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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1911
Page
5
Advertisement promises home treatment for piles with a new absorption method. It claims relief for bleeding itching and protruding piles and offers free trial samples and local references upon request from Mrs M Summers Notre Dame Indiana.
An island near the Delaware mouth housed captured Confederate guns and war materials during the Civil War. A lone elm grew between a wheel and frame, twisting the gun carriage. The gun now lies half buried, with the tree still holding the ruined wheels, drawing Confederate veterans and visitors to the site.
A dialogue shows Mr Holatite pressing dealer about selling furs for ladies. The dealer confirms availability and asks if he wants a set for his wife. Holatite declines but hints he may be compelled to buy.
The piece offers wry observations on human vanity and social behavior. It notes that boastful people avoid real trouble, language hampers action, and payback is required for wrongdoing. It also lampoons meddling, envy, and the illusion of reform when change arises.
A humorous verse about singledom versus marriage contrasts a life bossed by a partner with a bachelor’s freedom. It notes social quirks of domesticity and the price of matrimony, ending with a comic exchange about Mr Richman, a man famed for his silent style and pricey legal entourage.
Staniford Smith led an expedition into Papua interior discovering rapid sprawls 120 miles long. The party built rafts to descend them but rafts overturned scattering members for miles. Five days passed before reunion as provisions tents and baggage were lost and 800 miles of unknown country lay ahead. Rain was heavy and the group endured 30 hours without water as coral valleys absorbed rainfall.
A sudden cloudburst in North Germany devastates the Tauber valley. A shoemaker’s family of eight perished as homes along an ill stream were carried away. In Palmar, forty houses were reduced to three as the torrent swelled into a roaring river six hundred feet wide.
Dialogue traces a character’s high self regard and insistence on personal success, questioning motives and whether steadfastness equals achievement. The exchange probes pride, reliability, and the link between ego and outcome.
A Tokyo Imperial University alumnus recalls a father giving him $3 a month for living costs. He details expenses 1.20 for room and meals 50 cents for tuition 30 cents for papers and a dollar left for pocket money including occasional potato and sugar treats.
The remarks describe a strong crowd and a lively show. It notes audience turnout, mentions a high attendance and a provocative line about the wardrobe of the cast. The exchanges capture reaction and curiosity about the event.
A brief exchange contrasts childhood behavior with today. One speaker suggests children were not saucy, while the other questions this, proposing that prior training differed from present methods.
A brief comic exchange depicts a speaker calling sheep the stupidest creatures while a second character affectionately calls a lamb, in a light domestic drawing.
A short dialogue discusses vegetarian choices and ethics versus finances. The exchange suggests water’s strength as a metaphor for power, noting that uphill water is not strong, and ends with a quip about weakness like water.
In a light town-room exchange two speakers muse on campus reforms. The first quips about a course in courtship while the other nods to a system of co education as a social adjustment.
Mrs Lamar Warner age 67 widow of long standing died likely of heart trouble in the night at her sister Mrs Thomas Causey home south of town. She had been visiting relatives in Iowa and Kansas and kept house for Mrs Causey. Funeral held at 2 p.m. from the Causey residence.
Miss Golda Bowman daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Bowman and Jesse Bayless near Wallace were married at the home of Squire D W Dove Saturday evening. They receive the best wishes of all.
Notice to all parties to call and settle their accounts at once following the dissolution of the partnership Myer and Dillon.
Mrs. Bert Grimes is slowly improving. Win. Roger was in Kingman on business. Samuel Care and family visited Fred Carter on Sunday. Fred Parrott transacted business in Veedersburg Friday. Mrs. Albert Marshall is slowly improving. Win. Woodroe visited his sister Mrs. Samuel Carr Thursday. David Drake and wife visited their son James Sunday. Henry Dunklebarger and wife attended church in Kingman. Elizabeth Lindley returned to Indianapolis Wednesday. Bert Grimes and LaVern Thomas cut corn for Jacob Flesher. Bert Grimes and Leman Wilkins cut saw logs for Boyd Fenton Saturday. Mrs. Edd Ratcliff and children visited with Wim Ephlin family. Fred Starkey and family returned Monday after a two week visit with his brother at Fowler.
R A McCord and J G Gordon traveled to Chicago at the start of the week to buy a choice Herford herd topper from Wm Parish.
Mrs Sowers visits Yeddo while John Gillogg travels to Newman Illinois on business. Visitors include Sam Durman from Urbana Alabama and Harris Moore from Miltonville Kansas. Editors in Fountain and Warren counties urged to form a twin county trade editors group for semiannual meetings. A fourteen foot rafter injures Flo at Ed Rateliff’s barn with no serious harm.
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