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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1915
Page
2
A Kingman Indiana farm sale includes a Percheron stallion and jack, mares and a bay working horse, two milch cows, seven harness sets, buggy and racing cart, 30 ewes with lambs, timothy hay, oats straw, corn, seed crops, tile, and other goods. Terms: cash under five dollars, credit six months with note and security, 5 percent discount for cash over five dollars. sale by Clingan and Dillon with Col H A Clingan Auct. Mark Inlow clerk.
A public auction at the seller's residence near Kingman on Wednesday March 31 1915 at 10 o'clock offers 5 head of horses 8 head of cattle 42 hogs and sheep farm implements hay corn and more. Terms include cash discount and notes with security. no removal until payment. Auditors Cols Madden Harrison and clerk R D Alexander. Dinner served by Centennial Ladies.
An advertisement from Ixingman Hardware Co promotes a Florence oil stove that boils one gallon of water in less than 19 minutes, highlighting efficiency and quick heating for household use.
The Ring of the Fisherman seals Holy See documents and shows St Peter in a boat casting a net. In 1809 Pius VII refused to surrender it to General Radet, fearing misuse. After defacement it was sent to Paris, later returned after Napoleon I’s fall, and now seals only briefs while bulls use a leaden seal.
A huge bird, either a ribald-headed American eagle or a giant duck hawk, swooped to lower Manhattan near the Woolworth building. It carried a fat pigeon to the twenty seventh story ledge above Broadway and feasted there for hours as offices watched, photographs captured, and the bird finally flew away.
The new 500 franc note by Jean Paul Laurens shows a peasant at the plow and a modern Ceres on the sides with a rich plowed field in the center and the sea in the distance. Dominant colors are violet blue and dark green.
A brief humorous exchange features a man confessing he cannot bear a woman standing in a trolley car. When asked what he does, he replies that he typically looks out the window, regardless of his seat.
Levi Woody offers to prepare and properly file mortgage exemptions. Parties needing this work are advised not to delay.
Adv notices mention John Tomlinson traveling to Car with Iowa for summer farm work. Col A G Madden and James and Scott Marks attended the John Byers funeral near Odell Wednesday. Joe Towell visited Danville Tuesday to see his son B M Towell and family.
Overstocked ad offers 5 inch tiles at 20.00 per 1000 6 inch tiles at 25.00 per 1000 and 8 inch tiles at 45.00 per 1000. Kingman Tile Works advertises bulk pricing for contractor needs.
Ralph Keifer, employed at Fairbanks Illinois, was in the city Monday night. David Ratcliff was seen in Veedersburg on Tuesday.
A witty remark questions why few reach the pinnacle, suggesting the lack of a real elevator to the top hinders advancement. The quip implies structural barriers and the humor highlights unreachable goals.
A sharp exchange questions male dominance at home as wives resist control and challenge traditional roles. The quote frames a domestic power dynamic with humor and social critique.
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