Sacajawea Descendant Esther Burnette to Teach at Haskell
Esther Burnette, senior at Haskell Institute, honors her Shoshone ancestor Sacajawea, recounting the explorer’s dangers and sacrifices. She plans to study in Wyoming this summer and may return to Haskell for junior college before university. She spoke in Kansas City with Francis Patton at a Methodist church conference.
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Esther Burnette
Haskell Institute
Cata
Episcopal
Presbyterian
Haskell
Sacajawea
Blaskell Tor
Sacajawea and Shoshone Tribe Notes from Wind River
A fragmentary account honors Sacajawea’s deeds guiding the Levite expedition and saving lives, then surveys the Shoshone band of Wind River Wyoming. It notes burial sites, monuments, and songs, and discusses health, culture, and vices such as peyote use and gambling, alongside dances and symbolic rituals.
Orange Tree Borne by Lawrence Woman Grows In Garden
Mrs. Fu A Sladek of Connecticut Street nurtures an orange tree about twenty years old that bore fruit since age four or five. The tree stands five feet tall in a tub, is wintered in the hedge months, and yields up to a hundred oranges when full. The fruit, usually tangerine sized, is given to neighborhood children each year. She comes from a florist family and spends much time tending plants, with a fig tree last year bearing nine, a pear producing thirty-eight bushels, and many flowers accompanying her."
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California
Fu. A. Sladek
Connecticut
Sladek
Mre
Noisy Saloon Scene in Midwest Town Nods to Prohibition
In a wartime era voice a numbered, smoky exchange unfolds between a worldly man and a clerk as they debate liquor, prohibition, and survival. The scene roils with quips about rum hounds, Volstead lore, and a patient seeking relief while a dry town shadows fragile bathos.
Amateur hard-drinking tale weaves through city lanes
A rambling, slang filled anecdote follows a roving man who jokes about the Eighteenth Amendment, seeks nerve paralyzing haylofts, and meets riverbank characters. He trades stories with poolroom companions, learns dubious “low-down” tips, and embarks on a strange quest through woods guided by two anglers. The scene ends with a humorous note on his luck and a boast about finding a way to mix or drink.
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Mktian
Sam
Ley
OrWell
Beass
Jon
Fichan collars and 1929 plates noted in AP dispatch
AP notes fashion details of a Chantal evening dress with a black georgette base and diagonal crystal fiches. A Hutchinson reformatory carload arrives for 1929 license plates. Corinth is highlighted by Miss Cushman’s long service in relief work, including nurses training, refugee support, and orphan school supervision amid wartime upheavals.
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Paris
Igh
Jblack
Corinth
Greéce
Himma
D. Cushman
Bostony
Cushman
Key
American Board
Konia
Anatolian
Turkey
Asiatia
American Committee For Relief
Near East
Constantinople
Porch Box Miniature Garden for Small Spaces
A Lawrence Flower Club program promotes porch boxes as a neat, space-saving garden option. De V. Bell advises sturdy, weather-proof boxes, proper drainage, and soil with one third well-rotted cow manure. For sunny boxes plant geraniums, petunias, lantana, ivy, and other lively bloomers. shaded boxes suit ivy, heliotrope, ferns, and sweet alyssum.
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Lawrence Flower
de V. Bell
Iy. Bell
The Childs Garden and its Lessons on Virtue and Patience
A reflective essay argues a small child’s garden teaches patience, responsibility, generosity, thrift, and kindness. It weighs how garden care shapes character, noting seeds, rows, and pests build faith and self control, with wildlife, flowers, and simple rewards reinforcing moral growth.
Fort Scott Woman Seeks Federation Office
Mrs Charles F Miller of Fort Scott seeks election as second vice president of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs at its San Antonio convention May 28 This Kansas candidate has held multiple local district and state federation roles and led auxiliary groups including the Needlework Guild and YWCA efforts.
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Kansas “Woman 'Will
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Charles I, Miller
Fort! Scott
General, Federation
San Antonio
Tex
Kansas Federation of Women's Clubs
Independence
Miller
Fort Scott
Hog Peen
Ogienl
FEO Sifavtang
Fruit Gelatine Desert and Rhubarb Strawberry Jam
A spring luncheon recipe for fruit gelatine dessert with rhubarb and strawberries, including steps to soften gelatine, simmer fruit, dissolve sugar, add orange rind and juice, strain, chill, and serve with whipped cream. Also notes on a rhubarb strawberry jam method with careful sugar heating and fruit preparation.
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W. W. Burnett
Strawberry Rhubarb Ice Tea Recipe and Meeting Notes
A page fragment describes a two quart freezer recipe for strawberry rhubarb ice tea with sugar and water, allowing crushed or whole strawberries. It also covers a meeting at C vf.C. on May 7 with Mrs. Jacqmain and Mrs. Bechtel leading devotional talks, essays by pupils, and remarks on missionary support and American responsibility to spread Christianity through English speaking nations.
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H.C. Riggs
Ark. St
C Vf.c
B. Jacqmain
Paul
Lawson
Wills
Fdy
Mars
J. R. Bechtel
Wilbur P. Thirkield
America
England
Bechtel
Thirkield
Ben
Child learning self control through example and meals
A fragment discusses how a child mirrors a father in actions and preferences, learning restraint and daily routines. It notes that a baby takes pleasure in imitation, but must be guided not to shout or throw fits over foods like spinach and milk. It emphasizes parental care and modeling.
Isolation billet dedication at Legionville near here
A dedicatory service for the recently completed isolation billet at the American Legion’s children’s home near Legionville will be held tomorrow morning. A state national officer of the Legion will attend.
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Independence
Kan
American’Legion’s Children’s
Ome Lat Legionville
the Legion
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