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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1912
Page
7
The text presents a collage of quotes and questions about discipline laundry and charity events, mentioning William James and a Red Cross Ball. It hints at prison laundry questions and small housekeeping details, but lacks a coherent narrative or clear events.
Mr Dustin Stax asserts the dissolution of his giant corporation caused him no trouble. He states he required an enlarged and improved system of branch offices, unsnow.
Fragment reads as a quarrel about a woman taking music lessons. The speaker questions Jones motives and finances while mentioning dislike for people on the next floor. The text is garbled and lacks clear events or names.
Fragmentary notes recount a heated exchange at a memorial scene involving Thomas Reed and youths. The garbled text shows `What do you mean` and references to a Comet and United, with unclear context and missing details.
A garbled excerpt mentions attempts to murder and a woman crying aloud for help hidden within stray quotes. The passage preserves fragmentary names and phrases, indicating a distressed scene without clear dates or locations.
A fragmentary dialogue describes a frightened household awake to a strange noise around two o clock. Mrs Fink reports seeing a figure beneath the bed and fears a burglar, but learns the danger is closer to home as her husband is revealed to be the source of the scare.
Kansas City Journal reports Jim Slocum of Mongcomery County testifies on a witness's truthfulness. Slocum doubts the witness's reputation, hinting neighbors would object to his conduct and demand corrective action before burial.
A seventy year old man in Cleveland seeks a cheap coffin amid rising death costs. He recalls undertakers asking over $100 for "good" coffins while noting a $50 quality that could look worth $250. He doubts a secondhand find exists and decides to wait for prices to drop.
Aaron Burr the Man Who Would Be King chronicles Burr son of Princeton luminaries and his rise through revolutionary and early U S politics. It notes his quarrels with Washington and Hamilton, his vice presidency, a failed quest for empire, exile, and eventual decline ending in destitution and charity in Port Richmond.
The article portrays Jean Lafitte as a bold pirate and clever smuggler. It details his rise around Barataria, his leadership, and his role in the 1812 New Orleans defense, while noting conflicting histories of his origins and fate.
Manitoba seeks to attract settlers through a new Million for Manitoba League. The bureau will gather local condition data for laborers, tenants, homesteaders, and farmers, highlighting fertile land, rail access, markets, and low-cost farms. Winnipeg, Brandon, and other towns support the effort with government pamphlets. The piece ends with a quip about a statesman telling a woman she should manage a deaf and dumb institution.
A witty quip notes a beauty doctor’s odd edge in his trade with a pun about skin games. An ad for Mrs. Winslow’s Syrup promotes teething relief while Garfield Tea is praised for kidney ailments. A casual line jabs at political campaign weariness and friend versus foe.
Anthony Ruf of 504 West Elm Street Chippewa Falls Wisconsin reports severe rheumatism and stiff limbs nearly paralyzing him before Doan's Kidney Pills eased his condition. He credits gradual improvement and eventual cure to the remedy after a hospital stay failed to help.
A fragmented passage contrasts value and naming in a music trade. Theo sells a musician “in a Stradivarius,” with claims of high worth, while Mr. Cumrex jokes about Latin names raising costs. Odd lines about fire, injury, and a product described as Cale’s Carket suggest an advertisement fragment from Black River Falls Wisconsin.
Extracts advertise Paxtine powder for odor free bathing at 295e a box from The Paxton Toilet Co. Boston. Other bits tout Red Cross Ball Blue value and Garfleld Tea as a liver remedy. cheek kissing quip and moonshine remark appear as social banter among companions.
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