Nora Ricker House Opens for Business Girls
A remodeled house at 745 Ohio Street named the Nora Ricker House will house eleven to fourteen business girls in October. Funded by Nora Ricker Holling, the Unitarian trustees furnish rooms, a sewing area, laundry, and new bathrooms. Mrs. D C Saydes acts as matron and the Business and Professional Women's Club will use the home for meetings and social events.
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Ohio
Unitarian
Nora Ricker Holling
Bury
D.C. Saydes
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Nora Ricker
District Conventions of State Federation Dates Set
The Kansas Federation of Women's Clubs assigns district convention dates. First district in Hiawatha plus Gistee. Second in Lawrence. Third in Emporia from September 3 to 14. Fifth in Marysville October 20-21. Sixth in Mankato October 1. Seventh in Garden City November 4-5. Eighth in McPherson November 22-23. Members urged to note schedules.
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Kansas’ Federation of Women’s Clubs
Officers Elected at Women’s Relief Corps District Meet
At yesterday’s district convention in the court house the Women’s Relief Corps elected officers for the coming year. Eleanor Henrick of Bonner Springs is president Emma Kalb of Baldwin is senior vice president Minnie of Kansas City Kansas is junior vice president Ida Bailey of Lawrence is treasurer Izey of Olathe is chaplain Lillia Lancaster was named secretary Installation was led by department president Ida Heacock Baker of Parsons.
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Women's Relief Corps
Court House
Ella Henerix
Bonner Springs
Emma Kalb
Baldwin
Minnie
Kansas City
Kansas
Ner
Ida K. Bailey
Lawrence
Isey
Olathe
Lillia Lancaster
Ida ‘Heacock Baker
Parsons
Federated Clubs Set Fall Sessions in October
Lawrence women’s federated clubs plan to resume meetings on the first Tuesday in October with a reception hosted by president Mrs. A. C. Mitchell. Fourteen clubs support civic projects including a $959 raised toward the Lawrence Memorial Hospital pledge of $1,009. The Angora cat display and a Jersey marriage custom note community events and traditions. Women enjoy the newsboys’ flair in Spain.
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Federated Clubs
Lawrence
Federation of Women’s Clubs
A. C. Mitchell
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
W R C President Completes Inspectors Tour Visits Parsons
Mrs Ida Heacock Baker president of the Women's Relief Corps returns home Sunday after a two week inspection tour. She visited eleven corps and two district conventions and on September 11 in Sabetha accepted a monument to Margaret Ray Wickens. The monument was dedicated by Flo Jamison Miller and unveiled at Wickens grave. Services drew a large local and district crowd. She also spoke to Camp Fire after delivering an address.
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Ida Heacock Baker
Parsons
Women’s Relief Corps
Lawrence
W.R.C
Margaret Ray Wickens
Flo Jamison Miller
Relish Recipes From Local Cooks With Varied Flavors
A collection of relish recipes from area cooks includes Uncooked Relish with tomatoes peppers celery and cider vinegar from Miss Marie Husted Route 3 Corn Relish using fresh corn salt pepper sugar and vinegar from Mrs Thomas Gress Haskell Beet and Horse-Radish Relish combining grated horseradish and beets with salt pepper sugar and vinegar from Mrs Geo L Glenn Lecompton Indian Relish made with green tomatoes onions peppers and assorted seeds and spices boiled briefly for serving.
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Marie Husted
Thomas Gress
Haskell
Geo. L. Glenn
Lecompton
Domestic Discoveries From A Home Magazine
A reader指南 notes several simple tips for household care. Charcoal in water keeps cut flowers fresh longer without changing the water. Cornstarch with salt prevents salt from caking in damp weather. Ammonia added to water promotes fern growth. Gum cleans from clothing when pressed between brown paper and ironed. Paper absorbs moisture.
Home Kitchen Tips To Remove Gum And Tint Delights
A passage on cleaning gum and spots describes removing gum with gasoline or denatured alcohol, rubbing with a woolen cloth. It also notes adding a pinch of baking soda to melting chocolate to achieve a rich purplish color for devil’s food cake.
Fads and Fancies in Fall Fashion and Notable Facts
Soft draperies and tunics signal a new fall look with knit sweater blouses resurgent this winter. Childrens bathrobes slip overhead with no edge to finish for warmth. A side frill in a crepe de chine frock adds a fresh touch. Beaded net evening dresses top the season. The text also notes demographics and society details, including Eliza Thomas of Virden and Helen Porter of Omaha, plus varied odd tidbits.
Sill Possibility of an Agreement in Irish Deadlock
London papers discuss a potential breakthrough in the Irish question as Eamon de Valera’s latest note to the prime minister prompts reconsideration. The Daily Chronicle and Daily Express weigh peace prospects, while the Times urges patience and possible conference timing without preconditions.
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London
Eamonn de Valera
Daily Chronicle Today
Sinn Fein
Daily Express
de ‘A
de Valera
Eland
Overbrook Fair Premiums Published for September Events
Lawrence hosts premium lists for the Overbrook free fair to tie September 29 and October 1 with fifteen departments and premiums across all usual fair divisions. Community leaders H F Hartman J A Kesler Ross Coffman and W S Martin lead the organization as president secretary vice president and treasurer respectively. Women’s swimming and gym classes resume at the Y M C A next week with sessions on Monday Friday 6 30 to 2 30 and Wednesday Friday 7 to 8 p m inviting club women housewives and businesswomen to join.
