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Newspaper
Kansas City Star
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1908
Page
6
A reader column offers guidance on manners at table and social events, handling wedding invitations, handwriting improvement, and relationship dilemmas. It weighs best practices for etiquette, presents Bechtel’s Slips of Speech, and suggests prudent conduct in engagements and hosted gatherings.
A column blends notes on willow ware china with fairyland lore and practical advice. It cites the willow pottery in England since 1780 and contrasts bird motifs and boat images. It includes etiquette on greetings, dressmaking ads, and reader tips on pronunciation and social behavior.
Jefferson County's 84 year old John S. Barr campaigns for re election as county commissioner on the Republican ticket. A Civil War veteran, he previously served as sheriff and register and recorder, later facing financial setbacks yet mounting a vigorous late life bid. The piece also notes social etiquette and cosmetic remedies amid a broader community tapestry.
A British proposal to reduce Anglo French postal telegraphic and telephonic charges was outlined by Walter Behrens to Sydney Buxton. Plans include letter postage at one pence, telegraphic minimums, and Paris London telephone rates cut from eight to four shillings per three minutes.
A New York Times excerpt notes a dramatic wireless message about a looming crime and a late Pullman mail service. The fragment mentions a late arrival, a civic warning, and a call to meet at nine, all within a backdrop of vast commercial disruption.
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