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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1914
Page
2
The Kingman Star, published weekly by B. C. Hudler, records its post fire status and entry as a second class matter in Kingman Indiana, noting archival and publishing details from the era.
Kingman launches a free night school with Mathematics Agriculture Chorus German Book Keeping and English aiming to boost personal skill. The notice urges farmers to study soil production and mathematicians to join, and emphasizes practical gains and the value of good English and character.
A reflection urges every person to perform constant good deeds and keep good thoughts dominant. It questions how often opportunities for kindness are missed and asserts perfection comes through sustained goodness.
Community leaders call for changes around the town depot noting a low wet area blocking public access. They argue Kingman’s C. & E. I. traffic warrants a better freight yard and a cement wall along the west platform to improve freight handling.
The article explains Foot and Mouth disease Aphthous fever Epizootic Aphtha and Eczema Copn tagiosa as a highly contagious disease affecting cattle hogs sheep and occasionally horses dogs cats and poultry. It notes transmission to humans via raw dairy products and direct contact with diseased tissue. It cites the current US outbreak spread in five counties in northern Indiana and fourteen states with State Veterinarian Dr A F Nelson leading containment efforts.
Real estate transfers filed in Fountain County show several lot and tract sales with amounts. Notable transfers include William Lanham to Byron Frazier for Hillsboro additions worth 520 dollars and Mary Williamson to Isaac Richardson for 30 acres in Fulton township at 2400 dollars. A Danville family visit is noted alongside a Robinson and Reath meat advertisement.
The note claims local merchants reject townwide trade but feel entitled to share in the Kingman market. It mentions Charles Farr visiting Mellott with family, S D Alexander’s Mississippi trip, Nina Hershberger visiting Crawfordsville, Byron Lindley attending the I O O F grand lodge in Indianapolis, and a meat advertisement from Robinson & Reath.
Disease spread traces from Sicilian hides shipped to an Michigan auto firm producing auto-tire boots. A farmer’s fields and stock first contracted illness. state and federal personnel enforce quarantine, disinfect gear, and aggressive slaughter with trench burial and lime. Authorities hope rapid control.
A rapid shift last Sunday night brought snow and ice that felt seasonably harsher than it was. The cold snap hit fuel supplies hard as residents faced the first real touch of winter. Reverend Fife will conduct revival meetings at the Christian church starting in January with plans for a large chorus and many souls. Beulah Hadley, teaching in Newtown, visited her parents near here on Sunday. Clifton Sowers traveled to Champaign Illinois for a weekend with his brother Gordon. Elizabeth Sale returned home from Pine Village after a week with her sister Mrs. M P Rowlett.
An 19th century ad offers one hundred dollars reward for catarrh cure failure and promotes Hall’s Catarrh Cure and Hall’s Family Pills. It cites F J Cheney & Co of Toledo and endorsements from the National Bank of Commerce. The tonic is described as acting on blood and mucous surfaces, with testimonials and 75 cent bottles.
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