Our Present Possessions News and Crop Drouth Discussion
The article notes a mix of local notices and editorials. It discusses relief of crop surplus by wheat shipments to China, doubts feasibility due to payment and logistics, and reports recent rainfall offering some relief from a severe drought. It mentions railroads, pacification, and the need for congressional action or subscriptions. Weather tones rise as showers end a worsening drought period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
China
Congress
Famene
Airplane use in private war shocks Kentucky mine towns
The article notes a plane dropped nine crude dynamite bombs near Kentucky mining areas as part of a private war. No bombs exploded, but the attack sparked fear of aerial violence. The Commerce Department seeks to identify the plane and pilots, hinting at tighter airport oversight and possible aerial policing. The piece also questions a $125 million valuation of miniature golf courses, calling it surprising for the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Kentucky
Federal Department of Commerce
Associated Press
Department of Commerce
Nye Discovers Influence Tied to Norris Primary Bid
Senator Nye of the senate elections committee says he has found that influence was used to urge George W Norris of Nebraska grocery to enter the primary against the present Senator Norris. He hints the action may be illegal and that the committee will act. The episode raises questions about political manipulation and legality of nominating two men with the same name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nye
Senate Elections Committee
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Norris
Senate Committee
Primary and local labor push in Lawrence politics
The article notes self nomination in primaries, shifts in party norms toward seeking the man, and cites local insistence on using labor and public money within the community. It comments on drouth relief measures via railroad transport rates and mentions local columnists and visitors, including Jessie E. Waller and Orvis E. Strong, in Lawrence.
Guyer Wins Strong Home Endorsement in Wyandotte
Judge U S Guyer receives about 230 of nearly 25 000 Republican votes in Wyandotte County. He tops Rigdon 22 711 to 1 401 for a 21 310 majority, the largest Republican primary vote in the county's history and a record for home support. Kansas City Kansan calls him a worthy official and good neighbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Guyer
U. S. Guyer
Congress
Wyandotte
Guyer
Rigdon
Kansas City
Kansan
Judge Hendry seeks renomination for Probate Judge
In Old Home Town announcements Judge Hendry declares candidacy for renomination to Probate Judge noting years of service and public support. He faces strong challenge from Mr Foote while Mr J C Banta runs for County Superintendent of Schools and Miss A E Booth departs for Leadville Colorado.
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Hendry
Foote
J. C. Banta
Leadville
Colo
A. E. Booth
Twenty five years ago notices in a Kansas paper
Twenty five years ago on Tuesday August 12 Mrs F M Herriott sold her home on South Alabama street to A R Nottingham. Professor Vernon L Kellogg authored a volume with Lawrence born Mary Wellman as illustrator. Frank Peaka and wife depart for California. Prof and Mrs E M Hopkins leave for Colorado. Judge and Mrs Louis Menger plan Pacific coast trip. Ella Rathbone surprised at New Jersey street gathering. Anna Hawk to return from Olathe after a house party. Mr and Mrs Vice Johnson back from Pacific coast. Lt Joe Topham arrives from Chicago after army shoot. he misses the team by six points and is praised by range officer. Board of Directors MC A met to plan opening and dedication of new building in October. N F Ockerblad of Vermont named physical director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Herriott
South Alabama Street
A.R. Nottingham
Vernon L. Kellogg
Lawrence Boy
Lawrence
Mary Wellman
Frank Peaka
California
E. M. Hopkins
Colorado
Louis Menger
Seave
Pacific Coast
Misa Ella Rathbone
New Jersey Street
Anna Hawk
Olathe
Vice Johnson
Joe Topham
Chicago
Topham
M.C. A
N. F. Ockerblad
Vermont
Ten Years Ago Notes and Upcoming Nuptials
Ten years ago on a Tuesday August 12 county commissioner Al Andrews, recently ill but attending a meeting, faced pneumonia threats. Eleanor Atkinson hosts a brides party for Eva Anderson set for Saturday. S K Funk family visits Sibleyville and Idwin before moving on. Faye Underwood Alice Dicker Mae McClellan head to Long View Colorado for summer camp. Stanley Torres, Navy member at Paris Island, returns on furlough after four years. Mrs H W Joscelyn returns from Detroit visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Andrews
Board of County Commissioners
Das
Andrews
Miss Anderson
Eleanor Atkinson
Eva Anderson
Ae Emetices
Sibleyville
Idwin
Colorado
Faye Underwood
Alice Dicker
Mae McClelleft
Long View
Colo
Stanley Torres
United States Navy
Paris Island
S. C
George W. Jones
H. W. Joscelyn
Detroit
Mich
Smallpox toll and vaccination warning across the United States
In 1929 the United States logged 38 062 smallpox cases with 132 deaths amid rising outbreaks since 1927. The piece warns that ignorance and indifference fuel danger and urges widespread vaccination to reduce susceptibility, noting earlier outbreaks in Washington DC Camden New Jersey and California and summarizing expert calls for vaccination as security against the disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Columbia
Washington
D. C
Camden
New Jersey
California
Canada
Dublin
Dagger Faces Choice Between Love and Duty in Paris
In this chapter Dagger weighs Raoul's proposal through the Princess Rakovsky's guidance. The French approach values family approval and background, while Dagger clings to memories of Howard and insists on loving without compromise. The Duc de Pontoise pursues her, as Dagger debates whether to marry for status or follow the heart.
