Pioneer Kansas woman finds new life in Lawrence home
Mrs Jennie E Benson long resisted prairie isolation after forty seven years at Gove near the Colorado line. She and her daughter Ruth moved to Lawrence last September. Benson helped in local government and ran a furniture business after her husband’s death. She enjoys rekindled friendships with Gove acquaintances, sharing an apartment at 1605 Tennessee Street with Mrs H E Don Carlos.
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Gove
Colorado
Jennie E. Benson
Ruth Benson
Lawrence
Altho
Kansas
Mrs. Benson
Burlington
Omaha
Quinter
Benson
District Court
Sunday Tea Menu Items From Historical Meal Plan
A Sunday tea menu features a ham salad loaf with stuffed eggs, parsley, olives and gelatin molded dessert, plus an Apricot Ice Box Cake. The recipe steps include dissolving gelatin, chilling in a glass mold, unmolding, and garnishing, with detailed ingredient amounts and assembly instructions.
Jenny and her husband share charity with kin
A witty observation from 1828 notes Jenny does not mind her husband giving to the poor unless the recipients are his own kin, hinting at family favoritism within charitable acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebublishers Syndicato
Improper meat cut sizes affect salad creamed mixture
The guidance warns against cutting meat or fowl for salads into pieces smaller than about one half to three quarters of an inch. If pieces are too small the mixture becomes mushy when cooked, so cut to recommended 34 or 3% inch sizes and stir until the mixture thickens, then cool and use.
CWA Nursery School Planned in Lawrence for Unemployed Children
An emergency nursery school in Lawrence is planned to open around March 1 under Ralph Graber and Supt C E Birch. Teachers Esther Hird Wulfkuhle and Mona Simpson are at Kansas State College for training, with Electa Kindelsperger as nurse. The program serves 20 to 25 children, ages 2 to kindergarten, from unemployed or relief families, with supervision by Leone Kell of Kansas State College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Hird Wulfkuhle
Mona Simpson
Lawrence
Ralph Graber
CWA
C. E. Birch
Wulf‘Kuhle
Miss Simpson
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Electa Kindelsperger
Quincy
Unien
Leone. Kell
Apple Gingerbread Upside Down and Gingerbread Cake
Two early 20th century dessert recipes describe an apple gingerbread upside down with sliced apples, brown sugar and cinnamon baked under a spiced batter, plus a gingerbread variant with marshmallow topping. Recipes credit Mrs. J. Franks of Rhode Island Street and Mrs. A. W. Smith of New Jersey Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Smith
New Jersey St
Honolulu Print Makers Exhibition Shown Here
The University design department presents a display of Spooner Thayer museum works by Polynesian and Oriental artists now forming the honorary Print Makers group. Despite Oriental origins many artists bear unfamiliar names, and the show emphasizes oriental influence beyond subject matter. Etchings dry-points lithographs include few block prints with one imitating a Japanese color print, organized with courtesy of the Kansas Federation of Art directed by C A Seward. A separate note reports a rural housing survey in North Carolina State College to assess farm home needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I Desian
Spooner-Thayer Museum
Onotary
America
Althe
Kansas Federation of Art
C. A. Seward
Wichita
North Carolin State College
Spring Frock Trends Wind Through Front Sweeps
Wind swept silhouettes dominate spring fashion with dresses and trim front fullness. Tweed suits and coronet turbans reflect chic lines while shirtwaists evolve with softer collars and colorful buttons. Cotton blouses, silk crepes, and varied fabrics promise versatile outfits for day and evening wear.
Spring blouse fashions dazzle with lightweight fabrics
Girls select novelty blouses in pique madras linen dimity and organdie with short sleeves and round collars for a schoolgirl look. Taffeta trims appear this spring, while dresses in checks plaids and plain colors favor collars or large bows at the throat, pairing with light weight wool or gay spring prints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irls
Madras
Dimity
Old English Glassware on Display at Thayer Museum
A February display features 37 flasks from six old English glass factories, with Bristol glass noted for its brilliant coloring and finish. The collection, loaned by Mr and Mrs Frank P Burnap of Kansas City MO, shows shades of red blue amber and green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thayer Museum
Alogan
Frank P. Burnap
Kansas City
Bristol
W C T U Tale of Prohibition and the Mad Dog
Mrs Elizabeth Jacqmain depicts the long struggle of the United States women to curb liquor. She likens liquor to a vicious dog and argues local option laws fail to stop harm. Through allegory she critiques lawmakers tied to breweries while urging effective action.
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United States
E. J
Helps for Housewives Bread and Waxed Paper Tips
Practical kitchen hints from a homemaking guide show bread as a grease absorber for fried oysters and as a keeper against staleness in cakes. Waxed paper saves dishwashing by lining pans and wrapping foods, while a paper cornucopia can help preserve berry pie filling flavor.
Pie Crust Variations And Easy Date Handling Tips
A recipe style note explains inserting a thin end into the pie while baking to let juices ooze and return, plus using cracker crumb crust with five tablespoons of melted butter per cup of crumbs. It also offers methods to prevent dates from sticking by dipping scissors in hot water and soaking the date paper to remove it.
