Legislature passes three constitutional amendments in a tumultuous session
March 23 report notes 92 bills await the governor's action while three amendments will be put to referendum in December 1920. The session is marked by widespread reform talk and minimal passage beyond these amendments and other measures largely killed. The piece ends by referencing a tonic remedy ad.
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Adja
Odage BS
Govnor
Ber
Iebenhtor
Senate
Epaiatare
State Senate Holds Goodbye Party After Session Ends
Lawmakers in Topeka staged a farewell gathering with gifts for leaders. Lieut. Gov. Huffman received a silver service, while Senator Price got a silver cake tray. Emmet George was given a fine gold watch as part of the celebrations.
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State Senate
Topeka
Charles S. Huffman
Senate
Price
Emmet George
Caunei
Baker defends court martial reforms amid Chamberlain clash
Secretary of War Newton D. Baker, touring army camps, says Chamberlain caused and enacted the 1916 court martial system reform. He rejects a newspaper feud, asserts his duty to judge officers impartially and without bias. Baker's party moves toward El Paso after Yuma visit.
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Yuma, Ariz
Newton D. Baker
Charg
Washington
George E. Chamberlain
Oregon
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Baker
F&j Paso
Senator Chamberlain
Soap Free hair care and local notices mix in text
A fragmentary page discusses using coconut oil as a cheap pure hair cleanser and warns against alkali in soaps. It shifts to insurance ads, a brief mischief tale at a California beach, Fresno police mention, and musings on evaluating conditions without blind spots.
Growing Clover to Enrich Soil In Second Year
United States Department of Agriculture discusses sweet clover as a soil improving legume grown by corn belt farms. It explains clipping methods in the second year to maximize nitrogen and organic matter, with hay cuts in year one and multiple clippings in year two before plowing under.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Fertilizers Now On Hand For Spring Use
The United States Department of Agriculture reports ample nitrogenous supplies for farmers this spring. Large nitrate of soda stocks, held for munition use, are now available for agriculture and ammonium sulphate production capacity has expanded from about 200 tons to 400 000 tons. The department plans to purchase 10 million dollars of nitrate of soda for distribution to farmers at cost plus freight. Potash may remain limited as imports from Alsace or Germany may not arrive in time.
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States Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Alsace
Germany
Potatoes Demand Gentle Handling As Living Crops
The Department of Agriculture urges care in handling potatoes noting they are living beings with protective skin. Proper handling preserves skin integrity and quality, avoiding damage that could spoil the produce.
World and Life As School Not Playground
The quote frames the world as a classroom not a playground and life as an education rather than a holiday, attributed to Henry Drummond.
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Henry Drummond
The Happiness Pretty Complexions
An old advertisement touts Stuart's Calcium Wafers claiming they improve skin by calcium stimulating tissue repair. It promises pimples blackheads and sluggish skin diminish as skin renews itself with healthier tissue and offers a free trial coupon.
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Stuart
Free Trial Coupon Request For Calci um Wafers
A customer seeks a free trial package of Stuart's Calci um Wafers from F. A. Stuart Co at 862 Stuart Kidg Marshall Michigan. The request appears by mail with a price note of 0.6. The text is an OCR fragment.
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F. A. Stuart Co
Stuart
Marshall
Mich
Douglas County Men Seek Jobs After Army Release
Six Douglas county veterans reported for work at the Sparks employment office in Topeka and failed to return for placement. Sparks lists discharged men not yet employed and asks them to report progress, noting most seek clerical or farm work while awaiting state job services.
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Douglas County
Sh B
P. Sparks
Chamber of Commerce
Sparks
Dowghin County
United States, Employment Service
Topeka
Massachusetts Street
Chamber of Commercer
State Office
Harrry Peterson
Clarence
William A. Champan
Robert ©. Robertson
Joseph H. Clark
Melvin M. Murray
Henry A. Broeker
Robert L. Love
Howard To Williams
John FY
Sish
Frank Dadsky
Bryant Tenner
Karl Harrhbarger
Alvin’ Jd. Beller
Erval Coffey
G. Gurney Wooten
Morton J
Tinehart
Ernest Duck
Lewis Wulfkible
Thos. &. Kirknatrick
FL Jo Wilderson
Carl Kelley
William Elston
Lulius Gatewood
Orin LD
Leon A. Wilgus
Dewey Shillerston
William MM. Bernard J
Kinzer
H. Archie Haney
Leonard Chad. Wise
CL Keiser
Dehn Trell
Angst Weber
Robert ¥. Mathews
Prof Ft." Benedict
Joseph Jaslow
Ryank Cutt
Albert A. Goldtrap
Kansas Legislature Boosts State Institutions Funding in 1919
The 1919 Kansas Legislature approves total appropriations of 5,200,480 for two years, raising funding for the University of Kansas Kansas State Agricultural College and multiple experiment stations and normal schools. Compared to 1917, each facility receives higher allotments, with notable increases at Garden City Colby and Pittsburg Normal.
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Topeka
Kan
University of Kansas
Kansas State Agricultural College
Garden City
Colby
Tribune
Hmparia
Pittsburg
Children Love Cascarets 10c Cleanse Bowels Safely
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a harmless candy cathartic for children. It claims the product cleanses the liver and bowels without calomel and never cramps or sickens like other remedies.
Anniversary of Great German Offensive Turning Point
Today marks the one year since the German attack in Picardy and the Allied turnaround. Marshal Foch cites faith and courage of soldiers, saying his only merit was never despairing. Allied forces, including Americans, halted the German drive and pushed toward victory.
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Sedan
Foch
Paris
Marek
Wis
Amiens
Ed Ohy
Jules Sauerwein
Uate
France
Lemon Lotion Promises Skin Whitening at Low Cost
The ad promotes a cheap lotion made from juice of two fresh lemons and three ounces of orchard white to produce a quarter pint of skin beautifier. It claims to whiten and soften skin, remove blemishes, freckles, and sallowness, and suit face, neck, arms, and hands with daily massage.
Revenue officials decry widespread tax filing schemes
Advisers opened offices to attract citizens filing returns. Officials say many were led to believe these offices were revenue branches and aided in making out false returns. Reports indicate the practice was widespread though no city list was compiled for the Justice Department. Banks and reputable institutions were not considered in the criticism.
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Revenue Bureau Offie
Department of Justice
Ty. Cen
Unclear OCR fragment prompts compact summary
Fragmentary text appears as garbled OCR from a newspaper page. Readable entities include few names and terms but the overall meaning and event details are not recoverable. No clear incident date location or involved organizations are discernible.
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Fresno
Nicely
Bayer
Essary
Ion
the Butler Tire Co
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Sciew
Cascarets
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Red Cross
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Webb
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Gallina
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Benito Juarez
Lincoln
Mex
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LARK
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Barber’s Drug Store
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