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Dagger Marley
Elaine Howard
France
Sbe
John Vaneering
Dagger
Dick Pashae
Ranch 3
Blaine Howards
Emily
Howard
Vaneering
Duc de Pontoise
Howards
Rakowski
Texas
Kat Atostian
Ieac
Tante
Raoul
Rakovaky
Ana
Dagser
America
Saint Vierge
Spitfire
Rakovsky
Duchesse de Pontoise
Friendly Mountains By Mary Graham Bonner
The Little Black Clock introduces Geology who explains earth’s constant changes. New continents form while seas are built and mountains rise, wear away, and reshape landscapes. John and Peggy learn about earthquakes, volcanoes, and the enduring, friendly role of mountains in a playful, educational scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Graham Bonner
John
Peggy
Geology Gine
Johnne
The Four Children Flash of Life and a Stomach Ache
Baltimore reports Henry Benson paid 34000 in bills to cure a stomach ache with plaster. He wore it five days, then found the $4000 shrunk, causing a hardache. In Boston Arthur Hind denies outbidding for a rare British Guiana one cent stamp once valued by King George.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Henry Benson
Henry
Boston
Arthur Hind
Utica
King George
British Guiana
Inmates Turn Jail Grounds Into a Golf Course
New Hampshire inmates open a golf course with only two clubs and seek more equipment after an appeal. Other items note New York miniature golf interest and Health Commissioner Wynne ordering quiet at night. Madrid burro stations water the plants. Boston court drama over Franklin fund administration totals $458,864.25.
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Concord
N. H
New York
Wynne
Madrid
Society For the Protection of Plants
Boston
Benjamin Franklin
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Washington seeks plane in Kentucky coal field bombing
An Associated Press led overnight digest reports U S government efforts to locate the aircraft that bombed Kentucky coal fields. Other items note: Helen Wills Moody will not defend her Forest Hills title, Major General Charles T Mencher dies, a 554 hour endurance flight by Jackson and O Brine, a deadly chemical blast in New York, Salt Lake floods destroy homes, and multiple international notes from Vancouver to Vienna.
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Associated Press
Washington
Kentucky
San Francisco
Helen Wills Moody
Forest Hills
Fess
National Committee
Charles T. Mencher
Rainbow Division
St. Louis
Jackson
O'Brine
New York
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake Valley
Albany
Roosevelt
Saratoga
Vancouver
Montress
Civita Vecchia
Italy
Marconi
London
Peshawar
Afridis
Vienna
Carol
Helen
Colby and Kansas figures highlight brief news items
Kansas briefs report Colby Miss Marion Talley heading to New York to resume musical contracts after harvesting 13 000 bushels of wheat and 10 000 bushels of barley with family nearby. Kansas City couple Mr and Mrs John W Kerns mark 64 years married. Wichita bank teller Roy McCollough 30 dies by suicide amid separation woes. Colby Chamber offers aid to drought stricken northwest Kansas, seeking ideas to distance the drought impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Colby
Marion Talley
New York
Metropolitan Opera
C. M. Talley
Florence
Kansas City
Kan
John W. Kerns
Oskaloosa
Kerns
Wichita
Roy McCollough
Colby Chamber of Commerce
Kansas
Oakridge Farm Bureau Meeting and Community Notes
Oakridge Farm Bureau members plan a canning and nutrition lesson with Mrs. Woolf on Missouri Street on August 1. Notables include Grace Stanwix helping with the D. L. Moore sale and Charlie Wood building a large barn for Frank Walters. Local clubs meet, reunions and visits are noted, with August 20 set for the Oakridge Birthday club event hosted by Mrs. Fairbairn and Mrs. McGrade assisting. Community events span family reunions, visits, and a Reno Community club gathering at Mackey school house with refreshments served.
