Local Social News and Engagements in Lawrence
Notices detail Miss Mattie Carroll and the Y M C A assisting with domestic and clerical work placements. Engagement announced for Maria Zoellner of Tonganoxie to Leonard Hazen, wedding planned for late October, with sorority ties and bank position noted. Numerous visits and travels cited, including Mr. and Mrs. Charles Johnson returning from Europe, and many residents hosting or attending events and gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Zoellner
Tonganoxie
Kii
Maria
Leonard F.hazen
W. BE. .Wazen
Misa Zoellner
Kansas University
Pi Beta Phi
Lawrence
Hazen
Watkins National Bank
Birthday Party Honors Miss Emma Holton in Winckney Street
Miss Emma Holton celebrated her twelfth birthday with a party at her Winckney Street home. Guests included Catherine Jacktain, Mary Underwood, Louise Phillips, Eueile Stubbs, Catherine Oder, Mary Melton, Ruth Smith, Aileen Wells, Corinne Constance, Annie Mitchell, Virginia Beery, and Margaret Hill. A two course luncheon was served in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma ‘Holton
Ter
Winckney—street
Catherine Jack Tain
Mary Underwood
Louise Phillips
Eueile Stubbs
Catherine Oder
Mary Melton
Ruth’ Smith
Aileen Wells
Corinne Constance
Anie Mitchell
Virginia Beery
Margaret Hill
Few Travelers Arrive in Town for University Visit
Local notes list numerous visitors and arrivals from Kansas and neighboring states. Names include Miss Morrow, Miss Amboret Weaver, Mrs Iggett, Rufus Vite, Milton, and J X Wilkinson among others visiting for university affairs, business, or leisure. Mayor Bishop returns from Colorado and Texas trip. Classifieds advertise housing, jobs, and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter
Princeton
Baldwin
Smith and Family
Milton Ing
Douglas
Kani
Albert Glathart
S. D. Bishop
Colorado
Texas
Baldwin Visitors and School Enrollment Report
Trompée on and Beulah Steward and Francis Ruchty of Baldwin visited Bonnie-Snyder Saturday afternoon. Bob Raniall and family spent Sunday at Erhart Yakle’s home. Leo Williams attended Sunday. Our school opened Monday with 25 scholars enrolled. S. Williams and wife returned from Trenton Missouri Tuesday. Henry Grohe plans to move to Williamsboro. Fryar White sustained a wound from a nail in the foot. L. B. Snyder and daughter Geneva spent Thursday in Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trompée
de Bakerithe
Beaulah Steward
Francis Ruchty
Baldwin
Bonnie - Snyder
Bob Raniall
Erhart
Yakle
White
Leo Williams
Urs S. Williams
Trenton
Missouri
Hiey
Wai. Moire
Henry Grohe
Williamsbore
Fryar
L. B. Snyder
Geneva
Quantrell Raid Recalled At Lawrence Morning
The Olathe tale centers on Uncle Jiles Milhoan who slept late and avoided death when Quantrell raiders burned Lawrence. Accounts recount killings near Olathe including Phil Wiggins and Frank Skinner, with the band moving toward Topeka after town destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tnele Jiles Milhoan
Topeka
Jonathan Millikan
Wm. Bronaigh
Campbell
Uncle Tiles
Lawrence
Andy Quantrell
Quantrell
Olathe
Frank “Cook
Phil Wiggins
National Bank
Frank
Skinner
Qian’ Frell
Nothing is Ever Destroyed In A Candle Burn Practical Experiment
A reader describes a simple chemistry setup with a candle, glass tubes and caustic soda to show matter changes rather than vanishes. Weighing before and after burning reveals increased weight due to oxygen from air forming water and carbon dioxide, absorbed by sodium carbonate and water. The piece links to the philosophy of matter conservation in ancient and modern thought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Thomas Aquigny
One Thing Certain In The Widow Bulican Ball McNally Monarch
The speaker Mr Needmore warns of life filled with bitterness if refused while a widow Bulican responds that bitterness may not be the issue, but a ball remains in play. McNally Monarch appears in dialogue, hinting at courtly or theatrical rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Needmore
Bul Ican
McNally
Wall of the Peaslmist says I wasted my life
A fragmentary quote laments personal failure as a Wall of the Peaslmist remarks on life and money. The text shows garbled capitalization and missing context, mentioning O Henry and a character named Coover following a line about spending effort to earn money for food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall of the Peaslmist
O. Henry
Shuts Down for Repairs at Lawrence Paper Mill
Smoke and fire damage from last April left the Lawrence Paper Mill shut down. A new six foot diameter stack 118 feet high will replace the old setup enabling a return to coal if needed. The mill is part of the Bowersock industries and is led by R W Church of Erie Kansas. The piece mentions associations with the Praetorians of Dallas and a large Dallas building, plus general commentary on prosperity and behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enna Bolin
Endora
B. Hunzicker
Tetitia’ Walther
Omaha
Neb
F.W. Carlin
Siblyville
J.E. Mufflin
NeSoto
H.R. Marvin
Kansas City
B.D. Woodward
B. W. Woodward
West Chester
New York
Florida
FB. Stauffer
Atchison
F. H-Sibly
Stark
Lawrence Paper
Bowersocks
R. W. Church
Erie
Kansas
Still Onesmora
Praetorians
Dallas
Texas
Anoter
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Lubin Las
Mel Oclortaha
Woman's League of the Methodist -Ehurch
Charles
A. Johnson
Europe
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London
South Hampton
Copenhagen
Malma
Stockholm
Niagara Falls
Johnson
Neiter
Mars
J.S. Schleifer
Rhode Telat Street
Schleifer
Ays
San Diego
Elizabeth Wadson
Frank Hilson
Elsie Hudson
Michigan
Prof
Skillen
Elderkin
Leavenworth
Rose Robinson
Ruth Harver
Abilene
Iss
Fennell
Rachel Baumgartner
Halstead
Mrs. CA. Conner
G. Awe
Lawrence Circle
GAL R
G. A
Court House
Mhemberg
Brotherhood
Eritksen
Leche Ofi
Trinity Vutheran Chirch
New, Hampshire” Street
Erickson
Payne
Ksen ‘Wak
B. HS
Norfolk
Innes
Besvileations
Lea AW
Loox
Kentucky Street
Frank Gee
Bell
Sanford Phenicie
Rend
Kans
Clinton
W. A. Mitchell
Tennessee
Polis
Ind
K. U. Cafe
Ed. Anderson
Leader Mercantile Co
Princess
Slips
Quantrells
Jiles
Milhoan
L. L. Phillips & Co
Detroit
Massachusetts
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