Etiquette Through Three Centuries Shows Personal Spoons and Forks
Liverpool reports on letters about daily life manners in the 17th century revealing that “persons of quality” kept personal sets of spoons forks and knives for visits. The era’s emphasis on table decorum is tied to hallmarked forks crest names and wills referencing silver utensils.
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Liverpool
Associated Press
British Museum
Manners
Montagu
Haddon Hall
Katherine Ridgeway
Four
Courts
Dublin
Local Notes On Residents And Movements In De Soto
De Soto notes list Mrs O J Whitney and daughter visiting relatives in Apperson Oklahoma. Family members from Wiard, Kennedy, and Coons households appear in recent transfers and moves. Several residents travel to Kansas City for visits while others remain ill or at home, including Mrs N J Wiard and Mrs B S Taylor.
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O. J. Whitney
Little &Aughter
Apperson
Okla
Whitney
M. Finley
Angie Lease
N. J. Wiard
Thomas Wiard
Manhattan
Kans
Kansas City
James Kennedy
George Smith
Kennedy
Mr. Smith
George W. Frain
Taylor
J. E. Deweese
Earl Gottstein
Herman Gottstein
R. W. Boone
Colony
Charles Baker
Beulah Baker
Greenwood
Zarah
W. A. Quimby
Arthur
A. W. Walker
Mr. Walker
New Jersey
Indiana
Lloyd ,Castle
Lawrence
Frank Rhodes
EB. Beecraft
E. E. Baker
Crossword Puzzle Clue List With Turbulent Letters
A garbled crossword puzzle list presents numerous clues and odd spellings. Several entries appear misspelled or scrambled while others resemble standard crossword prompts for words such as Oath period plant and various verbs nouns and adjectives.
Woman Governor Gets Trophy Rallying Local Notes
A Kansas community page chronicles social news from De Soto and nearby towns. It covers club meetings at the Aethenaeum, election of officers, visits by Mrs. Carrie Baker and other residents, basketball match results with Eudora and De Soto, farm sales, property transfers, cattle and horse auctions, and upcoming events at the high school gym. The piece mentions local families, school activities, and visiting relatives across Lawrence, Perry, Ottawa, and Baldwin.
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Kansas City
Lawrence
Clarence Brown
Cherry Lane
Kans
Bertha Bell Whitelaw
Genevieve Taylor
Verna Eastwood
Hattie Everett
Nell Read
Alle Taylor
Lillie Coffin
Carrie Baker
Wilda
Gretta
Etta Wyland
Olathe
Ruth Sweeney
J. H. Foley
Eudora
Dé Soto
DeSoto Boyz
DeSoto
Esther Root
Lucille Gramse
Ruth Gordon
Maxine Deweese
Mary Hodge
Frank Freeburg
Argentine
W. L. Shuler
de Soto
J. A. Sconce
Robert Turner
Cedar Junction
Charles
Otto Baker
Baker Bros
Bonner Springs
Perry
Kens
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Offer Calomel Substitute
Thousands report Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a harmless substitute for calomel. The ads claim they act quickly on the liver without harming teeth, easing headaches dullness and a sluggish liver. They are marketed as a pleasant remedy to cleanse the system and relieve constipation without calomel’s side effects.
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Edwards
Wards
Local Folks Spend Weekend Visiting Neighbors
Bill Wacker drove to Ottawa Saturday afternoon. Miss Letha Montgomery stayed with her parents the Montgomerys Saturday night and Sunday. Mrs Glen Flora and children joined Ike Montgomery's family Saturday evening. Charley Gilliland drove to Baldwin Sunday morning. Will Schwartz family visited Anna Johanning’s home Sunday. Louise Koehler visited L W Haas Sunday. Andrew Elm and daughter Esther Fern visited John Schwalm Sunday. Harry Flory family spent Sunday at Claude Wells. Glen Flora family spent Sunday at L A Flora.
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Charley Gilliland
Tom Gilliland
Charley Elm
Glen Flora
Harry Flory
Ottawa
Eva Hea
Bert Sutton
Crawford
George Jessee
Anna Johanning
Walter Harbour
Charley Kim
Lawrence
Baldwin
John Clinchone
L. W. Haas
Eva
Charles Michael
Guy Wa S
Aiv
Ike Montgomery
Glenna
Kenneth
Levers
Perry Brooks
Sele
Neva Montgomery
Dan Johanning
Paola
Kans
Silas Jessee
John Cline
Charley Kirchner
Sarah Gibson
Charles Michaels
Guy Deskins
Independence
Vane Kring
Clyde Lederer
Bill Wacker
Jen Flora
Glen Floras
Liw
Haas
Glenn Flora
Letha Montgomery
Glen Plora
Will Schwartz
Louise Koehler
Andrew Elm
Women and Work in Quiet Strength and Health Remedies
A fragment discusses women as workers in various roles and the social expectation of scholar-like conduct. It then promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for common feminine ailments. The note adds a statistic about over 100 million cords of wood cut annually in American forests for fuel.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Booster Testimony
Mrs Hester of Peru Kansas recounts severe weight loss during her fourth pregnancy then credits Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription with restoring health from 106 to 180 pounds. She notes her daughter also benefited from the remedy for nervousness and fainting spells and urges mothers to consult a druggist or write for free advice.
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Dr. Pierce
Fem
Whitlow
Santee
Americans Spend Freely on European Travel in 1924
Hamburg reports that over 200,000 Americans visited Europe in 1924, with an average spending of $2,000 per traveler. The total exodus is estimated at $400 million, mainly spent in England Italy and Switzerland. Swiss tourism expanded near prewar levels, boosted by Lake of the Four Cantons activity. England supplied the largest share of visitors.
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Hamburg
Associated Press
Europe
Atlantic
England
Italy
Switzerland
Lake of the Four Cantons
Lucerne Cantonal Bank
DOCK CHARGES REDUCED IN LONDON PORT
London dock authorities cut shipping and goods charges by 7 percent effective February 1 to ease traders. It is the fifth reduction since peak wartime rates in 1920, when charges ran about 150 percent above pre-war levels. The cuts apply to dock dues refit discharging and extra charges on imports and landing.
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London
Associated Press
Port of London
Port of London Authority
Baby Clinic Tomorrow At City Hall
Regular weekly well baby clinic will be held tomorrow from 2 to 4 o clock at city hall with a cutoff not later than 3 30. All babies should be present for examinations and guidance from medical staff.
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City Hall
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F. S. Coons
James Penner
John Gilbreaths
R. W. Phillips
Ray Paxton
Virginia Burks
Rhody Shearer
Columbus
Ertic
London Trolley
Riaipis
Lufels
Elks
Henry
W. W. Cleland
Blue Ribbon
Hosr
St. Harmuth
Excelsior
Nellie Ross
Wyoming
William P. Larkin
P. F. Collier & Son Company
Cheyenne
Bradford Ross
Chamberlain
Eurgn A
Ralph Aie Vies
W. 6Th St
Rosetta
Ali
REL
ART Furniture CO
America
London Port Authority
DR. R. Newman
Fifth Ave
New York City
Concord
Klein
Voldnger
UY Bayer
Bayer” Kal
Bayer
Lawrence Buick Co
BUICK
L.C. Wells
Charley Woods
Butler Tire Co
Mass. St
Lawrence, Kansas
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