to act with the difficulty of securing a partner.
Multiple farm listings in Lawrence and Orleans Indiana describe various parcels from 80 to 598 acres. Properties include houses with 4 to 13 rooms, barns, fences, wells, cisterns, smoke and chicken houses, and limestone soil. Prices range from 900 to 37 50 with terms offered. Listings credit Homer F Johnson of Orleans Indiana.
The spring and summer fashion book from The Victor Ladies Tailoring Co. of Chicago showcases new styles and materials sure to interest readers. Customers are invited to review the line at their convenience. contact via phone 127.
Local store promotes the largest assortment of Allwin go carts. Carts are up to date in style and durability and come with or without storm fronts. Tops use quality materials to protect babies from weather. Folded size is compact and weight light. Prices deemed right.
C M Spencer advertises fancy Harper buggies to attract customers at Kingman Hardware Co with a playful “mice is right” slogan and display details.
A local notice explains that under a 1901 act for relief of the poor burial costs for Eliza beth R. Cox were paid from a $50 limit. The fund covered the burial of a widow or wife of a service member and was used because Mrs. Cox had insufficient means.
Virgil Osborn and his wife welcomed a fine boy on Tuesday morning. Grandfather David Tinder is overjoyed, nearly forgetting his dinner pail for the coal bank. Local ad copy urges readers to buy carpets and home goods from J. Frank McDermond, Attica, with free delivery.
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