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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1907
Page
2
Disjointed text depicts unrest and disaster with references to trials, penalties, and crowds. Mentions of a missing girl, street clashes, and a large evacuation or rescue operation, plus distant reports of weather and unrest. Credible specifics are unclear due to garbled OCR.
Fragmentary text mentions a fatal shooting of a son, a widow’s claim of an unscrupulous marriage, a stove company loss, a large fire damage estimate, and a divorce case. It references Providence, Union City, and Butte court actions with scattered names and figures.
John W. Gates announces he is going out of business amid conflicting reports of his downfall. His son Charley plans a year abroad, while a dissolution notice for Charlies G. Gates & Co. confirms the crisis. Wall Street cites “down and out” conditions and Gates’s loss of nerve as the firm’s end unfolds.
The article lists crews led by New port Gristle and Fiarcliffe and describes a sandy Cape d Tenry named after a Prince of Wales. It details textile workshops and public buildings across states, naval displays with many warships, and a Monitor Merrimac recreation. It also cites Bryce on public vs. private functions and Pinchot on flood causes and forest restoration.
President Roosevelt opens the Jamestown Exposition on Hampton Roads with a naval pageant. Cannon salutes from nearly 100 warships and diplomats attend as the 300th anniversary of English America’s first settlement is celebrated. The site spans 500 acres with multiple pavilions and historic landmarks nearby.
James Bryce the British ambassador spoke at a Chicago Commercial Club dinner on the functions of modern cities. He categorized city roles into three classes and argued some functions are vital and indispensable.
A fragmented report notes rising earth shocks in the first quarter and references an observatory expert, Kreetar vibnel, voicing concern over maintaining equilibrium amid anticipated earthquakes. The details are incomplete and the report hints at broader seismic activity.
An claim endorses Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a uterine stimulant benefiting weak nervous women. Editorials cite Unicorn root and Golden Seal as key ingredients with claims of easing back pain, dysmenorrhea, flooding, and general debility linked to reproductive health.
A fragment notes a fish that bit and swam away in quirky phrasing. The speaker contemplates the largest fish seen by Pe today and questions who bit whom in a playful, unfinished narration.
An advertisement extols a catarrh treatment sold by Chen ey Co claiming internal action to reach mucous surfaces. It asserts effectiveness, lists ingredients, urges testimonials, and promotes other health products from Allen S. Olmstead.
M. e PApparent proposes retest polar expeditions show earth has a small top bulge at the south pole. He cites tiny measurement differences among astronomers and geodesists and favors a top shaped Earth over a tetrahedral idea, noting from space the globe still appears nearly spherical.
Improvements in surgery reduce mortality in amputation procedures to six percent, marking a notable advance in medical practice.
A local note recounts multiple women advising a shift from coffee to Postum and Postum Food Coffee after long coffee related ailments. They claim relief from heart and stomach issues, chronic dyspepsia, and asthma, with one cure cited as decisive. The account ends urging readers to read The Road to Wellville in packages.
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