Lincoln Letter Shows Unfulfilled Lawrence Speech in 1859
A letter from Abraham Lincoln to Lawrence L. Jones explains he could not speak in Lawrence in December 1859 due to late invitation and cold. Lincoln visited Kansas that month, spoke in Elwood and other towns, and was later elected U S president. The item notes Lincoln’s address at nearby towns and the Wyandotte constitution election context.
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Lawrence L. Jones
Lawrence
Lincoln
Kansas
Abraham Lincoln
J. W. Lyman
Holmes
Kansas City
Jones
Olathe
Lyman
Herbert S. Hadley
Missouri
Hadley
DeSoto
Springfield, Ill
L. T., Jones, Esq
Leavenworth
A. Lincoln
Edward Russell
Springfield
New Territory
Elwood
Abe Lincoln
Illinois
Great Western Hotel
Russell
The
Troy
Atchison
Doniphan
Congress
Wyandotte
Smart as the Day Is Long
The fragment shows a phrase about cleverness tied to daytime quality and a later reference. No clear event, names, or places are readable to form a full news item.
Garden in Color presented to library in memory of Mrs Harbour
The Lawrence Flower club placed The Garden in Color in the public library in memory of Mrs E G L Harbour who loved gardening. Louise Beebe Wilder describes about five hundred plants with color reproductions and practical care tips across four seasonal sections plus house plants and seasonal arrangements.
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Lawrence Flower Club
E. G. L. Harbour
Mind Your Manners in Business Letters Tip Sheet
A compact guide presents five questions on proper closings and requests in business letters. It covers preferred closings such as Sincerely yours, brevity, enclosing stamped envelopes for personal replies, and polite prompts for prompt responses. The best practice is to address a man as Mr James Brown per the given example.
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James Brown
Girl Scout Officers Attend Intensive Council Training
Mrs Karl Kreider and Mrs F A Russell led 24 women at a week long training for Girl Scout council members held in Excelsior Springs Missouri The course conducted by National staff members marked the first national training offered in Region Eight which includes Kansas Missouri Iowa Nebraska and Colorado Readings listed Lawrence Kansas Leavenworth Independence Parsons Wichita Lafwrence Alamosa Davenport Sioux City Omaha and Sedalia were among the represented towns and regions.
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Lasyrence Girl Scouts
Karl Kreider
F. A. Russell
Girl Scout Council
Excelsior Springs
Margaret Murray
New York
Leah Parker
Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Nebraska
Colorado
Leavenworth
Independence
Parsons
Wichita
Lafwrence
Alamosa
Colo
Davenport
Sioux City
Jefferson City
Rolla
St. Louis
Girl Scout council hosts officers in training at Elms hotel
The Girl Scout council gathered its two top officers and members for a comprehensive briefing at the Elms hotel. Sessions covered council roles, troop organization, training, finance, records, public opinion, and long term planning. Mrs Kreider highlighted Scouting as a democratic effort building civic minded girls aged seven to eighteen.
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Girl Scout Council
Elms
Kreider
Painting of Washington on Glass on Display at City Library
The Lawrence room at the city library features a glass painting of George Washington owned by Mrs. Maude Gooch Phillips. The work, believed to be by a French artist and centuries old, shows Washington being lifted from his tomb by an angel with mourners and an Indian beside the tomb. It lacks the constitution seen in a related Masonic piece.
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City Library
Lawrence Room
George Washington
Maude Gooch Phillips
Indiana Street
Washington
Father Time
Alexandria
America
Phillips
Cherry Tart Filling and Shell Dough From Mrs. Ewing
A vintage recipe outlines cherry filling with sugar cornstarch fruit juices butter and citrus fold. It pairs with tart shells from a flour salt shortening water dough baked hot until golden and pleated, yielding 12 shells attributed to Mrs. M. T. Ewing of Indiana Street.
