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Newspaper
Kansas City Sun
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1914
Page
4
A garbled urban newspaper fragment notes an advertising rate of 60 cents per inch and mentions subscription loss risks. It references Bell Phone Bast and a hotelier in Washington with scattered names and dates. The passage is inconsistent but centers on marketing and distribution concerns.
A historical paper lists numerous church names and locations across Kansas City and surrounding areas including First A M E, Bethel A M E, Zion, Calvary Baptist, Vine Street Baptist, and St. Augustine’s P E. It notes changes in the business directory and reports on local school graduations and comments on education policy for Negro schools with calls for standard teaching quality.
The Business League members express sympathy for the editor of the Kansas City Sun after the loss of a beloved sister. A wreath and words of condolence are sent in token of regard, with several named members listed among the group’s actions.
A London paper asks readers to choose between slender and plump women as the ideal type. American doctors favor a plump standard while English artists prefer a thinner norm. Some propose a middle ground and argue for fitness and mental activity as keys to a good figure across ages.
A West End office houses a professional ready to craft speeches for any event. In a recent interview he described a new service to supply and deliver tailored talks. He cites Impromptus as a specialty and notes he attends functions to stay current with trends.
In a reflective piece the text notes that common germs such as measles and chickenpox evade detection, citing Jenner, Pasteur, and others who failed to isolate microbes for smallpox hydrophobia typhus and trachoma. It adds Holmes and Evarts anecdotes about doors and consulates, acknowledging anecdotes may not be true.
Karl Gimpert a Berlin concert agent died recently leaving his entire estate to a priest with instructions that only the priest accompany his coffin to the cemetery. The priest delivered a quiet address at the grave while a lone bystander watched from a distance.
A concise reflection notes that taking revenge aligns a man with his foe yet true superiority comes from passing over vengeance, implying higher moral ground and restraint. The saying underscores self control over retaliatory action and elevates character above retaliation.
The passage argues dancing is largely a matter of self deception and notes that men may lack grace in certain movements. It presents a skeptical view of social pretenses in dance.
The writer urges committees to present a concise plan of action for Railroad Days. Proposes a two part protest: first a statement of present conditions, second a statement of desired conditions. Calls committees to determine local applicability and bring issues to proper officials for attention.
Hooker T. Washington and Prof. G. W. Stevens call for desegregated railroad accommodations. The proposal demands equal food access at railroad restaurants, clean waiting rooms, proper seating and toilets, and public areas for colored travelers. They urge formal authority to resolve disputes and stress dignified treatment and cleanliness.
The speaker urges steadfast focus amid criticism, noting that people often talk about those striving to achieve. Like the ancient philosopher, the message is to keep pursuing success and to avoid allowing detractors to dim one's progress or shine.
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