Hotel safety laws close many Kansas inns and hotels
The Kansas hotel safety and sanitary law has shuttered over 106 cents worth of hotels in 15 months, with 1,107 facilities affected statewide. The state board of health issued certificates to 65 percent as clinics push for compliance, while many small towns survive without hotels, risking travel hardships yet supporting life-saving standards.
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Topeka
Kansas
State Board of Health
Copeland
I. E. Lambert
Board of Health
Begin Your Day Right Maxim for a Cheerful Morning
The piece urges starting the day with a cheerful mood to enhance personal work and collective effort. Citing Edward Everett Hale it recommends reading pleasant material upon rising to foster cheer and contentment, arguing it would improve business and society.
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Edward Everett Hale
Hunting in Maine Leads to Lost Dog Recovery
Dawson asks Holloway about Maine hunting while noting a new dog Wilkins gave him. Holloway praises the dog, saying it helped them after the dog Wilkins provided ran away at the first shot and they spent four days searching.
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Bill
Dawson
Holloway
Maine
Wilkins
Thanksgiving Echoes in Gridiron Season Ending Question
A lighthearted exchange questions what to give thanks for next Thursday noting football season's end may be the main cause for celebration. The remark hints at seasonal humor and local sports timing.
Knicker Is He An Athlete Becker An Understudy
An understudy to a cheerleader described in a terse, fragmented note. The passage contrasts athletic identity with social roles while mentioning fashion and timing as a literary aside.
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Knicker
Becker
Plans and nerves in rough weather reach for home
A man feels out of place in a dry goods store as in a kitchen. The saying that even the best laid plans fail and even the closest friends wed shows life’s odd matchups. The brief witticisms reflect common ties of everyday misfits and marriages.
Secrets of Success and the Road to Wealth
An italized essay argues there is no royal road to success. It lists guiding maxims such as avoid idleness tell the truth honor engagements keep good company earn before spending avoid gambling and drink moderation and secrecy. It cites Mrs Oliphant and Sir Thomas Lipton as voices on self restraint.
The Fountain of Youth Finds in Everyday Cheer and Health
The article argues that true beauty stems from health and happiness rather than cosmetics. It urges cheerful living as the real fountain of youth, noting that a joyful demeanor enhances appearance more than makeup, and acknowledges beauty shops play a role but not as the sole source of allure.
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Ponce de Leon
Fountain of Youth
Warning to women to avoid touching face after handling colored materials
Physicians warn women, especially, to refrain from touching the face with hands after handling colored materials. Facial blemishes may result from this habit and eye inflammation was linked to cleaning colored dress seams with a knife, stirring prussic acid particles. Do not touch eyes with colored kid gloves and keep the face clean when using powder.
Montpelier Jail Runs on Honor System for Local Prisoners
Vermont jail relies on honor rather than guards for convicts sentenced up to a year. Prisoners work in plain clothes, earn wages above state take, and few escape. Since adoption, state income from labor rose, aiding families. 700 men sent out, only two escaped.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Forepaugh
Massachusetts
New England
Snowflake Tales by Mary Maps Dodge
A playful verse recalls a snowflake’s journey from sky to tree to a rosy maiden’s cheek. The talking snowflake bids clouds farewell and greets a bare branch before brightening a warm cheek and declaring summer.
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Mary Maps
Cousin Bob Proposes in Ambiguous Exchange
Maud recounts a tense family moment with Arthur asking Cousin Bob for engagement last night. Maud remains uncertain if she accepted as she awaits his next appearance tonight.
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Bob
Arthur
Maud
Quincy Patriot
Patron delivers a polite, curt call to railroad president
A private secretary reports Mr Carriman is busy when a visitor, Colonel Nurithh, notes a suburban ride offer. The scene emphasizes formal courtesy and the social exchange during an official call.
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Carriman
Colonel Nurithh
Catholic Standard and Times
The Germ System Debate Framed by Parents and Children
A Pittsburg Post cartoon quotes an old-fashioned citizen arguing against teaching tiny microbes to children while warning not to teach fairy tales. The exchange satirizes practical science education versus imagination.
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Pittsburg
Techniques for Candying Winter and Summer Fruits
Instructions describe crystallizing and candying methods for fruits including oranges grapes cherries and pineapple. Steps include dipping in hot candy syrup, rolling in sugar, drying in sugar and bay leaf packs, and sealing in tin boxes with waxed paper to delay fermentation while noting brandy as a preservative.
Onions Juicing Method with Cheesecloth and Press
Pare onions and chop them, then run through a machine. Lightly salt and rest for hours. Place in a cheesecloth bag with a flatiron on top to drain juice into a dish. Press with a wooden potato masher if needed.
Bride's Vow Grows Dim as Lamp of Love Fades
A Chicago News obituary note reflects on a bride who stops calling her husband the light of her life as the marriage encounters strain amid fading happiness and distance.
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Chicago News
Rice Cakes with Cream and Maple Syrup
Mix boiled rice with cream. Add to one cup of rice two or three beaten eggs a pinch of salt and baking powder. Stir in sifted flour to make a batter. Bake on a hot griddle and serve with maple syrup.
Apples and Men Rise to the Top in a Busy World
A reflective verse compares the world to an apple barrel with the big apples and men who reach the top. It suggests that even brief pauses reveal the drive of ambition and the ongoing ascent of those at the pinnacle.
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