Engagements and community happenings in Lawrence area
Announcement of Cleo Kidwell marrying Elizabeth Barret Wilcox on August 26 at the bride’s home. Mrs. A. P. Kidwell travels to Staten Island for the wedding. Miss Wilcox a Wellesley graduate active in drama. Also notes John Gardner’s 91st birthday in Lawrence, with family gatherings since 1856 and his hip recovery. Other items include John H. Clawson’s GE position in Schenectady, Evelyn Garvin hosting Genevieve Leyendecker, and various church and community events around August 1922.
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Cleo Kidwell
A. P. Kidwell
North Topeka
Elizabeth
Barret Wilcox
William, Wilcox
Staten Island
N. J
Miss Willcox
Wellesley College
Kidwell
Bacon
New York City
Mellon’s Institute
Kansas University
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity
Alpha Chi Sigma
Wichita Beacon
John Gardner
McLouth
Lawrence
Gardner
John ‘Gardner
3. S. Gardner
F. W. Rogers
Frank’ Champion
Frank
Herbert
Harry Wellman
McLoutha
Local residents visit and travel around Kansas region
Mrs Will Mears of Lawrence and her mother from Pasadena spent the day in Kansas City while Mrs James Murdock and daughter Hilda visited Lawrence friends en route to Abilene. Several others including Miss Maxine Wilhelms, Miss Esther Holloway, and Dwight Prentice were seen in Topeka or nearby towns on various business and visits.
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J. J. Smith
Nebraska
South Dakota
Smith
Max Smith
Douglas
Wyo
Martha, Roberts
J. P. Powell
Helen Powell
Odessa
F. H. Roberts
Colorado
Sarah J. Moody
Glambelle Hanis
Mellcuth
Anna
Katherine Ziesenis
Esther Brown
Basher
Kansas
Lorana Treff
Neil Buchanan
Old Mexico
Mexico City
Mildred Green
Kansas City
Serinopski
Ralph Wolfson
Topeka
Abe Wolfson
Bessie Wolfson
Ralph
Will Mears
Lawrence
Myers
Pasadena
Calif
James Murdock
Hilda Murdock
Morris
Abilene
Maxine
Wilhelms
Brookfela
Emily. Lewis
Dorothy Holoway
Washington
Esther Holloway
J. B. Wilson
R. J. Dover
Genévieve Levendecker
Dwight Prentice
Wilder S. Metcalfe
Badger
Courtney Crim
Dean F. J. Kelly
Newton
Bethel
Cal- Bec
H.B. Hungerford
Minnesota
University of Minnesota
High Building Costs in Germany Deter Many a Couple From Matrimony
Berlin August 8 The cost of furnishing and building homes in Germany has surged since 1914 forcing many couples to delay or rethink marriage. Rising prices for stone cement lime roofing tiles beams and flooring push a simple 70 square meter cottage far beyond prior costs while dowries and per-household comforts shrink for middle and lower class brides. The piece notes the strain on wedding plans as housing shortages and wage limits bite.
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Berlin
Hans
Gretchen
Germany
Retired preacher starts coal mine venture in Illinois
Lewis P Fisher a former Cantrall pastor mines his own coal on 245 acres near Springfield with his wife and son managing top works and weighing coal. The operation, using homemade equipment, yields about 15 tons daily and aims for a 400 ton capacity while remaining non union. Fisher offered the mine to the state for operation if needed.
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Springfheld
Ill
Associated Press
Lewis P. Fisher
Christian Church
Cantrall
Springfield
Fisher
Fishe
Attine Goverling
Germany returns stock as war reparations to Entente
Official reports show Germany has disgorged over half a million head of livestock and poultry to the Entente as war requisitions. By July 3 about 251,212 head remained to be handed over. deliveries include 143,525 horses and 175,606 cattle, with upcoming shipments to Italy and Siberia, and a Serbian consignment of 57,000 head.
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Berlin
Germany
Bavarian People’s Party
Italy
Siberia
Lemon Lotion Promise for Fairer Skin and Freckle Removal
A vintage beauty tip promotes mixing two lemons with Orchard White to create a lemon bleach. The lotion is applied daily to face neck arms and hands to achieve a softer rosy white complexion. It claims stage stars use it for freckle sunburn and tan whitening without irritation.
Best books list for country schoolchildren announced
The American Library Association released a list of twenty five top books for grades one to eight led by Little Women by Louise M Alcott. Alice in Wonderland Tom Sawyer and A Childs Garden of Verse appear among the top titles with Stevenson featured twice. The list also includes Robinson Crusoe and various classic works from Kipling Twain and Dickens.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Louise M. Alcott
New England
American Library Association
American Library Association Sociation
Lewis Carroll
Defoe
Robinson Crusoe
Mark
Malory
Van
Leon
Wiggin
Rebecca
Sunnybrook Farm
Stevenson
Burton E
Home
Falks
Dickens
Irving
Rin van Winkle
Mother Goose
Dodge
Hans Brinker
Hagedorn
Theodore Roosevelt
Haw~thorne
Yexton
Spyin
Heidi
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Wilccox-Kidwell
John 'H.’ Clawson
Schenectady
N. Y
General Electric Company
Clawson
Theta Tau Fraternity
Co. M
137Th Regiment
France
Evelyn Garvin
Genevieve Leyendecker
Leyendecker
Roman Reeves
Marguerite Laptad
Luville DeWoody
Hope Dolph
Frances Hopper
Elsie Lopper
Ruth Garvin
Pavine Kids
Adelbert
Davidson
Blanche
Joseph R. Cowden
Satan Street
M. E
Smith’s Grove
Canada
George Innes
H. B. Bul- Jene and
George
Enthro
Ontario
Knowledge Hill ‘Community Club
Alice Armstrong
Knowledge Hill’ .Community Club
Progressive Circle
Lawson
Girls’ Friendly Society
Nellie Barnes
Louisiana Street
Shrine Park
Walter Varnum
America
Samara
Leavenworth
Amigas
Pythian Sisters
I Hhian Sisters
Frignda
Garnegia
Helen Peightal
Huntington
Juniata River
Edgar
Allen Poe
The
Lemons
Beadt
Riis
Baldwin
Eggleston
Dickeny
David’ Copperfield
Grimm
Wyss
United States
American Library Asociation
Turlock
McCulloch’s Drug Store
Uruguay
Dick Bros. Drug Co
Mass. St
Donn B. Manning
Pischer
Wolf's Book Store
Curwood
Robin
Francis Hodgson Burnett
Maur
Roberts Rinehart
Kathleen Norris
Richard
Irving Bachelor
E. M. Hull
Edith Wharton
House of Mohun
Geo. Gibbs
Mass
Liv’ Vision
WWE
Gary Tee
Hester & Roberts Optometrists
Massachusetts Street
Moleskin Superior
Matelot
Canton
Radio Eute
Rhodesia
Marvelleaux
Botany
el Byos
Priestly
Weaver’s
Bell’s Flower Shop
Varsity Theatre
Mack Sennett
Crusoe Gould Friday
Riders
Erie
Henry J. Walthall
Milton Sills
Claire Windsor
Irene Rich
Joseph Dowling
Edith Yorka
Shanon Nay
Doris Pawn
Nick Cogley
Tunal MacDonald