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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1912
Page
6
Ladies and children benefit from a safe wholesome laxative that relieves colds headaches indigestion and constipation. Marketed as the genuine Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna but many imitations appear. buy only the full named Comins California Fed Sytay Co product. Price 50 cents per bottle.
A tangled excerpt recounts a wandering tale with odd names and a push for Postum as a cure for coffee poisoning. A testimonial claims health gains and clearer thinking after using Postum, while references to a doctor, a novel, and social commentary pepper the fragment.
The article notes ancient practice granting women in leap year the right to propose marriage. It cites a 1228 Scottish Parliament law written in old English allowing a woman to speak to the man she likes. If refused, the man would face a penalty related to a Henan pound, reflecting feudal estate considerations.
Bessie-testimony says a wife pinched her husband severely when money was asked. Bert replies that he is not the only man who faced such pinching over money.
The piece traces Sun Yat Sen’s early life from Maui born in November 1870 to his schooling in English and literature, his move to China and the United States as a student, and his family’s peril in Honolulu. It notes certificates for birth in Hawaii and later escape from capture by imperial agents during revolts, highlighting his 1900 rebel leadership and eventual push for a western-style republic.
In Lackawanna at the Church of Our Lady of Victory a woman’s hat caught fire during services as congregants held lit tapers. The flaming plume and foliage ignited briefly causing alarm. a sister wrapped the burning hat to smother the blaze. The woman escaped unharmed.
Marlboro resident William D B Hanley disappeared April 20 and was found fifty six days later in a swamp near Westboro in a weakened state. He recovered under open air treatment at Forge village and has since returned to Marlboro in good health, though he says little about the ordeal. He reportedly did not eat during the entire period.
Public notice warns against using fiquia bluing and buying water for bluing. It states that adulterated water is common and glass bottles add cost without value. It promotes Red Cross Balg Blue as the blue that is all blue and urges asking for it in stores. Large package five cents at all good grocers.
In Hillsdale New Jersey the Methodist church opened a winter program led by Rev William Bird. The unusually lively service featured a college style yell from a choir of whistling boys and a sequence of hymns. The minister called the experiment a complete success.
In Blaine Washington Mrs Mercy who appeared dead sat up and told her husband and two children she would not die. Doctors say she will live. The startling episode followed funeral arrangements being prepared for her after she had apparently died.
Public health efforts push to make rabies reportable in all states. In 1908 there were 111 human deaths and 534 animal cases, with spread east of the Missouri river and new appearances on the Pacific coast. Pasteur treatment reached nearly 1,500 people bitten or suspected to be bitten. The only effective suppression is eradicating disease among animals, including destroying infected animals and muzzling dogs in affected areas.
In Springfield Ohio Gus Schreiber said he would lose his trial and summoned detectives to confess. He implicated Charles Faudree who was arraigned. Schreiber claimed both men swore a death pact with revolvers at their heads that betrayal would bring death.
More than a thousand men from city and county offices, business leaders, and bankers built three miles of model road linking Fort Sill with Lawton. County officials initiated the drive and merchants declared Tuesday a city holiday, closing every business establishment in Lawton.
New York Mayor cites a pro male role view and recalls Lady Holland anecdote to argue against women's voting rights. He warns intermingling roles would cause confusion and jokes about cabinet dynamics.
A collection of gossipy quips about public figures and stage acts, alongside old advertisements for Mrs. Winslow's Teething Syrup and Garfield Tea. The bits lampoon figures, wax philosophical on love, and hint at shifting tastes in entertainment and medicine.
Covington Missouri and Brownsville Indiana readers report dramatic relief from menstrual hemorrhages and weakness after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. They credit improved health and avoiding surgery with the tonic's help. Mrs Jennie Green and Mrs O M Cine cite strong personal recovery.
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