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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1911
Page
7
William A Radford offers free building advice to readers while explaining bandbox usage and analyzing a cottage style house illustration. The design is described as ornamental yet substantial for an average family, with nine rooms plus bathroom pantry vestibule and large upper hall on a 30 foot wide lot.
A practical cottage design features a wide layout with a large light kitchen at the back, six down stairs rooms plus a bathroom, and three attic bedrooms. It emphasizes double gables, efficient use of space, and a compact downstairs plan with a vestibule, reception room, and fruit cellar. Materials cost about $1,700 to build, with strong focus on kitchen size and storage. The article also notes a Munyon Almanac offering free rent and discusses a German proposal for compulsory domestic service for women as a parallel to military service.
A Creston Iowa woman reports lasting relief from inflammation pain headaches and nervousness after trying Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound The testimonial cites recovery from prior medicines and urges others to seek guidance from Lydia Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts for confidential advice.
The account notes a belle attending a Chopin recital with rapt attention during the March Funebre. After the piece, her escort asks how beautiful the performance was and she replies with a witty remark about its back length and a guess at its Parisian cost.
Started in 1894 the anti tuberculosis movement expanded to five treatment institutions by 1898. Now government financed, over 200 agencies join the effort. A permanent tuberculosis museum stands in Budapest and a nationwide education campaign continues.
In a post-dinner address at the du Tuxedo club house, Young Lord Fairfax lauded women and derided misogyny. He mocked the stereotype of coarse men and cited a Cornish fisherman quip about hiring women, noting that when they are good they are middling.
An exchange in Harper's Weekly features Johnny and Miss Flanders in a geography class. Johnny admits ignorance about Portugal’s capital while noting the late king’s extravagance as a reason for the country’s treasury status.
The remark suggests people rarely grow by modeling only their own efforts and instead rely on imitation of others. It implies that true improvement requires original practice and personal experimentation rather than mere replication of someone else’s methods.
A reflection on how people often accept duties more readily than they adhere to them once in possession of power or authority, highlighting a pattern of shirking or weakening responsibility after attainment. The statement suggests a general behavioral tendency across individuals.
Rev Marion S Foreman of Greenfield Indiana testifies kidney pain relief from Doan's Kidney Pills. He urges sufferers to try the remedy and notes the product price 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. A Boston Herald joke about a 17 year old girl choosing marriage over work closes the item.
An old advertisement extols French Bean Coffee seed at 1 cent a pound with 90 day ripening in Wisconsin. It promises healthful coffee grown in home gardens and offers mail-order seeds packages with directions for varying prices. Additional items include flower and vegetable seeds, farm seed specialties, and a seed catalog.
Dialogue excerpt features Montague Swank and Mrs Richquick in a tense exchange about stopping at a pawnbroker and buying a parlor suit. Mr Richquick complains about changing clothes for different rooms and consistency in attire across times of day.
A light exchange about harmony in marriage where one partner admits daily disagreements but hides them from the other, illustrating the humor of conjugal life. The remark highlights a playful dynamic and timeless domestic irony.
Shoe care note promotes Allen’s Foot-Ease as an antiseptic powder to loosen tight footwear and make new shoes comfortable. Claims a free trial package via Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy NY. Paraphrased moral analogy compares education to sculpture shaping a human soul.
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