Reflections on Southwest Kansas Agricultural Advice 1908
Barbara Oringo recalls a long syndicated column from 1908’s Southwest Kansas papers, offering practical farming tips. It highlights grain efficiency on fixed acres, farm family roles, practical budgeting, home production, and learning from others. The piece preserves era tone while noting the Farmers Educational and Co-Operative Union of America as the original source.
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Farmers’ Educational and Co-Operative Union of America
Farmer's Educational and Co-Operative Union of America
America
Car Owners Face Tax and Plate License Frustrations
Weekend comments argue that taxes fees and license costs are necessary revenue tools yet can be unfair in practice. The writer cites half year license charges for new cars and transfer issues, notes December pickup truck discounts, and condemns Kansas for leveraging owners. They also report Garden City High School music departments charging admission, suggesting proceeds fund needs beyond regular budgets and urging public support.
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State of
Kansas
Sal
Garden City
Distaff Side celebrates local blood donors and TB results
E M Foreman to Holcomb farm eight miles north reached his 40th pint, becoming the county's fourth Five-Gallon donor as others like Ted Ludwig and Leaise Cline join the four gallon club. New two and three gallon givers are named along with several TB Christmas Seal cases found in Norton hospital.
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E.M. Foreman
Holcomb
Red Cross
Foreman
Ted Ludwig
Leaise Cline
Leonard C. Franz
Lester L. Clark
Robert L. Flynn
Dave F. Koehn
W.L. Towns
Russell Wells
Neil L. Austin
Robert J. Carr
Albert B. Rohlman
James Seymour Jr
Eugene L. Sonnenberg
William D. Stegmeier
Norton
Gditer Advertising Subscriptions and Rates
Advertising manager announces subscription terms for Garden City and surrounding counties. Carrier payments vary by location with weekly and yearly rates, mailing options across Finney Lane Scott and other counties, student rates, and a note on motor cartier service and delivery keys.
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Garden City
Biveace
Eddresses
Finney
Lane
Scott
Wichite
Gresley
Hamilton
Kearny
Grant
Haskell
Grey Counties
Yotagram Motor Cartier
Paris talks and friendship once tempered by De Gaulle
Drew Pearson argues LBJ should visit Paris to confer with Charles de Gaulle, recalling the 1947 Friendship Train aid to France, the Merci car gift, and the long arc of French American relations. He reviews early tensions over de Gaulle, Darlan, and wartime gestures, noting cooperation in postwar Berlin and Paris.
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LBJ
Paris
de Gaulle
Manchester
N.H
New Hampshire
France
Italy
le Havre
District of Columbia
Gilbert
Gans
Charles de Gaulle
White House
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Sol Bloom
D-N.v
Sol
Bloom
Cordell Hull
Darlan
Casablanca
Giraud
Churchill
Velyt
FDR
Clemenceau
Joan of Arc
Office of War Information
Omar Bradley
Americas
United States
Berlin
Germany
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Editorizs
Southwest
Kense
Ggava
Garden City Telegram
Telegram Publishing Company
Gditer Advertising Meneger
Drew Pearson
Trecall
Wanchester
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