Service at First M. E. Church in Baldwin
Dr Felton spoke at the First M E church Sunday morning service. William Richards sang a solo and the choir sang an anthem. Mrs M M Morgan and children returned to Baldwin Sunday evening. Mrs Griffin spent the week with her mother in Lawrence and returned home Sunday. Ministers at rural pastors summer school attended services Sunday evening after returning home. Clyde Stewart visited Lawrence Saturday. Julius Smith spent Saturday in Lawrence.
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Felton
M. E
William Richards
M. M. Morgan
Baldwin
Griffin
Lawrence
Clyde Stewart
Julius Smith
Johnson
Martha
Charles Cox
Charles Wilson
West Chambers
Fred Chambers
Laizure
Waldo Kluse
John Morland
Whitelaw
Fred Eggert
Henry Eggert
Floyd White
Tonganoxie
Land men plan Linn County homeseekers trip
Wait and Wilson, Kansas land men, will depart Monday with a party of homeseekers to Linn county. If weather allows, they will travel by auto. Linn county is a rich area, and the duo can speak authoritatively on its value from years in real estate and farming. Some properties they handle are listed in today's Journal-World.
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Kansas
Wait & Wilson
Linn County
Messrs
Journal-World
Going to Market Quickly and Comfortably
The United States Department of Agriculture notes motor trucks offer a solution to the short haul in moving farm produce to market. Railroads lag behind expanding short hauls, nearby producing areas grow, and wartime demands boost truck use. Early buyers rushed in without studying conditions, a cautionary lesson for successors.
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United States
Advice on buying a motor truck in rural districts
The piece stresses using owner experience and external sources, noting that manufacturer data often lacks context such as highway types, load variations, and mileage. It mentions a USDA bulletin, Motor Transportation for Rural Districts, as a free helpful guide for prospective operators.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Markets
Conditions for a Profitable Permanent Hauling Route
The article stresses evaluating local conditions before starting hauling routes. It warns against routes in sparsely settled areas and urges inventory of farm product volume, hauling supplementary demand, and highway quality. It notes competition, consistent volume, and year-round tonnage are essential for a paying operation.
Safety Rules For Street Driving In The City
Safety guidance urges drivers to look out for themselves and others, follow proper passing and turning practices, keep to the correct side of the street, and maintain safe following distances. It stresses using hand signals, keeping lights on when approaching others, and applying common sense to prevent emergencies.
Motortrucks Fees Difference In 1919 State Rates
At the start of 1919 twenty two states taxed motortrucks like pleasure cars. Recent years show a move to raise fees based on weight carrying capacity or horsepower. Some states set maximum weights or use heavy truck taxes to discourage use, while others omit wheel load words. Definitions of commercial vehicle vary by state, affecting which trucks fall under the category.
New Auto Tire Finds Favor Among Manufacturers
Automakers push cord tires as the latest improvement in the motor car industry. The cord tire uses cotton cords instead of woven canvas fabric, offering greater durability and longer life under road strain, potentially lowering replacement costs for motorists.
Obstruction in Fuel Pipe Causes Dry Vacuum Tank
Guidance on fuel system blockages explains that foreign matter in the pipe between tanks can dry the vacuum tank. Remedy: fill the float chamber from the main tank, start engine, sometimes accelerate to loosen the obstruction. Also ensure the air hole in the main tank cap remains open. The New York State Association of Fire Chiefs convention opens in Watertown today and continues in Moscow.
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New York
In the Morning. A happy hour in the morning sweet ens the whole day
A brief, reflective line from Louisa Olcott about morning happiness setting a positive tone for the day.
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Louisa; Olcott
Philadelphia Reform Bills Redefine City Government
Philadelphia sheds contractor and boss control under two new charter bills signed by Gov Sproul. Senate backer Boies Penrose is credited with driving reform. The city moves to a 21 member council with salaries, civil service for police and fire, streamlined budgeting, and wards in street cleaning and waste collection. Health and public welfare departments created to curb political machine power.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Wm. C. Sproul
Boies Penrose
Harrisburg
Legisla
Tion
Clinton Rogers Woodruff
National Municipal League
Bureau of Health
Democrats in Congress Worry Over 1920 Outlook
Washington dispatch reports growing apprehension among Democrats in Congress about the 1920 outlook. Homer Cummings conveyed to President Wilson and Cabinet a nation anxious over domestic postwar issues and administration missteps. Cummings’ tour revealed widespread dissatisfaction, stirring gloom in White House circles and skepticism about international focus diverting attention from home affairs.
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Washington
Homer S. Cummings
Cummings
Pacific Coast
Wilson
Congress
League of Nations
M. Wilson
Paris
Hazel Berry Fete Brightens Franklin Birthday
Miss Hazel Berry was honored on her 13th birthday with a neighborly party. Forty two guests attended including Geneva and Evelyn White May Welsh Eleanor White Law and Emma Schultz. Neighborly visits and local movements fill the week with sales plans, car purchases, and family outings across Franklin and nearby Lawrence and Desoto.
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Hazel Berry
Geneva
Evelyn White
May Welsh
Eleanor Whitelaw
Emma Schultz
C. K. Shanon
Holton
Kansas
J. D. Martin
Henry Eggert
Fred Eggert
Charlie Wilson
Plin Whits
Harold
Charlie Young
John Whitelaw
Whitelaw
Desoto
John Garrett
Davis
Tilson Cox
Lawrence
George Chambers
Cordelia
Roy Lawrence
Marion
Eleanor Emil
Glen Coral
Ernest Plattner
Charles Young
Arthur
Anna
Emma Schutz
Mars
Plin White
Otto
Long Marine Service Records Highlighted in Command General Names
Commanders Barnett and Lajeune are highlighted for decades of service in the Navy and Marine Corps. Barnett, 38 years in the Navy with 16 at sea, led the Marines as their head for six years, expanding force size from 10,000 to 69,000. Lajeune, with 30 years in the Marines, commanded the Second division from Chateau-Thierry to Coblenz.
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Washington
Barnett
United States Marine Corps
Lajeune
Chateau-Thierry
Coblenz
Women Take News Boys Place in Spain
In Spain, women assume roles formerly held by news boys as street distribution shifts amid social changes. The move affects street commerce, adapting to new labor norms and gender expectations in urban centers.
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Spain
Federal Electric Railway Commission conference in Washington
The Federal Electric Railway Commission has called a conference in Washington to obtain information relating to traction problems in several nations' municipalities.
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Federal Electric Railway Commission
Washington- Y
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