State Normal forty years past in Strand of old times
Fred Thompson, superintendent at Horton and university summer student, reads the box score from the Boston Nationals. Barnes, a Boston mainstay from Circleville Kansas, played first base in 1911 for the Boston team in the old Eastern Kansas league. Thompson recalls urging Barnes to attend Emporia Normal for study and baseball.
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Fred Thompson
Horton
Braves
Thompson
Barnes
Boston
Circleville
Kan
State Normal School
Emporia
Holton
Emporia Normal
Near Misses of a Local Baseball Talent at Emporia
Aememronaries arrived in Emporia as Barnes sought a first base position at Nortorville. The coach assigned Bill McConnell to first, denying Barnes who could hit well. After two weeks he left Circleville and later Barnes won a National League game with two hits in three at bats while McConnell played city league in Emporia.
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Aememronaries
Emporia
Nortorville
Barnes
Thompson
Bill McConnell
Circleville
Illuminate Rear Headlights On a Dodge Brothers Car
Reversible headlights allow a driver to repair a puncture at night by directing full glow to the rear wheel and illuminating the front door and engine from both sides, providing a bright, practical solution during dark, windy evenings on concrete roads.
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Dodge Brothers
Oper
Tragic death of four year old Huelah May Shrader
Huelah May Shrader, only child of Mr and Mrs Goldie Shrader, died at her grandparents home in Kansas City Kansas after weeks of illness. Funeral held Monday at 2 pm in Kansas City, burial in Maple Hill Cemetery. The family received neighborly sympathy. Demna Curd of Lawrence visiting Mrs Fred Alford. Miss Jennie Bhest, Francis Hursh, Mav Tamham, and Evelyn Garvin attended county graduation exercises in Lawrence. Miss Marguerite Laptad entertained.
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Huelah May
Goldie Shrader
Waggoner
Kansan City
Kansas
Kansas City
Maple Hill
Demna Curd
Lawrence
Fred Alford
Jennie Bhest
Francis Hursh
Mav Tamham
Evelyn Garvin
Marguerite Laptad
Jennie Ejibest
Rebecca Miller
Agnes Laptad
Sterling
Pauline Sterling
Topek
Galen Ware
Newmen
Stehwein
Lydia
Osawatomie
Missouri
Wood
Lawrence Nelson
Denver
Colorado
M. Murephy
Miss Pearl
Corder
Jennie Elbest
Elbest
Francis
Hursh
Josephine
Briday
G. RR. Shultz
Buckah Maw Shrader
Weekend visits and a fatal accident interrupt Kansas town notes
The column lists residents visiting kin and friends across Kansas with weekend travels to Lawrence Topeka and Osawatomie plus a serious accident on a Rock Island train near Knowledge Hill in which a Mexican worker died after injuries from a fall from the train. Hospital care followed by a death at Simmons Hospital Monday morning.
Do Things at Hand Carlile Quote Card
A compact quotation attributed to Carlyle emphasizes prioritizing immediate tasks over distant uncertainties, urging action on what is clearly before us rather than what lies dimly ahead. The line suggests practical focus and purposeful effort in daily work.
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Les
Carlyle
Spanish wheat jar sale nets $400 in New York
A blue and white Chinese vase, said to hold the first wheat sent from Spain to Ecuador, recently sold in New York for 400 dollars. The artifact’s origin and valuation were highlighted in the sale.
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Spain
Ecuador
New York
Wanted by July 15 to 25 old cream separator bowls
Evans Metcalf Co seeks old cream separator bowls compatible with New DeLaval and Great Western machines. Payment offered at five dollars to eighteen five dollars each. Target date for purchase within July 15 to 25.
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Evans-Metcalf Co
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H. L. Winey & Sons
Kaw
Mass
State Normal
Midland
Douglas County
Woodland Park
Wilbur N. Mason
Baker University
State Board of Administration
Rance
Kansas National Guard
Wallace Corder
Arthur Ousdahl
Robert Lap
Bell
J. H. Anderson
S38
Louisiana Street
Peorpees State
Bana Broo
Lawrence, Kansas
Beeson Realty Co
Green Bros
J. M. Neville
Woolworth
BUICK
Lawrence Buick Co
H. A. Sibley
Hoadley’s
West Ninth
the Blacksmith
Vermont ST
New York Street
Court House
Lawrence National Bank
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