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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1912
Page
7
Daisy compliments Franks waistcoat and notes it is new. Frank denies it and jokes that his brother never visited. Daisy presses, and the exchange hints at in jokes and social familiarity between them.
Miss Frances Lyon of Westwood is the only woman in New England living in a house she built with her own hands. She belongs to a 40 member club promoting a farm lifestyle with property totaling $1,000 and about 7 acres nearby. Each member has a deed to one acre while the rest is held in common for larger scale farming rentals. Bobby narrowly escapes disaster after a harsh spanking for falling into a creek. He jokes that his punishment would have been worse if he had drowned.
A witty remark on wedding fashion notes the bride as the central focus. The line plays on the idea that bridal style drives trends in weddings and society.
An advertisement from 1912 claims Tonitives restore vitality by enriching the blood with nutriment and oxygen. It describes tired blood causing weakness and mood decline and promotes Tonitives as the surest remedy at 75 cents a box, via dealers or mail from The Tonitives Co, Buffalo, N.Y.
Two million acres within the Fort Peck Indian reservation in Montana will be opened to settlement next spring. The tract, largely undeveloped and fertile, could yield tens of millions of bushels of grain annually under wheat, barley, or oats cultivation. The article highlights tribal progress in farming, a planned Indian county fair, and the Sioux festival with thousands of participants.
Edward Haberle and Winfield Toy, youths from Collingdale aged 18 and 16, were trapped on a fallen tree at a Darby Creek island as the tide rose. They fired shotguns in a plea for help until Charley Hutt notified police. Policemen Diehl Jones and Trumback reached them by boat after nightfall.
Robert Carlson, a logger from Arlington, recalled his name and past life at the sight of prison walls in Fiverett. He identified himself as John Dos Christensen, saying he had been here before in the upstairs corridor four years ago, a fact confirmed by records.
In Joliet Illinois Judge Hooper sentences John Rush a colored man for theft of nine dollars. He advises that if theft occurs it should be of something worthwhile and not less than a railroad.
Miss Cecile des Place, a tourist from Brooklyn, hooked a 300 pound shark while line fishing from a Port Limon harbor anchored ship in Costa Rica. The catch, described as the largest of the day, made her a local heroine and she planned to mount the teeth as souvenirs.
Philadelphia report states John Thompson, a Black man, survived heart surgery after nine stitches were placed following a stabbing 77 days earlier. Doctors feared death, but Thompson recovered quickly and showed strong improvement after the operation.
An advertisement proclaims Carbolisalve stops itching and pain and cures piles at druggists for 25 and 50 cents. A second line asserts that success cannot turn a stiff neck.
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