Christmas Society and campus dances in Lawrence
Society notes report the Rebekahs meeting and initiation at I O C ali along with Birthday Club and D A R gatherings. Fraternity events include Phi Delta Theta Christmas dinner dance in Topeka and Sigma Chi Christmas dance in Lawrence with out of town guests. Phi Gamma Delta dinner dance features red white blue decorations and cabaret entertainment with many guests and enlistment honors. Additional items cover personals, local sales, and a postcard update from Col Hugh Means about troops’ health and spirits.
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Phi Delta Dance
Topeka
Washburn
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Lawrence
Glen Hussey
Joe Parnham
Joe Swarts
Etta Poland
Jessie Rankin
Sigma Chi
Ecke’s Hall
Haley
Mildred Graham
Hopkins
Eleanor Proudfit
Kansas City
Kansas
Lillian Guthrie
Manhattan
Lewis Rodgers
John Mitchell
Horace Moore
Ray Beers
Warren Baily
Doc Bressler
Phi Gam
Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity
Welty
Orchestra of
St. Joe
Phi Gams
H. G. van Neste
D. O. Rinejart
Isabel
Lafayette
Indiana
Wiedemann’s
Fred Hale
George Jensen
Clinton
Fort Sill
Rook Woodward
M. E
Massachusetts Street
Kaw
Mfg. Co
Round Corner Drug Co
Louise Davis
Downs Kans
Don’ Davis
Los Angeles
Calif
Camp Funston
Phi Gam House
Maynard Egan
Wiedemann
Jack Schall
Junction City
Phi Delta Theta House
John Moore
Houston
Texas
McCulloch
Curtin Bidwell
Kingsley
Kans
George Bidwell
Don Davis
New York
Phi Gamma Delta
Davis
W. D. Keller
Hiawatha
Suzanna
W. K. Williams
Keller
Vic
Mass
Emerald treasures reshape Spain’s rural collection tale
Royal Emeralde of Mexico links Aztec gems to Spain’s rural collection. Among Mexico’s exquisitely cut emeralds, the stones are traced to the source of the magnificent emeralds now in Spain. The report suggests a historical flow of priceless gems from Aztec hoards to European holdings.
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Mexico
Spain
Cause of Much Grief in Egg Cookery Exchange
A humorous exchange centers on qualifications for cooking eggs. A mother questions an expert egg cook who claims to be qualified. The expert insists that misjudging skill leads to much unhappiness in the world, highlighting the subtlety of true culinary expertise.
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Sac and Idycounthiea
Idaho
More Durable Life Values Service and Endurance
The Houston Post notes that simple living yields steadier service and lasting satisfaction, trading thrills for durability and a steadier sense of purpose across time.
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Houston Post
What's In a Name The Cutlery Family Joke Distills Family Roles
A Brooklyn Citizen quip explains a playful surname pun about the cutlery family. The daughter spoons, the father forks out money, and the mother knifes the other guests, delivering a lighthearted image of domestic life.
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Brooklyn
College president mocks Home Guard of Connecticut
The Christian Register quotes a college president famed for wit describing Connecticut's Home Guard as an admirable force whose service will be confined to the state, except in case of invasion.
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Home Guard
Connecticut
Christian Register
Germany Clarifies War Aims Responses to British Inquiry
Berlin announces that Germany received a September inquiry through a neutral government and that the British cabinet was suspected to be informed. Germany could answer indirectly or directly, with the response framed to reflect allied sanction and international norms. Separately, Old Hawaii life portrayal and Wichita fuel shortage headline the issue.
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Berlin
London
En No
A. J. Bal
Great Britain
Germany
Haad
Sugar trade and refinery closures amid Atlantic short supply
Washington reports no U S sugar shortage. a shift of raw sugar abroad to Canada due to higher prices. President Spreckels of Federal Sugar refining says Atlantic seaboard is affected, raw sugar flows through New York to Canada, refineries abroad attract higher prices, and price fixing by an international sugar commission benefits Pacific coast refiners while eastern prices stay high.
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Washington
United States
Iew
Atlantic Seaboard
Spreckel
Federal Sur Refining Company
Senate
Food Administration
New York
Canada
Spreckles
Reed
Pacific Coast
International Sugar Commission
Hoover
International Committee
East
Saawali
Deaths in Camps From Measles Epidemic Report
Washington reports the measles epidemic in national guard camps of the 30th 28th and 39th divisions no longer a major menace for the week ending December 7. The spread remains in the 34th 35th and 86th divisions with pneumonia following measles rising in the 36th. Total weekly deaths reach 190 in the national guard and 74 in the national army with most pneumonia related. Lawrence units of the National Guard are in the 35th Division.
