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Newspaper
Kansas City Sun
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1914
Page
5
A collage of small town items: Bell Telephone agent updates, Mt. Vernon and Parsons visits, kinship travel to Florida and California, high school janitor's breakdown at Garrison, a June 1 marriage at Ebenezer Chapel, and Professor Morris McCormack visiting kin in Missouri. Includes local shop ads and church notice for June 21 BPU sermon.
Poro hair dressing and facial massaging services offered by E Nerles at 1737 Paseo upstairs and Robi Howeton at 812 Pacific. Died Wednesday morning June 10 and burial scheduled Sunday June 14 at 1 00 from St Stephen s Baptist Church. Rev J W Hurne officiating. He leaves a wife and daughter and many friends. Rev W H Martin and Mrs Moranda Hawkins wed on June 11 in Marshall. Mr F J Weaver, president of the Business League, convalescing after surgery at Thornton Minor Sanitarium. He hopes to be out soon.
Dr. E. M. Phenix and Miss Genevieve Wiley quietly wed in Independence Missouri. News of guests, teaching staff movements, an upcoming midseason shoe sale at 507 East Eighteenth Street, and various social visits across Kansas and Missouri are noted. Also mentions of a Denver Denver wedding, local advertising agents, and community events with local figures and addresses.
In a bustling note the Elite Cafe offers meals at all hours with home cooking and quick service at 1904 Vine St run by Wheeler and Wheeler. Also reported is a sermon at Second Baptist Church where Rev Daniels preached and $83 was collected.
We extend sincere thanks to Carnation Court No. 95 Olive Branch Court of Calanthe and many friends and neighbors for kindness during the illness and death of our dear husband and father and for the many floral offerings Special thanks to the Rev J W Hurne Mrs Carrid Huston Miss Katherine Huston Mrs Maria Lewis Mrs Jane Cain Mr Commodore and others for their support and sympathy
Miss Buelah Doughee entertains at 16 N MI. Rev Rowsand and wife attend Federation. Rosebud Court of Calanthe E. & W. Hemis holds 29 members. Mrs Ida Beck to lecture at Garrison Square June 26. Mrs Guy and Mrs W E Love visited from Coffeyville after Kansas State Federation. Social Pathfinders meet at F. A. Hurtis home. Club to meet next week with Mrs H A Perkins and Mrs Eugene Singleton. Grand Court H T guests from Lexington week praised for hospitality.
A prenuptial dancing party hosted by Men James Crane and Mitchell complimented Miss Olga Overall Miss Grice Thomas and Mr Henry Martin Tuesday June 9 at Lyric Hall. Guests arrived detained late as the orchestra played Here Comes the Bride and the crowd warmly welcomed the honored guests. The hall featured palms ferns and cut flowers and dancing continued until four.
A century after John Keats faced brutal, dismissive reviews in the Quarterly and Blackwood, critics attacked him for his humble apothecary origins rather than his poetry. Byron saw this as English Bard and Scotch Reviewer prejudice, but time vindicated Keats and preserved the memory of his persecutors as a curiosity in literary history.
A museum in Aix la Chapelle houses the sole surviving copy of the Iluminated Quadruple Constellation, a 1869 New York publication. The giant page measures eight and a half by six feet with thirteen columns per page, and the first issue did not survive. In contrast, the smallest newspaper is Mexico’s El Telegrama at four inches square.
Robert E. Lee recounts his 1847 Vera Cruz experience as captain of engineers and describes his brother serving at a gun. He recalls the fear and duty of war, standing by his comrade to protect him and the perception of danger waning his resolve.
Theo Smith hosts a crowded list of guests who visited the Tango Sundae at his 18th and Tracy location. The article notes the sundae’s price and features a long roster of names, inviting readers to join in after the show or church to discuss the matter and enjoy the dessert.
Mrs Emma Linden visiting St Joseph Mo. Several guests from Lincoln Topeka Minneapolis and Hutchinson attend funerals and church events. Sumner High School graduation and baccalaureate at Mt Pleasant Baptist Church. Rev J R Richardson speaker. Community receptions, birthday party for Leonard Bunch, and church anniversaries noted with multiple organizations involved.
We thank Rev J R Ransom and the First AME Church of Kansas City for acts of kindness during the illness death and funeral of our wife and mother MO G TAYLOR and children extend gratitude for floral tributes and support from friends.
Energetic, intelligent young ladies desired to handle Mme P M Dabney's XXth Century Hair Preparations. Salaries paid to qualified applicants. No previous experience necessary. Apply in person Saturday Monday or Tuesday morning between 9 and 1 at 1806 East 24th Street.
Letters from 1913 and 1918 praise Madam Dabney's XXth Century Hair Preparations for improving hair growth and reducing dandruff. Testimonials from Anna Bruner of Nelson, Mo and Dora Hawkins of Kansas City detail positive results for daughters and family, with ordering instructions and contact details for the Kansas City company.
The community mourns Mrs Alice Younger widow of Preston Younger a former police officer with services at their home 43 Freeman Avenue conducted by Rev J R Ransom. She leaves a husband and relatives. Also Mrs Favnea Jane Taylor of 1415 N Suh Street died after a long illness with funeral at Plivet A M B Church conducted by Rev J R Ransom and J C Owens. She leaves a husband and eleven children among others.
Eugene Edward Vaughan advertises capital for building housing and two new hotels in Kanane City Kansas with 50 Riverside Park lots Opposite Western University. Details show 5 and 6 room houses, 40 foot lots, prices around 3000 dollars with down payments and terms. Contact West 1767 Kansas City Kansas.
Furnished and unfurnished rooms for rent listed with various addresses and contact numbers. Apartments include single and multiroom options, some for gentlemen or married couples, modern furnishings, and rates around nine dollars per month. Includes an Odd Fellows trolley party advertisement for Leavenworth with dates and pricing.
Afro American Invest Co advertises strictly modern 6 7 and 8 room houses on Michigan Av Euclid Av and Garfield between 10th and 16th streets with appointment only viewings. Also four new cottages near Wendell Phillips School priced from 1100 to 1500 each with easy terms at 911 McGee St and 7655 Main.
Listings show multiple properties on 616 Bighland, 1932 Highland, 1611 Garfield, 24th Lydie and nearby streets offering 4 to 9 rooms in frame or brick construction. Prices around $1,200 with $100 down and $100 monthly payments. terms described as very liberal.
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