Kansas Poem Authorship Dispute Divides State
A heated debate centers on who wrote the poem widely attributed to Esther Clark. Mrs. Carr claims she authored it before Clark, while a school superintendent testifies to Carr’s claims, though supporting evidence is missing. The controversy sparks strong public reaction across Kansas, with many defending Clark’s authorship.
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Comeas
Carr
Eather Clark
Hutchinson Gazette
Esther
Simey
Min Clark
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Kansan
Esther Clark
Heverth
The Other Side of Town and War Watch
A reflective column contrasts urban migration after financial shifts with social ruin. Rich families move to prosperous districts while poor residents stay, revealing class tensions. The excerpt also quotes General Sherman on war weariness and urges timely cotton crop planting with practical farming advice and early plowing.
Twelve Virtues and Lessons Attributed to Marshall Field
A fragmented list presents numbered maxims including perseverance, simplicity, character, kindness, duty, economy, patience, talent, origin, and the noted attribution to Marshall Field. The text mixes misprints and odd symbols with brief aphorisms.
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Marshall Field
Turkish Army Invades Reypt, Says Otto Embassy
Rome November 4 The Otto iin embassy announces that Turkish army has invaded Reypt. The notice clarifies forces and immediate impact, signaling a major turn in regional conflict and drawing international attention to the Turkish advance.
Fragmentary notes from Tuskegee News on fairs and votes
A garbled excerpt notes a man at a Dothan fair losing fifty dollars, an old pedal, and guesswork about a bid plow. It mentions economic concerns and merchants’ sales, plus women voting in clerk dona and Thanksgiving plans in Vothan, with scattered references to Maryland wine.
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Tuskegee News
WICKSBURG NOTES AND LOCAL BUSINESS UPDATE
Wicksburg reports severe weather and health events as Walter Collins Jr noted. Mrs. J L Collins is recovering from typhoid fever while Sherman Weeks and Mrs Albritton mourn the young son of Walter Collins. The Sellers Dean Wil company moves its saw mill from near Slocomb to three miles west of town. J L and J J Collins visited Hartford Friday. Fannie Lavelle of Hartford visited relatives nearby. Panama City real estate offers $26 street front lots with flexible terms. For rent a modern 6 room home on St Andrews Street with barn. contact H C Pilcher.
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Sellers Dean Wil Company
Slocomb
Allies Repulse Night Attacks Near Arras
Report from Parla on Allied defense against German actions in the northern sphere. Three night attacks on the Allies at Arras repulsed amid artillery duels from the Belgian front to Arras. LeBow is noted as the most intense disruption of midwinter operations.
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