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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1913
Page
8
Cosmo Hamilton compares eugenics to regulated divorce in New York. He cites an old Roman who, when asked why he divorced, held up a shoe and admitted no fault, yet admitted the shoe pinched him unseen. The anecdote illustrates unspoken reasons behind actions.
A reporter asks a well-dressed woman what character she represents at a fancy dress event. She replies Helen of Troy, while the reporter jokes that her proportions suggest Helen of Avoidupois, reflecting a humorous remark from the Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
A speaker laments ingratitude toward Senator Hamfatt after supporting him for eighteen years. Hamfatt is defeated yet refuses to resign, delaying a transition and keeping the speaker from taking a senate seat for about fifteen days.
In a brief witty exchange, Mrs. Goodsole asks Mrs. Vick-Senn what her husband thinks of militant suf fragists. Mrs. Vick-Senn replies he does not know her thoughts yet as she hasn’t told him.
Readers with math prowess are invited to prove Fermat's proposition that the sum of two powers, excluding squares, is itself a power of the same degree. The London Sphere highlights a 25 000 dollar prize but notes many mediocrities may chase the problem. Fermat claimed a proof exists, yet it is lost. no general proof is known though progress has been made for specific powers.
In a humorous publishing anecdote Onoto Watanna author of Jap anese stories employs a gum chewing typist. A page reading maudlin was misread as mandolin leading to a playful exchange over spelling and a joke about mandolins.
A selection of titled quips and lines from historical fiction and public speeches includes references to His Grace the Duke, ornate phrases about ears, a formal meeting, and a toastmaster. Notable is a corner stone laid by General Biggum on July 17, 1900, linking fiction with real dates.
The excerpt presents a humorous dialogue about defining "At tic salt" with an example. A professor explains the phrase through a mock illustration about an office holder being the ultimate in vacuousness and ineptitude, using a chloride of sodium pun.
An exchange on a Medford bound train has Subbubs replying to a stranger that they only put up new buildings, highlighting a business motto about fresh construction.
A quick witticism about Gayboy quitting clubs after rumors that his wife posed as an interesting widow at social affairs. The joke hinges on mistaken scandal and social gossip.
The Kingman Town Trustees in Fountain County Indiana announce a public hearing to consider sidewalk improvements on State Street between designated points. The hearing is set for June 2, 1918 at 8 PM at the board’s regular meeting place, to assess benefits versus estimated costs for liable properties.
Will Coats rebuilt his cattle shed wrecked by last March’s storm. Farmers plan to attend the Purdue Cattle Feeders meeting Friday. T. H. Booe bought seventy three acres adjoining C. C. Lucas’s farm. Earl Farr and Frank Glascock bought motorcycles. Moffett children wrestle with measles. W. F. Camden remodeled his tenant house.
In Parke, Della Harvey Amanda Andrews Mary Osborn and Albert and Elwood Jackson couples attended the Bloomingdale Quarterly meeting. Dave Commons from Noblesville visited, returning home with granddaughter Kathlene. Daisy Haworth home from Indianapolis hospital. Cale Pickard and children visited Montezuma. Music teacher Miss Hollis Richardson greeted Henry Watson from New Port. Grace Hobson recovered enough to be up. Milton Swaim ill with suspected appendicitis. Dave Parent shopped in Attica.
The Variety markets a fine line of toilet soaps talcums and perfumes. Also promotes pork or beef roasts and ice for refrigerators available at Robinson & Keath's.
A dialogue compares flowers to artificial blossoms noting their resemblance. He concedes their artificial nature but says close inspection reveals the truth, while she remarks on their convincing appearance.
Post cards offered at 1c each from a large 5c and 2 for 5c stock. Chas Dillon has been critically ill the past two weeks.
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