Thaws May Bring Qds to Europe
Prospective thaws threaten Europe with floods as weeks of ice and snow melt toward the sea. Snowstorms persist in central Europe and the Balkans while British cold abates. London reports virulent influenza rising. Poland endures severe central European snow, with railway failures and isolated districts in eastern Galicia. Danzig reports 110 vessels frozen in fog amid southern Scandinavia heavy snowfall.
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London
Europe
Scandinavian Countries
Balkans
British Isles
Poland
Galacia
Tarnapal
Konan Gaburda
Scandanavia
Danish State Railway
Danzig
Weather Outlook Sees Snow In Kansas Then Warmer
Topeka reports a cold wave sweeping through Kansas with snow probable tonight and Tuesday. Zero and subzero readings across cities such as Concordia Wichita and Dodge City were noted while Topeka and other towns saw light snow flurries. Meteorologist D. Flora expects the afternoon temperature to hover near 15 degrees above zero with a rise of about 5 to 7 degrees tomorrow afternoon.
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Topeka
Lweather Whan
Kansas
I Land
Concordia
Kansas City
Wichita
Dodge City
Tope
D. Flora
Flora
Pleasant Grove School Approved After State Review
The Pleasant Grove school district 28 near Lawrence was approved as a standard school after meeting all state requirements. Notice to the county superintendent O. J. Laney confirmed the approval following a recent school survey. Teacher Miss Gertrude Brazil and school board members A. L. Williams, C. A. Peterson, and Ed Deay are listed.
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Pleasant Grove
Lawrence
O. J. Laney
Colunty
Gertrude Brazil
A. L. Williams
C.A. Peterson
Ed Deay
Community Notes From Big Springs Area
Local residents share visits and social calls from February including star Woh returning from Kentucky and many family and neighbor gatherings. Updates mention Mrs Emily Vincent of Los Angeles death, flu illness with recovery, and a series of Sunday calls and receptions among the Smiths, Andersons, Miller, and Buchheim households in the Big Springs vicinity.
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Sanford
Kentucky
Ernest Wulfkuhle
Wesley
Willam Bahnmaier
August Hildebrand
Fred
George Miller
Theodore Ruester
Bert Walters
Mary
Bishop
Samuel Buchheim
Theodore Buchheim
Dorothy’ Paslay
D.L. Paslay
C. RB
Boydston
Chaves Susie
Billie
C. Walters
Lawrence
Theodore Sulzen
Ancars
Mark Syms
James Trimble
Sam _ Dark
G. L. Dark
Churen
Big Springs
Carbondale and Lecompton to meet in high school double header
Local notes report the final home game of the season is a Carbondale high school double header against Lecompton on the high school court next Tuesday at 7 30 PM. Other items include a Rebekah lodge social, class dinner, town visits, and reports on local travel and a wedding in Ann Arbor.
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Perry
William Schott
Charles Wells
Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Haymon Bryant
CG. H Maust
Elizabeth Day
Lecompton Rural Hich School
Ruth Pankrats
Elizabeth
Mrs. Day
E. G. Bay
Mrs. Pankratz
Emilie Reynolds
Mary Smith
Lucinda Hanni
Martha Jam Vergie Moore
Opal Messenheimer
Opal Matney
Louis Langswell
Frank Pickens
Snowslides bar way to Silverton and Eureka
Snow clearance crews near Durango cut through large snowslides blocking the Denver and Rio Grande Western line to Silverton and Eureka. A train with food for 1,500 residents was nearly ready to move in. needleton slide was penetrated and the Mile Post 488% obstacle awaited removal by late today. Residents report worsening food shortages of meat butter and eggs as isolation nears. Nearby Sunday school notes and local church announcements follow, including March trustees election and upcoming conference in Topeka.
