Chickens at City Commission Meeting Spark Ordinance Talk
The city commission discussed banning chickens within limits following a local order to swat roosters after June 3. Lizzie Sheldon urged an ordinance as she complained about garden peas being harmed, while officials questioned enforcement and police needs.
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Lizzie Sheldon
Hie Supreme Bench
Kansas
City Board. Com
W. W.holyfield
George. L. Kreeck
Holyfield
Kreeck Gravely
Harley
Kidney trouble warning and remedy from Ogden Arkansas
After three years many men and women are sick and don't know it. Some never discover they have kidney trouble until they apply for life Insurance. The kidneys filter waste and when weakened cause backache pains in sides groins and other symptoms. Foley Kidney Pills relieved a three year condition per W B Moss of Ogden Arkansas.
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W.B. Moss
Ogden
Ark
City Drug Store
Autographic Camera Device Spotlighted and College Ad
The article notes many autographic devices offered to the patent office and Eastman Company purchasing several for cameras. It credits an Isan sds University professor with the first usable device for the film pagk kodaks. A Lawrence Business College summer term begins Monday June 3 offering business preparation and employment advantages.
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Kodak
The
Eastman Company
Isansds University
Uncle Sam
Lawrence Business College
Kansas Old Timers Choose Wichita For Encampment Next Year
At Chanute May 28 the Kansas G A R encampment chose Wichita over Topeka and Emporia as next year’s host city. W. W. Smith of Topeka was named Grand Army Commander with S. S. Baughman Chanute as Senior Vice Commander and D. B. Clem Parsons as Junior Vice Commander. Delegates to the Portland Oregon national encampment were J. Holes Hutchinson W. F. Wingrove Clay Center W. W. Denison Topeka and J. W. Phillips Wichita.
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Chanute
Kans
Kansas
D. B.clem
Parsons
B. Springer
Eric
Council of Administration
Charles Harris
Emporia
D.L. Moore
Abilene
Hays
C. A. Weck
Wichita
Joseph,a. Walters
Great Bend
Sons of Veterans
Initiated Bandmen Join Honorary Musical Fraternity
Twenty candidates were inducted into the Lawrence chapter of Sinfonia Mu Phi Alpha at the University of Kansas. Charter members include J C McCandles Dean C S Skilton Prof W B Downing Carl Preyer and Clair Detrich. Many initiatees are Kansas University band members.
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Lawrence
Sinfonia Fraternity of America
Mu Phi Alpha
University of Kansas
Universiity
I C. S.skilton
W. B. Downing
iProf
Carl Preyer
Clair Detrich
Phi Mu Alpha Fraternity
New England
Conservatory of Music
Boston
Frank ‘Kendrie
James Barron
Humbolt
Dallas Convis
Burr Oak
Mark Eaton
Winchester
Clyde Farnsworth Douglass
Carol de. Forest
Wetmore
James Graham
Walter
Okla
Carl Gray
Kansas
City
Kans
Charles ‘Kolaney
Hays
Fred Lampton
Cherokee
Alfred Miller
Gnaga
Thurlow
Neiswender
Howard Painter
Collyer
John Pepper
McCune
Hartzell Ray
Hoyt Roush
Jewell
Guy
Sackett
Motine
Howard Smith
Wichita
Donald Weichman
New
Kansas University Band
Inventor Hood Sells Autographic Film Device to Kodak
Professor George J. Hood of the University of Kansas has developed an autographing device for film packs and sold the invention to Eastman Kodak. Hood has worked on the device in drawing and drafting sessions, pursuing the project during odd hours.
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K. U
George J. Hood
University of Kansas
Eastman Kodak Company
Red Cross Fine Paid for Bread Substitute Rule
Hanson Bakery owner Albert Hanson paid 200 to the Red Cross to satisfy a 200 penalty for violating the substitute rule in Victory bread. The payment was accepted by the Reno County Food Administrator and the U S Food Administration in lieu of a fine. The case notes bread must contain 25 percent substitute, with higher substitutions for other baked goods, to conserve wheat.
