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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1912
Page
5
An appeal from Mrs. M. Sommers of Notra Dame Indiana offers a free home treatment for rheumatism sciatica lumbago backache kidney pains and neuralgia claiming it cures at home without climate change. The letter asks sufferers to write for proof and to address Box R. Notre Dame Ind.
Fountain county gains a full fledged Progressive newspaper the Attica Ledger-Press under Harry and Will Ross. The paper is praised as one of the best weeklies in the area and aligns with the Bull Moose faction. Nearby products and visits are noted with Columbia remedies and trips to Longview New Jersey and Montezuma visits.
Mrs. Francis Vivian Campbell sues a Newcastle steamship line claiming damage from food poisoning aboard the Carib Prince in the Mediterranean led to loss of sight in her left eye. Medical testimony cites blood poisoning, while an eye condition explanation notes many people are unaware of single-eye blindness due to field of vision gaps.
A brief comic exchange shows I M P Cunins asking for a ten spot and Gotrox urging self-sufficiency. Cunins defends borrowing to save money, highlighting a snappy portrait of frugality and friend dynamics.
Two farm auctions listed with detailed livestock herd, farm implements, and household goods. Sale dates set for September 30 1912 at tangier area and October 2 1912 at Rev John Sherrill's farm southeast of Tangier with terms of cash and nine month notes. Local residents and auctioneers A G Madden W E Armstrong co. sell several horses cows hogs oats hay tools and household items.
A Leslies Weekly excerpt argues camp life and tent living offer a total environment change from city life. It says city dwellers and country folk both seek rural retreats to escape modern conveniences and telephones, returning to primitive simplicity for physical recovery and spiritual renewal.
A fragment of Robert Louis Stevenson’s manuscript surfaces, described as valuable though only a few pages remain. The exchange notes the rarity and potential high worth of such unpublished material, highlighting the enduring pull of the author’s legacy.
A woman at a kitchen door scolds a tramp for being there again and questions his job status. The man replies that he is always out of work and jokes that he was born under a lucky star.
A London medical journal advocates airing banks on Sundays to improve public sanitation. A Gotham reader questions whether it would violate laws by allowing drafts on Sundays.
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