Prof Preyer's Compositions and Society News
Society notes on Prof. Carl A. Preyer of the University of Kansas, his summer at Breazedale, new plays and books, and a profile of his modernist approach. Also reports on local club elections, Madam Wise, and upcoming conventions, weddings, and social events in Haske ll and surrounding areas.
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Preyer
Pri Carl A. ‘Preyer
Prang
University of Kansas
Ch Ameri
Phi
Breazedale
Samuel
Oliver Ditson
Troyer
DeRussy
France
Richard Strauss
Germany
Flis
Preyer’ Pees
Preset
Weber
Peltuil Moria
Lawrence Marsie Cnd
Topeka Music Clube
Worden Country Club
Missionary Society
Kansas Side Teachers Named Amid War Messages
A letter to Miss Maude B van Cleave describes Kansas side teachers and students in London awaiting ships to sail from Liverpool August 22. The note notes crowds at Buckingham Palace and the elation mixed with sadness as war is declared. Names include Miss Virginia Dil Miss Myra Albaugh Miss Ethel Vaughn Miss Edna Hors Sehaol and others from Kansas schools.
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Maude B. van Cleave
Kansas
George van Cleave
North Fifth Street
Kansas Side
London
Liverpool
Canada
Buckingham Palace
King
Rock Chalk
Jay Hawk
K v Veo
George
God the Prince of Wales
Mise van Cleave
van Cleave
Virginia Dil
Woodland
Liss
Myra Albaugh
Riverview
Ethel Vaughn
Kansaside High School
Edna I. Hors
Salina
Ta Blount
Lyund
Kan
Alice C. Jobes
Helen Bray
Katherine Brooks
W Wrived
New York City
England
Jobes
Wisconsin Lakes
Wichita
Local residents greet visitors and travelers in Kansas towns
A string of personal mentions notes Mrs Gr Mark Brown and daughter Lo Alma and Warie returning from Skidmore Missouri. Many locals including W E Wilson family W Haverty H A Patterson and William Burnes visit Lawrence Lecompton Topeka and Kansas City. Several out of town guests arrive and depart with plans to travel to Philadelphia Chicago New York and Colorado.
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Portland
Ed. Rousell
Newton
Kan
H. F. Crum
Hinst
Twenty-sixth Street
North
Rousel
Shiteren
W. EB. Wilson
Perry
Haverty
Fulera
W. W. Hazen
Baldwin
Route 3
Ig Patterson
Lawrence
H. A.patterson
William Burnes
Vinland
Dillingham
Tongavoxie
Colorado
Houston
Hills Mortis
DeSoto
Redha Wiler
Mormac McCormick
Lecompton
Win Newmark
inChicago
New York
Heller
City
Martha Kanenberg
Fror
Eudora
Hal Clark
Obra
Aileen Richards
Fredi Lindley
L. B. Powell
Uo Kanss City
R. E. Knox
Raymond
Games
Lorraine
Kansas City
Kansas
Gladys Apple
Tennessee Street
Miss Knox
Miss Apple
Nelle, Myers
Chicago
Annie, Carpenter
Jennie Hook
Louisville
Hill Crest
Reminiscence Tale From Pearson’s Weekly
Fragmented notes reveal a reminiscence about an Irishman bog incident. The joke hinges on the friend’s crying Patrick is stuck while the other quips about being head first, highlighting comic timing from the periodical.
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Bqnchwark
Patrick
Pearson’s Weekly
Desperate With Militant Sufragettes threaten mural work
A fragment quotes militants destroying pictures and a speaker fearing disruption at home as suffrage activism clashes with public mural decoration chores. The remarks reveal tension over protests and duties during campaign activities.
Absence of Fences Noted by European Tourists
A party of distinguished Europeans on an American tour commented on the absence of fences and hedges as a notable feature. A spectator remarks they might have reached a Western locality recently affected by a cyclone. A cleaning tip suggests mixing soft soap sand and lime to scour boards with a brush.
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Bacon
Egbert
Credulous Exchange Over Betrayal in Hidden Motives
Dialogue fragment shows a heated confrontation about promises of happiness. A woman accuses a man of vowing to bring joy but he retorts that he believed it himself at the time, revealing a clash of trust and understanding in a strained relationship.
The Way I Live Today Shapes Tomorrow
A reflective quotation by Ralph Waldo Trine contrasts daily choices with future destiny. It emphasizes self responsibility and the idea that present actions determine tomorrow’s path.
