Hessian fly hits Saline wheat fields hard
Saline and surrounding counties report severe Hessian fly damage to the wheat crop. Early planted wheat shows the worst effects with many fields possibly needing plowing under. Warm winter and late fall conditions favored the pests, though late wheat fairs better. Local growers express alarm and some optimism about late crops.
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Saline
Lincoln
H. W. Herren
G. I. Tosve
Tescott
D. Salisbury
Salina
Leap Year Asking Day Diary Inspires Town Notice
A 1908 diary from a Lawrence girl reveals leap year customs where spinsters set an asking day on February 29 and plan a humorous town notice to bachelors offering conditional marriage proposals. The diary excerpts describe courting scenes and a granddaughter reviving the idea for a public notice inviting proposals.
Detailed Underwriter Rules for Booth Construction and Ventilation
Deliberations note health pains and weariness while detailing booth construction standards. Parts include frame assembly with angle iron, rivets, bolts, and rubber or cork matting. door latches and riveted joints. projected sizes. spring or rope weight attachments. shell and ventilation openings with exhaust fan. fusible links over film. nitrogen to chimney discharge. sand reel boxes. condenser shutter. wiring per code. and film storage in metal box with covers.
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Ixix
Kooth
High School Boys Fined for Vandalism at Board Meeting
Paul Otte Brank Bradbury Frank McCreary Arthur Pearon Larah Ranel Rossel Cline Carl Rael and WH Daugherty, pupils at the high school, were fined by the board of education at a special meeting for removing 120 seats from the high school building. The punishment includes suspension of fines if restitution is made, with the board noting the cost of replacing seats and teachers’ time. Total assessed fines amount to 80 pounds.
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Paul Otte
Brank Bradbury
Frank McCreary
Arthur Pearon
Larah Ranel
Rossel Cline
Carl Rael
Daugherty
Earh
Sinlair
Ce Shemenal
Neighbors Fooled by Cough Cure Miracle
Mrs Eva Uncapher of Grovertown Stark County Ind claims she was near death from a cough and unable to leave bed before using Dr King s New Discovery. She reports four one dollar bottles cured her cough and restored her health. The remedy is sold by O P Barber Son Drugists with a 50 cent and one dollar size and a trial bottle free.
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Dr. King
Eva Uncapher
Grovertown
Stark Co
Ind
O. P. Barber & Son
Kansas Girl Honored by Smith College Appointment
Phoebe M Parry daughter of Dr and Mrs Thomas Parry of this city has been honored by Smith College with an appointment as guard on the varsity basketball team She is a sophomore at the college and home is in Pittsburg Pa The Parrys moved here two years ago and have not heard from her since the appointment She has been an athletic expert in field hockey tennis and basketball and was a freshman team substitute prior to this honor Also noted are her skating skills and a general parental note about household matters from an unrelated ad context
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Phoebe M.parry
Thomas Parry
Smith College
Sopiamore
Wis
Pittsburg
Smith
Supreme Court rules on telephone evidence in damag es suit
In a Kansas case W A Dar against Atchison and company the Supreme Court refused to reverse a verdict for the defendant. It upheld admitting testimony about a telephone conversation between the plaintiff and an agent, noting telephones are essential in modern business. The decision allows depositions from stockyard staff and weight records, even if not direct witnesses. Campbell and Sons, heirs of TL P Campbell, are identified as university graduates.
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Fie Supreme Court
Sandee ‘Thenats
A. Wilson
W. A. Daraanst
Atchison
Tupeka Ward Manta Bemuligad
Watel
Railway Copay
Supreme Comet
Po Campbell and Sons
Gutta
Aiulze
Wilson Als
Supcome
Albert Lalls
Kansas City
Supreme Court
Simple Remedy for La Grippe
The coughs of la grippe are dangerous and can become pneumonia. Foley's Honey and Tar stops the cough and strengthens the lungs to prevent serious results. The genuine product contains no harmful drugs and comes in a yellow package. Refuse substitutes. Barber and Son.
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Barber & Son
Those Five Pay Days Controversy in February
A note on the long running debate among newspapers about February having five pay days. It lists years with five pay days including 1812 1840 1896 1908 1936 1964 1992 and concludes editors need not worry for twenty eight years, though some readers are pleased.
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Kansas
Valuable Life Lesson and Outing Magazine Preview
A Magnolia Indiana reader recalls a six year tale of Dr King’s New Life Pills and satisfaction. The March Outing Magazine features Vance Thompson Venice gondolier essay On the Chase for Volcanoes by Robert Dunacho and The Privateeraman of 76 by Ralph D. Paine. Agnes C. Laut writes on Pioneer Women of the West and Zona Gale presents How to Make a Garden. Fredk Presbrey’s An Intimate Excursion offers travel notes on Caesar’s Old North Road and an autos era view.
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Outing
March
Vance Thompson
Venice
Robert Dunacho
Ralph D. Paine
Misa
Agnes C. Laut
West
Zona Gale
Caesar's Old North Road
London
Edinburg
Fredk Presbrey
Eoolishman
Bia
Presbrey
Unclear tale from Lawrence on Selneck warder case
A Bay State era report discusses a Lawrence story about Sehneck and Mrs Stewart and their alleged involvement with a murder plot, implying Stewart may reveal details to the state. The piece notes speculation on whether Stewart will speak and mentions County Attorney Pleasant visiting Lawrence.
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Lawrence
Selneck
Stewart
Ion
Oman
Sehneck
Selmerk
Stewarts
Sehmeck
Aml -Sehneck
Amd
Hemse
Centropolis
Pleasant
Foley's Kidney Cure Promises Relief for Prostate Trouble
A testimonial from Rodney Burnett of Rock Port Missouri claims Foley's Kidney Cure eased a charged prostate gland and kidney trouble after years of suffering. He reports dramatic improvement at age 91 after two bottles. The notice underscores dangers of kidney bladder disorders in men past sixty and urges early use of the remedy.
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Foley
Rodney Burnett
Rock Port
P. Barber & Son
Baker Five Returns Home From Easter Trip
Baker Universitys crack five returned to Baldwin Kansas February 24 after a tour through Missouri Indiana Illinois Iowa and Nebraska losing four of six games incl University of Missouri 38 Baker 28 DePauw 1 Baker 2 Notre Dame 46 Baker 23 Chicago Central M C A 4 Baker 20 Illinois Park 26 Baker 24 Nebraska Wesleyan 29 Baker 38 The Notre Dame game was under intercollegiate rules unfamiliar to Bakers players.
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Baldwin
Kan
Baker Universary
Missouri
Indiana
Ilineis
Town
Nebraska
Harwill not seek senate nomination in Kansas race
Topeka Feb 34 W A Har returned from the Democratic convention at Hutchinson and announced he will not be a candidate for the U S Senate. He said he cannot afford it and cannot leave his business, adding I am for Hugh Farrelly of Chanate.
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W. A. Harris
Topeka
Kan
W. A. Haris
Hutchinson
United States
Hugh Farrelly
Chanate
Rising From The Grave Electric Bitters Claim
A prominent Lucama manufacturer Wm A Fertwell says after less than three bottles of Electric Bitters his diabetes and Brights disease improve, claiming the tonic has stop liver and bladder complications. He believes a full cure is possible and guarantees at C P Barber & Son for 50 cents. The ad ends with a moral about risk and money.
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Wm. A Fertwell
Lucama
N. C
Bright
C. P. Barber. & Son
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