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Overbrook
Lawrence
H. F. Hartman
J. A. Kesler
Ross A. Coffman
W. S. Martin
J. A. Cordis
Douglas County
Burton Gees 50 Years: Train Robbery Attempter Sentenced
Platte City Missouri September 17 Harry Arion was sentenced to fifty years in the state penitentiary after conviction for attempting to rob a train near Parkville last Saturday night. Burton outwitted by conductor McGee and captured by Arthur Minnick a soldier from Orrick who forced him from the dark smoking car with a revolver. Burton’s real name is said to be J C Bond identified by a Traversport Kansas federal prison official and linked to California burglary with home in Richmond California.
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Burton
J.C. Bond
Traversport
Kansas
Bond
California
Richmon
National Conference of Catholic Charities Opens in Milwaukee
In Milwaukee on September 17 the National Conference of Catholic Charities meets outside Washington for a three day session outlining the broad scope of work in the field. Groups such as the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Catholic Big Brothers join the conference committees on women’s activities in sessions. The first general meeting airs tomorrow night with Judge Martin Wade of the U S Circuit Court Iowa City and Rev Dr W J Kerby of Catholic University as speakers.
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Miwaukee
Wis
National Conference of Catholic Charities
Washington, D. C
Society of St.Vincent de Paul
Catholic Big Brothers
Martin. Wade
U. S. Circuit Court
Iowa
City Jr
W.J. Kerby
Socializy
Catholic University
Washington, D.C
Murder Suicide at Kansas City Home Involving Two Women
Carl Wetzel shot his wife and another woman to death then killed himself at his two story Kansas City residence. Miss Cora Myers, 28, living on the first floor, was among those murdered. Neighbors report the motive remains a mystery.
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Kansas City
Carl Wetzel
Altl
Cora Myers
Hetzel
Topeka Rest Room for Out of Town Shoppers Opens
A new Topeka rest room in the city auditorium offers convenience for women and children with nurse care, tables for family luncheons, warming plate, dressing rooms, and an in charge matron. Merchants advertise the facility as central to shopping and theatres and invite out-of-town patrons to use it.
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Topeka
Topeka Merchants’ Association
Lawrence
Willard Morgan
Magonie Temple
Reee Birthday Club
Ted” Brown
Efr. Wear
Ophelia
Bentonia
Mississippi
Jim Mitchell
Topeka Fair
John Wallerich
Richland
Town
Frank Bereiter
Independence
Kansas
Albert Lynch
Jayhawker Club
Community Notes From Valley Chapel and Nearby
Local residents record routine visits and tasks across Valley Chapel and surrounding areas. Meals, haying, hog transport, and farm help are noted, with numerous calls on Thursdays and Sundays plus attendance plans for the state fair in Topeka.
Belleview Home Brew Recipe Sparks Local Curiosity
A bizarre home brew recipe circulates with odd steps including chasing a bull frog for hops and adding tan bark soap onions and shellac. The instructions suggest fermentation and packaging with a grasshopper as a final kick. Local social notes mention Mrs Ey Forsythe visiting Mrs George Ott Sr and others.
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Ey Forsythe
George Ott
C. E. Crane and
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Overpeck Woman
Carrie Williams of Overpeck Ohio describes relief from backache headaches and weakness after using Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and urges others to try it. The advertisement asserts decades of use helping women with irregularities displacements bearing-down pains nervousness and the blues.
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Lydian E. Tinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ublis
Carrie Williams
Overpeck
Ohio
Lydia EB
Pinkham
United States
Lydia
Local Residents Visit and Farm Progress Noted
Mo formerly of North Lawrence visits the Harvey Anderson home. Barn construction on John Miller farm advances with enclosure and readiness for shingles. M L Lowery and Andrew travel to Bonner Springs to visit relatives. Sam Allen of Lawrence and Claud Landon visit John Aiken home. Charles Ott spends Sunday in Burlington with Ernest Russell. John Aiken’s family hosts a visit by Mrs John Aiken and Tommy. Albert Grosdidier and children host visitors. Wolfe of Illinois returns home. Forsythe and Miss Jessie Anderson visit Lawrence. Lota Wilbur spends weekend in Lawrence with relatives.
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North Lawrence
Harvey, Anderson
John Miller
M. L. Lowery
Andrew
Bonner Springs
Sam Allen
Lawrence
Claud Landon
John Aiken
Charles Ot
Lota Wilbur
Douglas County Building and Loan Ad Offers Toasters
An advertisement notes a monthly account start with no installments and six percent compounded monthly. It lists Douglas County Building and Loan Association at 604 Mass. St and a temporary sale at City Drug offering electric toasters for 4.90 dollars for a few days only.
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Douglas County Building and Loan Association
Mass
Are You Giving Your Children a Chance
An aging chiropractor argues that nervous impairment underlies most diseases and that children respond well to spinal adjustments. He insists chiropractic treats indigestion fever colic croup and acute illnesses by correcting abnormal spine segments and removing disease causes rather than temporary relief. He contrasts chiropractic with medical, urging parents to consider chiropractic as a rational choice for child health.
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Becaus
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