K U Herb Garden at KU a Hidden Campus Gem
The KU pharmacology herb garden on the south slope of the campus showcases medicinal plants and experimental plots. Curator Warden Kortluff leads its upkeep. digitalis, hemlock, camomile, absinthe, and mint relatives thrive in sun and shade, with plans for a sundial fountain and a state fair exhibit.
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Lawrence
Department of Pharmacy
Universi
MM. Rottluff
Rottluff
Socrates
Torfall
World Morality at Risk From Flapper Dress
Washington Aug. 27 The flapper of 1927 and the younger sister who will be the flapper of 1928 threaten world morality by shaming American women abroad. Mrs John B Henderson a leader of racial reform says the near freedom image corrupts American honor and endangers the nation and world. She urges a return to the former high standard of American womanhood and discipline against fashion trends.
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Washington
John B. Henderson
Fasboin
Fashion as Tyrant and American Leadership
The article discusses fashion trends and propriety, noting how modesty and social codes influence women’s dress. It mentions designers and American manufacturers, contrasting tyranny of fashion with America’s potential global leadership in normal health and efficiency.
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Tone
America
Melons and Variety for Summer Menu Tips
A historical guide notes melons brighten summer menus with varieties such as watermelons musk melons and cantaloupes from California and southern states. It covers chilling to preserve flavor serving ideas cutting shapes pairing with peaches and raspberries and even using rind in pickles and preserves.
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California
Autumn Headgear Trends Favor Black Velvet Hats
Milady favors black as the fall wardrobe baseline with velvet hats cut small. Porcelain blue velvet and shades like Athenia brown tans join a palette of chestnut oak beige monkey, Marion Glace wine, and balsam Arden greens. Fashionable shapes include skull cap turban and styles that rise over one eye.
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Milady
Athenia
Beire
Marion Glace
Woman’s hat fashions and recipe notes in one page
The piece describes turning up front hats with soft rippled brims and shallow crowns, favoring felt, velvet, silk, and brocade combinations. It notes restrained trimming, rhinestone pins, and rare feathers for expensive hats, plus a mixed recipe for apple pastry with a cinnamon butter sauce credited to Mrs. S.C. Smith.
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Sol
S.C. Smith
New York St. Se
Tomato Surprise Salad and Swiss-Fleaks Steaks Recipe
Five tomatoes with cucumber eggs or chicken walnuts and mayonnaise make a tomato shell filling served with lettuce and garnish. Swiss-Flesk steak seared in fat with flour then roasted in tomatoes with salt pepper and water until tender. Recipe credited to Mrs Ulalie Tibbetts 807 East lith St.
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Cvein
Ulalie Tibbetts
East Lith St
Baked Apple Driplings from a Shaped Dough Sheet
A recipe note describes mixing flour baking powder and salt with fat then adding milk to form a dough. Roll to a thin crust, cut rounds to enclose peeled cored apples for baking, yielding a simple apple pastry.
Polish Geographer's Daughter Gains National Fame as Poet
Warsaw August 27 AP reports Sophy Nalkowska daughter of famed geographer Waclaw Nalkowski has gained national fame as a young author. Born in Leipzig where her father studied, she began writing poetry at 12 and now publishes at least one book yearly. She was married twice first to poet Rygier and then Colonel Czuchowski, a close associate of Marshal Pilsudski.
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Warsaw
Poland
Luty Stone
Sophy Nalkowski
Waclaw Nalkowski
Sophy
Leipzig
Polytechnic School of Petrograd
University of
Krakow
Nalkowski
Lech Sophy Nalkowsr
Rown-Ups
Rygier
Czuchowski
Marshal Pitsudski
Marroo
Virginia Sterling
The
Guardian
Everygirl’s
Martha Gretchen Orelup
Wasjan
Gretchen Orclup
Dorothy Stewart
South Park
Josephine Marshall
Vinstead
Fras Hall
Lawrence
Black
Fall fashions show skirts knee length and rich furcoats
Mrs. A L Carl reports from New York markets that fall styles favor black tones, short skirts near the knee, and heavily furred coats with flared hems. Dresses feature crene back satin, transparent velvet, georgette, and all lace options, with bold color names like rosewagl and Marion Haсe across fabrics such as jersey, wool, and satin for school and party wear.
