Kansas federation leader promotes federated clubs movement
Miss Partridge, secretary of the Kansas State Bankers Association, announces a state headquarters for the federation. She credits federated women's clubs with civic projects across Kansas and urges every community to form a federated club to gain social, ethical, and professional benefits.
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Org
Miss Partridge
Kansas State Bankers’ Association
Kansas Business Woman
Kansas
Alaska's Lost Harbour Aka Chicago Receives Name
Aboard coast guard cutter Haida a crew reports Alaska named a new settlement Lost Harbour on Akutan Island as Chicago after its winter ceremony. The Haida is the first vessel to visit since November bringing news and mail from the outside.
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Unalaska
Aleutian Islands
Associated Press
Alaska
Chicago
Lost Harbour
Akutan Island
Coast Guard
Cautionary Cleaning Tip Warns Against Handling Shattered Glass
A brief safety note advises never to pick up tiny glass shards with bare fingers. Instead dampen a wool cloth and press it to the fragments so they cling to the fabric. afterward, burn the cloth.
Lawrence Girl Joins Ziegfeld Follies for New York Run
Lawrence resident Berenice Ackerman has signed with the Ziegfeld Follies for the upcoming New York production next winter. She will return to New York August first for rehearsals after visiting her parents in Lawrence. Ackerman declined a road lead in Lady Butterfly to join the Follies seeking greater study opportunities.
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Lawrence
New York
Berenice Ackerman
Miss Ackerman
J. F. Ackerman
Oliver Morgsco
Richard Hageman
Metropolitan Opera
William Sticles
Tarasoff
School of
Ned Wayburn
The
Follies
University
Dudley Buck
Bootleg Bride Ship Proposed as Syrian Relief Plan
A Sidon delegation suggested a Near East relief ship outside New York waters to marry off orphans to American men, hoping to bypass immigration limits. Florence Kalk of Sidon’s orphanage rejected the idea, noting the relief group did not approve such a plan.
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New York
Sidon
Syria
Florence Stanton Kalk
Girls’ Orphanage
United States
Relief Society
Ways to a Man's Heart Refreshing Summer Drinks
A collection of cocktail style drinks including Orange Lily Tall, Grape-Juice Ricky-Juice, Silver Fizz, Green-Tea Cooler, Punch and Judy, Gotten Fizz, Ice-Cream Puff, and Loganberry Cocktail. Each recipe lists ingredients, mixing steps, and serving details with shaved ice, fruit garnishes, and carbonated water.
To Use An Old Felt Hat Remaking Guide
Instructions suggest remodeling an old felt hat by punching eyelets around the brim at half inch intervals and threading frosgrain ribbon through for a firm edge. Ribbon can be bound around the crown and finished with a small front bow for a stylish touch.
McNish's Soda Water Factory Cleared After 99 Percent Inspection
Local plant McNish’s Soda Water Factory passes a routine inspection with 99 percent approval, signaling strong compliance and high production standards.
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McNish
Legion Auxiliary to Entertain Disabled Veterans in Lawrence
Disabled World War I veterans from the National Military Home at Leavenworth will be entertained in Lawrence by the Women's Auxiliary of the American Legion. An on duty officer requested local help and the group agreed to host small visiting parties. The veterans are permanently disabled, not drawing compensation, and have no nearby friends or relatives. For months the women have mailed homemade cookies to the men.
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National Military Home
Leavenworth
Lawrence
Women’s Auxiliary
The
American Legion
Here Is a Sample of the Way They Do It in Africa
Miss Gussie Gaskill receives a novel wedding invitation from South Africa. Cecil von Abe, Cornell classmate, asks for her hand in marriage at Rosebank Wesleyan Church on a Saturday in 1925 at 2 20 p.m. The note lists families in South Africa and Cape households as sponsors.
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Africa
Gussie Gaskill
Terry Gaskill
Massachusetts Street
South Africa
Cecil von Abe
Miss Gaskill
Cornell University
Rosebank Wesleyan
Wah
Cecil
Aya
Household Discoveries for Practical Repairs and Cleaning
Practical advice on cleaning rusty knives in sour milk and removing grease from silk with French chalk. Tips cover mending worn tablecloths with an embroidery hoop and repairing hot water bottles using glue and vulcanized rubber.
Weary Housewives Learn From Mildred Taylor’s Nomad tent Life
Mildred Taylor the balloon silk tent writer toured Lawrence with brother Peter Taylor and artist Blanding Sloan. Her compact 6 by 9 foot mobile home packs a kitchen, beds, storage, and dining area into a portable system. She jokes her motto is to move instead of sweeping.
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Mildred Taylor
Lawrence
Miss Taylor
Peter Taylor
Blanding Sloan
Miss’ Taylor
Osage City Works to Expand Reservoirs to Avert Water Shortage
Engineers survey plans to enlarge Osage City's water supply as tank cars haul 40000 gallons daily from Burlingame 20 miles away. Osage City lies in Osage County Kansas reliant on distant deliveries to meet daily needs.
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Osage City
Kansas
Tio
Burlingame
Osage County
Eureka to Build $90,000 Community Building
Eureka Kansas plans a new 90000 dollar community building on two town lots bought for 8000 dollars. The city already has a 100000 dollar Masonic temple nearly finished and a 60000 dollar residence nearly ready for occupation, adding two new structures to the downtown area.
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Eureka
Kan
Douglas County Cream Company Ad
Local ad invites readers to bring cream to the Douglas County Cream Company at 112 W 7th St with a promise of satisfaction guaranteed.
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Douglas County Cream Company
W. 7Th St
Mystery of Dartmoor Kin Bonds and Murder
Mark Brendon, famed investigator, hides a holiday at Dartmoor while a missing husband uncle entangles family vows. A murder investigation unfolds after Mrs Pendéan reports her husband Michael Pendean and Uncle Robert Redmayne vanished near Foggintor quarries. Police and quarry workers provide timelines and a bloodstain clue as Brendon probes connections among Jenny Pendéan, her husband, and the Redmayne family.
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Mark Brendon
Dartmoor
Fogsinter
Mark
Norfolk
Brendon
Jenny Pendéan
Eall
Jenny
Robert Redmayne
Michael Pendean
Robert
Plymouth
Michael
Paignton
Lisspeed
Uncle Robert
Fogeinior
Hallyard
Ford
Duke’s
Melvale
Mystery Chapter Drift Through Bloodied Apartment
Brendon and halfward enter a bungalow style apartment as tarpaulins reveal a large bloodstain on the wall and nearby marks suggest a heavy strike. Inspector notes the scene while the edition hints at continuation in Our Next Taste.
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Brendon
Michael Pendean
Amon
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised
Two women report relief after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs Ole Bergstrom of Montevideo Minnesota says three months of back pain nervousness ended and she weighs 150 pounds. Mrs Charles Beeler of Port Huron Michigan says two years of side pain and fatigue improved and she felt better soon.
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Lydia E.pinkham
Montevideo
Minn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ole Bergstrom
8Th St.So
Montevideo, Minnesota
Port Huron
Mich
Charles Beeler
Elk St
Kent to Speak at Baptist Church Tomorrow
Dr. Kent Jr. will address the Brotherhood class of the Baptist church tomorrow morning at 9 24 oclock.
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Kent
Tomorro Dean Jr
A. Kent
Brotherhood
The
Baptist Church
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