Vigilante Guards Form to Protect Wheat Belt Farms
In Kansas during harvest season, Home Guard and Vigilante groups unite with the Horse Thief Association to thwart alleged plots by IW W members. Elk County organizers plan a townwide defense with two twenty-man squads patrolling fields and no one leaving the township after a warning.ικο
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Dopeka
Kans
Kansas Wheat Belt
Horse Thief Association
Kansas
Monard
Elk County
Union
Elk
IW. W
Vagran
Sunday Movies Draw Big Crowds at Camp Funston
Camp Funston Kansas hosts the popular Sunday program at the auditorium featuring Teels, musical numbers, and a regular Sunday night address. A similar event is planned for Sunday night June 16, expected to draw another large audience of soldiers in khaki.
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Camp Funston
Kans
Kansas
Literary Men and Cats Note From Poets and Professors
Johnson’s successor in Shakespeare’s realm and the late Doctor Furness confess their need for a big black cat near the library. William Butler Yeats admires cats and notes that at twilight all cats are gray and all men are handsome. Prof. W. v. M. Doffus left yesterday.
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Johnson
Doctor Furness
William Butler Yeats
Freezone Corn Removal Promises Painless Relief
A Cincinnati inventor introduces Freezone, a painless corn and callus remover. Tiny bottles sold in drug stores claim instant relief with no skin irritation. Users apply the liquid to corns or calluses and feel no pain as the skin heals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aera
Cincinnati
Harvest labor shortage prompts town volunteers to aid farms
County farm agent T. A. Mogie told a Chamber of Commerce luncheon that no floating labor surplus exists this year, forcing townspeople to form twilight squads of four to five to assist harvest work as wheat prospects look favorable with 62,000,000 acres in the state.
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T. A. Mogie
Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Mao
Mrr. Moore
Word Haas Had Many Meanings in Language History
The article traces the evolving meanings of pocket handkerchief from a head covering berchief to a handkerchief kept in the pocket. It notes shifts in usage reflecting linguistic changes and cultural context.
No Sugar for Five Reasons in Lawrence Shortage Debate
Local dealers weigh five causes for sugar scarcity in Lawrence while the public questions canning season abuse and distribution. A dinner crowd went hungry when a single bag of sugar was found and ration rules limit purchases to protect regular customers. Grocers blame jobbers for supply gaps as the region faces continued shortage.
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Dé Yecin
Snet Teasons
Zhortage
Lawrence
Walter P. Innes
Wichita
H. D. Lee Stereantile Co
Kansas City
Ridenour- Baker
Poehler Mercantile Co
Wennet
Reesen
Gets-It promises quick corn relief and widespread demand
An advertisement extols Gets-It as a fast corn remover that relieves pain in seconds, allowing normal activity. It notes widespread distribution challenges as manufacturers, wholesalers, and rail delays limit sugar, beer, and cane shipments, with five reasons offered for shortages followed by a quip about choosing one.
War Bond Drive Aids Local War Fund Effort
Community members attended social calls and family visits as neighbors planned the Baby Bond drive for 1923. War Saving Certificates offer five to one thousand dollar maturities at four percent interest, registered for safety, with districts and school boards coordinating the drive and a well attended Red Cross meeting noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alrs
Brubaker
Miss Hazel
Rodney Beck
Niebrug
Tom Hyland
Baldwin
Ed"Hyland
Red Cross
Bellans Indigestion Relief Promotion and Church Notes
A fragment from a church bulletin lists Bellans indigestion remedy refund offer and 25 cent price. It notes collective church activities including new members, sewing progress, committee appointments for a ball game and Red Cross ice cream supper, weekly meetings, heating discussion, and a well attended Children’s Day program with detailed program items and participants.
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Red Cross
Milton Kring
Brubaker
Gladys Flora
Eva Haas
Sophia Heim
Almirantts
Virgil Vaughn
tChoir
Thelma Schwartz
Robert Dulin
Tiana Solo
Mabel Fleer
Charley Pitts
Jeise
Service Flag and Harvest Mission Drive at Brighten the Corner Class
A church gathering featured a service flag honoring six stars Milton Warner, Paul Jessee, Arthur Kirchner, Charley Elm, Philo Beck and Ivan Schwarz with two more on leave. The Brighten the Corner Class, aided by the Help Somebody Class, raised forty six dollars ninety one cents for foreign missions as parents were urged to attend prayer meetings to support the boys drafted for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tle
Elmer Rappard
Elmer Schwalm
Faye Wintermantle
Fremont Gilgis
Hoerman
Fred Heim
Milton Warner
Paul’ Jessee
Arthur Kirchner
Charley Elm
Philo ‘Beck
Ivan Schwarz
All Traces of Scrofula Cleansed by Blood Impurities Remedy
If any trace of scrofula or impurities remains in your blood you cannot fully develop. S S S a noted blood remedy claims to cleanse the blood and remove disease germ. Sold by druggists. Write Medical Director for expert advice at 30 Swift Laboratory Atlanta Ga.
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Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
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Mae
A, T
Yall
Robert M. Gay
Atlantic Monthly
Lea
Petchr
EB. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Round Warner Drugs Co
Excelsior
Bellans
Lawrence Transfer and Storage Company
Lawrence Business College
E. J. Hilkey
Agency Peoples Bank
Metz DE Luxe
M. Flory
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