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A.L. Carl
New York
Lawrence
Rosewagl
Boston
Marion Hace
Jersey
Japan
Ian
Fall Fashions Highlight Long Fur Coats And Coordinated Accessories
The piece notes fall wardrobes feature long fur coats with shawl collars in Hudson seal beaver jap weasel silver and other furs plus deeper fullness and draping for warmth. Accessories in harmonious pastel shades accompany outfits with satin and pearl bead necklaces extending to longer strands while color palettes favor subdued pastels and whites.
Dahlias a Busy Gardener's Reward in Vivid Varieties
Dahlia care yields abundant blooms even in late season with varieties such as Kalif Tom Lundy and Souvenir de Gus. The article covers cactus and decorative dahlias, shows large show flowers and Pompon types, and offers tips on tuber division and storage. It notes Sir Robert Carey's 300 mile horseback journey to inform King James of Elizabeth's death.
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F. W. Fellows
Kalif
Tom Lundy
Dr. Tevis
Pride of California
Asi
Logan
Dahlia
Maude Adams
A. D. Livoni
Creer
Robert Carey
London
Edinburgh
James
Queen Elizabeth
The Frog Prince water carnival at Chamber of Commerce
Have all you girls signed up for the Swimming Contest in The Frog Prince water carnival to be held next Friday evening. Edith Kennedy and Virginia St Clair play the principal roles in this two character planlet from Grimms tale. The event occurs in the Chamber of Commerce building with no admission charge and judges Miss Margaret Kennedy Miss Lucille Evang and Miss Alice Gaskill. The dancing is supervised by Miss Caroline Rob House.
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Edith Kennedy
Virginia St. Clair
Edith
Virginia
Chamber J of Commerce
Margaret Kennedy
Lucille Evang
Alice Gaskill
Caroline Rob House
Miss Stoddard Warns Beer Tests Harmful Findings
Minneapolis reports a two year study by Miss Caral Frances Stoddard linking 2.75 per cent beer to impaired judgment and attention. The WCTU convention cites tests at the Carnegie Institution showing seven of eight men impaired after drinking this beer. The report urges stronger lab controls for liquor evidence and pain in court cases.
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Minneapolis
Nyone
Caral Frances Stoddard
Boston
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Carnegie Institution At
Washington
Stoddard Peporidh
Subje
FAIRVIEW SOCIAL NEWS AT BENNETT HOME IN LAWRENCE
Howard Lynch and Mrs Evan Griffith and Mrs Ed Howard with sons Guy and Lloyd visited at the Bennett home in Lawrence Saturday afternoon. Paul Koehler and daughter Hilda and Katrina Joelzing of Miami Ariz, and Eu ene Leary were Baldwin visitors Sunday. Harry A Gordon presided at the Institute’s final meeting. Week callers included L Howard Miss Mabel Day Chester Howard Ernest Leary and Floyd Nisely and children. Peters home welcomed Ed Howard Walter Howard Jo Naile Ed Mair and Warriett Wilmington Mrs J Monson and Dorothy and Hilda Koehrer. Walter Pohl Excelsior spent Monday at Paul Earhler home. John Robert Nisely visited grandmother Mrs Ed Howard Sunday. Visitors at Mrs Emma Wells included Reeak Hunsinger Reed Warnick Witham Wells and children Mr and Mrs Charles Wells Fred Ader Fort Scott attended Epworth League Institute at Baldwin with Miss Rachel Vetter and Miss Tyene Boatwright Friday afternoon.
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Ed Howard
Guy Nd Lloyd
Bennett Ome
Lawrence
Paul Koehler Sand
Hilda
Katrina Joelzing
Miami
Ariz
Asi Euene Leary
Baldwin Visitorsunday
Bene
Harry A. Gordon
Intitute
L. Howard
Mabel Day
Walter Pohl
Excelsior
Paul Earhler
John Robert Nisely
Itz
Hose
Emma Wells
Reeatk
Hunsinger
Reed
Warnick
Galene
Tobias
Witham Wells
Charles Wells
Fred Ader
Fort Scott
Epworth League Institute
Baldwin
Rachel Vetter
Tyene Boatwright
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Hiawatha
Dr. Sherbon
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Maxine Mercer
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Missen Hel
Betty Dreher
C. Sundquist
Trinity Lutheran
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C. M. Winchell
Kaw _ Valley Creamery
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Fairview
Howard Lynch
Evan Grifth
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