Free Eggs Drive Nationwide Interest at Kansas Agricultural College
Kansas State Agricultural College offered free eggs from pure bred poultry to Kansas farmers aiming to improve stock. The notice drew thousands of inquiries from Kansas and neighboring states and prompted a flood of letters as editors highlighted the giveaway. The program required farmers to keep fertility and hatchability records and to receive four pairs of stock by agreeing to participate.
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Agricultural College
Manhattan
Kan
Poultry Department
Kansas State Agricultural College
Kansas
The
Oklahoma
Texas
Missouri
Colorado
Philanthropic Department
Secte Bright
Swift and Hurry Wed In Two Minutes By Chronometer
Lawrence Swift and Elisabeth Hurry obtained a marriage license and wed in two minutes supervised by Mr. Swift's chronometer. The bride's father belongs to the law firm Hurry and Galloup.
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Swift and Hurry
New York
Lawrence Swift
Elisabeth Hurry
Girls Matrimony School in Boston Teaches Modern Home Making
A Boston training program educates young women from prominent families five days a week in a matrimonial course. Subjects include literature ethics child study household arts textiles sewing music home economics chemistry biology social economies hygiene home nursing and care of delinquent children to prepare them as ideal wives mothers and homemakers.
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Bent
Boston
Horseless Funeral At Grand Central Stirs City Attention
A horseless funeral in a large black automobile at Grand Central drew crowds as the coffin was loaded inside the hearse substitute. The driver and undertaker described swift, quiet transport to Greenwood and Kensico, noting rapid trips from home to cemetery and back, while some critics remain uneasy.
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New York
Grand Central Station
Fifth Avenue
Elizabeth
Greenwood
Kensico
Westchester
Woodlawn
Kenwico
Bare eee time the sttermey
A brief item notes an individual identified as owner of a wharf and waterfront site listed with the parcel or address 882300 in the record. The text is fragmented and includes sparse identifying details about property ownership and location.
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Sttermey
Paradoxical Signe and the Va cant Remark
A quip contrasts appetite with virtue as the speaker notes it is odd that a man often seeks va cant when he is full, reflecting a playful cultural observation about appetite and restraint.
Broom Goes With the Child New York
A young woman in New York faces a predicament and a man offers help as a family issue unfolds in a brief street scene. The fragment hints at social tensions and personal choices in an urban setting.
When Tom and Edith Face a Complicated Love Triangle
Ned notices Edith’s wavering toward Jack Berdan the boatman while Tom plans a westward trip. Edith hides her feelings as Ned tests her loyalty and arranges a sailboat gathering to gauge each man. Tom returns from his trip, and Edith faces a difficult choice as Ned reveals more secrets.
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Morgan
Edith
Algerea
Tom
Ned
Barth
Jack
Jack Berdan
Romeo
Stender
Bessie Lawrence
Roundlake
Engish
Berdan
Chain of Lakes
Noisy nuisances and simple fixes for homes
Practical tips to quiet rattling doors windows drawers hinges and sewing machines with wedges felt soap and oil. A lighthearted note follows about a Baltimore pupil quitting school to avoid a long day, and a brief literary quote about a city suffering from a bad man.
Tiaras and a Census Taker’s Color Quip
A playful exchange contrasts a man seeking a tiara for his wife with a jokey price line. A census taker asks color while a sweet young thing references peaches and cream as George’s claim.
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George
Frostbound death of Alaska agent linked to copper claims
Fragmentary text shows an Alaska death involving Harrison an agent for North American Transportation and Trading on the Yukon with copper claims at Nabesna and White rivers. Damaged lines reference delays a lawyer and possible court action.
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Harrison
North American Transportation and Trading Company
Yukon
Nabesna
White River
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Kansas College
Big Automobile
Bareeee
Broom
Paes
Baltimore
Tommy
Harper's Magazine
Reene Beloge
Post
Alaska
Kiondike
Scala & Sour
Pape Fae
Aan
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