The Trying Teens And The Mother Daughter Bond
The article describes the teenage girl's development from ages fourteen to eighteen as turbulent and misunderstood. It urges mothers to provide firm yet gentle guidance, sympathy, and understanding, noting that girls seek independence, experiment with makeup and cigarettes, and hurt from loneliness.
Personal notices of arrivals and visits across cities
Mrs L H Fairchild of Carlsbad Cal arrives Sunday night for funeral of Rev G H Gragg. Mrs Ray Wright leaves Monday for two week visit with Dr and Mrs C Arnold in St Paul Minn. Kathleen Asher leaves yesterday for a month in Washington DC stopping in Chillicothe Mo and Cleveland. Ralph Young and Mrs Young host sister Mrs Russell Elast and family from Richmond Ind. etc. (continues with multiple social notes about family visits trips and hospital update)
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L. H. Fairchild
Carlsbad
Cal
G. H. Gragg
Ray Wright
Arnold
St. Paul
Minn
Kathleen Asher
Washington, D. C
Chillicothe
Cleveland
Ralph Young
Rhode Island Street
Young
Russell Elast
JL. P. Elast
Elast
Carolyn
Richmond
Ind
H. D. Johnson
Velma Beathard
Helton
Johnson
J. W. Brownlee
Mac ‘Karnes
Frank Deay
Kansas City
R. C. Miller
Jane
Colyer
Harry Sutsell
Independence
F. D. Johnson
Tennessee Street
Horton
H.H. Asher
Toneka
K. A.washburn
Justice
Walter Thiele
Margaret M. Perkins
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Walter Gill
Eugene Brune
Johnson Avenue
Memorial Hospital
Bert Schnur
Joplin
W. 5. Griesa
Agnes Evans
C. E. Friend
Topeka
Harper
Coalgate
Oklo
Eldridge
Noel
R. A. Schwegler
Paul Rankin
Birthday Tea With Valentine Theme At Nieder Home
Mrs. Gottlieb Nieder hosted a Thursday afternoon Valentine birthday event for her son John David. Guests included many families, with cake, favors, and pictures, and a Alpha Gamma Delta Mothers club gathering followed by several club activities and prize drawings. A birth was announced for Richard Edward, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Laptad.
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Valentine
John David
Aubrey Fishburn
Gordon Louis
Arthur Flory
Calvin
Lanty Brubaker
Eugene
Honey Ory
John Marland
Solon Markley
William
Robert Wilson
Bobby
Roy Fuckett
Wayne Edward
Curtis
Gonrad
Mavmond
Allen
Nieder
John Dunn
Elizabeth’ Dunn
Alpha Gamma Delta: Mothers Club
Noble Grands Club
C.F. Hall
Harry de Wolf
Fred. Knapp
Lillian Terrell
Topeka
Mamie. M. Partridge
Delphos
A. Ward
James Butler
Happy Fight Club
Otto Elston
Dane Glenn
John Riggs
Frank Lescher, Jr
John Fincher
Ingleside Club
C. C. Stewart
Missouri Street
Robert Laptad
Richard Edward
Church groups and clubs hold Valentine events and bridge gatherings
The article lists multiple social activities at Fairview church and local clubs including a Women’s Foreign Missionary society meeting on February 7 with Mrs. S. T. Griffin, bridge entertainments hosted by Mrs. Howard Veatch and Mrs. Ella Doering, Mothers' League tea with contests and prizes, and gatherings at Ventura and Mu Phi Epsilon alumnae venues. Also noted are guests from Lawrence and Kansas City, book reviews, Lincoln-themed roll calls, and a February term for a secretarial course at a business college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella. Doering
Fred Troutman
Mothers’ League
Doering
James
H.B. Harnar
Frank E. Jones
C. WV. Schubert
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Western , Home
Jennie Benson
Henry Robert Quillen
Washington
Ts. Roosevelt
White House
CWA Nursery School
J. Franks
Rhode Island St
Frances Morgan
Tennessee Valley Authority
Carolina Mountains
Honolulu
Dilkusha
Princess de Rohan
Mrs. Elizabeth Jacqmain
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Patee
Floyd de Weese
Double Deer Club
Esterday
Kennething
Terry Crall
de Weesa
Leslie Hammig
Herbert Nehrbass
Erwin Hammig
The
Chester, Brown
J. B. Berry
Dorothy
Margaret Berry
Cushing, Okla
Tilden
Max Murphy
Arthur
Berry
Mr. Murphy
al R
Colonial
Nina Hester
Carter
Chapter CV
P.E. C
F. B.mccolloch
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the
Fairview Church
S. T. Griffin
Mrs. Howard Veatch
Ventura Club
C. B. Hosford
D. Hughes
Mu Phi Epsilon
Bridge
A. J. Anderson
Pearl Laptad Hills
Linnie Beauchamp
St. Louis
Red Cross
Edna Swhogle
Kanas City
Matie Neely
A. BE. Smith
Lincoln
P. H. Pierce
Ohio Street
Cosmos Club
Kate Caldwell
Gra
Business College
Airginia
A Wa
Saas
Fred Shimmons
China
Mass. St
Conn
Aarel
Wearley
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