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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1912
Page
2
The Kingman Star notes debates on China language diversity and potential English adoption amid a republican movement. It also reports platinum prices surging to record highs due to electrical demand and a Paris tale of Napoleon III era forged coins containing platinum, now worth about nine dollars per piece.
A citywide movement targets public schools with a slogan favoring facts and frill and a push toward less experimentation. The revolt aims to curb excessive teaching methods and restore a balanced grounding in core subjects, resisting overreach on both conservative and progressive ends.
A Springfield merchant’s office rugs soaked with gasoline and scrubbed with an electric vacuum caused gasoline fumes to ignite. An explosion followed, requiring fire department help. The city notices a dramatic incident amid a string of scientific anecdotes.
A baseball umpire warns that caution comes from what he hears and feels rather than looks. In Spokane a proposal would bar applicants with waists larger than their chests from police work, though rotundity may still accompany police service with age.
A Chicago man declares Taguine as dangerous as whisky and as agreeable to take, highlighting its potent mix of risk and appeal in social use.
The record notes that New York carries a larger debt than the country as a whole though the state has available funds or borrowing capacity. The exact figures and context are unclear from the fragment.
A fragmentary verse excerpt attributes vivid natural scenes to Dora Goodale. The lines describe willows quickening by a river, an alder breaking buds, hazy upland hills, and awakening life in the woods, conveying a lyrical nature mood.
A short list of breakfast and luncheon dishes including toast with cheese sauce and vermicelli, plus baked meats packed for college boxes. Also home cures for colds and coughs, recipes like Macmillan Cake, beet horseradish tops, onion-based cough syrup, warm milk before bed, and tips on keeping meat moist in paper wrapping and using cooking water for soup.
Fragmentary OCR text references a local advertisement in Fale Pa Vig with uncertain details. The readable bits mention payment and timing but lack clear names, dates, or actions to confirm a specific notice type.
A passage of vintage kitchen guidance describes roasting hare and veal in paper bags with flour and seasonings. It details stews and bakes for hares, veal, kidneys, and lamb chops, including timing, temperatures, and optional ingredients like apples and parsley.
When cooking cabbage and onions keep the dish uncovered to prevent strong flavors. After preparing celery for the table save the tops and small bits for soups and stews.
The passage presents fragmented lines with eerie imagery and unnamed figures. It includes mentions of faces, power, poets, teas, and distant locations, creating a cryptic, dreamlike mood without a clear narrative. The text reads as an OCR noisy excerpt rather than a coherent article.
A historical cookbook style passage outlines uses for pears, almonds, cherries, and pickles in salads. It includes a French dressing for pear and almond salad, a lettuce sandwich filling with egg yolk butter and vinegar, and tips to add almonds to potato salad for flavor and nutrition.
In round numbers the New York Telephone system had 526 central offices 383000 subscriber lines and 795000 subscriber stations along with 17050 private branch exchange switchboards and 35900 trunk lines. It handled about 985000000 originating calls of which roughly 470000000 were trunked to a second central office, a 41 percent increase from 1910.
Advertising expert Wm B Nesbit argues that clear, forcible copy plus strong tire selection and art yields reliable results and enhances a firm’s prestige. He urges presenting salient points that create reader desire to buy.
Matron hats in black and white illustrate three designs: a pliable straw braid bonnet with a satin ribbon bow, a striped silk crown with braid trims and a gray white feather, and a velvet and straw draped turban in iridescent braid colors. Styles emphasize comfort and age-appropriate elegance. Julia Bottomley.
A regional survey of refined yet affordable lingerie and headpieces for invalid wear. Exquisite pieces include dotted swise fabrics, French fannel shawls, a kimono jacket in white silk with rosebuds, blue charmeuse, pink gilt satin linings, and an ornate boudoir cap in Flemish lace with Valenciennes frills.
A smart taffeta motor hat signals the present popularity of the material and has completely captivated London. The garment reflects current fashion trends and widespread interest in stylish headwear.
The piece notes overskirts remain limited but rising in popularity and predicts arrival of looped overskirts and tunics as the dominant costume element. Tunics become the focal point, often cut as a princess line and fastened on the side, with skirts staying tight while drapery adds grace.
Colonial style shoppers will be pleased to learn glass Tosette shaped knobs are again being manufactured for curtains and drapery in home interiors.
The piece describes new doilies as thin as gossamer used with crystal glass and dainty china. It notes imports of cobweb like doilies embroidered with fine linen floss and a finger bowl set in sheer belting cloth with a tiny embroidered scallop garland of microscopic flowers in a trellis design.
Instructions advise fitting wooden edge strips with brass screws to a table, pulling the oilcloth tight, securing the strips, and trimming around the edge to prevent wear on corners.
A brief cleaning tip explains dissolving oxalic acid in hot water to remove grease from tan shoes. Apply the solution with a nail brush, rub in well, then rinse with cold water and dry with a cloth.
Linen belts and hand wrought buckles complement spring linens with matching color tones. White decorations on the buckles are common, aligning with gowns for a coordinated look.
An advertisement touts Mother Gray's cure powders for children to break up colds in four hours, relieve feverishness and teething troubles, move the bowels, and destroy worms. Claimed to be pleasant for kids and used by mothers for 22 years, with gullible assurances and mailing details for orders.
A Chicago man who knew little about tunes attended a concert at Orchestra hall with a knowledgeable woman. When the Mendelssohn Wedding March played he remarked the tune sounded familiar. She replied that it was the Maiden's Prayer, highlighting the mix up in classical pieces.
Senator Beveridge condemned child labor noting 17 hour shifts for a Christmas errand boy. The boy, bearing a heavy parcel load, said he liked the job but feared he was making an automobile truck unnecessary. The remarks frame a grim view of overworked children and stunted growth.
A California wife recounts switching from coffee to Postum after nerve strain and insomnia eased. She notes weight gain, calmer nerves, and better sleep for her husband, who avoided coffee. The letter, attributed to Postum Co., invites readers to see “The Road to Wellville” and claims ongoing authentic anecdotes.
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