University Professor and Wife Find Pleasure in Gladiolus
A University professor and wife share their passion for gladiolus bulbs, describing daily care routines and the joy of watching blooms in straight garden rows. They discuss favorite varieties, naming several specific cultivars and their colors, plus the pleasure of a garden patio and pond.
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Gladiolus
Franke E. Jones
Janes
Qute
Carden
Jones
America
Francis King
Bower
Mr. Ward
Halley
Frank Pendleton
Alice Tinlady
Mary Pickford
Anna Els
Conodarmine
Heifa
Vesu- Wits
Gtr
Doe Coleman
Herada
Tam
Geraldine Farrar
Betty
Bowers
Chris
Mr. Jones
American Gladiolus Society
Rovkester
N.Y
Beth
Nosegay favors at Lawrence party bloom with old fashioned flowers
At a Lawrence gathering this week guests received nosegay favors made from garden flowers. The article notes small estimates, common materials, and easy assembly steps using roses, straw flowers and pinks wrapped in tin foil with cards or tally tags attached.
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Lawrence
Mary
Eight Go From Here to Meeting of Auxiliary of American Legion
Eight members depart for Emporia for the sixth annual American Legion Auxiliary convention. Delegates from about 250 Kansas units gather June 11 to 18 with a banquet, receptions and strong programs. National president Mrs Eliza London Shepard and other leaders will address sessions led by department president Mrs Bertha K Lawrence, who has visited over 100 units in the past year.
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American Legion Auxiliary
A. M. Freark
C. E. Merwin
H. B. Lacy
G. H.griffin
W. T. Courtney
W. Lyons
Lucy Brass
F. B. Schumann
Emporia
Kansas
Eliza London Shepard
Jack London
A. H. Hoffman
Des Moines
Davis Arnold
E.R. Morford
Oklahoma Department
Jessie Stewart
Bartlesville
Okla
Ralph T. O'Neil
Kansas Department
American Legion
Ernest A. Ryan
Bertha K. Lawrence
Hiawatha
Lawrence
Lawrence Women See White House and President on East Trip
Mrs. F. R. Patton and Mrs. Harry Green, back from an east tour, gained admission letters to the White House and the Mayflower yacht through Senators Capper and Curtis. They met President Coolidge at the church and at the cemetery address, found him affable, visited Washington home sites, and learned the hedge and grounds were laid out by Washington. They also saw Mrs Summerfield and son Solon Summerfield in New York, a Gotham Galdj Stripe hose manufacturer, associated with Lawrence residents.
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Capper
Curtis
F. R. Patton
Harry Green
East
White Horse
John
Washington
Arlington
Soli ‘Aier
New York
Lawrence
Summerfel
L. H. Menger
Fifty Dollar Prize Won by Mrs Gilbert Smith in Contest
Mrs Gilbert Smith of Lawrence wins fifty dollars in a Syracuse based contest with 1957 recipes using mince meat. The College of Home Economics at Syracuse judged the entries under dean Florence E Knapp’s oversight, with H L Atwell of the company reporting the result.
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Gilbert Smith
Syracuse
N. Y
Gibert Smith
Rhode Islands Street
Lawrence
College of Home Economics
Florence E. 5. Knapp
H. L. Atwell
Miss Annette Garett Plans European Bicycle Tour
Miss Annette Garrett daughter of Mr and Mrs E L Garrett 1819 Tennessee street will tour Europe and the British Isles this summer on a bicycle She will be accompanied by Miss Helen Merue a Beloit College graduate They sail from New York June 17 and visit Ireland England the Netherlands Belgium Italy Greece and France to study village life and visit relatives connected with United Charities work in Chicago and earn a master’s from the University of Chicago
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Annette Garrett
E. L. Garrett
Tennessee Street
Europe
British Isles
Helen Merue
Beloit College
Wis
New York
Cobb
Ireland
Cork
Netherlands
Belgium
Italy
Sicily
France
Greece
Garrett
United Charities of Chicago
Chicago
Miss Garrett
Uni Kity of
United States
Russell Sage Foundation
American Association of Social Workers
Clarence
K. A
Expo in Philadelphia draws massive crowd estimates
The article notes an enormous population around Philadelphia and predicts attendance of 15,000,000 at the international expo. It discusses introducing Lawrence flour to the United States and contrasts it with the challenge of supplying waffles and cakes for visitors while highlighting undaunted women facing the jarze wark ahead.
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Philadelphia
United States
Visi
Ise
New Dress Movement Tells Texans Clothes Beat Tonic
Texas College Station June 12 AP reports a Texas A & M style lecture campaign urging women to seek renewal through new clothing rather than tonic medicines. Mrs Dara Rossell Barnes, clothing specialist, promotes dress as tonic for homemakers and mothers, urging thrift and self respect through better grooming and attire.
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College Station
Texas
Texas Aricultural and Mechanical College
Miriam A. Ferguson
Dara Rossell Barnes
St Pier
Maine
Uncle Sam Advises Housewives How to Get Rid of Pests
Washington reports Uncle Sam via the Agriculture Department urges housewives to prevent bedbugs before infestation. Advice notes bedbugs enter homes by luggage and laundry, with fumigation using hydrocyanic acid gas or sulfur fumes as effective controls. Insect powders are less useful, while kerosene and benzine applied into crevices aid control. warn that bites from the pest are poisonous.
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Unele
Washington
U.pj
Sam
Agriculture Department
Uncle Sam
Lawrence Flour Demonstration Booth in Philadelphia Exposition
Miss Katherine Jackman and Mrs. W F R Smith travel from the city to Philadelphia to operate a sixteen by twenty four foot booth for Jenny Wren flour at the Sesquicentennial exposition. The booth runs six months through December 1 with biscuits waffles and cakes served to visitors as part of a merchandising expansion plan. Advertising will extend to Kansas City Chicago Philadelphia Boston Baltimore and New York as Jenny Wren flour seeks national distribution.
