Kanwaka Literary Club Meeting Hosts and Guests
Kanwaka Literary club was entertained Thursday afternoon at Mrs. Ed Mull home with Mrs. Mull and Mrs. W D Howard as hostesses Sunflowers decorated rooms Eighteen members and four guests attended Guests were Mrs Homer Hird Mrs Will Cannon Mrs Porteous and Miss Flora Nell Bigsby Program included opening song poems by James Whitcomb Riley instrumental solo Midsummer Dreams Life of James Whitcomb Riley solo Tomorrow and reading Grigsby s Station Assisting in refreshments were Misses Elsie Godlove Florence Mull and Flora Bigsby Next meeting will be with Mrs Harley Armstrong on Wednesday August 30 Birthday Party honors Francis Schaefer eighth birthday at Varsity theatre and Von s cake adorned with eight candles invitees included Buddie Hanna Bobby and Jamaes O Neil Bobby Hunsinger Mortimer Brown William Corcoran and Howard Verney
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Kanwaka ‘Literary Club
Kanwaka Literary Club
Ed. Mull
Mull
W. D. Howard
Homer Hird
Will Cannon
James Whitcomb Riley
Mrs. Mull
Fred Gregory
Florence Mull
Grigsby
Lucretia Levette
Elsie Godlove
Florence ‘Mull
Flora Bigsby
J. A. Schaefer
Massachusetts ‘Street
Francis
Varsity Theatre
Von’s
Buddie Hanna
Bobby and
Jamaes O'Neil
Bobby Hunsinger
Mortimer Brown
William Corcoran
Howard Verney
Visiting Relatives From Kansas Attend Local Event
Miss Louise and Miss Esther Warbinton of Atchison Kansas visit relatives this week. Miss Alice Smith of Topeka visits her aunt Mrs Tillie Smith. Misses Frances and Catherine McCreath depart for a ten day Ozarks trip. Mr and Mrs C L Brooks of 1133 Penn Street will leave Sunday.
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Louise
Esther Warbinton
Weekend travelers from Kansas to Guthrie Oklahoma
Day morning on an overland trip to Guthrie Oklahoma for about a week's visit with friends and relatives. Re L McCullough returned to his home in Chanute this morning after visiting friends in Lawrence for a few days. Mrs. J.S. Smart and granddaughter from Mitchell South Dakota who have been visiting at the T. J. Smart home here for three weeks returned home this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Rens Stratton attending the summer session at the university returned to their home in Columbia Missouri this morning. Mr. and Mrs. S L Herriott returned to their home in Topeka this morning after visiting friends in Lawrence. W S Metcalf went to Topeka this morning on business. Wm. McKeever left this morning on an extended trip through the east stopping at Denison Ohio Philadelphia Fort Wayne Indiana and other eastern points. Miss Bessie Jameson went to Frontenac Kansas this morning for a few days with friends. Mrs and Mrs E W Schoffstall returned from a five weeks visit with relatives in Lincoln Illinois and Indianapolis Indiana. Miss Marjorie Patterson visiting her aunt Miss Lilly Clark who has been attending a summer school will return to Kansas City tonight.
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Guthrie
Okla
Re L McCullough
Chanute
Lawrence
J.S. Smart
Mitchell, S. D
T. J. Smart
Rens Stratton
University
Columbia
S‘l. Herriott
Topeka
W. S
Metcalf
Wm. McKeever
Denison
Ohio
Philadelphia
Fort Wayne
Ind
Bessie Jameson
Frontenac
Kansas
E. W. Sehofstall
Lincoln
Illinois
Indianapolis
Indiana
Marjorie Patterson
Lilly Clark
Clark
Kansas City
Flies multiply to enormous numbers in breeding season
The report notes flies increase at a vast rate with three months of breeding producing about sixty three tons from a single pair. It also states a human body may harbor a microbe population a thousand million times larger than the earth’s human population.
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Earth
First US gas for illumination by David Melville in 1806
Historical note records that gas for illuminating purposes was first manufactured in the United States by David Melville of Newport Rhode Island in 1806. It also notes the first electric railway globally operated entirely by a single system opened in Budapest in 1896.
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United States
David Melville
Newport, R. L
Budapest
Industrial deaths rate in U S workers
Of every 100000 workers employed in the United States seven are killed each year in industrial accidents.
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United States
New Orleans Hosts World’s Largest Cotton Warehouse
The facility in New Orleans claims the title of the world’s largest cotton warehouse with an annual capacity of 3,000,000 bales.
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New Orleans
Cotton Congress to Meet in Rio de Janeiro
An international cotton congress to unite all branches of the cotton industry is planned for Rio de Janeiro in October. Also noted: a 75 year old US mechanic earned $1.25 to $1.75 daily with long hours. sciatic pain linked to sitting on chair edge. whale tongue yields a ton of oil. Kaw Valley Creamery advertises candies and ice cream with contact phone 820.
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Rio de Janeiro
Deaths and Funerals for Edward J Kinzer in Baldwin Sunday
Funeral services for Edward J Kinzer prominent Baldwin citizen who died in Halstead Wednesday will be held at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon from the home in Baldwin. Burial will be in Baldwin cemetery. The Masonic lodge will conduct the services.
