Coffeyville Journal History and Kansas State Spending Trends
The Coffeyville Journal notes state government cost rising in Kansas, with per capita revenue at 14.85 in 1927 up from 12.27 in 1926 and 3.90 in 1917. Tax per person rose to 5.21 in 1927, while state indebtedness stood at 13.62 per capita. Comparisons show Kansas higher than Nebraska Oklahoma and Missouri, and resemble broader regional trends. Also mentions competitive newspaper markets and historical attachment to local advertising.
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Ostate
Finstein
Bureau of the Census
Einstein
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Misouri
Colorado
Towa
North Dakota
South Dakota
Court House Fire Prompts Insurance Payout And Tax Debate
Reports indicate reluctance to renew motor vehicle tags early in the new year as the county faces rebuilding the destroyed court house. Insurance covering 53,500 will partially reimburse the loss from the blaze that damaged the plant and records valued at 100,000. The county clerk’s vault reopening revealed the paid policies. Replacement will trigger another tax discussion in Bourbon county amid broad public complaint. The Chanute Tribune notes railroads sending calendars, with Missouri Pacific and Santa Fe mentioned.
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Court House
Bourbon
Inauguration Week Lights Toneka With Performances
Rev. Mr. Henning preached in Kansas City last Sunday as theater offerings draw crowds. Plays The Two Orphans and Under the Gay Light promise entertainment while the Lawrence train arrives with Independence Ottawa and Lawrence delegates. Inaugural events fill Opera Hall and Capitol with dances receptions and social pageantry.
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Henning
Kansas City
B. A. Smith
Twift
Emma. Leland
Twrence
Toreka
Tonekaite
Lawrence
Independence, Lawrence
Ottawa
South
Toneka
Wardell
Howe
Capitol
W. Hes
New Millinery Stores Planned in Lawrence
Twenty five years ago reports note Lawrence plans new millinery shops soon. Mrs Shearer rents vacant half of the tek on building for a February to March opening. Mrs W H Elder takes over part of Frederickson building with a spring opening around March 1. Dr H Dick is called to Kentucky street. E Meade travels to Tonea to establish his future home. Mrs Meade plans to follow. Miss Marc Corley hosts a neighbors’ chafing dish party for a few friends amid Wytaon visiting Cole. Mr T J Covey hosts a pleasant gathering at his home with thirty two guests enjoying cards and conversation. light refreshments served by Faith Covy and Gertrude Yeskle. Miss Grace Testa to entertain high school Sizma Chi Psi? tomorrow. N P Deine. Miss Merrie Andrew and family, Donal Cochrane featured in photos with relatives.
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Lawrence
Sizma ‘Chi Psi
N. P. Deine
Merrie Andrew
Forest Cochrane
Donal Cochrane
Arendson
Forr Srenerations
Groun
Ten Years Ago in Lawrence Post Office Jogs On
Ten years ago on January 15 the Lawrence post office kept mails moving with many clerks and carriers working extra shifts amid Viet Nam era tensions. Names listed include postmaster Seewright Malone Carriers Fred Springs Carl Hunzicker Sam Elliott J F Eberhart Charles P Puckett Louis Hageman. Also notes Sadie Dorsey returns after illness. City police judge C C Stewart appointed to fill vacancy after Judge Fred Clarke’s death. Married life details for Susie Elie daughter of M Smith and Mrs Holbeck in Lawrence. Frank Badsky returns from Camp Dodge for furlough while Schliefer plans Los Angeles visit.
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Lawrence
Joe. Badsky
Furiough
Camp Dodge
Iowa
M. Badsky
Schliefer “Wills
Los Angeles
California
Clemenceau Ill With Grippe In Paris At Home
Paris AP reports Georges Clemenceau, famed wartime premier, has been confined to his home for several days with grippe. His condition is not considered serious but age makes colds more concerning. Calls to Marshal Foch and questions about their relations arise as Clemenceau’s absence from Foch’s sickbed stirs curiosity about their alliance and past friendship.
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Paris
George Clemenceau
Grippe
Cleeats
Clemenceau
Foch
Celemenceau
Veterans Bureau Spending and War Benefits Jotted by Brig. Gen. Lines
Brigadier General Frank T. Lines, director of the United States Veterans Bureau, notes the bureau will spend over 412 million dollars in fiscal year 1929. He cites 1,160,900 death and disability claims filed, 548,000 claims allowed totaling more than 1.3 billion disbursements to veterans or dependents, and ongoing hospital care for about two thousand veterans with 700,000 admissions by mid-1928. The bureau staffs about 13,590 with annual operating cost near 98.9 million, plus thousands of medical and dental treatments, insurance administration, and adjusted compensation actions valued in the billions. He argues this vast veterans program is a major social challenge requiring public support and accountability.
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Frank T. Lines
United States Veterans ' Bureau
United States Veterans’Bureau
United States
Bureau
Central Branch railroad reaches Concordia in 1878
Kansas history note recalls the Central Branch railroad completion to Concordia in 1878. A faded item mentions Behe Daniels and Gen Lyon, with a reference to a Hollywood actress’s mother and wedding timing, reflecting scattered clippings about early film era figures.
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Central Branch
Concordia
Behe Daniels
Bn Lyon
Hollywood
Perry News Highlights From Perry January Chapter
Perry events recap with injuries travel moves and local notices. Mrs Newman injured after a fall at Dr Bliss's office. taken to Christ's hospital Topeka and expected to stay two weeks. E G Jenkins and Edd Selkins traveled to Kansas City and Topeka respectively. Mrs Copeland left for Missouri because of her mother’s illness. Dick acquires a new Dodge truck. Little Margaret Brown ill. Howard Dick injured by accidental gun discharge while en route to Topeka. Miss Allen, senior, absent with pneumonia. Mr Bryant to Kansas City with hogs. Duncan's sister visiting Seawarth. Esther Dick teaching Newman school. retirements in staff. Mrs Etta Simmons, Perry resident and Grinter family kin, dies after illness. funeral at Perry Methodist, Oak Ridge burial. Perry basketball vs Osage Joost at Oska. girls and boys results noted. Jefferson County Churches of Christ convention postponed due to bad roads. Fries Werld returned to Tonela. Spurlock visit.