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Durango
Colo
Silverton
Eureka
Denver and Rio Grande Western
Needleton
Lawrence High to Debate Olathe on Parliamentary System
The Lawrence High School affirmative team of Arthur Banks and Helen Heaston will debate the Olathe High School negative in the Lawrence High auditorium Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. in a Northeast Kansas league clash over whether the English parliamentary system is preferable to the American presidential system. Lloyd Metzler and Hugh Randall of Lawrence High will face Olathe at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in Olathe. Admission is ten cents, announced Fred Montgomery, Lawrence debate coach.
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Lawrence High School
Arthur Banks
Helen Heaston
Olathe High School
Lawrence High
Kansas
Lawrence, High
Lloyd Metzler
Hugh Randall
Olathe
Fred Montgomery
Lawrence
Thefts in Four Towns Reported to Local Police
Four towns reported vehicle thefts to local police on a weekend. A 1928 Chevrolet coupe was stolen in Independence, Kansas, Saturday night, followed by a 1928 Ford sedan taken in Norman, Oklahoma. Police also logged reports of a Ford coupe in Shawnee and a Ford sedan in Independence.
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Lawrence
Independence
Kaw
Norman
Okla
Shawnee
Lecompton M. E. Church Notes Quarterly Conference
The Fourth Quarterly Conference was held at the Methodist church led by Dr. Wilbur N. Mason district superintendent on Saturday afternoon February 9. Reports from Sunday school Epworth League Ladies Aid and other groups were given and the return of Rev I F W Bertschinger, the present pastor, was requested. Attendance was 52.
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Topeka
An Earl Ls Booker
KT. McKinstry
Charles Wells
Orville McCall
Hillcrest
Lecamaten
Gus Hildenbrand
High Schdol
Frank Clarke
Thomas Fdlson
Miss Wilson
FE. J. "Till
Far
M. E
Methodist Church
Wilbur N. Mason
Epworth League Ladies’ Aid
W. Bertschinger
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Promote Breath Relief
A short advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a pleasant sugar coated remedy for bad breath. It claims the tablets act gently on the bowels and liver to stimulate natural action.
Cystex Promises Quick Relief for Bladder Symptoms
An advertisement promotes Cystex as a solution for bladder weakness and nocturnal urination issues. It claims to improve energy, sleep, and pain within 45 to 48 hours, with a money back guarantee, and urges readers to buy at drugstores for 50 cents.
Rad Salts Claim To Cleanse Troubled Kidneys
An ad-like piece urges readers to drink water and take four ounces of Rad Salts each morning to flush clogged kidneys and ease ailments including backache, dull kidney pain, headaches, rheumatic pains, and bladder disorders. It touts the remedy as inexpensive and effervescent while noting its acid origin and lithia content.
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Mort
Focal
Tobias-Har per duo to be presented at high school
The Tobias Har per duo will be presented Tuesday evening February 25 in the high school auditorium. Mrs. Fred Moore, seriously ill for a week, went to Topeka for examination and underwent surgery Wednesday at Stormont hospital. Friends hope for her recovery.
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Fred Hildenbrand
Elizabeth Ay
G. M. Hoad
Lecompton
Ann Arbor
Hortense Hoad
John Russel
Boy Scouts
Kansas
Lyceum
Communi
Ty Council
Tobias-Harper
Fred Moore
Topeka
Stormount Hospital
Lovers Fair Aids Desperate Suitors In Arlon Belgium
An ancient Luxembourg province custom endures in Arlon as the Lovers Fair helps swains find wives. The annual event draws locals and highlights a long standing belief in matchmaking through communal celebration.
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Arlon
Belgium
Arion
Luxembourg
Fair customs of Ardennes villages during St Nicholas and New Year
The text describes two fairs in the Ardennes highlands, one on St Nicholas Day and another after New Year, where young farmers and girls from remote villages mingle. Candy, beer, and sausages mark courtship, engagement follows, and weddings occur within weeks. Poland names a new port view after President Wilson, with memorials common.
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St. Nicholas
Ardennes Highlands
Gdynia
Poland
Wilson
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