Census Chief Named for Second Kansas District
Nathanial Wollard of Kansas City was named supervisor of the 1920 census for the Second Kansas congressional district. E. E. Murphy of Leavenworth was appointed supervisor for the First district. Wollard, then a clerk at the Kansas City court for six years, is a friend of Congressman E C Little and currently employed by Thompson Robertson and Joddington.
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Nathanial Wollard
Kansas City
Kansas
E. E. Murphy
Leavenworth
Wollard
Thompson, Robertson and Joddington
E C. Little
County reports over 2600 registered motor cars
Frank Hosford deputy county treasurer stated the county now has well over 2600 motor cars. Licenses applied for reached 2585 by Saturday night. He noted the total licenses seen in the county last year was not present in the readable text.
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Frank Hosford
City to shovel snow from walks under new state law
City Attorney Walter G. Thiel warned the city commission that a new state law allows second class cities to clear snow from sidewalks neglected by property owners and bill the cost to the property owner. He will draft an ordinance to take effect before the first snowfall and enforce penalties if ignored.
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Walter G. Thiel
City Commission
Thiel
Mr. Thiel
Hidden Salt Deposits Found Deep in Texas and Louisiana
Drill crews reported salt beds in Texas and Louisiana at shallow depths, some two thousand feet thick. The find suggests large scale salt resources as explorers note extensive beds beneath the surface.
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Texas
Louisiana
How to Stop Being Nervous and Strengthen Nerves
An article touts organic phosphate remedies including Kition Phosphate and Sebuine Ditru-Phosphite as quick nerve builders. It cites a French scientist and reports of remarkable improvements in long standing nerve weakness. Barber & Son of Lawrence and other druggists are named as sources.
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O. Barber & Son
Lawrence and
All
How to make and use a wheel drum for hoisting loads
A split oak drum that fits over a car hub allows one person to wind tackle rope by turning the driving wheel. Instructions cover drum dimensions eight inches diameter five inches long, rim disk, three strap arms, mounting on spokes, and operating steps with the car secured and rope taut.
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Tl. B. Robbins
Harwich
Mass
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Sponge on Wet Tires to Prevent Rim Rust
Advice notes wiping and drying tires after wet driving to prevent rim rust, stressing spring rains. Recommends sponge off beads and dry thoroughly as a simple maintenance tip for car care. Also suggests carrying 25 feet of half inch manila rope for travel usefulness and warns about unnecessary adjustments.
Charles James Fox and his opposition to George III
Charles James Fox was a leading Progressive and renowned English orator who supported American colonial freedom and opposed King George III during his tenure on the English throne.
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Charles James Fox
England
George III
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy Converts Ill Patient to Health
A man suffering from stomach trouble grew weak and pale until barely a shadow. Bruggists urged Mayr's Wonderful Remedy, and in two months he recovered, could eat again, and regained energy. The ad claims the remedy cleanses mucus from the intestinal tract and eases many stomach and bowel ailments with a money back guarantee.
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Bruggists
Mayr
Carp Honored In Japan Despite Jellyfish Reputation
In Japan the carp earns honor and song even as the jellyfish remains a feared figure. The tale recalls a king’s punishment of a boastful carp and a boyish boast, while the Times-Picayune notes a quirky moral in a separate story about a child and prayer.
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Japan
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Rubber Preservative For Rubber Preservation Preparation
A saturated turpentine in denatured alcohol solution is used to preserve rubber. The saturation point is indicated by a drop of undissolved turpentine. Rubbers should be painted or swabbed occasionally. Governors from most states are expected in Salt Lake City for the governors conference.
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Union
Salt Lake City
Early vessels and giant India leaves described in 19th century notes
The text traces drinking vessels from maplewood bowls to bugle horns and Venetian glass at state banquets, mentions eighteenth century beer in large Isathern tankards, and notes silver rims. It also reports giant Victoria Regia leaves in India as buoyant rafts, capable of carrying a child, with an illustration.
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Madras
India
Scientific American
Relief for the Nervous Disorder Through Diversion
The treatment for nervous disorder is diversion. Attention redirected into new channels and habits, new friends and scenes, changed sleeping rooms and rations will in time remove most such conditions.
Weight of a fish in water settled long ago
A tale recalls the 18th century query of why a pail of water weighs more with a live fish. Scientists offered theories but no cure until a practical man proved the weight increased exactly by the fish’s own weight.
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Charler 11
England
Wondersteen promises instant removal of facial hair
Berlin's Wondersteen offers a dry odorless application that vanishes superfluous hairs instantly on the face or lips. The product is marketed as harmless with a money back guarantee from Bellin's Wondersteen Co., 500 Fifth Ave. A booklet is free and Wondersteen is offered for $1 at City Drug Store via R. Hickson, proprietor.
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Berlin
New York City
Bellin’s
Wondersteen Co
Fifth Ave
Gt Wonderstoeen
City Drug Store
R. Hickson
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