Age Reflected by Effort to Avoid Mirror Glance
A humorous observation notes that aging feels apparent by the effort needed to avoid looking into a mirror while passing by. The quip suggests self awareness grows with time and mirrors cue a subconscious comparison against youth.
Kansas tax commission seeks layman input in Wichita
Governor Reed's tax commission in Wichita plans to learn from average citizens and industry representatives rather than rely on experts. The Wichita Beacon praises this approach as a path to downward tax revision, equalization, and elimination of discrimination while urging prudent public spending and value for money.
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Leavenworth Detour Urges Prompt County Action
The Atchison Globe calls on Leavenworth county commissioners to repair a rough detour into Leavenworth from the Atchison Leavenworth road. Citizens from Atchison and Atchison county plan to petition the governor, saying the detour is dry but terribly bumpy and damages cars. The paper urges officials to smooth the detour promptly, noting it will be used a year or more and should be decent for Northeastern Kansas residents.
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Charles Howard
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Kansas Avenue
W. S. Harman
Effingham
Father
George A. McKinneys
Miles Cooley
South Fourth Street
West Atchison
Mr. Cooley
Missouri Pacific
Irene McKeown
Los Angeles
C. H Harris
Parallel Street
Kansas City
Gilbert Guthrie
P. Connor
Bellevue Country Club
Nettie Lamberson
Little Rock
Ed Best
Stanley Willis
Bud Moxcey
Tom Moxcey
John Kaff
Bob Repetein
Paul Garside
Price Boulevard
Imule
W. E. Brown
Santa Fe
R. J. Highfill
W. R. Doane
John Murray
Raterman Hardware
John
Yankton
South Dakota
Jack McCoun
Sandy” Buis
McCoun
Omaha
Gasoline tax use and state paving plans in Atchison
The piece discusses how gasoline taxes have risen across states and the District of Columbia since a 3 cent Illinois tax implementation, with funds largely used for rural roads, schools, and streets. It argues Kansas should allocate gas tax revenue strictly to highways and urban streets, noting Atchison seeks to pave an 18 foot strip on Main Street as a state highway and urges timely action by the state highway commission to revitalize the street.
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Kansas
State Highway Commission
Atchison
Main
Tribute to Major General Harry A. Smith in Oklahoma City Times
Walter W. Mills editorial writer recalls General Smith who died in Omaha. Smith served in World War I, Spanish American War, Philippine insurrection, Boxer uprising, and Mexican border duty. Mills praises Smith as an officer and gentleman and notes their past Globe connection.
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Oklahoma City Times
Harry A. Smith
Omaha
Globe
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Mr. Mills
Oklahoma City
Mills
China
Mr. Smith
Walter Mills
Editorial Bits And Bites Sparks Mockery Of Times
A satirical column riffs on flowers, politicians, and public figures. It mocks Congress dysfunction, Hoover, a New Jersey hen monument, and professors who urge snobbery while wittily noting everyday incongruities.
Day's Doings Highlights Atchison Local Notes
Atchison itemized daily happenings with names and places from Brown County to Fort Collins. Highlights include Carroll, Bruns, Welch, and Gaston family visits, workers moving, church events, road and street changes, boxing opinions, and a stray aviation rumor. Local crime, weather, and social updates pepper the page with community life notes.
Atchison’s Corn Carnival Colts remembered by local officials
Dave Baker a Topeka marshal recalls the old Corn Carnival Colts with Yellow Jones, a mulatto pitcher once barred from the big leagues. The piece notes Jones’s move to Chicago, later blindness, and Baker’s praise, alongside other Atchison reminiscences of players, managers, and local life.
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Fort Collins
Colo
Hannah Robinson
Hannah Gale Robinson
C. A. Robinson
Robinson
Broshou
al Robinson
Ft. Collins
Dave Baker
United States
Topeka
Atchison
Corn Carnival Colts
Baker
Yellow Jones
Minneapolis American Association
Association
Globe
Minneapolis Journal
Chicago
Chicago Unions
Bill Kinaman
Effingham West
Lloyd Ham
Jimmy Zinn
Philadelphia
Jack Hartman
Riverside
Frank Roles
Athletics
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