Kansas cities swelling to 142 with 60k in Topeka ranks
Kansas report shows 142 cities with 1,000 plus population as of March 1, 1927, up from 140 in 1926, totaling 39,991 residents in such cities and representing about 45.7 percent of the state’s population. Wichita leads with 29,651, Topeka at 60,455, and gains seen across multiple cities.
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Topeka
Dec
Kansas
State Board of ‘Agriculture
Wichita
Coffeyville
Pittsburg
Hutchinson
Independence
Chanute
el Dorad
Kansas City
Haseen
Salinas
Parsons
Lawrence
Lyons
Bonner Springs
Oberlin
Kiowa
Auth
Oxford
Elkhart
la’ Grosse
Mulvane
la Harpe
Plainville
Solomon
Oakley
Leavenworth
Pittsboro
Salinas Parsons
Atchiso
Arkansas City
Emporial
Fort Scott
Winfield
Manhattan i
Ottawa
Mountain
Musterole Ad for Flu Prevention and Relief
An old musterole advertisement claims applying the ointment relieves influenza grippe and pneumonia symptoms. It describes a warming tingle and cooling sensation as it aids congestion and circulation, suggesting use at first cold signs and handy prevention.
Town Girl Flies 138 Miles to See Grandfather
Coralle Parker an 18 year old from Anderson Indiana completed her first solo distance flight visiting her grandfather Gustave Poitras at a 138 mile distance in a speed built plane owned by her brother. She flew from Anderson to Spring Creek School where a program and box social is planned for December 2 with teacher Hilda Vernson.
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Kankakee
Tls
Coralle Parker
Anderson
Ind
Farnam
Washington
Bobby
Cozette
Gustave Poitras
Spring Creek School
Hilda Vernson
Troops Test Planes at Fort Benning Indicate Infantry Firepower
Reports from Fort Benning tests show infantry training to defend against strafing by aircraft. Doughboys hit to 1,500 feet with rifles and machine guns, using towed targets and exterior anti-aircraft mounts. A Roy Harmon sentence note follows in the same dispatch.
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Benning
Washington
Neek
Ft. Bennin
Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Robbery Attempt in Indiana
A defendant today pleaded guilty to attempting to rob a bank in Rudd Indiana and was sentenced to an indeterminate ten year term at the state penitentiary in Fort Madison.
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Rudd
State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
City health official removed by mayor for health work
Herman Bundessen, once a nationally known advocate of preventive measures, was removed today from his post as commissioner by Mayor Hale Thompson. The action follows questions over health policies and city health areas in ongoing public health work.
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Jerking
Cumberland Mountain
Leonard Woods
Woods
Hardell Deaton
Elkton Goal Corporation
Fleming
Herman Bundessen
city +health
Ares
Wil- Bsb
Lam Hale Thompson
Skin remedy advert promises relief for eczema
An old fashioned advertisement touts S.S.S. as a 100 year old plant based cure for eczema and other skin diseases. It features a testimonial from Cheiphag Forte claiming twenty years of suffering ended after six bottles. It emphasizes vegetable ingredients and availability at drug stores in two sizes.
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S.S.S
Quincy
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Athelow
Ad. Wilson
JA. Millington
Winfield Town Company
Winfield Courier
Krum Coal CO
Pal
Dragsa
Charles City
Roy Harmon
Oklahoma
Shimmons Bros. Repair
West
Campus Dairy
Inegally
Prrish
Milted
Trinity-Episcopal Guild
Armory
Vermont St
Mendellers
Nashua
Assort
Anp
Chitmas
Coats
Cayot & Durst
Misses’ Phoenix Sport
Phoenix
Lining and
Kimopo Ilks
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