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Red Cross
National Treasury
Wichita, Kans
Hanson Broad Company
Hutchinson
Albert Hanson
Leno County
U.S. Food Administration
Hanson
Federal Food Administration
Food Administration
LOO
Reno
Federal Administration For
Kansas
Oklahoma Daylight Saving Protest Hearing Set
Oklahoma City on May 28 reports an Interstate Commerce Commission protest deadline of June 13 for daylight saving changes. The Chamber of Commerce notes the hearing will assess how the plan affects Oklahoma Texas and Kansas and invites public objections from residents and businesses.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Chamber 1 of Commerce
Ti. M. Cray
Chamber l of Commerce
Congress
Southwest
Gold Medal Capsule Promises Kidney and Bladder Relief
An advertisement touts Haakom Oil as a 200 year old Holland remedy for kidney and bladder disorders. It claims quick relief from pains, frequent urination, and indigestion with GOLD MEDAL Haarjem Capsule, imported from Holland, available at drug stores with a money back guarantee for genuineness.
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Haakom Oil
Holland
Holland Laboratories
Camouflage Jobs Circulate as City Loafers Targeted
Coffeyville Kansas police chief J R Walton reports an early canvass of loafers with a list sent to the county attorney urging prosecution under vagrancy laws. A pool hall check showed four porters one genuine and three camouflaged, all without visible support. The list reportedly includes retired farmers and politicians among thousands named.
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Coffeyville
Kans
J. R. Walton
War Cost Measured in Labor and Liberty Loans
A wartime pamphlet argues the true cost of war is not only dollars but labor and resources. It outlines five labor groups redirected to war and explains why spreading savings through Liberty Loans and War Savings Stamps sustains national effort and reduces the burden on corporations. It notes a piano teacher Nancy Longanecker will reopen her studio on June 10 at 102% Tennessee Street.
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Arthur P. Hadtel
Fale Unive
United States
Aree
Nancy Longanecker
New York City
Tennessee
British and Americans May Carry More Battle Ammunition
British and American infantrymen may carry more ammunition into battle through the use of light web belts. The change, reported on May 28, expands basic load and improves mobility for frontline troops.
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Battleshington
Cape to Cairo dreamer Cecil Rhodes built a railway
The piece recalls Cecil Rhodes called Cape-to-Cairo Rhodes as he pursued a grand plan to span Africa from the Cape of Good Hope to the Mediterranean. It notes imperial ambitions, a vast railroad project and the reaction of liberal governments to his “nonsense” for a unified empire.
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Cape-to-Cale
Rhodes
Cecil Rhodes
Brikder
Cape of
Inet
Mediterranean
France
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Ceci
London Letter Puzzles Readers With Fractions of a Plot
A fragmentary London column hints at a revolt and a plot in South London mentioning Sullivan’s Last Chord and a curious picturization. The text reads like a writerly jumble with corrupted phrases and odd spellings.
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Kram
London
Sullivan
Disposition Matters in City Court Report
Fragmentary OCR item notes a city court disposition with references to judges or clerks and a shorthand description of a case. Names and precise details are unclear due to garbled text. The piece hints at a routine court action without identifying parties or outcomes.
Don't Be Like Her Exchange Commentary
A reflective note warns against following a self appointed moral guide as a girl argues for autonomy while recalling parental authority. The piece critiques cynicism toward tradition and highlights the tension between youth independence and parental wisdom.
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Sz Ae
Canadian Red Cross
British Red Cross
W. W. Holyfield
Walt
Grand Army
W. W. Smith
Topeka
Journal-World
Washington
Ordnance Department of the Army
Wheeler
E. Lawrence
Chicago
Ctric Utilities
Ipany
Hutchison Baker
Urtiup
Fye
Zar
Nose
Dick Building
War Department
Dade
Ville Couriee
Western Union
Western Union Telegraph CO
DEVOE
Lead and Zinc
P. Paint
Jess
Dévoe
F. W. Jaedicke
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