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Katherine Jackman
W. FR. Smith
Arkansas City
Chase County
Philadelphia
Jenny Wren Fleur
Palace of Liberal Arts and Manufacturers
Yours
Jenny Wren
Lawrence
Journal-World
Topeka
Ottawa
Emporia
Fldorado
Kansas City
Chicago
Boston
Baltimore
New York
San’ Francisco
London Doctor Sees Health Gain From Low Necked Dresses
London June 12 AP reports Sir Thomas Oliver president of the London Institute of Hygiene notes mothers once worried about exposing necks for delicate girls with winter coughs. He says the craze reduced winter coughs and improved health. He also cites hair growth and shorter skirts as health benefits. The piece then shifts to Scotland’s first woman lawyer and her experience with Parliament pension provisions for widows.
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London
Thomas Oliver
London Institute of Hugiene
Thomas
Scotland
Hon of Lords
Faculty of Advocates
Womer Cemphern
Margaret Kidd
National Federation of Music Clubs Offers Prizes to Students
The National Federation of Music Clubs invites young artists under 32 to enter the seventh biennial national contest with finals in Chicago in April 1927. Winners receive cash prizes up to 500 in the first tier and 140 in the second, plus certificates. Categories include piano violin and voice for both genders, with a special 1500 prize by the National Opera Club of America and a Metropolitan Opera audition for the top female singer.
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United States
Fi ‘m
Chicago
Edgar Stillman Kelley
Western College
Oxford
Ohio
WW. H. Wileys
Iowa City
Iowa
Shansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Arza J. Clark
Fillmore Street
Topeka
Kansas Association
Bather Shaw Gibson
North Eighth Street
Kansas City
Kans
National Opera Club of Americ, Inc
Metropolitan Opera
House
Cherry Preserves and Puddings Feature in Local Notes
A column of household recipes and tips includes cherry preserves by Miss Ellen Lackey and J B De Witt with methods, sugar ratios, and canning steps. Also shared is a parrot training idea using a phonograph in a London classroom and a note on average woman strength versus men. Includes a stray ad fragment for Free Dicks and Souvenirs and Seat McNish.
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Ellen Lackey
Massachusetts Street
J. B. de Witt
Connecticut Street
Crowder and neighbors attend gatherings across Lawrence area
Mrs Beattie Collins and Mrs Henry Collins visit with Crowder family in Lawrence while numerous neighbors and relatives join Sunday and Friday gatherings. A large fire on Mattie Armstrongs farm destroys barn and sheds. three mules burned critically. Attendees include Armstrongs, Bradjeys, Bradjey girls, Collins, Crowder, Morris, Beuermann, and many Kanwaka and Lakeview residents.
Thanksgiving Visit Notes and Local Georgian Socialities
Guests at Harlie Armstrong's Thursday include Mrs. Henry Collins and Oscar Collins. Mrs. Paul Bruns and family of Aigind are mentioned. Jacob Hetrick and Noah Hetrick visited Capt. T. N. Crowder in Lawrence Monday. Esther Benander of Richland called on J. Mo Crowder Friday afternoon. Nettie Crowder spent weekend with her sister in Lawrence. Cleta Bradley of Lake View stayed with Dorothy Alice Armstrong last week. The Morris families and others from Topeka and Big Springs attended A. A. Morris home Sunday. Nettie Crowder visited Mercer family in Lawrence Monday to Thursday. Three high school pupils, including three Brinks and Souvenirs, noted in McNish's ad. Three years with no tardies or absences reported.
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Beattie Collins
Lawrence
Henry Collins
Y. Me Crowder
Henry Beuermann
Henry Colins
Burgin
W. A. Oliver
Charles
Perky
Alice
Eair
Lalawrence
J. M. Crowder
A. al. Morris
Riel Morris
Topeka
Sacuray
A. I. Armstrong
Greenwood Valley
J.M. Crowder
Bradley
Martin
Lakeview
Harlie Armstrong
Langenderfer
Frank Miller
Ruth
Dorothy
Rena Elliott
Kanwaka
Fleenor
Mattie Armstrong
Carlie Armstrong Rand
Nettie Crowd
Aller
Mortis
Judgeland
Bie Springs
Mary
Cleta Bradley
John Bradley
Lake View
Caroline Mair
W. J. Collins
Harlin
Armstrong
Rob Manley
Melton
Henry Fraker
Winter
Noah Hetrick
Mike
Shelly
Harry Carr
Barker
Ralph Coleman
Ase Coleman
Will Ware
Will Coleman
A. B. Cole
Harvey Couch
J. E. Mercer
W. IT. Collins
Henry
Jack
Harland
Harland Coley
Williamstown
Rollie Stanwix
Clayton
Six Corners
Mary RB
Armstring
Law
Rence
Oscar Collins
Paul Bruns
Aigiend
M. Crowder
T. N. Crowder
Jacob Hetrick
Paul Brune
Midland
Esther Benander
Richland
J. Mo Crowder
Nettie Crowder
Dorothy Alice Armstrong
Russel Morris
Nathan Morris
Judgelund
Big Springs
Raines
A. A. Morris
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praise
A nurse and a mother share testimonials praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring strength and stamina. The letters, from Geerchink Le Stewart of Greenfield and Mrs J A Pirtser of Lancaster, cite improved health and ability to work and nurse. Hundreds of similar letters are received by the Pinkham company from grateful women reporting better health.
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Lydia i Pinkham
Mas
J.A. Pirtser
Lancaster
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lycan
Gratefu
Lydia B. Tinkham
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