Pioneer recollections of Branson capture in Lakeland visitor
Mrs J A Nelson of Lakeland Florida visiting her nephew Dr W C Nelson recalls the 1860s Branson saga at Willow Springs near Lawrence and Leavenworth. She describes Quantrill era raids, a daring rescue, and Branson’s wartime move with his family, with vivid detail of the local community and Civil War upheavals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
J. A. Nelson
Lakeland
Fla
Nelson
W. C. Nelson
Jacob Branson
Willow
Aa Vered
Willey Springs
Missouri
Branson
Lawrence
Vinland
Brana
Brana Home, Captured Mr
Hransen
Iten
Phia
Lachey
Neightier
Lane Wood
Wilk
Mr. Branson
Lecompton
Quantrills
Veadh
Ihoelack
Quantrill
Prairie City
Filipino Students Send Gifts to Home of Van Horbeek
Filipino students visiting the United States sent a varied collection of gifts to Mr. and Mrs. Al Van Horbeek at their home. The items include jewelry, dresses, handkerchiefs, bedspreads, and hats made from abaca fibers, showcasing crafts from different provinces. The gifts reflect appreciation for kindness shown during the students’ school days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al van Horbeek
van Horbeck
Siam
China
Japan
Ss Vin Harberk
Filipino craftwork and gifts described in Kobe purchase
The article details crafts from nipa palm hats woven by Filipino women, bamboo handles and frames for parasols, and a silk parasol bought in Kobe before a quake. It notes a sun dried finely woven hat, a pineapple cloth dress, and a pink hand embroidered shawl from the islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Horbeck
Panama
W C T U Convened in Topeka With Emphasis on Education
The forty-ninth annual Womans Christian Temperance Union Kansas convention met October 4 7 in Memorial hall Topeka with speakers from Kansas and abroad. Keynote loyalty and education in prohibition framed sessions as leaders urged schools churches and communities to teach that drink is a poison and law enforcement backed by public sentiment is essential. The event featured Miss Elizabeth Pratt Miss Charlotte Frazer and Mrs Gracio Legge Houlder among guests and a reception at the Governors home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Womans Christian Temperance Union of Kansas
Topeka
Memorial Hall
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
United States
Kansas
Lawrence
Douglas County
Elizabeth Pratt
Charlotte, Frazer
Scotland
Graccio Legge Houlder
Australia
Governmor
Earl Brown
State Board of Health
Frank Richards
Kansas Council of Religious Education
Frank Neff
Kansas City
Houlder
America
Charlotte Frazer
David Shield
Kansas Anti-Saloon League
George A. Work
Prohibition
J. A. McClelland
Wal
K U Library Browsing Room Aims For Pleasure Reading
University of Kansas opens a Watson library browsing room off the main reading area to invite students to read for pleasure. A wall notice restricts use to recreation not study, hoping to create a homelike, inviting atmosphere between classes while guarding against serious study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watson
University
Buildine
Women Voters Forum to Hear Party Views at Hyde Park
Hyde Park N Y AP The New York League of Women Voters convenes a fall meeting October 14 at Springwood home of Mrs James Roosevelt and Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt with a business session in the forenoon and an afternoon public forum. Delegates from Hudson River counties will discuss current issues with speakers from different parties led by Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt and Miss Martha Van Rensselaer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park
N. Y
James Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hyde Park Forum
Lake Seneca
Henry Goddard Leach
Carrie “Chapman Catt
Martha van Rensselaer
H. B. Shank
Leand
Thomas J. Walsh
Staten
Eland
Hamilton Fish, Jr
Garrison
Parker Corning
Gand
Philanthrolpy
Leach
Foreign Pi Association
Mary Garrett Hay
William Spencer Murray
Evelyn Preston
Living Cos
Henry R. Hayes
Bryn Mawr
Oxfort
Menbete
FE. C. Carter
Y. W.C. Avy
F. Louis Slade
Flora Rose
Colece
Chauneasy J. Hamlin
Dorothy, Kenyon
New York
