Fifteen Years Since the Great Kaw Flood Devastation
The article recalls a 15 year old Decoration Day when the Kaw River flood wrecked Lawrence. North Lawrence faced submersion and fears of loss of life. After the sun returned, residents rebuilt, paving streets and erecting a new school while property values rose. The piece links recovery to national wartime effort and charity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Kaw Gailey
North Lawrence
Bridge Street
United States
Hope of Peace After Fifteen Years of Trouble
The writer envisions a future fifteen years ahead with renewed spring, peaceful times, and recovery from recent distress. They foresee children playing, prosperity returning, and a shift away from harsh, forceful policy. Many will have contributed to the healing and feel satisfied in later life.
Memorial Day Endures in Heroic Remembrance
Establ ished forever the fear of the GALR has faded as Memorial Day returns to honor Civil War heroes. Sons of Veterans form to sustain patriotic rites, ensuring the custom of decorating graves remains living. The sacrifice of young and old alike reinforces liberty and national unity beyond oceans.
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GALR
Sons of Veterans
G.A. R
Pitifully Unfair Education Cart on Women’s College
A fragment discusses the aim of a women’s college to provide broad education for its members and critiques the fairness or quality of that education, framing it as an evaluation of institutional aims and standards.
The Great American Magazine University for Women
A critique of home magazines as a national university for women, praising their reach in cooking, dress, and culture while warning that the zone postal hike could endanger access for rural readers. It urges readers to contact lawmakers to repeal the policy, noting the impact on education and family life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Univer For
University
America
New York
Woman’s University
Amr
Navning
Kiw
Josephine Diskam
Potatoes Proclaimed Fuel For Hard Work By Agriculture
A rural health style notice urges Americans to eat potatoes as energy fuel. It promotes potatoes as a compact source of fuel comparable to bread and advises three meals daily. Readers are encouraged to contact the U.S. Department of Agriculture for new potato recipes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
United States
Department of Agriculture
Thyssen Confession Recounts Kaiser's War Plot Promises
The pamphlet by August Thyssen accuses the Kaiser of promising German business leaders vast spoils from a planned war and conquest. Thyssen claims meetings confirmed pledges to seize India and other wealth, with the Emperor urging sacrifices to secure global dominance.
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Thyssen
Pamhiet
August Thyssen
Lenecinie
I Warty
Uae
Bethy Flallweye
Herr Tayssen
Germany
India
England
France
America
Russia
Truths and Tafles by Paul C Rankin
The passage presents a garbled fictional humor piece with names like Solomon, Rehoboam, and Israel figures amid nonsensical phrases. It references a committee and historical biblical figures in a distorted narrative voice, ending with a prompt about readers recalling Rehoboam’s fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul C. Rankin
Castoria Ad and Local Notices Merge in Fragment
Readable fragments show Castoria advertising infant care and a local business listing. Names Dick Building and Matthews Tanner & Coal Co appear alongside school notes and an education ad for Lawrence Business College starting June 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bess
Sam
Lawrence Business College
You Cannot Rub Rheumatism Away with Liniments
An advertisement touts S. S. S. as a blood purifier that cures rheumatism by cleansing the blood of germs. It claims pain relief and systemic removal of the disease, offering medical advice free from the Medical Director at Swift Laboratory, Atlanta.
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S. S.S
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta, Ga
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Dick Building
Mass Erlwina Peckham
Miner Mocking
St. Charles, Mo
Matthews Tannher & Coal Co
Mr. B Crites
Junction City
Daily Guide
City Partnerst
Low Eraon
Wits Everar
New Zealand
Woark
Federal Court
Amit
Ptyfa
Albers
Cam
Pershing
Oltierr
Setit
Toston
Dan-Cnartis
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Paker
Tia
Jinker
Philadelphia
Red Cross
Orville Harrol
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Jem
Harrohl
Sho Jaty Baker
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