United States and Allies Forge Food Policy Push
Federal Food Administrator Walter Innes outlines a global drive to starve Germany of meals within a year. Hoover’s plan aims to ration grain for drinkables and boost farm output, with Kansas pledging full cooperation to ship billions of bushels and feed Allied forces.
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Wichita
Kas
United States
Germany
Walter Innes
Washington
Food Administration
Herbert Hoover
America
Ord
Ories
Kansas City
Canada
Kansas
Hartig Firmly Leads Sevenback Tournament After Close Series
Hartig sevenback team moves into the lead in the Sevenback Tournament by taking three of four from Graeber at the Elks alleys. A close set with Berger, the biggest margin eleven pins in the third game, and Albach led the Greater team with 236 while Hartig’s top scorer was 197. Individual game scores show Hartig 212 245 256 234 and Graeber 205 240 244 235 as Camp Funston visitor Cleve Dunigan returns home.
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Graeber
Elks Alleys
Hartig
Berger
Gracber
Hartig Rollers
Albach
Society and Red Cross notes plus travel notices
The India Auxiliary meets Sept 12 at Mrs L R Clawson for an all day sewing and knitting session with members urged to plan future meetings and bring lunch. River Side Red Cross Club forms with Miss Celia Watts as president and Mrs W R Richardson as vice secretary treasurer. next meeting Sept 18 at Miss Watts home. Residents and visitors are mentioned in short notices including Wentworth student Eugene Galliger heading to Lexington Mo Sept 17, Mrs Charles Miller home after hospital stay, Grace Hundley in Lawrence on business, and others traveling to Topeka and Kansas City. A quip about a policeman and a married man hints at a lecture. An editorial note ponders Old World versus New World in biology and origin of Siberian and Asian populations.
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India Auxiliary
L.R. Clawson
Red Cross Club
Ladies of
River Side
Minnie Kahle Atd
Celia Watts
W. R. Richardson
George Shearer
Wentworth
Eugene Galliger
Lexington
Wentworth Military School
One Thing Man Must Do
Nature never provides for man's wants in any direction bodily, mental, or spiritual, in a form he can simply accept. She offers mechanical powers, but man must craft his own lever.
Treasures Lost To History On Isla de Mujeres
Ancient legends recount Spanish explorers in the sixteenth century arriving at Isla de Mujeres seeking gold. They found stone temples and idol ceremonies conducted by priestesses, and desecrated the idols, sparking regret among archaeologists. Mayan worship faded as a fishing village grew nearby centuries later.
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Yucatan
Isla de Mujeres
Th’e Istnd
Isle de Mujeres
Art of Walking Promotes Health Through Proper Shoes
A Southwest American piece argues walking powers human health and that proper shoes are essential. It notes vanity once drove shoe fashion, but war proved soldiers’ long marches benefit from well fitting shoes, inspiring broader adoption of sensible footwear for all.
Building the Pyramids Unearthed by Inclined Road Theory
An English engineer proposes that ancient Egyptians built pyramids by an inclined ramp that rose as the structure grew. Materials were hauled up this road by slaves and pack animals, aligning with inscriptions in tombs and temples.
Whippoorwill Song and Variants Across Regions
The whippoorwill’s cry is the male’s song with the female silent. It often sings from treetops but may sit on the ground. Singing mainly from dusk to about 10 pm. A larger South variant called chack-will's-widow is noted. England has a similar bird nicknamed coat-sucker for its supposed milk source.
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England
Prophecy and Bolivar Crown Knock in South American Tale
A child Bolivar plays with Ferdinand of Spain in Spain. A soothsayer predicts Bolivar will topple the crown. The tale claims Bolivar fulfills the prophecy by impacting royal rule in South America. In Lawrence, Mr. Fred Rigsby and Mr. and Mrs. Howand are mentioned among local notes.
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Simon Bolivar
Spain
Ferdinand
Bolivar
South America
Fred Rigsby
Topeka
Lawrence
Ulrich farm sale signals growing Lawrence real estate boom
A 278 acre Ulrich farm near Lawrence sold in four days for about $25 000. Wilson & Clawson report rapid farm transactions in eastern Kansas as estate owners cash in on local land values. Other items note Salvation Army harvest festival drives, arrivals and departures, and local business updates.
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Lawrence
Wilson & Clawson
Ulrich
Law
Urm
Douglas County
Kansas
Ady
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Herbert Hoey
Issuin
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Carper Cleve Dunigan
Camp Funston
Joshena
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Dé Sota
Clarence Swenson
Paul O'Leary
Tate
Geo. Docking
Oklahoma
Texas
C. W. McKren
Europe
California
Siberia
Eastern
Asia
Owand
Ini
Ulrich Farm
Wilson
Kaw Valley
Salvation Army
A. C. Story
Ellen Heinen
Lawrence _ Optical Co
K G. Wilhelmsel
Fort Monroe
Vailey
Cora Reynolds
Dr. Orelup
Eye
Nosa
Throat
Dick Building
Sol Harman
Journal
World Aong
Colomado
New Mexico
Arizona
F. M. Tidrow
el Dorado
Lesan
L. I. Rades
Arkansas City
Journal-World
E. L. Chariton
Jim Seamon
E. E. Hunt
Mrs
F. L.hunt
L. L. Phillips & Co
Barber & Son
Mass
Edison the Phonograph
the Eriksen Furniture CO
Lawrence, Kansas
R MM
Tidrow
Wester &Roberts
Mass. St
The
Officer
Teter’s
Aide
Lawrence National Bank
J. D. Bowerlock
I. J. Meade
Irving Hill
F. H. Smithmeyer
F. W. Barteldes
A. Henley
W. S. Metcalf
GEO
W. Kuhne
Cashier
GEO. T Wetzel
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