Co Operation in Rural Kansas Grows Across Dickinson County
From Rural Kansan Seneca, farmers near Alida and Upland in northeast Dickinson county form a web of co operative ventures. A telephone exchange links twenty five farms with a central store, with plus lines planned. They run a mutual insurance company with 900000 in risks and 1000 members, a family of mutual merchandise stores, a threshing outfit valued at 3500, and a building association hall. The co operatives emphasize economy, dividend returns, and joint political and social activities, shifting the local political balance since 1900 when Populists led.
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Seneca
Alida
Upland
Dickinson County
Kansas
Too Farms
Mutual Merchandise Company
Abilene
Clay Center
Junction City
Go’s
No Business There From Corning Free Press
A letter from a government employee in the Philippines questions the purpose of American presence. It cites restlessness among locals and suggests officials should remain silent while claiming to Christianize under duress. The note highlights freedom of speech versus government service constraints in a critical tone.
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Corning
Iowa
Philippines
Manila
President defends tariffs and trusts against revision
The president acknowledges some tariff schedules are too high but argues it is better for the people to suffer the wrong than risk harming the system by revision. He uses the same logic to defend trusts, claiming it is wiser to tolerate the bad ones than risk injuring the good ones.
Labor, God, and the Duty of the Producer Sermon
Jo McDill argues that creation and humanity serve divine law centering on labor. He claims God ordained work as the natural and moral engine of society, condemns idleness, and denounces rulers who parasitize labor without contributing. He praises producers and warns civilization falls when labor is exploited.
God and labor unite in socialism argues for workers’ rights
A piece praising socialism as divine in purpose argues that laborers deserve wealth from earth and condemns greed and privileged classes. It asserts workers earn their bread and that social equality aligns with God’s will, contrasting labor with managers, capitalists, and rulers who prosper while the laboring masses starve.
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Earth
God
Rural Free Delivery hailed by Republicans and detractors
The Father of Rural Free Delivery Fran Bryan's Commoner argues Republicans boast of rural free delivery while labeling it a Pop scheme. It credits Hon Tom Watson as its originator, noting the evolving political reception of the program.
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Fran Bryan
Tom Watson
Red Light Eatery Promos A Toast To Local Dining
A short notice encourages patrons to try a meal at the Red Light with playful praise for Wipo Jon Printine as a popular local option. The item reads like a cafe or diner flyer touting the spot as the best in town.
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J. Me Alexander
Claan Maturstter
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Ww. C. Mottert
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JO McDill
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Adam
Garden of Eden
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A. J- Vaughn
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Wipo Jon Printine
Anndertaking
Vaughn
Residence
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