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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1910
Page
6
A lengthy defense of direct primary nominations argues the reform expands democracy and strengthens voter control. It notes Republican lawmakers largely supported the bill while Democrats opposed, and claims the measure would improve party leadership accountability without harming party structure.
The article surveys diverse beliefs about the rainbow from Russia to Hungary and Greece. It describes the rainbow as a bent water-pipe or siphon, a pump feeding clouds, and even a double-headed water-snake, noting storied explanations of how water moves from earth to sky and how misfortune follows missteps near its end.
Yonkers Statesman notes a patent for a rocking chair attachment that operates a fan to cool occupants. The piece mocks the idea, suggesting it would not help when a person trips in a dark room.
A terse exchange questions the idea of success with a wry line about earning fifty dollars for a nickel’s worth of work. The remark frames a valuation of effort versus payoff in concise, witty terms.
A fastidious traveler recalls sending pajamas to a village laundry in Maryland. The items were heavily starched and creased, leading to anger and amusement upon reading a bill that incorrectly lists a tennis suit for 35 cents as the charge.
In a brief exchange, an artist invites Giles to arrange sittings for a Native Gift portrait. Giles shows tentative agreement, noting possible scheduling and describing the session tone with humorous asides.
A poetic young woman extols sunset hues on the water while a near sighted man comments on the fading bathing suits. The brief exchange blends observation with light humor amid a seaside scene.
John Moissant, Chicago born architect and aviator famed for a Dover Channel flight, led a life of peril and piracy across Central America. Once involved with Nicaraguan rebels, he seized a salvaged ship in Honduras and endured a wrecking storm as the American consul later found him lashed to the rigging.
George M Hanson of Calais Maine recently installed as supreme chancellor of the Knights of Pythias. A lawyer and former mayor and customs collector, he has long served in Maine’s judiciary and grand lodge leadership. He married Hattie W Farrar of Calais, a descendant of Matthew Thornton.
A housewife friendly guide offers canned salmon salad with capers olives gherkins and mayonnaise on lettuce as a luncheon. It also details tongue leftovers creamed on toast and pepperm int drops with fruit as homemade sweets with step by step prep.
The 30 year old John Purroy Mitchell rises to acting mayor after Mayor Gaynor’s shooting. Mitchell, Columbia and New York Law School graduate, served as president of the Board of Aldermen and as assistant corporation counsel before his ascent. He is lauded for swift public service and reform potential.
A set of household tips covers adulterated coffee testing by float and sink, salt to catch soot on carpet, adding water to milk to avoid scorching, and pre-salting a pan to prevent odor from oil spatters.
Lift two cupfuls flour into a basin, add salt and baking powder, sift, and rub in butter and lard. Stir in enough sweet milk to form a soft dough. Knead lightly, roll to half an inch, cut rounds, place on a greased tin, and bake about 20 minutes in a hot oven.
William George Jordan is named secretary to the House of Governors reflecting his foundational role in creating the body. The 1910 initiative began with Roosevelt and a Washington conference on national resource conservation, leading governors to seek uniform state legislation and establish the permanent institution. Jordan, a famed editor and writer, is the sole non governor to hold the post.
Step by step method for preparing corn from the cob. Cut lengthwise through each row then trim tips without cutting the cob. Scrape milk from the cob, place in a buttered pan with salt pepper and butter, steam for three quarters of an hour over a quick fire with water beneath. Corn remains Juicy and delicious.
Instructions show how to mend boys trousers by ripping worn seams, cutting away the worn part, aligning fabric, sewing across the front, and pressing to create an invisible repair. The method emphasizes careful shaping and hemming so the repair remains undetectable.
At a small city Fourth of July gathering the mayor William Smith read the Declaration of Independence at length. A whispered jab from a fellow attendee questioned his intelligence. Senator Smoot recalls a Harriman joke about a Salt Lake cut-off photo where Harriman was cropped from the picture.
A Green Forest woman credits inability to pay a specialist with leading her to try Postum. After stopping coffee she reports better sleep, relief from stomach pain, and improved nerves, noting coffee had been harming her health and that Postum provided a magical change.
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