Sara Ass
Skidmere College
Brooklyn
Hunter College
Mies Nel'e Swartz
State Department
Isbor
New York League of Women Voters Forum
N. J
Franklin D. Roosevelt Capper
Martha van Rensselaer Capper
Ithaca
New York City
W C U Convention Highlights Kansas School Work
The W C U annual meeting featured a deaf choir demonstration by Sibbitsen and choir, a Thursday auto tour of city sights, and a banquet at First Baptist church with remarks by Margaret Hill McCarter and Geo A Allen urging school resolutions. Officers elected: President Mrs Lillian Mitchner Hutchinson, Vice President Mrs Ida Walker Norton, Corresponding Secretary Miss Mary E Dobbs Wichita, Recording Secretary Mrs Leah Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asis
Lillian Mitchner
Hutchinson
Cnieen
Ida Walker
Norton
Cracked Dishes Said to Spread Diseases
Chicago AP reports Miss A. Deane Dowell of the American Gas Association warns cracked dishes spread grease, dirt and germs. She says such dishes should be discarded as they fail to heat water enough to heal cracks and avoid contamination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
A. Deane Dowell
Home Service
American Gas Association
Miss Dowell
Association
America
Aa Dowell
Carrot Pudding and Green Tomato Pickle Recipes
Two recipes from Mrs. Luella C. Sherry of 725 Missouri St are given. A carrot pudding uses grated carrots, potatoes, raisins, sugar, flour, spices, and a boiled sauce, steam cooked for hours. The green tomato sweet pickle uses green tomatoes, onions, vinegar, water, sugar, spices, and optional horse radish to seal jars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miz
Jacob Pearson
Simpson
Kansas
Luella C. Sherry
Missouri St
Thousand Island Dressing and Aviation Feats Highlighted
A recipe fragment lists Thousand Island Dressing components including peppers beets and eggs with cautions on seasoning. A note praises Australian Aerial Services for three years of accident-free flying and tripled operations, while mentioning a new passenger route among Belgrade Sofia and Constantinople and an advertisement for Delic 1008 Cream Cheese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Australian Aerial Services
Community Notices From Vinland Area Family Visits
Welcome Mrs. Chester Lee and children of Lawrence return home after two week visit. Numerous neighbors and students noted for attendance, infantile paralysis concerns in Vinland and holiday breaks. Local visits include Hemphill, Cooper, Edmonds, Roe, Schick, Rood, and Craig families with school disruptions and social gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Lee
Lawrence
Swingl
Frederick Hemphill
Leo Cooper
Gene Childs
Kenneth
Melvin Edmonds
Ray Edmonds
Gorrill
Mr. Hemphill
C. E. Schick
Mr. Raber
Eudora
Urbansky
Vinland High School
William Roe
Crilla Lawson
Glen McQueen
Clayton Randal
Walker -Randal
Opal
Craigs
Lloyd
Theodore
Solon Ticker
Jesse Dray
Elmer Myers
K. Schick
Bert Rood
Ralph
Evelyn
Gladys Roe
Clarence Craig
Lucile Craig
Union
Filmer Myers
Tonganaxie
Howard Cooper
Charley . Southard
Johnson‘s
Harry Hemphill
Charlie Cooper
A. T. Rockhold
Fred
Fred Morton
Pete Childs
Frank
Mayfair Society Embraces Luck Spell Craze
London AP Mayfair society adopts a good luck magic spell craze rooted in coal mining districts where charms are trusted against misfortune. Parents and children alike seek beads and trinkets in yellow green blue and red, bought for a few pence, with belief they ward off illness and bad luck. Authorities caution, but the fad persists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mayfair Society
Chilren
A. G. Clark
Edinburgh University
British’ Medical Association
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Cnliege
Josephine Foulk
Harvard
Q. Jacqman
K. U
Thousand Island
JW. Dyche
Oklahoma City, Oklo
Belgrade
Sofia
Constantinople
DELIC
Lawrence Sanitary ,Mik and Cream Co
Ady
Pardee
Buddy
Mabel
Steven
Mary Flory
Robert
Ruth Seamen
Telander
House of God
Schubert Funeral. Home
Mystic Shrine of Health
Excelsior Springs
F.f.hagel
Lawrence National Bank
Lawrence, Kansas
U. S
Geo. W. Kuhne
Cashier
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