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Washington
National Guard
Gorgas
National Army
Governors Hold Pardoning Power Across States
Governors of nearly all states may grant pardons and reprieves. A pardon removes punishment while a reprieve delays execution for a set period. An old saying notes some wives spill more out the back door with a teaspoon than husbands can bring in with a scoop.
Discontinue Classes at the Y M C A Ladies Gym
The Ladies' Gymnasium classes at the Y M C A will be discontinued until after the holidays due to cold weather and the Christmas rush. The move affects all sessions and will resume after the holiday period.
Mean of the Rich
A compact critique noting that many wealthy individuals stay rich by avoiding entrusting spending to those who are financially ruined. The Houston Post frames wealth as a barrier to distributing funds to the broke, implying systemic detachment between rich owners and needy communities.
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Houston Post
Boost for K U during the Christmas vacation
Chancellor Frank Strong urged University of Kansas students to join the K U County Club Union and promote the university during Christmas breaks. He asked students to carry home the food conservation message and to encourage younger non-draft-age men to enroll, preserving Kansas’s scholarship standards.
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Frank Strong
K. U. County Club Union
University of Kansas
K. U
Kansas
Good Authority Dialogue Reveals Daughter's Confidence
A brief textual snippet shows a daughter declaring certainty about her chosen suitor after her father asks how she knows. The young man himself confirms by stating he is the right match, revealing a private assurance between lovers.
Optimistic Thought on Mercy and Punishment
The quote argues that showing mercy when punishment is warranted is not charity but infirmity. It frames clemency as a weakness rather than a virtue and urges strict justice in the face of wrongdoing.
Government ownership urged for railways by Brookhart
Major Brookhart of the Iowa State Railway Commission urged government ownership of railroads before the joint congressional railroad commission. He argued that taking over control in 1916 and guaranteeing stockholder returns could have yielded a large surplus in the US Treasury. The report also notes the $833 million post office appropriation bill passage and other brief items including a death, a train hitting a streetcar in Houston, and a humorous aside about a cat.
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Urres
Washington
Major Brookhart
Iowa State Railway Commission
Joint Congressional Railroad Commission
United States Treasury
P. O
Post Office
New York
Boston
House
Senate
Pain and Bravery and Duty and Pleasure Quotes
A compact collection of aphorisms and quotes on pain bravery duty and pleasure. Includes Cicero on courage and pain, a jibe about dollar diplomacy, Youth's Companion thoughts on duty versus pleasure, and tips to remove finger marks from furniture.
Baby Bonds Sell At Fraser Hall Post Office
Baby bonds are now sold from the Fraser Hall post office to University of Kansas students. The sale mirrors the downtown post office practice and is extremely popular among KU students.
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Fraser Hall
University of Kansas
K. U
Jayhawker to open season with Camp Funston clash
Jayhawker basketball team will meet Camp Funston in the season opener announced by manager W O Hamilton. The exact date is not yet set. Potay
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A. U.funston
Jayhawker
Camp Funston
W. O. Hamilton
Potay
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BEL al LL
Julian Eltinge —In
Gardner
Gelett Burgess
Carolyn Wellson
Julian Eltinge
Refinery
PATHE
Charles Ray
Keystone
Fischer
Rebekahs
Rebekah Lodge
I. 0
C. Ali
Birthday Club
George Boman
Haske
D. A. R. Society
Arthur Marks
Social Service League
Harris C. Allen
W. C. Blakesley
Phi Psi Fraternity
Prof. Sluss
W. Camilton
Allie Carroll
Bob Manley
Melville Wood
M. T. Sadler
John Fitzpatrick
John Dykes
Harold Neptune
Downs
Paul
Friend
Wave Heplar
Fort Scott
Lou Uline
Leavenworth
Col. Means
Hugh Means
Blackwell
Oklahoma
Bluffs
Arkansas River
Arkansas City
Kansas Natural Gas CO
NEW Edison
Britain
Ana Eng
Balfour
Amusemen
Hawaii
The
Pacific
Richard Walton Tully
Tully
Bowersock
Wichita
Senate Washingter
Shields
California Naval Oil Lands
Mamie McGath
Mamie MecGath
North Seventh Street
North Side Methodist Church
Roy Burt
Oak Hill Cemetery
Southern Pacific
Galveston
Courtney
Boston. Transcript
Cicero
Charles Buxton
Colton
Ssh
Booth
Massachusetts
Red Cross
Spot Cash Shoe Store
Clark
Funston
F. A. U. Hall
Rusty Friend
School of Fine Arts
Western Union Telegram
Lawrence, Kansas
B. G. Gustafson
Lawrence, Kans
Parsons
Stange
Gustafson
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