Subscription Rates And Social Snippets From A Turbulent Era
A jumble of items notes subscription price confusion at the post office in Ham, local remarks on moral bluntness and laziness, gossip about Beverly Thaw owning a pet snake, Eddie Gudayay’s forthcoming marriage, and questions about the cost of a kidnapping case. References to Pat Sheedy's gambling advice, Barry Thaw’s potential divorce, and Barry Thaw’s asylum release. Critical remarks about Chinese and Japanese immigration and a Kansas City tragedy. Mention of Senator Stone of Missouri and a Washington dispatch about Representative Jameison's planned agricultural meetings. Jim Crow laws in Kansas Oklahoma and Texas are described with cars marked for African Americans.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Jim Crow Line
Kansas Territory in Crisis Amid Racial Tensions
Fragmentary OCR depicts a heated debate about Kansas being a free state and the impact on loyal populations. The text references strangers and harsh labeling implying racial scandal and public concern over loyalties amid the territorial conflict.
Alfalfa Cutting News and Local Flood Notes
The second alfalfa cutting is complete with a promising third cut underway. Plans for a west Nishua River dyke are discussed, and high water caused damage but strong yields for corn at the Island are anticipated. A major mishap injured Joe Bush, and John Dean provides entertainment with his graphophone. The island church repairs, Sunday school activity, and pastor Todd’s looming departure are noted along with local tax sale notices and moving of families to Kansas. Farmers Bank issues new five dollar bills as more river activity affects river towns.
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Nishua River
Long Bridge
Nishna
Wards
Nobles
Bogan
Wolf
Dowdy
Golden
Graham
Barnes
Dean
Joe Bush
John. Dean
Missouri
Island
Iit
Fremont County
Bélcher
Cox Chapel
Todd
Island Church
Auburn
Oslin
Bert Taylor
Osborn County
Kansas
Driving Mare Tale Lifts Gruff Businessmen Mood
A crowded restaurant scene among overburdened businessmen turns lighter after a cheerful tale of a boy and his father racing a driving mare. The recollection ends with a near-tragic train incident but a victory that brightens the group and lifts spirits, reflecting nostalgia and resilience amid work pressures.
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Owe
Fay
Glass break causes comic mess at Wise soda fountain
A Bellman writer notes a Wise soda fountain clerk splashed with chocolate and egg after a glass shattered, leaving a dripping customer to quip sarcastically that the clerk was taking a morning shower, turning the moment into a comic scene reported by Fourths Companion.
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En Gasel
Eabin
Science Had to Hustle on the Farm
An archival fragment depicts a rural exchange about moving pictures on a farm and a hired man in motion, reflecting early science and technology humor with dialect speech and playful banter.
Tabor Endowment Supports Town and College
The town of Tabor benefits from a large endowment worth about $60,000, generating six percent annually and supporting $30,000 yearly for Tabor College's faculty, students, and trust, enabling lectures and events. Beacon Henry Parkison visited Percival recently to handle business matters.
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Tabor
Tabor College
Beacon
Henry Parkison
Percival
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Tails
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Jack Johnson
Reid
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Pat Sheedy
Barry
Thaw
Bvylen
Kansas City
Chicago
United States
Stone
Washington
Jameison
Eighth Town
Eighth District
Department of Agriculture
Farmers National Bank
Sam
Kourse
Jin
Frank Miller
Andrew Hydinger
L B. Dinwiddie
Oliver Whet ‘Stom
John Neff
Sioux City
Grand Lodge of Knights of Py
Thias
Mréblin
Alodk
Fremont
Mary -Miles
Burback
J. H. Walker
Ayer
Antehstant
Beeneyer
S “A
Ater
Lowell
Mase
Iain Semone
Western Normal College
Succes
S. Hussey, Frov
Shemandeah
Lows
Calumet and Montana Mining Co
Minneapolis
Brown & Tracy
Andres Bhi
Meinferpous
Meadoo & Dean
Hamburg, Iowa
Rock Port
Rock Port Missouri
Hock
Edmund V, Cook
Senator Gore
Henry Clark
Ora Samuel Gray
Denton C. Crowl
Sam Jones
Mrs
Lasalle Corbell Pickett
Castle Square
Farmers Loan & Investment
Hamburg Iown
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