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Dall
Ralph Waldo Trine
Dey Cleaning Machine touted as 1944 home helper
An advertisement promotes a 1944 invention named the Dey Cleaning Machine. It claims to clean rugs and carpets without folding or heating and removes germs, presenting it as a hygienic solution for housewives.
Incomplete OCR Reads as Daily Brief Snippet
A fragmentary OCR line references days Tuesday and Wednesday and a country note. It includes partial phrases about completion in five realms and mentions a Mary. The legible portion provides no clear event, location, or identifiable entities beyond vague timetable cues.
Airdome Week Attracts Vera Deveryre and Esme Wier Company
Next week at the Airdome Vera Devyere and Esme Wier Company present a two show vaudeville engagement with special scenery and clever acts. Patrons recall Vera and Mr Devere from last season and may exchange tickets at the box office for refunds if not pleased. Also at the Varsity, Roscoe Arbuckle's Keystone comedies and Mary Pickford in The Eagles Mate.
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Airdome
Vera Devyere
Esme Wier
Vera
Mr Devere
Dedvere
Grace Burd
Roscoe’ Arbuckles
Keystone
Ally, Remeds
Mary Pickford
Eagles
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the Airdome
Grace Baird
Haskell
Asery
Wise
Miss Seluwinley
Miss Stillwell
Hall
Krause
Haskkoll
Birch
Shawnee
M | Krause
Bath
Frank Banker
Russell
Hagione Eos
Louise Paizeb Jd
Ches
Ter Dunham
Durham
Massachusetts
Miss Fairchild
Chimellew Sorority
Dunham
Durban
Marvin
Peers
Northport
Mich
C.G. Denlap
Dr. Francisco
Dr. C. Bi Francisco
Maganitie
Boston
Miss Smith
Louise Smith
California
West of
Tow
Col
Birence
Cora-McCullom Saath
Sunnyside
Midland
Bartlett Shaw
Shaw
Helen Shaw
Grae’. Shulty
Guy Shultz
Jalda Shultz
Robert Weible
Ehner
Weible
Vera Garvin
Rath “Garvie
Eva Wilber
George Wilber
Della Moore
Pearl ('Geder
Ruby
Tom
Agnes
Laptad
Galen Ware
Boss Cyril
Sterlin
Nos. Elderkin
Estes Turk
Calo
Rock Creek
Bikneh ‘Flull
the Presbyterian
ehures—Vera- Castles
Josephine Fugate
Lillian Lemon
Jessie Martindale
Jessamine Fugate
Margaret Hill
J.B. Fugate
Justus. Fugate
Yemen
Vamp
Ed Lemon
J. B. Fugate
Annette
Carroll Scott
Salida
Colo
Honer
Eldridge
Miss Scott
Ruth Lamb
George Yoe
Fred Price
Yoe
R. F. Dicker
Luther League
Stuheek
Alice Miller
Fdna Miller
Varsity Theater
Margery Thayer
Rena
Misa Thayer
Kathleen O'Brien
Alba Amick
Eltingda Fischer
Ba W. Jaedicke
Amianda
Mont
George Jackson
R. S. Tolan
Boulder
Henes Wolfe
Oliver Constant
Lawrence, Iesus
J. W. Mutt
Thirteenth Street
Ren" Wolfe
Margaret
Stamper
Miss Constant
Fory Collins
The_ Daily
Camera
Cole
Yellowstone Park
Moraine Park
Otis Perkins
Bs M. Rudiger
F. J. Ware
Kaurs
A. Topping
Needles
Calif
van Eman
Edith, van Eman
Leavenworth
Pittdburgh
Baliwin's Grove
Kanwaka
Barker, Brackett
Mission Sunday School
West Lawrence
Tthat
United Brethren Church
North Lawrence
Kansas Teuchers
City Star
Vomutlid Nadra
SrmaBllindy Madman
Innes Store
Schmoll
Hilton
Silk
Sues, Poplins
Foulards Ap Te
John Rance
Vitagraph
Norma Talmadge
Harry Kendall
Buddy
Constance Talmadge
Paul Kelly
Hearst-Selig
Lubin
Gr. Mark. Brown
Daughers
LoAlma
Warié
Skidmore, Mo
Lala (Gardner
East
J Gordon Gibb
Europe
Reynolds Brothers
Bell ‘Gap Home ‘Pea
Baxter Spring
Storm of
Plainfield
Will
Drrive
Anseg Storm
Miss Lilli
Delia
Raily
Mary
the Muntry
Spot Cash
D. C
Royal Baking
Dr. Priece
Ios
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