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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1912
Page
8
A humorous tale shows a city boy testing Uncle Josh with a question about brothers. The darkey answers that he has none but all his sisters do. An additional minstrel anecdote reveals a street prank over handbills and a boy who loses a pill after a man takes one.
A Terre Haute public school teacher credits Grape-Nuts with reviving energy and appetite after years of fatigue and illness. She describes renewed vigor, weight gain, and uninterrupted attendance after trying the cereal, as part of a Postum Co. testimonial campaign.
William A Radford offers free advice on building topics to readers. The piece reflects on the decline of the old parlor, now replaced by the cheerful living room with a fireplace, illustrating how homes adapt to new conveniences while honoring past traditions. The article notes a bungalow house as a featured example.
An article extols bungalow living as a peaceful modern refuge with rustic porches fountains and lush gardens. It describes a 24 by 27 foot house with living room dining kitchen two bedrooms and a bath on the second floor plus options for siding or plaster and an estimated cost of 2000 dollars.
Prof C A Ocock of Wisconsin College of Agriculture promotes farm concrete use to boost efficiency. He outlines mixing ratios 1 2 4 and 1 2 6 1 4 8, requirements for sand gravel and clay, and cautions on mixing in small batches to prevent hardening and waste. He notes the need for proper reinforcement in large structures and suggests consulting an architect or bridge engineer.
An aged clergyman recalling Milton describes him in a small chamber in black, gouty limbs, and chalk stones. He met visiting poets, kept simple diet, rose early for study, read Hebrew Bible, and played organ for leisure. His death followed goat struck in before age sixty six, burial at Cripplegate.
A meeting at Nishi-Honganji temple Kyoto unanimously decided to pursue a women’s college founded by Buddhists as a higher education institution. The institute’s estimated cost is 280000 yen.
A dialogue hints that a bookkeeper is distracted by office romance. The quarrel centers on who holds the advantage in a brisk horse trade and the annoyance of the man who feels outplayed.
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