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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1912
Page
2
The Kingman Star argues for strict rat control as a precaution against bubonic plague spreading from tropical regions. It cites New Orleans and San Francisco experiences, urging quarantine and extermination of rats to protect the city and its trade connections.
The article argues that more immigrants are needed in U S agriculture. It proposes diverting newcomers to farming via an agricultural and industrial exposition building on the Chicago lake front near Twenty second Street to educate on country life and farming opportunities.
The article recounts Eric the Red a Viking chief who led raids fled Norway to Iceland Greenland and then West toward Vinland. His son Lief the Lucky sailed ahead to Newfoundland and southeastern New England establishing a possible Vinland colony amid uncertain Norse settlements.
Jonathan Wild founder of a notorious London crime network known as the Thief Trust built a vast web by recruiting thieves to reclaim stolen goods for a fee. He avoided arrest for years, then inspired a 1725 conviction and public execution at Tyburn after Parliament made deceiving theft victims a felony.
A Chicago judge upholds a view that plain women deserve value in marriage and that husbands should provide adornments to the best of their ability. The ruling suggests plain girls may gain financially from economical matrimonal arrangements.
The note of the hobble skirt’s end is sounded again and again though the garment remains popular. The public grows uneasy at any hint of its abolition as fashion watchers debate its future and social impact.
The item notes fifty-one women in Seattle seeking police roles after an exam to expand the force. A respondent says she needs work to support her husband, reflecting a mercenary era tone. Other brief items mention a Detroit dating tap and hydro-aeroplane notes.
A Pennsylvania man imprisoned his daughter to stop her marriage, drawing attention to a contentious family dispute as authorities investigate the coercive act and its consequences for the would-be bride and groom.
A quoted aphorism from Professor George E. Vincent urges belief in the mass public as the safeguard of national character. He argues safety lies not with a few intellectual elites but with the sound feelings of the many.
In a brisk exchange Banter questions Bulger on belief and divinity. The remark suggests Bulger is seen as denying any superior being and sparks discussion on atheistic tendencies amid the banter.
The article examines the season's feathered hats, led by the Winter Girl in a grand feathered war bonnet. It highlights wing designs, ostrich feathers, peacock neck plumes, aigrettes, and imitation parodies, noting the beauty, variety, and expense of these millinery trimmings.
A detailed description of a linen ensemble featuring a pinafore top with embroidered upper bodice and a round skirt, worn with a white tulle corsage. It notes Plum color fashion from grandmothers era, and a crepe de chine costume with a cutaway coat and braided orange silk touches.
The piece describes English boudoir caps inspired by Anne Boleyn with crowns of shadow net or mull and Duchesse lace. It notes a trailing satin vine of flowers, back ribbon bow, and color options in white cream or mauve with muted gray remnant tones for a chic, delicate look.
A Paris fashion note says few women venture hatless under the sun as a sunshade trend. Writers deem the mode as a sensation seeking affectation rather than hygienic, noting hatless women mix lingerie gowns in December with furs in June.
A high waisted skirt features a left front wrap to the right with a wrapped seam and a plain underpart. Satin button trim matches the bodice and cuffs with a pretty S shaped collar over a yoke of foulard. Hat in Tagel style, black ribbon and aigrette. Materials listed include 5 yards wide, yardage for foulard, twelve buttons.
A famed Tennessee lawyer, notorious for temper and deafness, argued in a court led by a younger judge. During a motion clash the judge fined him $10 for contempt, and the deaf attorney asked the clerk what was said. The clerk replied the fine was for contempt. The lawyer declared he would pay the debt.
Uncle George offers Willie nickels despite Jane’s wish. Willie proudly climbs the front stairs to deposit the coins in a savings bank and then descends the back stairs to reach the nearest candy shop. The exchange highlights a child’s frugal habit and a playful family moment.
Letters from women across the United States praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from female weakness and health woes. Mrs. Henry Leisleberg of Kearneysville and Mrs. G B Whittington of unspecified cite regained health after use. the company in Lynn Mass invites confidential letters for advice.
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