Flowing Stream a landmark tale of a woman journalist
Florence Finch Kelly writes Flowing Stream The Story of Fifty Six Years in Newspaper Life a memoir detailing her pioneering career from Kansas to New York Times her battles with prejudice and her role as a prominent editor and author. She recalls Kansas roots Lawrence KU influence and meetings with William Allen White Caruth and others shaping American journalism for women.
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Florence Finch Kelly
New York
Lawrence
New York Times
Kelly
Kansas
H. A. Naramore
New Hartford
Lawrence Gazette
Douglas County Republican
University of Kansas
Illinois
Indiana
F. P. Baker
Topeka
The
Globe
Allen
Kellys
San Francisco
Los Angeles
New Mexico
Philadelphia
America
Carruth
University
William Allen White
Union Station
Kansas City
White
United States
Kelley
Delafield
Emerson
Best Sweet Pickles Tutorial From a Vintage Recipe
A historical method describes brining 1 gallon cucumbers with coarse salt then boiling water. After several days and successive boils the mixture is seasoned with powdered alum, grated horseradish, sugar, vinegar, cinnamon, and celery seed. Reheat daily for four days before canning.
Hagenbuchs of Eudora mark 55th wedding anniversary
Henry Hagenbuch and Mary Louise Ludwig Hagenbuch of Eudora will observe their fifty fifth wedding anniversary on August 7. They married at St. Paul's Evangelical Church in Eudora and have lived in the same house except for three years on a local farm. They operated a meat market, then ice plant with their son, and have one son Harry, a daughter Mayme Weiser in Allentown PA, a granddaughter and great grandson.
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Eudora
Hagenbuch
St. Paul’s Evangelical Church
Silverman
Mary Louise Ludwig
Wakarusa
Harry Hagenbuch
Mayme Weiser
Allentown
St. Paul’s Church
Mind Your Manners Dinner Etiquette Quiz Answers
A quiz on social usage with answers: guest sits on hostess right. first to rise is the hostess. do not protest if complimented. speak to both partners equally. praise the hostess and avoid awkward lines. Best choice for guest is option (b) and remedy for hostess.
Reunion of Southern Kansas Old Soldiers Association
The Pi chapter reports in Fredonia Kansas that the southern Kansas old soldiers reunion voted to return to Fredonia next year. The 1939 meeting was the first held in a city other than Cherryvale in 41 years.
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Fredonia
Kan
Southern Kansas Old Soldiers
Cherryvale
Fancy Sweets For Jelly Week Preserve Guide
The article lists several preserved fruit recipes for Jelly Making Week including Viet Sass Peach Grapefruit Honey Peach Pineapple Honey and Peach Cherry Conserve. It provides yields and stepwise instructions from prep through sealing jars with details on peeling grinding chopping and cooking times.
Oklahoma Woman Praises Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Mrs. T. W. Simpson of Catesby Oklahoma visiting her sister at Lawrence praises Memorial hospital for equipment on par with eastern leading hospitals. She underwent a major operation two weeks ago and notes nurses' efficiency and prompt patient attention. She trained at Johns Hopkins and has worked in New York and Baltimore hospitals. The visit highlights hospital services in a small town.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
T. W. Simpson
Catesby
Okla
Dick Bradley
Lawrence
Memorial Hospital
Simpson
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Hopkins Chemist Dr Elmer McCollum Ties to Lawrence History
Mrs Simpson learned that Dr Elmer V McCollum a Johns Hopkins research chemist and staff member and a former Lawrence resident and University of Kansas graduate is associated with the Rockefeller Foundation and Terian Hospital.
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Terian Hospital
Rockefeller Foundation
Simpson
Elmer V. McCollum
Johns Hopkins
Lawrence
University of Kansas
Lawrence Woman as Guest of Air Lines on Flight to Texas
Naomi Stone of Lawrence travels as a Braniff guest to Dallas to visit her son Elza Stone and wife for two weeks with return trip planned. A former Lawrence flyer, Elza Stone has been a Braniff co pilot since May and operates out of Dallas. Mrs Stone has prior air experience with her son and will depart Kansas City tomorrow afternoon. Elza Stone is the former Mildred Carter of Lawrence.
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Braniff Airlines
Naomi Stone
Lawrence
Dallas
Tex
Elza Stone
Stone
Lawrence Flier
Braniff
Kansas City
John Turner
Blasche
Corliss
Beverly Bird
Gus Inslew
Robert Turner
Pansy Penner
W. H. Dent
Frank Doane
Olathe
Helen Doane
Turner
Roy Frisbie
Lombard Roles Nurse In Hospital Set For Vigil in the Night
Carole Lombard playing a nurse in Vigil in the Night gained real experience after a sudden appendectomy. She stayed as a patient at Good Samaritan Hospital with her husband Clark Gable nearby. The operation will delay the film by two weeks.
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Hollywood
Carole Lombard
Good Samaritan Hospital
RKO
Clark Gable
Iola Beauties Strike Over Bathing Suit Pageant
Iola Kansas beauty contestants walked out to protest parading in bathing suits at a Business and Professional Women’s club pageant. Judges approved their stance behind closed doors, and the girls returned on stage in street attire with Miss Mary Caldwell earning a spot in the Miss Kansas contest at Topeka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tola
Kan
Iola Beauties
Mary Caldwell
Topeka
Sweet Pickles Process With Cucumbers and Brine
A kitchen method describes washing two gallons of medium cucumbers and soaking them in a salt brine. After seven days of brine, rinse and cover with boiling water, then let stand 24 hours. Drain again and cover with hot water with a walnut sized alum piece. Drain and split cucumbers before preparing a syrup.
Pickles Preserved With Reused Syrup Process
Instructions describe preserving cucumbers by soaking in boiling vinegar sugar syrup with pickle spices, repeated three times using the same syrup, then final boiling syrup to seal jars. Signed by Mrs. Robert E. Wood of 1639 Vermont.
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Robert E. Wood
Vermont
Fire from wheat stubble causes minor excitement at Corliss
A fire started from burning wheat stubble Saturday afternoon near Corliss sparked local alarm but with ample firefighting help only minor damage occurred. Community members and relatives from Kansas City visited Corliss residents during the week while several residents attended gatherings and trips to nearby cities.
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Corliss
Gus Enslen
Billie
Theodore Bird, Sr
Kansas City
Jesse Bird
Minnie Golden
LeSeur
Dorothy Henderson
Olathe
Earl Ross
Evelyn
Lottie Chloret
Leo Brooks
Sadie Hoke
F. J. Blasche
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Wool IS Fall
Julius Forstmann
Old Saratoga
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
William G. Cavanaugh
Henry Hagenbuchs
H. Hagenbuch
Sass
Oklahoma
Entral Plumbing Co
Air Lines
Texas
Iola
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