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Geneva Sharkey
Strickler’s Business
Bliss
Allen
Bryant
Kansas City
Duncan
Seawarth
S. Esther Dick
Newman School
Bek
Cillsh
Mira Dent
Fred Michaels
Pearl Fisher
Topeka
Ilov Tyrell
Daugh
Ter
Dorcas
Lawrence
Etta Simmons
Perry
Simmons
Methodist Episcopal Church
Grinter’s Chanel
MM. Grinter
Sarah David
N. Foneka
Fiora Martin
Excelsior Sprines
Elizabeth Key
Mary B. Colley
Suzanne Schuta
Methodist Church of
Oak Ridge
P. R. HS
Bayall
Oska Joost
Oskar
Ovas
Jefferson County
The
Churches of Christ
Weekend visits and hospital note from Oskaloosa
Marlin Brown was hospitalized at St Francis with blood poisoning in his right arm after a weekend at home in Oskaloosa. Mrs Plummer and her sister Miss Venita Plummer visited in Topeka Sunday. Kinhl is listed on the tekt list. Claude McCain and his son Jackie visited Mrs acca sister Mrs Lewis Sunday. Breit, U P section foreman, went to Hays Saturday to see his hospitalized brother with pneumonia. Mrs Breit visited her parents in Silverlake Saturday evening.
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Oskaloosa
Marlin Brown
St. Francis Hospital
Lhe
Plummer
Venita Plummer
Topeka
Kinhl
Tekt
Claude McCain
Jackie
Acca
Lewis
Sun
Breit
Warning in Use of Liver from Gorgas Institute
A Gorgas Memorial Institute bulletin cautions against overuse of liver in anemia treatment. Liver aid is limited to true pernicious anemia, with liver extract safer than excessive consumption. Liver helps few other anemias. nutrition and iron intake remain critical. copper in foods may affect iron utilization. common greens contain trace minerals.
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Gorgas Memorial Institute
Washington,d. C
University of Wisconsin
New York News Students Share School Life and News
Read like a compact yearbook from New York School, the page describes grades across the building. It notes Christmas songs for a sick lady, letters to Miss Uberle and Miss Hagerman, teachers at Lincoln State Teachers College, and plans for Junior High. It lists class projects, health lessons, Indian program, gift exchanges, music, art, and fashion notes along with theater and reading observations.
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rete_s
Uberle
Chud
Miss Hagerman
McAllister
Wliss Wberle
State Teachers’ College
Lincorn
New York
Spinach Water May Boost Hemoglobin and Nutrition
The text argues that greens such as spinach and chard contain copper in small amounts and possibly other valuable minerals. A water extract of spinach is described as an excellent hemoglobin builder, suggesting housewives cook greens frequently and use the cooking water. It emphasizes a balanced diet with fruits vegetables milk and eggs to supply calories protein vitamins and minerals for blood formation.
Snaps Out of Cold in Record Time Claim
A fragmentary health note touts a five hour remedy to break a grip of illness. The text hints at rapid relief but provides no verifiable methods or sources.
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief for Colds
A 19th century pharmacist touts Pape's Cold Compound as a pleasant tasting remedy. He claims the secret helps many people recover from morning to night without lingering illness. The druggist warns readers about its powerful, almost magical effects.
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PERSE
Frankie Corn
Sea Press
Ted
Dliversise
Smber ‘Aupyy
Bureau OF Citulations
Wrenee
Kansan
Coffeyville E Journal
Hughes
Coffeyville
Russia
Kelloge
Snew
Tary Kellogg
Chanute Tribune
Missouri Pacific
Smith-Holbeck
Edson & Wait
CalLiar
Emma
University of Pennsylvania
NEW York News
NEW York School
Lawrence, Kansas
Miss Beach
Sue
Hawaiian Islands
New Zealand
India
Australia
Echioals
Willa Mae Pee
Mercy Hospital
Ariel
Judith
McAllaster
Dingelstedt
LaDean Davis
Mercvl Laes‘sig
Mr. Rabbit
Rain Bird
Hiswatha
Santa Tod
Ena
Vera
Jean Grege
Strest
Lois Thurber
Tin Candelaurio Martinez
Ry Gutierrez
Raymond Eber
James Burton
Balls
Walter
Eleanor Bell
Otis Elston
Rd Dodson
Queen
Né Marshal
Dorothy Marshall
Madeline Connett
Lilly Cremer
Elsi Thurber
Leona Webster
Quant
Ta Garcia
Ava Ruth Hads
Nathan Howe
Jean Lawrence
Bet'v
Lou Bureh
Billy Krom
Darrel Smith
Thomas Wright
Ramon Romern
Kinderzerten
J Kindersperger
Mr. Williams
Emmett
Hugh Thurber
Wade Mitchell
Lloyd Shockey
Fay Higgins
Harold Harris
Donald Smith
Elictt
Jvenacher
Si Jce
Miss Ball
Art News
Dees
Editortals
P. A
Miss Dawson
Harry Edmondsen
Williams
Tov
Tom
Olen Romoke Na Ae
Ross
DR. Gowdy's
Round Corner Drug Stores
Univ 4
the Gowdy Medical CO
Radio
Freed-Eisemann
Sime Wal
Guileyian
Spartan
Hieves
Antious
Lawrence National Bank
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