City considers options on action against telephone company
Mr Kepler indicated there may be other avenues of action open to the city but prefers to await a decision of the city commission. He noted the company’s petition for a permanent injunction named only the public utilities commission prohibiting city participation in the hearing. He said he learned of the petition by telephone from Mr Gouard yesterday and understood its contents.
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City Commission
Kepler
Public Utilities’ Commission
Gouard
Barker Community News Highlights and Social Notes
Barker area residents attend church and visits with relatives in Lawrence and Topeka. Wedding plans announced for Janette Orr and Harold Eltis of Limon Colorado. Red Cross meeting, births, and local gatherings share the week’s social circuit. School opens September 12 with Nora Norris as teacher. Community events include I O O F convention attendance and Minervian club activities.
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Frank Jennings
Lawrence
Barker
Jessamine Fugate
George Howell
C. A. Richard
Topeka
Sicille
Mildred
Richard
Ambrose Bigsby
Helen Elzabeth
Arnold Rangdell
Pau
Liean
Laawrence
C.A. Richard’s
W. D
Pontius
Janette
Harold Eltis
Limon
Colorado
J. M. Harison
A. Richards
Kansas City
S. M. Gentry
John Ege
North Dakota
Wm. Ege
Eee
Red Cross
M. R. Winsday
Roy Orr
Simmons
Helen Harshberger
Edythe Richards
Miss Howell
Jessawine Fugate
Caroline Nayne
Los Angeles
Ruby Rowing
Eucille Gentry
Mildred Gentry
Anna Mitchel
Rupert Gorrill
Paul Winter
Charles Porter
C. A. Richards
Ladies Missionary Society Election and Social News
The September meeting elected all officers for the coming year. Two new members joined, and twenty members with six visitors attended. Members were treated to ice cream and cake during a social hour. Community updates include visits, gatherings, and plans with multiple locals attending events and preparing for upcoming schooling and services.
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Elmer Irwin
Theri
John Irwin
Fairview Missionary ‘Society
E.L. Brown
Chester Howard
Fred Howard
Edna Koehler
Fairview
Mildred Day
Lewis Lare
Vic High School
Albert Mitchell
Alberta Wil Ney
Sindsay
Hert Mitchell
Henry Shirar
Josephine
J. RR. Shirar
Chas. Shirar
Fanyiix
Hilda. Koehler
Lawrence
Violet Mitchell
Dread
Melvin Miller
Schulmeyer
Johnson
J. RB
Shiraz
Peter Dreher
Rose Dreher
F. Johanning
Ruth Allison
Family News From Kansas City Visit and Calls
Whereanacnees and uncle Mr and Mrs Day traveled to Kansas City last week. Mrs Walters and Mrs Trevillian called on Mrs B C Day Wednesday afternoon. Richard Gibson visited Lewis Howard Sunday afternoon. Mrs Peter spent Wednesday with Ed Howard. J H Day returned from California Thursday after the summer. Vinton Peters called at the Ed Howard home Monday evening.
Lincoln officials rule horseshoes not quoits on Sundays
Lincoln city officials decide that pitching horseshoes on Sunday does not violate Sunday observance laws which ban pitching quoits. Council members admit confusion over quoits while City Commissioner John Wright claims top horse shoe pitching skill.
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Lincoln, Neb
Lincoln
John Wright
RAT SNAP Bait Advertised As Cure For Dead Rats
A reader touts RAT SNAP cake for rats found in a cellar with no odor after six months. The ad lists 35¢ 65¢ and 1.25 dollar sizes sold by Green Bros Hardware Co and Round Corner Drug Co. Separate note mentions Japan planning a pyramid near Tokyo to honor empires with a committee collecting stones from subjects.
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Joanny
Green Bros. Hardware Co
Round Corner Drug Co
Japan
Tokyo
Far East
Sailors Cheer Portuguese Bullfight in Lisbon Dispatch
Sailors of American warships entertained in Lisbon cheered a Portuguese bullfight seen during the squadron visit. The event featured horseman skill, padded bull horns, and peasants attempting to cling to the bull, in a display described as gentler than Spanish bullfighting.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Fifty Years On Squirrel Island Community Gathers
On Squirrel Island Maine fifty years after twenty men bought the island for a summer retreat they formed a religious community and local government now their descendants gather to celebrate the milestone and reflect on the changes since the founding.
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Maine
Squirrel Island
Kittery
Sorrento
Fragmented OCR: The Hardest Words to Spell in Philadelphia
Readable bits show a Philadelphia section listing difficult words and a Sept timeframe. Entries include terms like recommendation and alleged faults, with garbled surrounding text.
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Philadelphia
Hardest daily words spellings study by Penn educators
Educators at the University of Pennsylvania say the most difficult words for daily use were determined from a study of 1,400,000 spellings across 84 cities. The note ends with an ad urging readers to bring cream to Kaw Valley Creamery at 6th and Miss St.
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University of Pennsylvania
Kaw Valley
Public Urged to Heed Nature’s Warning on Digestion
An old health notice touts Tanlac as the cure for indigestion and related ailments. It claims digestion controls health, links stomach trouble to liver and kidney issues, and urges use of Tanlac and Tanlac Vegetable Pills sold by Round Corner Drug Co in Lawrence.
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Lawrence
Round Corner Drug Co
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Bellans
Savage Grip
Excel
Palmer Tire Co
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Ford
C. W. Smith
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