Women travelers recount border customs ordeal in Poland and Prague
Professor Rosemary Ketcham of the University of Design narrates a Europe trip turning tense at a border. A porter nabs their bags and a uniformed guard blocks entry, forcing the couple to navigate customs as a crowd surges at the station. The incident underscores travel peril and diplomacy mishaps.
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Rosemary Ketcham
The
University
Europe
M. C
Prague
Poland
Krakow
Warsaw
United States
Iréau
New England
Through Warsaw Gate a Voyage With Luggage and Luck
Two American travelers describe a chaotic Warsaw station scene as baggage and bags threaten to vanish. Guards refuse entry, a stubborn attendant relents, and parcel theft is thwarted only by persistence. Jostling crowds push through in a babel of languages before a swift, tense exit toward Prague.
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Poland
Prague
Roumanian Predicts Jeers for Turkey’s First Female MP
Roumanian diplomat Ni Batsaria predicts hostile reception for Mme Mustapha Kemal as she becomes Turkey’s first woman member of parliament. He says Angora hodjas will view her election as a blow to sacred law and culture, likely prompting grudging, disapproving acts from colleagues.
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Roumanian
Bucharest
Associated Press
Mme
Mustapha Kemal
Ni Batsaria
National Assembly
Angora
Mme. Kemal
Lady Astor
House of Commons
Head of Girls School Urges Care for Hose and Stockings
A Chicago school principal, back from Paris, says girls should learn to select and care for hose. She aims to teach purchasing skill and maintenance, favoring cotton stockings over silk and stressing proper fit to avoid sagging at the ankle and converging back threads.
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Hose
Leon Berard
France
Chicago
Paris
M. Berard
Gotton
French minister's circular on stocking care and self respect
The text cites a French education decree urging girls to reinforce heels before wear, mend holes with a darning stitch, and inspect stockings after washing to avoid holes. It stresses teaching children to value clothing and self-respect through careful maintenance.
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France
Jack
Moonlight Schools in Kentucky and Mrs Wilson Stewart
A reader urges borrowing Moonlight Schools by Mrs. Cora Wilson Stewart from the Public Library to learn about the Moonlight movement that spread from Kentucky mountains. Pupils sought literacy to read the Bible and write letters to loved ones, with many citing freedom from the need to mark their names. A tangential note cites fashion trends with longer silhouettes in overblouses.
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Moonlight
Coral Wilson Stewart
Kentucky
Cora Wilson Stewart
London Woman Desert Society for Jungle Expedition
London society woman Diana Strickland plans a 12 month expedition to Central Africa with two women, four men, and 600 native porters. Starting from Boma they will trek through Bahuni and Ituri forests, reach Lake Edward, then Kenya, trading for ivory, prospecting, and collecting for the New York zoos. They intend to be armed and even carry a machine gun for possible attacks.
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London
Associated Press
Diana Strickland
Secon
Central Africa
Boma
Africa
Bahuni
Ituri Forest
Coas
Lake Edward
Kenya
Lawrence Girls Invited to Opening of Leavenworth Club Rooms
The Lawrence Business and Professional Women's Club received an invitation from Leavenworth’s group to join in opening their new club rooms on September 18 from 8 to 10 p.m. Madame Hall, Leavenworth club president, leased the second floor of the Leavenworth telephone building, furnished it, and offered it to the club. The rooms feature yellow and brown decor, comfortable seating, reading materials, and will have a chaperon to supervise visitors and members.
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Lawrence Business and Professional Women's Club
Business and Professional Women’s Club of
Leavenworth
Madame Hall
Leavenworth Club
Way to a Man's Heart Campfire Cooking Recipes
A local column shares tested campfire recipes from a Lawrence party during a summer trip. Pancakes use flour eggs molasses baking powder and milk to a thin batter. Trisk Stew simmers beef onions potatoes in water with salt and pepper until tender.
General Praised Women At Local Encampment Fete
Brigadier General Halstead Dorey praised the women who hosted the encampment fete at the courthouse led by Mrs. C. B. Taylor and other chaperones. Marseilles reports excited by discoveries of precious stones inside ash including an emerald found in a dogfish and a 6 pound bass. An Oriental turquoise weighing 59 grammes was also noted. Missionaries conduct services in London in sixteen languages. Fall time is Pipe time. Rankin's Drug Store advertises a complete assortment.
