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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1913
Page
2
An editorial argues it is crucial to distinguish between preventable and unpreventable misfortune and emphasizes preventing the preventable. It cites vast losses from unnecessary disease and fire, noting property losses in the United States for 1911 reached $225,080,000 and many fires could have been avoided with ordinary precautions.
An inventor has devised a canvas portable back rest for locomotive engineers. It attaches to the seat and uses ceiling springs to absorb engine jarring, allowing a more comfortable, efficient stance on long runs and aiming to reduce kidney disorder deaths linked to constant jolts.
A Utah lawyer proposes permitting condemned criminals to choose hanging or shooting for suicide, while a New Orleans man with 35 years of clean living is jailed for an old offense. The cases reflect tension between strict law and evolving spirit, with a Philadelphia estate audit noting a rising grocery bill.
A Washington girl refused a $30 000 bequest with a car from her fiancé. A western preacher jokes baseball in heaven and home team bias. A California judge awards $300 to a minister for twelve sermons. Parcel post flowers replace hand delivery. A Paris court frees a wife who killed her husband during an attempted strangulation.
A humorous survey of social habits mentions paying income tax for results and the charm of delivering flowers and wooing in person. It riffs on perfect women and pancakes, with a dated flair and light mockery of courtship rituals. Tetrazinni is referenced in a playful misdirection about deprivation.
An editorials calls for a nationwide resolve to cut down the area planted with wild oats, urging farmers and policymakers to adopt stricter controls and shift toward alternative crops.
The feature presents a spring turban crafted from black and white satin ribbons with Maline layers and a hidden wire supporting a bow. It pairs with a black satin gown with lace, green satin accent, high waist, and a chiffon coat for a soft flowing silhouette.
A charming modern trend in guest books reflects costly entertaining at country houses. The trend includes vellum bindings, elaborate illuminations, and leather thongs, with designs drawn from old missals and Italian renaissance styles.
Fascinating prints for day nurseries come in attractive frames and are affordable for the average mother. Nature prints show open air scenes through the year in black or circassian walnut frames. Bible subjects and master prints attract children with passepartout, brass frames, isinglass coverings and copper mounts for orientalist or modern art themes.
Paris dispatch notes a surge of jeweled accessories including flat platinum watches mounted on narrow moire ribbons with optional colored ribbons or seed pearl bands. Gold mesh bags, iridescent moire effects, and jeweled slides on silk cords join a lace like seed pearl jabot and a striking platinum purse with black and white striped bands.
Sheets and pillow cases featuring satin stitch and punch work are described as extremely beautiful. Simple designs can be highly effective when well executed. Recent examples show punch work in soft yellow suited to a yellow room.
A collage of domestic notes and recipes: a moral reflection on staying true to oneself, and step by step instructions for making mixtures, salad, veal croquettes, calf's heart dish, and cinnamon rolls with hints on preparation, seasoning, and baking times.
A collection of simple recipes for waffles Finnan Haddie and codfish balls. Waffles mix flour salt soda with egg yolks sour milk whites folded in then butter baked in a waffle iron. Finnan Haddie simmers flakes with cream eggs parsley and cayenne. Codfish balls mash potatoes with cod then form and fry.
A reflective line urges daily virtue over idle dreaming. It emphasizes making life and even death part of a grand, sweet song through noble acts. The quote echoes Kin glesley style prose on moral conduct.
A domestic guide lists several dessert and savory dishes for entertaining guests. Pineapple Puff bakes in buttered cups with whipped cream. Mountain Dew uses cracker crumbs eggs lemon milk and a baked top. Krimmel Torte combines egg whites sugar dates walnuts breadcrumbs and baking powder. Cod Fish a la Mode blends codfish mashed potatoes milk eggs butter and seasonings baked until set.
A reflective note extols warm friendship, praising a cherished companion as the supreme happiness of having a true friend on earth, with a quotation attributed to Charles Lamb about ideas and feelings.
Timely Dishes presents a recipe step by step for a sour cream splice cake. The procedure begins with beating eggs until thick and lemon colored, then adding brown sugar, molasses, and sour cream. It continues with mixing flour, soda, ginger, cinnamon, salt, and cloves, then lifting the mixture to blend.
The author argues that true success derives from merit not luck and that applause mocks those who have not earned it. Conscience remains a judge, and genuine achievement brings sweet reward only when one has acted fairly and truthfully.
A reflection on contentment and living by simple duties. The author urges focusing on present duties, daily bread, and the light of ordinary life rather than chasing distant stars. It emphasizes humble labor, gratitude, and reverence as the path to fulfillment.
The article describes modern cake making trimming old creaming steps, mixing eggs sugar warmed butter flour and milk then baking powder. Water can replace milk, butter should be softened not melted, and proper flour amount depends on the pan. It details sponge foundations and a Sunrise Cake recipe with lemon vanilla flavor.
John A. Weeks, newly elected president of the New York Historical Society, denounced snobbery at a Fifth Avenue club luncheon. He cited American families with proud records, warned snobbishness exists everywhere, and recounted a Bowery beggar claiming high birth to justify a drink.
The Chicago Tribune quotes a town resident arguing teachers deserve higher pay than $70 or $80 monthly while chauffeurs earn at least $100 with room and board. The speaker questions teaching value beyond education.
A timid woman with a robust farmer consults a country station master about the three fifteen and four thirty trains. The master confirms no expresses or freight trains are due, prompting the couple to decide to cross the tracks.
A reader praises Charlotte Corday as a great dame for killing a bath-taking man, reflecting on French history. The exchange notes Corday’s audacious deed and its historical notoriety.
A dialogue notes two affinities between a dove-eyed woman and a pigeon-toed man. The exchange questions why they match, speculating on visual traits as a link. The remark hints at playful, literary characterization rather than a legal action.
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