Kane City Ledger anecdotes and local gossip clips
Fragments from a Kansas City Ledger page offer a gritty mix of quips about flu season, local personalities, upcoming election chatter, travel woes, auto prices, pumpkins and Halloween, a joke about a collection basket, and a traveling dry bone gag. Subscriptions urged.
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Will King
Seanin
Hubbard
Kansas City
Kansas
Riches and Work Enduring in Oil Field Confrontation
A moving tale from Youth's Companion contrasts a White family farm amid a vast oil field with derricks and burning crude. While neighbors chase quick fortune, the father Philip White refuses to lease the land, choosing honest labor over wealth, illustrating a creed that true life comes from work and conscience amid rapid industrial change. The piece recalls England and London banking history, then shifts to a playful children’s anecdote about Peter’s forgetfulness.
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Isyke
Nista
Philip Ross
Ross
Rosa
Pather
New York
Chieaga
Philipess
Duncan
Ness
Hoss
Adverts Endorse Private Will L-King in Hardin County
A public appeal urges Hardin county voters to back Private Will L King for representative noting he is a “100 per cent American.” The message, signed by numerous Hardin county soldiers in Camp Dodge, asks for strong home support and promises endorsement wherever they serve.
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Will L - King
Hardin County
Home Demonstration Help Promised Amid Quarantine
The Home Demonstration Department reports partial quarantine halting meetings while urging Hardin county women to seek individual help from the home demonstration agent. The writer notes aiding an Eldora home with garment remodeling and mentions sugar saving leaflets a the Sugar Program and related items offered by the Iowa Food administration.
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Hardin County
Iowa Food Administration
Soldiers letter backs Camp Dodge candidate in Hardin county
A letter from Camp Dodge stamped by 46 Hardin county war volunteers urges voters to support Wilbur King for representative. The appeal emphasizes soldier unity, home duty, and the absentee vote. it notes the impact of Hardin county boys in the war effort and cites losses at Seringes. Farm labor exemptions are discussed as a wartime issue.
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Lee Grantow
Wilbur Folkerts
Walter Headley
Camp Dodge
Wil
L. King
King
Hardin County
Hanlin County
Schmedhka
Army
Navy
The 168th Town Ends Due to Heavy Fighting
Report notes severe casualties with nearly seventy percent of the town's men killed wounded or missing. The unit bore its full share in the fighting, reflecting harsh combat conditions and high losses.
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