Small town papers urged to be balance wheels for harmony
James S. Turrentine of The Highland Vidette urged Kansas editors to run small newspapers as balance wheels in their communities. He warned against fighting readers or leading too strenuously, advocating steady, harmonious progress and a policy of honesty, readership respect, and value for money.
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Wichita
Kan
Associated Press
James S. Turrentine
Highland
Kansas
Turrentine
Kansas Editorial Association
Joo
Two Men Try To Stop Cars On Country Club Road
From the darkness two men attempted to halt a car heading from the fort to the fort to the country club road last night frightening occupants. A second vehicle repeated the attempt at an intersection. Police interceded, pursuing the fort to fort road, locating a broken down wagon truck and its proprietors seeking a ride into Topeka. Also listed on the blotter are William Jackson jay driving C A Faulks open cutout Paul Friend cited to appear in police court.
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Fort-To-Fort
Country Club
Topeka
William Jackson
Jay
C. A. Faulks
Paul Friend
Brubaker Social Notes and Local Visits
A Globe store meeting and family visits fill a weekend in the Brubaker area. Mrs Bert Fisher Mrs Homer Crawford Miss Ruth Clark and Mrs Roy Vance spent Wednesday afternoon with Mrs Johnnie Brech eisen. Dulin brothers from Pleasant Valley called on their father Alvin Dulin. Bert Fisher and Homer Crawford shopped in Ottawa. George Finch patronized Overbrook, Minnie Breithaupt visited kin in Eudora, Claude Fisher attended high school in Overbrook and returned home. Will Smith visited his ill father Sunday. A note recalls the first US coal strike of 1894 lasting two months with 150 000 to 200 000 workers involved.
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Globe Store
Bert Fisher
Homer Crawford
Ruth Clark
Roy Vance
Johnnie Brecheisen
Robert
Alfred’ Dulin
Pleasant Valley
Alvin Dulin
Ottawa
George Finch
Overbrook
jMss
Minnie Belt
Breithaupt
Martin Breithaupt
Eudora
Claude Fisher
Will Smith
Twin Mound Sunday School Notes Publicize Gatherings
Sunday school at Twin Mound drew good attendance with the young folks class largest. Rev Bell of Topeka to lead preaching biweekly. Community notices include local visits, family outings, illnesses, and chores, with extensive names and places such as Ottawa, Lawrence, Rock Creek, and Overbrook.
Local Social Roundup in Lawrence Area
Mr and Mrs W F Hornberger visited Lawrence Friday. Mr and Mrs E S Lutz hosted an oyster supper Saturday evening with guests including Earl Lindell family Jack Childs D F Smith and son Telitha Newton Jim Childs Earl Heffner Ralph Childs Oscar Lutz Frank Luth and E E Lutz. Charlie Shutz family moved to Richland last week Otto Huck visited Lawrence Saturday Abe Harris helped Frank Scuttcher Friday Jack Childs and Frank Lutz traveled from town Beulah Ruby and Cora Smith note.
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W. Fk Hornberger
Lawrence
Lutz
Earl Lindell
Jack Childs
D. F. Smith
Telitha Newton
Jim Childs
Earl Heffner
Ralph Childs
Oscar Lutz
Frank Luth
E. E. Lutz
Papes Diapepsin Promises Quick Digestive Relief
An old advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a cheap remedy for sour stomach upset gas indigestion and heartburn. It claims immediate relief after taking one tablet and guarantees satisfaction through a pharmacist.
Franklin Farmers Union meets after snowstorm
Franklin local 1532 of the Farmers Union held a meeting at the school house on Friday night January 11. A good crowd attended despite the storm. Frank Fox and J M Palmer were reelected to the good of the order committee. George Hardtaker gave a lecture and J D Martin was chosen to deliver an essay at the next meeting.
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Farmers’ Union
Franklin
Frank Fox
J. M. Palmer
George Hardtaker
J. D. Martin
Wall Street shows rise from humble roots to exchange seats
New York January 3 Associated Press recounts how thirty former page boys and clerks have bought New York Stock Exchange seats for 80 000 dollars or more in five years. Benjamin Jacobson, a former page boy, paid 80 000 dollars for a seat as the latest example. Celestin A Durand rose from clerk to a prominent position in eight years and bought seats for two assistants. Arthur G Somers, now with Charles M Schott Jr Co, rose to senior position. Somers notes growth in exchange listings from about 250 to over 1 000 and predicts 3 000 000 shares traded daily before 1924 ends. He says honesty is the first requisite for success on Wall Street.
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New York
Associated Press
United States
New York Stock Exchange
Benjamin Jacobson
Exchange
Celestin A. Durand
Arthur G. Somers
Charles M. Schott, Jr. and Co
Wall Street
Somers
Classified Ad Tease Prompts Buyer Interest
A compact note asks readers if they want to buy something, inviting them to explore a classified advertisement. It hints at a marketplace moment without listing specific items or prices, reflecting a concise prompt typical of old newspaper classifieds.
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Little Towns
Brubaker
United’ States
Albert E. Redman
Ohio State University
Twin Mound
Bell
Ottawa Fruit Tree
Gladys
Opal Hyle
Oral Hatcher
Rock Creek
Lillian’ Gaines
Kansas City
FE. P. Gaines
Grandma Wilson
Elmer Thurber
Pearl Thurber
Will Hyle
Pearl
Eugene Gaines
Bert Fogerty
Nellie
Havel
Clayton
Harry Fulty
Richland
Guy Weimer
Ralph
Alma Ruth
Thaddie Petefish
Clyde Hiatt
Jake
Henry Mont Foort
Celestia
Ed Terrell
McGuire
John
Simmons
Son
George
Elmer Metsker
Morris Ewing
D. L. Burton
GC. P. A
Gilbert Whitman
Roscoe Whitman
Earl, Wallace and
Marion Tuttle
Colyer
Pape
Alger
Frank Topping
Charles Lemon
Helen
Hazel Shirar
James Childs
Helen Talley
Axia
Darkey
Priscilla
Polly
Pamely
Augusta Tyler
American Association
Arthur Schutz
North Topeka Railroad
Buffalo
Michaelginning
BAYER
Aspiria
Guy Bates Post
Mr. Post
Mansfield
Irving
Booth
Patrick Henry
Henry Ward Beecher
Shakespeare
Melville B. Raymond
Bowersock Theatre
Bowerlock Theater
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