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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1913
Page
2
A slightly used piano in Kingman is offered for sale with easy payments. Benjamin Temple of Music based in Danville Illinois handles the sale.
The S B. Coal Co offers black coal at 8c per bushel promising full burn with minimal soot. Local notes mention Mrs. M. J. Tressel visiting Terre Haute then returning home, and several residents attending services, with sorghum molasses for sale by W. Askern.
Sunday visits by David Tinder and Hazel Osborn with Tinders. relatives from Hillsboro join. Will Butcher and Minie Hobson shop in Cayuga. Funeral of Jim Wilder attended in Bloomingdale. Multiple neighbors call on Tinder and Beyer families. Sales offer of sorghum molasses and molasses making. Hides bought by Robinson and Reath. Continuous small-town updates and visits through the week.
This week’s Fountain County transfers filed for record through O S Douglas abstractor show multiple party changes. Notable deeds include John Simmons to George Hawkins in A Fulton township for 1200 dollars and Mary E Bonebrake to Indiana Central University in Veedersburg for 3000 dollars. Several properties in Covington, Veedersburg and nearby townships transfer between individuals with values ranging from one dollar to 2500 dollars.
Fred Thompson and wife from Sheldon visited relatives over Sunday. E. S. Booe and family Genevieve and Mrs. J. B. Rowlett were in Danville on Friday. Mrs. Chas. Miller of Cayuga came Monday to visit relatives in the area. Braffet Mitchell and family visited near Fowler over Sunday. Wm. Drake visited his brother Omer and family in Attica on Monday.
Practical old guide instructs not to rub soap on wool blankets or wash at varied temperatures. Boil soap in water, dissolve, and use multiple rinses in tepid water with ammonia, then wring and dry gently, avoiding hot water. Also covers washing cotton quilts with a washing machine using stronger soap solution.
A rain sidelined Independence Day picnic moves indoors for fourteen guests. The menu features ham and tongue with parsley, potted chicken, various preserves, potato chips, lettuce sandwiches, eggs in lettuce cups, cantaloupe, sponge cake, coffee, salted nuts, and mint paste. Served on wooden platters with paper napkins, the centerpiece is wildflowers.
The guide describes removing varnish and paint with varnish remover from Woman's World. After softer spots are scraped with glass if needed, the surface is sanded smooth and prepared for a fresh paint or varnish. To preserve wood color and grain a clear varnish containing the desired shade can be used.
The passage advises selecting a windy day and brushing screens with a clean brush to remove dust. It suggests brushing briskly from the inside to pull dust through and then wiping frames and wire with a clean cloth for fresh, clean screens.
Step by step advice to keep doughnuts moist. Tear clean paper bags into pieces and place them between doughnuts and on top and bottom to absorb grease. Use ten papers per batch to absorb oil and retain freshness.
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