Wom en's traveling libraries shift focus after armistice
Topeka reports a radical change in book demand among Kansas women. Mrs Adrian Le Greene notes clubs moved from art and literature to civic, economic, political history, and home economics. War books spiked during hostilities and have since declined as readers favor practical topics and regional history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kans
Adrian le Greene
Kansas Traveling Libraries
Women’s Clubs of
Kansas
State Federation of Women's Clubs
Maries
Myreene
Vach
Lucy i. Johnston
W. A. Johnston
Federation Committee
Traveling Library
Lbrary-Commn
James L. Ring
H. C. Garvey
Julia E. Brown
Blue Rapids
Sara Judd
Arecnman
Kansas City
Greene
Chaiman
American Library Association
Hansas
King
War Library’ Council
Camp Funston
Camp Doniphan
Fort Leavenworth
Camp Gorrion
Newport News
Rubber Plantations and Global Rubber Supply
The article notes that historically rubber came mainly from the Amara region. Demand outstrips Dragit's output by about three quarters. It identifies the Maley peninsula, Cexton, Suwmatra, Tate, and the Philippine islands as areas where rubber cultivation has expanded, and asserts that rubber trees can grow virtually anywhere along the equator with ample rainfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dragit
Maley Peninsula
Cexton
Suwmatra
Tate
Philippine Islands
Notice at the Mairfis Hotel Event Friday
A notice at the Mairfis Hotel describes a Friday event with time details and attendee names unreadable. The fragment mentions Dane and real time invited attendees. The readable portions indicate a gathering or function with unspecified purpose and schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mairfis
Dane Uizht
Deaths and Funerals Mrs Catherine Williams
Funeral services for Mrs Catherine Williams will be Thursday at 2:20 PM from 45 Indiana Street with Rev S S Klyne officiating. Burial in Oak Hill cemetery. Laura LaDuke died at her Southwest of the city. Her funeral was held this morning with burial in Oak Hill cemetery.
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Catherine Williams
Kerine Williams
Indiana Street
S. 5. Klyne
Oak Hill Cemetery
Laura LaDuke
Barial
Oak Hill
Make the Best Use of Time in Life
The passage argues time use determines success, noting that speed varies but conditions often level the field. It urges directing effort to make minutes productive and to pursue a profitable life. It emphasizes each person’s right to seek self improvement through disciplined time management.
Ancient Tai Shan Shrine Claims World’s Oldest Worship Site
A report from Tai Shan Shanta province China describes a shrine near Talotu amid cultivated fields beside a stream. China asserts the site is the oldest continuous place of religious worship dating back many centuries before Christ, claiming an antiquity of around 0,000 years.
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Tai Shan
Shanta Province
China
Talotu
Zine Shapes at Boiling Point
Zinc is stated to disetile between 212 and 302 desre Fahrenheit and can then be shaped as required. Above or below these limits it becomes brittle and aspifant and unsuitable for treatment. It melts at about TSG degrees Pattenheit if volatilization is prevented.
Impassable County Roads Blamed on Indifferent Farmers
Douglas county rural routes suffer as postmaster C C Seewir urges farmers to repair roads in front of homes or risk curtailed service this spring. Poor weather caused delays but dry conditions now prompt action. some routes already cut off due to dangerous culverts and bridges awaiting farmer maintenance.
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Douglas County
C C. Seewir
Seewir
Post Office Department
Lawrence
Peculiar Bush Beans Produce Earlier Under Glass
Tests show certain bush beans that yield once in open soil will start earlier when grown in flawpots under glass and continue producing beans through sunnier months until frost. The age of the plant is thought to reduce the difference, as the potted plant bears beans sooner and more reliably.
Hadn't Changed and the Misread Mail Request
A boy visits a post office asking for mail and is misidentified by a busy clerk who cannot recall him from yesterday. The scene recalls a line about a missing identity and the clerk’s confusion as the boy persists in seeking his mail. The text then shifts to a discussion of gold production across nations, noting Mysore in India, Russia as a leading producer, and mining in the Urals with global figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Mysore
Russia
Mexico
China
Japan
Chile
Peru
A Schoolhouse. What 2, schoolhouse, in the world
A fragmentary verse line from Lowell notes wits would not play tru ant in a schoolhouse scene, hinting at a reflection on education and wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Clothing Drive Surpasses Quota In One Day In Lawrence
Douglas county residents rapidly filled two tons of old clothes for Europe after one day of Red Cross collection in Lawrence. Supplies poured in from rural routes and towns like Lecompton Baldwin and Eudora as Tom Sweeney urged homes with leftovers to call the People's State Bank for pickup. A Doughs County Hog Cholera association meeting is set for Saturday at 1 30 pm in the county courthouse to discuss corn coal work and livestock sanitary plans with officials inviting hog raisers to attend.
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Douglas County
Europe
Red Cross
Lawrence
Tom Sweeney
People's State Bank
Lecompton
Baldwin
Eudora
Tay
Doughs County Hog Cholera Association
County Court House
Livestock Sanitary Commissioner
French West Indian Islands and population notes
Martinique has about 185000 people, slightly more than Guadeloupe, the second island of importance in the group. Beyond Guadeloupe, four other French islands in the West Indies are closely linked to France, with populations about 95 percent black or colored. The article also notes the pronunciation of the word Czechs as Cheks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinique
French West Indies
Guadeloupe
France
West Indies
Famous Martinique Women in History
The text highlights Josephine, wife of Napoleon, born in Martinique, noted for her stately presence in Fort de France. It also mentions Mme de Mauintenon, a renowned courtesan whose influence on Louis XIV is linked to a religious massacre. Guzman Blanco, former Venezuelan president, is described as a notably conceited celebrity.
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Martinique
Josephines
Napoleon
la- Vanne
Fort de France
Tere
Mme. de Mauintenon
Louis XIV
Guzman Blanco
Venezuela
Vandercook Heads Michigan Constabulary Reorganized Force
Vandercook, former adjutant general and Spanish war veteran, becomes head of Michigan state constabulary now permanent after guiding its formation from wartime guard units. The force, tasked with enforcing prohibition, faced limits after a Supreme Court ruling. State funds total 5.9 million for the next two years to support the constabulary.
Portraits and statues mark a life of self praise and myth
A fractured clipping catalogs a figure who commissioned hundreds of portraits and about a dozen statues of himself. It notes inscriptions signed by the man, who styled himself The Illustrious American Pacificator and Regenerator of the United States of Venezuela, a boast that frames his notoriety amid eccentric claims and exaggerated self-regard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States of ‘Enezuela
All Writing Own Epitaph in Busy Self-Portrait
A Congregationalist observation notes that people endlessly write their own epitaphs by daily creating self portraits through activities. The quotation emphasizes personal reflection and continual self-creation as a life practice.
Tin substitute varnish for food coats devised in Australia
An Australian substitute for tin is described as a compound of carbotic acid and toes maldehyde forming a varnish in methylated spirits. It promises to protect tin plate used for food coatings, reducing the need for tin in large quantities.
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Aspiran
Brooklyn i
Ao Rent
ARCO
Ny Oy Cchr
American Radiator Company
Walnut St
Michigan
Col Roy C.wandercoge
California
Kansas—Fair
Samuel S. Wyer
Kansas Natural Gas CO
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