Miss Muskrat’s Busy Year at Haskell Institute
Ruth Muskrat, recipient of a $1000 Morgenthau prize, led a year of varied duties at Haskell Institute. She taught eighth grade English, directed the Montezuma society, supervised community programs on the Ponca reservation, worked on church research, chaired the placement bureau, and planned summer lectures in Indiana, while maintaining ties to Mount Holyoke and Talequah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Muskrat
Henry Morgenthau
Mount Holyoke College
Shers
State Teachers’ College
Taleqnah
Ohda
Methodist -Episcopal Church
Ponca Indian Reservation
Haskell Institute
Saly
Haskell
Indiana
Methodist Church
Talequah
K. U
Edith Desbb
Mount Holyoke
K. AL
Jat
C. AL
Paking
China
Muskrat
Adount Holsake
Heat Leaves Many Flowers in Mrs Olmstead’s Garden Untouched
The dry spell and heat have withered many gardens but Mrs A R Olmstead’s West Ninth Street yard shows resilient mid-summer bloom. Perennial sweet peas thrive, producing large bouquets, while delphinium stands out in blue amid earlier red poppies and roses, contrasting with sun-scorched areas nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Olmstead
West Ninth Street
Musical Culture via Cross Word Puzzle Methods
The National Federation of Music Clubs plans nationwide contests to teach musical knowledge through crossword puzzles, aiming to broaden music education beyond performance. Definitions cover musical terms history and related facts, with prizes to boost participation among youths. The approach follows evidence that easy terms like fortissima and etude fit puzzle squares and improve learning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Federation of Music Clubs
Board of
United States
Edgar Stillman Kelley
Oxford
Ohio
Emancipated Turkish Women Spark Debates on Freedom
London report highlights Halide Edip’s critique of Westernized Turkish womanhood. She laments loss of old charm, warmth, and unity of Turkish life while praising inner strength and national spirit. The piece contrasts past home life with modern fashion language and urges a return to authentic Turkish culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United Press
Halide Edie
Constantinople
Istamboul
Seg
Massent
Lfe
Uncle Sam Picks Roses Chrysanthemums and Dahlias for Homes
The Agriculture Department endorses roses chrysanthemums and dahlias as decorative home plants. Roses are habitat sensitive and best kept in separate beds while chrysanthemums form a hardy backbone of herbaceous planting and can be grown from cuttings or divisions. Dahlias are stored as dormant roots over winter and restarted in spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. P
Agriculture Department
Sam
Antie Sam
The Well Groomed Woman and Nail Care Measures
A column discusses how nails reveal grooming, urging women to maintain clean, neat nails daily. It notes home manicuring, with prep and filing as key steps, and suggests hands be held steady during the initial preparation before shaping nails.
Blackberry Pie and Jam Recipes by Mrs F Eberhart
Collection of homey fruit desserts with blackberry pie notes using tapioca sugar and butter crusts. Includes jam method by Elinor Thurber and stepwise guidance for preparing berries, dough, rolling, baking, and serving with cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Eberhart
Rhode Island
Elinor
Thurber
Delaware, St
Frock Color Trends and Simple Jam Recipe Cited
The article lists summer fashion colors from bright wine to slate blue and green accents, featuring outfits, hats, and jewelry trends with notes on fabrics and modest weight limits. It also recounts a jam making method with boiling sugar, testing, and canning steps attributed to Mrs A J Wood of 245 Maine St, plus local social notes from Oakridge communities and brief club activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine St
Fifth Avenue
Paris
York
Local social notes and community events at Topeka fair planning
Readers report Wednesday afternoon meetings with club representatives and Elizabeth Randle to plan a September Topeka fair exhibit sponsored by Farm Bureau ladies. Diverse notes follow on visits, weddings, travel to Kansas City, unions, and local gatherings amid a broad community snapshot.
Weekend happenings in Independence area social notes
Readers record social and club events across Independence. Highlights include visits by Mrs. Frank Toms and daughter Katie to Knowledge Hill for the Midland Rural club, Oak Ridge Farm Bureau meeting with Mrs. Mabel Fairbairn presenting clothing work, and weekend guests at the Gabriel and Kaurr households. Local youth enjoyed outdoor ramp life in Bereiter woods while an elevator man reported a 3200 bushel wheat haul early in the week, signaling strong yields in Grant township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
A. P. Lynch
Fairyland Park
Kansas
Marjorie Bereiter
Lawrence
Frank Toms
Katie
Midland Rural Club
John Canary
Knowledge Hill
Oakridge Farm Bureau
Mirs
W. R. Stiner
Mabel Fairbairn
Frank’ Johns
Rice
Kansas City
Philip Gabriel
Ludora
Rush Herriott
Arthur Hemphill
Francis Bereiter
Bereiter Woods
Lawrence trio visits relatives in Kansas
Ruby Bereiter of Lawrence and family visited Wednesday evening at Frank Bereiter's home. They traveled to Cawker City on Thursday to visit Mrs. Bereiter's parents Mr. and Mrs. Good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Bereiter
Lawrence
Frank Bereiter
Cawker City
Mrs. Bereiter
Ifr
Mrs. Good
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Mrs. Olmstead
U. S
Debs
Savoy
Elise QC Brien
Detroit
Mich
Agatha
van den Burg
New Orleans
Joyce Stuyvesant- Holmes
New York
Lettice la Prayle
San Francisco
Telanders
Mass
NEW New Freedom
Sma
Constance
Talmadge J
Oakridge
Wheatley
Johnnie Morgan
George Petty
H.G. van Neste
Oakridge Farm Bureau Club
Chamber of Commerce
Frigidaire
Shimmons Bros
Rumsey
Bros
Ind
ST. Lawrence
Wells
Elizabeth Randle
Douglas
Uty
Topeka Fair
Randle
Farm Bureau
Howard Lynch
Philadelphia
Coolidge
Dorothy Clemens
Charute
Frank Johns
Morgan Bros
Irwin Morgan
Willard Morgan
Ida Leonhard
Frank Walters
Emma Allen
Weibel
Sunnyside
Sherwood
Charit‘ari
Clevenger, Sandefur
Wilson Mhade
Toneka
W. Hy. Morgan
Carrie Morgan
Anna Ward
Verle Ward
Topeka
W. H. Morgan
Farmers Union
Lone Star
Mr. Morgan
George Stamvix
Ross Stansyix
Joe Hemphill
H. EB. McNeeley
Poulter and
Sandwich Inn
E.G. Soxman
Sherkets
Douglas Radio Co
Law-Renge Weaver
Hashfield St
Mt. Pleasant
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Victoria Museum
Ottawa
State Bank
Lawrence, Kans
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