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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1912
Page
7
A wealthy Syndicate plans cattle ranching on a vast scale in Brazil for export to Europe as railways expand. Officials say Piauhy state offers prime pasture lands and Brazil could become a leading cattle producer despite prior doubts about transport and competing with Argentina.
In Spokane Washington a joke among friends ended in W C Jackson a known ball player and former Spokane Amateur Athletic Club member marrying Miss Dorothy Coley MacKenzie of the Windsor Annex First and Jefferson streets. A card game winner Ross urged the couple to obtain a marriage license at the courthouse and a justice of the peace officiated.
After leaving Mineola for Boston to wed Miss Mae Elizabeth Andrews, aviator Lee Hammond faced a shower of rice and old shoes from planes piloted by George Beatty and Marshall Reid. Beatty and Reid, with passengers including Beatty’s wife and Virginia Grivia of Brooklyn, followed ten miles throwing rice as the train departed.
The mystery boy Stephen Richard Lund, son of Cora Wiles Lund, aged almost seventeen, wears long hair in thick braids to win a $20,000 prize. He lives in Warren, New Hampshire, and his mother notes no plans to cut his hair despite rumors and hopes of a fortune.
A rural tale centers on Dr. John Wiley of Werren known as an old-time herb doctor and seer who read fortunes and cured with secret medicines. The story mentions an extraordinary will and a grandson Pat who would inherit only at a certain age if his hair remained uncut.
Mrs Francis Squire Potter of Chicago told the Wichita audience that praising grandmothers harms modern women by ignoring the time needed for home duties when women earn seven dollars a week. She urged recognizing the balance between homemaking and outside work and that today’s women still perform essential duties despite economic change.
Detectives, warned by a Chinese resident, hurried to a building in Chinatown and found Chin Hing Jung of the Four Brothers society dead in the basement after breaking several barricaded doors.
Detroit historian M. Burton uncovers letters dating to around 1770 showing Major Robert Rogers planned to sell Detroit and later Michilimackinac to the French and Spaniards. Rogers faced treason accusations in 1776 and 1778, shifting from Continental service to the British army before banishment.
New York stage star Anna Held, suing for divorce, offers marriage tips. She says happiness favors the poor, marriages should be for love, the husband should be the master, forgives the wife for faults, and夫妻 should stay together with congeniality without long separations.
John arrives home at an odd hour with a large forehead gash. His wife demands details. He claims he was bitten by himself saying he stood con chair and jested the tale away. The ruse unsettles her as he maintains the improbable self bite story.
A humorous exchange centers on Jinks always having his hammer out except when laying down carpet. The dialogue plays on a double meaning around workmanship and readiness.
An old advertisement touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney trouble. It features a testimonial from J W Priest of Marysville Ohio detailing back pain and weight loss, claiming recovery after using the product and noting availability at 50 stores. The copy urges readers to remember the name Doan's.
In a humorous dialogue Mrs Murphy and Mrs Casey recall a boy named Dinnis who fell during an improvised airplane lesson. The exchange notes a misunderstanding about learning to fly via correspondence school and a mid lesson stop.
Dialogue snippet features Mr. Shyboy asking about kissing and Miss Wise replying with a quick retort. The exchange emphasizes playful banter and social nerves rather than narrative action.
A humorous tale from the Cincinnati Enquirer has a little man boastfully toasting an echo after claiming his wife fell silent at Echo rocks by the river. A Paxton Toilet Co. ad promotes Paxtine mouth disinfectant for smokers, priced 25 cents a box.
In a dialog between editors a chestnut tree blight is noted as a concern. The piece contrasts alarm about the blight with assurances of chestnut deliveries arriving by mail, criticizing those who worry excessively while others push to save the trees.
If you are a trifle sensitive about the size of your shoes you can wear a size smaller by shaking Allen's Foot-Ease into them. The antiseptic powder gives instant relief for dancing parties and breaking in new shoes, addressing corns and bunions. Address Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
A brief Baltimore American quip contrasts a passenger and engineer about who handles the westbound fast train, implying delegation of responsibility.
An advertisement touts Cole's Carboli salve to stop pain from burns or cuts and prevent scars with 5c and 50c sizes plus free samples from J. W. Cole & Co. It includes various promotional quips and a Goethe quote about daily culture, water adulteration notes on Blue, and Gurfield Tea claims for indigestion.
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