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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1912
Page
6
A Yonkers physician gave a Black cook a home remedy mixing gate sauce English mustard and cayenne pepper to drink in one swallow. The cook later refused more of the medicine saying she would not drink anything water could not quench.
A financial operator visits a fancier to pick a dog and immediately asks for a water dog. He explains he heard it is a good stock proposition, illustrating how business thoughts intrude into everyday choices.
Miss Sarah Cashing reports a three year winter eruption that covered her body and caused severe itching and sleepless nights. After four months of Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent she claims complete relief with no return, urging others to use the products for skin diseases.
A dialogue notes a house within a mile of the station with small rooms and a baby needing eight feet of walking distance. The exchange includes a critical tone about living space and practicality.
A crude ad promotes a daily fly killer claimed to kill thousands and last the season. It offers 15 cents each or six prepaid for $1 and lists H. Somers, 150 De Kala Ave Brooklyn NY. The item sits among misfits and quips about health and children teething products.
The article traces prehistoric cave drawings in Perigord showing early sport scenes versus modern self‑aware athletes. It then surveys Giovanni Stradanus and other Flemish and Dutch masters who produced 16th century sport pictures, noting inaccuracies, diffusion to Antwerp, and the rise of illustrated daily life and sport in northern Europe.
A New York Sun writer extols Henry M. Stanley's teaching tours noting earnings in ten cities totaling 2000 for first shows and 64 000 after expenses. It contrasts with Alexander Graham Bell, who charged 25 a night for lectures. A misread February classroom moment ends the clipping.
A Cleveland school teacher asks students the difference between a while and a time. A bright boy answers that when papa goes out for a while mamma knows he is going out for a time, sparking a humorous reflection on language and family life.
A vivid exchange shows a rumor afloat as a boarder urges action and a judge warns against overstatement. The dialogue touches on water, cleaning products, and the caution urged by authorities. The scene hints at a domestic or domestic-advice scenario with characters Jennie and Judge in a tense moment.
Mrs Ollie Woodall of Morton's Gap Kentucky describes two years of backache and female disorders. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she reports full recovery and renewed ability to work. The ad urges others with back pain to seek the remedy and contact Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co for confidential advice.
Multiple farm and acreage listings across states including Illinois Kentucky South Dakota Nebraska Wisconsin Missouri and Iowa. Entries mention cultivated acres barns orchards tillable land and locations with contact boxes in Chicago for each seller or broker.
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