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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1911
Page
4
The speaker urges dropping reformers and embracing the Nazarene path and love thy neighbor. Pearl Thompson and family were visiting in Cayuga last Sunday.
The article notes Bible sales exceed those of any other ten books combined and rise yearly. It cites the American Bible Society issuing over a million copies in fifty years and 2,826,831 copies last year. It honors the King James Version’s 300th anniversary and its enduring prominence.
Farmers busy planting corn in this vicinity. Henry Glascock visited Covington on Tuesday. Bert Boutwell and family welcomed a fine boy, Braflet Mitchell, during Sunday visit. Amos Leonard and Clarence Summer report horses ill with distemper. Mark Baker and wife, long away, are visiting. Baptist church homecoming was a great success with a large crowd. Ladies Aid at Scott's Prairie plans an ice cream supper on the lawn Thursday evening May 25. all invited.
The mare Maud S, once the leading trotter, was killed at Springfield under the will of George M. Stearns who died owning her. Stearns requested euthanasia as the horse no longer wished to live. Maud S was 35 and blind, famed for a 2.08% mile on a high wheel sulky at Glennville track twenty six years ago.
A new law gives teachers and school officials power to send home unclean pupils or those with lice, mandate medical checks for contagious illnesses, and require annual cleaning and disinfection of classrooms. Pupils must learn hygiene in fifth grade and health leaflets will be issued by state health authorities.
News items report moving pictures at the opera house. Ned Inlow made a business trip to Indianapolis. Rufus Dillon of near Ridge Farm Indiana visited relatives. J W Black and C L Stein traded in Covington. Jennie Best of Warren County visited. Paul Shoaf returned from Attica to see his parents. Bogue McAlister in Veedersburg for a horse show circuit. Mrs A G Barrett and son from Danville visited. Col Claude Madden auctioned a Jersey cow load for Mr Beard. For sale Saltz-one Shorthorn milk cow and calf at Hadley farm south of Kingman.
R. W. Nichols roped a wild lion and tiger for a moving picture show at Gallagher's Bar C. L. ranch, 2714 miles northwest of San Antonio. The events included the lion chewing the rope, repeated roping efforts, and the tiger finally being thrown and neck broken. Nichols, an Austin native, is a seasoned cowboy and expert roper.
In a lighthearted exchange Mrs. Benton jokes about a new cook named Mrs. Wise and asks if the arrangement suits, reflecting domestic humor and social chatter of the day.
Strutt proposed a helium-evolution method to date radium bearing rocks by measuring annual helium output per gram of radium oxide. Piutti counters that fused minerals may absorb helium at formation, meaning present helium may come from earlier assimilation rather than ongoing decay.
A Welsh farmer recalls a neighbor seeking clergy help during a sick neighbor incident. The parson reportedly suggested using a Bible, prompting the farmer to remark they have no use for such books since the old cow was sick, reflecting dated beliefs recorded by Bishop Howe.
A lively exchange questions whether a beautiful social figure should be judged by her high profile. The discussion centers on propriety and the acceptance of a striking public record in society.
In playful banter, the speaker questions Miss Prettyface's charm and poise, noting she appears to make faint attempts at swaying interest. The dialogue hints at social intrigue and evolving admiration within a lighthearted exchanges.
Campaign discourse focuses on paving subject with concrete facts. Constituent questions impact on funding, material choice, and timetable as officials discuss street projects and municipal priorities.
A Wells Maine traveler describes years of nervous fatigue and prostration. Dr Miles Restorative Nervine is praised for relieving nervous distress and restoring harmony to the body’s organs, with a money back guarantee if no benefit.
Mrs. W. H. McCord of Veedersburg visited Sunday with her sister Mrs. P. G. Smith and family.
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