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Oakridge Farm Bureau
Joe Woolf
Missouri Street
Priday
Rell
Arthur Mesenheimer
Cort Fay
Oskaloosa
Ernest Suiter
Suiter
Grace Stanwix
D. L. Moore
Charlie Wood
Frank Walters
Pota
Oakridge Birthday Club
C. S. Fairbairn
Frank McGrade
George Stanwix
Grace
Stanwix
Frank Deay
Milford Miller and Son
Cooper
Peabody
Charlie Shirar
Reno
Kansas City
Farm Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Fred Alford
Grant Township
Hattie
Family notices from Campbell Fi Independence area
Local column lists residents and visitors, with notes on military training at Fort Leavenworth for Campbell Fi Independence member and companions. It mentions summer activities, Farm Bureau plans for Camp Washita, hospital updates for Francis Bereiter after a shooting, club meetings, and an August 10 birthday gathering honoring J. M. Leonhard with a 90th birthday cake centerpiece.
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Frank Toms
John Seele
Seele
Ottawa
Levi Toms
Toms Home
Jayhawk
Howard Pine
Walter Heck
Mary Wulfkuhle
Stull
Otto Sitz
Nowata
Okla
Alfred Heck
Farm Bureau
Camp Washita
Kansas City
Francis Bereiter
Memorial Hospital
Francis
Sarah Toms
Midland Rural Club
A. W. Garvin
Lawrence
Charlie Miller
Albert Hayden
Frank Walters
Albert Knop
Charles Plume
Leonhard
F. H. Leonhard
J. M. Leonhard
David Leonhard
Bluffs, Ill
Clyde McAllister
Meredosia
Ill
Los Angeles
Cal
C. F. Grubbs
Pittsburg
Kan
A. von Gunten
Eudora
H. J. Dissinger
Katherine and
Morris Dissinger
Ozankie
Bessie Purcell
Arthur Heck
Harold von Gunten
Winter Visit Totals for Sawyer Family and Kin
Winter social notes show Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Sawyer and sons Laverne and Eldon of Lawrence visiting Mrs. Sawyer’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Shields. The Sawyers and Mrs. Shields spent several days with Miss Dorothy Armstrong helping with cooking for hay balers, joined by Miss Johanna Griffith of Vin-?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Sawyer
Laverne and Eldon
Lawrence
Gly-Cas Praised As Remarkable Herbal Remedy
Local man Oscar Cavall of 1337 Kentucky St reports Gly-Cas cured his indigestion and constipation, restored sleep and kidney comfort, and relieved lifelong pains. He endorses the medicine, sold at Round Corner Drug Store in Lawrence and nearby towns.
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Oscar Cavall
Kentucky St
Roswall
Lawrence
Round Corner
Reading
Local notes from Crowder and area households
A string of social notes describes visits and stays by Miss Dorothy Armstrong, Miss LaJeanne Miller, and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Banks with relatives in Crowder Lawrence Fort Scott and Lecompton. Grandparents and relatives, including Mary Brass, return from Medicine Lodge after weeks away. A nearby note mentions a Topeka resident and a milk tester job in Bourbon county. An AP brief reports Germany's munition center likened to Pasadena with 40 000 rose bushes and up to 100 000 visitors on Sundays.
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Topeka
Banks
Essen
Germany
Europe
Kruschen Salts Diet Ad Promises Fat Loss
An advertising feature touts Kruschen Salts as a fat burning regimen for women. It urges a daily half teaspoon in hot water before breakfast, regular exercise, and a four week plan with a money back promise. A Montana case notes a 19 pound loss in four weeks and improved well being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Round Corner
Montana
Konjola Restores Health in Wichita Man After Ills
John Warner a retired 86 year old farmer of Wichita Kansas credits Konjola with ending years of poor appetite gas bloating headaches dizziness and constipation. After six to eight weeks he reports normal bowels improved digestion and steady weight gain. Konjola is sold at Eldridge Pharmacy in Lawrence Kansas and by druggists in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Warner
South Water Street
Wichita
Onjola
Konjola
Lawrence
Kansas
Eldridge
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Ry Eoater
Hartford
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Madizon Ave
Algorese
Audit Bureau OF Circulations
Journal-World
Jesus Christ
City Commission
Board of Education
Nebraske
Drouth
Interstate Commerce Commission
Jessie E. Waller
Toledo
John L Waller
Orvis E. Strong
Tribane Ik
Poor, PA
Publishers Syndicate
Mankato
Tree Sitter
Minneapolis
Stephen Streleck
Sarajevo
Jugoslavia
Bosnia
I Dagge Hn Ca
Mary Dahlberg
Mae
Dagger Reie
Ruc de Pontoise
Daguer
Kansas News
Oak Ridge
Mr. Rosyal
Oscar Rosvall
Lawrence National Bank
Shimmons Bros
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