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M. T. Ewing
Indiana St
Washington Birthday Cake Cream
Mrs. Maynard Fox at 1316 Tennessee St shares a butter rich cake recipe. The method uses sugar butter flour baking powder salt milk almond flavoring and egg whites folded in. Layers are filled with cherry jam toasted almond garnish white frosting and candied cherries with angelica foliage.
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Maynard Fox
Tennessee St
Face Making Habits Create and Cure Forehead Lines
The piece explains how repeated frowning and grimacing create vertical eyebrow lines and forehead creases, and suggests countermeasures. Massage, eye care, proper glasses, and using wrinkle patches at night help reduce lines. It also advises conscious facial habits and balancing expression with smiles and occasional scowls.
Collector to Aid Donald F Schafer Sets Post Office Dates
Deputy collector of internal revenue Donald F Schafer will be at the Lawrence post office on March 9 11 12 13 14 and 15 to assist residents with preparing their 1939 federal income tax returns. He notes the Public Salary Taxing act of April 1939 makes all state employees subject to income tax retroactive to January 1 1939, ending prior exemptions for teachers and officials.
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Donald F. Schafer
Internal Revenue
Lawrence
Schafer
Germany Declares War State With Egypt Says Prize Court
Hamburg February 17 German prize court declares Germany in effect in a state of war with Egypt. Egypt severed relations last September but had not declared war. Court seized lumber and telegraph poles from Greek steamers Omonia and Marietta Nomikos bound for Alexandria, halted en route from Sweden. Vessels released to Greek owners.
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Hamburg
Germany
Egypt
Omonia
Marietta Nomikos
Alexandria
Sweden
Rugs Made by Blind Veterans Gift Lawrence Chapter
Gifts of handmade rugs crafted by blind veterans at Wadsworth hospital have been received by Lawrence chapter of American War Mothers. The blankets, crocheted and woven from rags, were bought with proceeds from the carnations sale used for Christmas gifts to the veterans.
Baldwin News Roundup From Local Folks and Far Places
Local notes recount visits and travels among Baldwin residents. Mrs. Leitnaker visited her mother. Margaret Sutor recovers after an appendectomy at Memorial hospital in Lawrence. Mrs. Jett teaches in Fukien China and faces malaria and rising prices. Other items include visits by Carl Fast and George Marquardt, and announces Mrs. Clive Mueller’s death in San Antonio.
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Frank C. Leitnaker
Leitaker
Roberrt E.ee Topeka
Margaret Sutor
Memorial Hospital
Lawrence
Baldwin
Wenona Wilson Jett
Yungchun
Fukien
China
English Presbyterian Mission
Jett
Baker
Carl Fast
Burlingame
Tri Delta House
Willard H. Garrett
Albert Ivanhoff
H. K. Ebright
Carl Miller
Manhattan
Frank Beals
George Marquardt
Topeka
State Corporation Commission
Port of Entry
A. O. Remington
Florence
Los Angeles
Calif
Remington
Vernon McKay
Leavenworth
Martin
Richard Stephens
Clive Mueller
San Antonio
Death of Miss Ona Amos After Stroke in Texas
Miss Ona Amos of Texas died last Sunday morning after a paralytic stroke. Her uncle and aunt Dr and Mrs Charles On Stephens of Baldwin were with her. Her sister Mrs Haven Graham of Chanute is helping care for her.
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John C. Warnock
Oscar
Kansas City
Baldwin
Orphin -Kealey
Baker
Lincoln
W. C. ‘Bryant
Topeka
F .H. Belljand
Maxine
Dr. Bell
M. W. Bell
Ancient Deity Crossword Clue Answer Bank
The puzzle lists across and down clues for gods and ordinary terms covering Teutonic Norse figures and common words such as time, weight, door, and bird names. Solving yields a historic deity theme intertwined with general vocabulary.
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Glass
Washington’s
Graunicate
Jayhawk Creamery
Vermont
Baldwin News
Spain
Castle Ditch
South Carolina
Cavan Chane
Mass
Green Bros
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