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Edward J Kinzer
Baldwin
Halstead
Baldwin Cemetery
Masonic Lodge
Funeral of Edward H. Lupton Held at Home Limps to Oak Hill
Funeral services for the late Edward H. Lupton were conducted this morning from his home at 1237 Tennessee at 9:80 o'clock with Rev. S. B. Alderson of Topeka officiating. The body was interred in the mausoleum at Oak Hill cemetery. Honorary pallbearers included E. Coff and Laird Dean of Topeka, Seward Jones of Topeka, Dr. G. J. Mulvane of Topeka, J. B. Burrow of Topeka, and A. D. Walker of Holton. Active pallbearers were B. H. Ried of Hoxie, F. E. G. Currier of Hoxie, J. R. Sloan of Holton, C. H. Houseworth of Harveyville, Ernest Drake of Salina, R. C. Anthony of Salina, J. L. Moneypenny and Richard White of Topeka.
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Edward H. Lupton
Tennessee
S. B. Alderson
Topeka
Oak Hill Cemetery
E. Coff
Laird Dean
Seward “Jones
G.J. Mulvane
J.B. Burrow
Singer and sewing machine display at sale opening
Evans and Metcalf announce a closing out sale starting Saturday the 19th featuring Singer, Home and National Two Spool sewing machines on display for customers seeking bargains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singer
Home
National
Evans & Metcalf
Lemon Lotion Claims to Whiten Skin and Hide Freckles
An advertisement touts lemon juice mixed with Orchard White to create a lemon lotion that allegedly lightens the skin on the face neck arms and hands every day. It says famous stage beauties use the mixture to bleach freckles sunburn and tan without irritation.
Famous Tragedienne Dead in London
Genevieve James, noted American tragedienne, is reported dead in Hampstead after heart failure. The brief notice notes her last performances and mentions the era of stage drama she helped define.
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London
Ee Atesociated Press
Genevieve
James
Hampstead
Insurgents Cleared From Carlingford and Omeath
Belfast reports say national army forces cleared Carlingford and Omeath in County Louth of republican insurgents. Also noted is a curious insurance policy case about a man injuring himself to threaten his mother-in-law. London soot totals arise from 17 million tons of coal burned yearly, and photography's 82nd birthday is upcoming with Daguerre's 1839 secret revealed.
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Free Towna
Belfast
Associated Press
Carlingford
Omeath
County Louth
National Army
Lloyds
London
Daguerre
Blue Ribbon Shoe Shop Locates at 1011 Mass
P Bormuth operates Blue Ribbon Shoe Shop at 1011 Mass as listed in the local business directory. The entry notes the shop name and proprietor with a street address in the downtown retail district.
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Blue Ribbon Shoe Shop
P. Bormuth
Mass
Columbia Monthly Program Record List 1930s Feat. Fox-Trots
A catalog of Columbia Records including Fox-Trots and ten-inch 75¢ records from various orchestras and soloists. Highlights include Westphal and His Rainbo Orchestra songs, Ray Miller selections, Eddie Elkins, Ted Lewis, Billy Jones, and Toscha Seidel violin and Brahms dance pieces. The blurb touts scratch-free reproduction and urges readers to tear out the list and visit Columbia Dealers.
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Ray Miller
Harry
Deedle Deedle Dum
Columbia
Columbia Monthly
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Minervian Club
E. A. Springer
Husted
Phi Kappa
Phi Kappa Fraternity
Kansas City Athletic Club
James O. Taylor
Charles
Shanahan
Ray Dyer
Jon McNalley
Norbert ‘ Draper
Dick Conboy
Bill Riley
Bernard Wirth
Kate Caldwell
Eudora
Jess Kraybill
Caldwell
Arthur
Evans
Lucy Hackman
Frank Anderson
The
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Garland Dale
Anderson
Ruby Webster
Evert J. Huey
Alta M. Crady
Lecompton
Ralph E. Staffelbach
Wellington
Cordin Lukert
Sabetha
Joseph R. Cowden
Alta ‘Blanche 'Davidson
Tonganoxie Fort-to-Fort
Kaw Valley Creamery
America
Edward J. Kinzer
Lemons
Charles Ray
Pathe News and Educational Graphic
Durlacque
Mark
W. R. Evans
Kanwaka Hall
Thomas Bros. Orchestra
Wales
Woolworth's
F. J. Barrows
Delaware
Massachusetts Street
Bell’s Flower Shop
Inieys
Columbia Records
Dance Records
Pranks Westphal
Rainbo Orchestra
Bombay
Eddie Elkins
Sunshine Alley
Ted Lewis
Liz
Marion Harris
Comedienne
Nora Bayes
Edwin Daie
Buzz Mirandy
Dolly
Kay
Pinkie
the Flapper
the Riverside
Frank
Mary, Dear
Elliott Shau
Billy Jones
Hart Sisters
Swanee Cradle
Shanon Four
Edith Wilson
Johnny Dunn
Jazz Hounds
Martin
Bert Williams
Pumpkin Center
Cal Stewart
Uncle Josit
Monkey Man
Edmund Varice Cooke
Dennee
Zameenik
Two Little Stars
O'Hara
Bohm
Vios
Barvara Maurel
Tosti
Charles Hackett
Brahms
Toscha Seidel
Ae Liebestreg
Liszt
Percy Grainger
Elliott Shaw
Mary
Columbia Symphony
Univ. Se
Columb
Graphophone. Company
New York
Terry Gaskill
Lawrence, Kansas
I General Agent
Great State Life Insurance Co
Wichita, Kansas
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