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Leavenworth
Halstead Dorey
Citizens
C. B. Taylor
Court House
Marseilles
Rankin's Drug Store
Koreans Begin Education Journey at Kansas University
Eloise Smith and her sister Pauline traveled from Seoul to Lawrence to attend the University of Kansas. Their six ocean crossings, stops in Kobe Nara Yokohama and San Francisco, a voyage on the Taft, and shore visits from Kyoto to Honolulu shaped a remarkable prelude to their college days. They describe abundant scenery, cultural sights, and ocean travel adventures, ending with a warm return to Lawrence.
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Eloise Smith
Frank Herron ‘Smith
Seoul
Korea
Pauline
Lawrence
Japan
Journal-World
Shiminoseki
Kobe
Miyajima
Nara
Taft
Yokohama
Shimidzu
Fujiyama
Eigth
San Francisco
Honolulu
Harding
Ocean
Amplis Waikiki
Golden Gate
Fads and Fancies in Fall Fashion Trends
Black remains popular but sage green emerges as a refined fall shade for suits dresses and hats often in velvet. An upstanding fur collar continues to appear on many fall suits while shoe styles favor light tans grays and cut out leather effects.
Household Hints for Safer Work and Proper Table Care
Tired backs urged raise sinks and tables to avoid bending. Wooden tops need brushing to stay smooth, oilcloth covers ease cleanup. Glass tops suit nonbreakable use, stationary tubs use tall legs. Do not store jam hot in kitchen as air taint spreads. Tinware should not be heated empty or used for acidic fruit cooking due to low melting points.
Library notes on new patron cards and book themes
The library reports new district patron cards in force since September first with most registrations among juveniles. Fines collected fund replacement books and new acquisitions. teachers receive scrapbooks prepared by Aliss Erkins for kindergarten children. Visitors learn about Japan through recent titles and a travel book Mysterious Japan by Julian Street. Summer flowers were donated by florist Mr. Whitcomb and cared for by caretaker Jack Porter.
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Aliss [Erkins
Japan
Juliar Street
Mr. Whitcomb
Jack Porter
Fishing Good in Canada Ottawa Sept 1925
Canadian fishermen earned about 42 million dollars from sea and inland waters in the past year, up from 25 million the year before. The salmon catch alone brought in roughly 13.5 million dollars.
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Canda
Ottawa
Associated Press
The
Dominion
Camp Fire Sparks Group Meetings Across City
Chelawongsa campfire group met at Kati Russell’s home Thur night and moved toward Bowersack. The Lawrence Camp Fire Girls Association gathered at Nadine Morgisui’s home to plan next year’s activities. Eighteen active groups are forming with a city camp fire planned for all to use. A gathering at the Guardian Miss Ghailys residence sets the schedule. The Jayhawk Camp Fire KC group will meet at Miss Naaling Moe Lisert’s home to map winter activities.
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Kati Russell
Bowersack
Lawrence
Giuanjian’s Association
Gin
Nadine Morgisui
Assistat
Miss Ghailys
Jayhawk Cap Fire
KC. Group
Hem of the Guardian
Naaling Moelisert
Camp Fire Girls offer outdoor programs for wholesome living
Camp Fire aims to guide girls toward romance beauty and adventure in daily life through a program built on sound psychology. It emphasizes homeland outdoors and growth supported by a 1992 membership of 240000 with presence in 17 countries including Alaska Australia Canada and the Philippines.
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United States
Alask
Australia
Canada
China
Mexico
Phillipines
Scotland
South America
France
England
Turkey
Amv
Luther Hf. Gulich
Wallpaper Exhibit Showcases Global Motifs in Cassel Museum
In Cassel Germany a new wallpaper museum opened displaying wallpapers from many nations and eras. The French post Napoleonic period draws attention with bold colors and unusual patterns. The collection surveys American wallpaper from colonial times to modern production, including both hand made and machine made pieces.
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Cassel
Germany
Associated Press
Court Docket Packed as 13000 Cases Heard Soon
Mexico City dispatch reports the Supreme Court of the United States? No, Mexico’s Supreme Court has about 13 000 cases scheduled for hearing. Hearings are set far in advance, reaching into mid 1924, reflecting a busy docket this year.
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Mexico City
Associated Press
Supreme Court of Erico
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Katherine O’brien
New Orleans
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Letty Nyles
Chicago Musical College
Library Notes
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