Home Guard debates and wartime duties
The piece discusses pro German propaganda claims about soldier lifespans and argues for a Home Guard as a reserve force for possible wartime needs. It notes drill, health, and leadership considerations, and mentions individuals tied to militia service and local events. It also references a Kansas cantonment and a Kansas City trip by Miss Rose Bond and Mrs. E J Hattan.
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U.S
Kansas
Home Guard
Rose Bond
E. J. Hattan
Kansas City
Fragmented column of quotes and social commentary
A fragmented historical column cites criticism of community builders and displays satirical remarks on public figures. It references Chief of Police Boyd joking about invisible suspenders, a cat reacting to a bathing suit, and mentions Jewish fundraising efforts as well as a Gentile’s rejected donation. The piece closes with vague lines about photographers and life at the front in war.
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United States
Boyd
Truths And Trifles In Wartime Humor And Wit
A collection of wry comments on war efforts and leadership. A press humorist mocks Noahs Whale and Emperor William while noting advisors urging citizens to serve, guardsman medals, and jokes about sleep in upper berths for economy. Ends with a quip on price probes and a local shop pitch.
Evans Drug Store Sale Promises Bargains and Giveaways
Unusual sale at Evans Drug, 619 Massachusetts, runs eight days starting Saturday at nine. Stock includes paints, oils, furnishings, perfumes, soaps, and more. First fifty women entering get a souvenir, and every purchaser of 1.00 or more receives aDurham Duplex Demonstrator. Also reports on local sports and military muster updates.
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Evans AP
Evans Drug
Massachusetts Street
Thur Evans
Journal-Wor Ua
Durham
Underground activity and wartime notices from city paper
Fragmentary notes show an activist with abolition and suffrage ties, mentions of Levej oy and Lev joy, a vigilante attack on an abortionist or battery shop, and references to military unit transfers and personnel. Also scattered ads and a brief social note on Albert and Mrs Noller visiting Kansas City.
Messenger Girl Wanted in War Crisis Run
Advertisements invite young women to learn telegraphy by serving as messenger girls for the Postal Telegraph Company. The plan aims to place girls at the Lawrence office and throughout the city, offering a clean job and trade training while men take the messenger roles in some cases.
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The
Postal Telegraph Company
Gene Peter
Mrutzer
Lawrence
Barter
EXPECT LARGE INCREASE Larger Wheat Yield With Les Seed
Andrew J. Hurt president of Era Milling Company urges Arkansas City farmers to plant less seed wheat next year as crop prospects improve. He notes many new wheat farmers will try it for the first time and that experiments show three halves bushel per acre for hard wheat and three pecks per acre for soft wheat may suffice.
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Arkansas City
Hunt
Wartime drama shown at Varsity Theatre preview
Field Artillery unit of the New York National Guard aids in a screening of The Greatest Power at the Varsity Theatre tomorrow. The film features Ethel Barrymore Miriam Monroe and John Conrad as scientists who discover a high explosive formula, with patriotic scenes and Allied spy methods exposed, while Major-general Leonard Wood’s office and a replica Governor's Talory appear in a notable wartime drama.
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Field Artillery
Barrymore
New York ‘National Guard
Grey Power
Ethel Ranzi
Varsity
Edwin
Carew
Sérvice
Miriam‘ Monroe
Ethel ‘Barrymore
John Conrad
Shelly
National Guard
Aenea,n Fleet
Betsy Julia
Ward Howe
Barbara Frietchie
Leonard Wood
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