Auto Road to the Top of Pikes Peak
The Pikes Peak Auto Highway is under construction financed by Colorado Springs businessmen and supervised by the Federal Government led by engineer A G Allan. The twenty foot wide road will ascend nearly three miles above sea level with a safe grade not exceeding 10 percent, offering expansive views of about 60 000 square miles. The route follows the old carriage road once praised as a premier mountain road by General Sherman during a 1889 inspection.
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Pikes Peak
Colorado Springs
A. G. Allan
Grand Canyon
Arizona
William Tecumseh Sherman
Heizer
Women Can Force Honest Advertising Say University of Missouri Instructor
J B Powell advertising instructor at the University of Missouri told the Columbia Civic League that women hold the power to clear objectionable food and patent medicine advertising from papers. He noted about 600 million dollars is spent annually on advertising in America and roughly three quarters of that sum targets women.
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Powell
School of Journalism
University of Missouri
University Missourian
Columbia
J. B. Powell
University of Missouri At Columbia
Columbia Civic League
America
Mountain Camp Geology Field Course at Missouri
Eighteen University of Missouri geology students will spend eight weeks in Colorado studying geological mapping and area economic resources. Led by Mr and Mrs Tarr, the group includes four women and graduate students from five other colleges as part of the summer session.
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University of Missouri At Columbia
Rocky Mountains
Colorado
Wyoming
W. A. Tarr
Contest closes with votes tallied for prizes
The Weekly and Evening News contest ended Saturday night with close rivalry and an official count determining winners. In district 1 Pearl Huffman won first prize a tour to expositions and 100 in gold for most votes. district 2 Mary Wulfehammer of Napoleon won first prize. district 38 Etta Truesdale of Higginsville won first prize. Many prizes awarded and all participants received a share of new subscriptions. Josephine Anderson elected official chaperone. Bettie Klee left for Kansas City after visiting the Schawe family. Elizabeth Seiling joined her for a visit. Virginia Watts returned to Wellington.
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Evening News
Pearl Huffman
Mary Wulfehammer
Napoleon
Etta Truesdale
Higginsville
Josephine Anderson
Bettie Klee
Kansas City
G. C. Schawe
Elizabeth Seiling
Virginia Watts
Wellington
Pollard Returns from Kan-Sao City Visit
John Pollard came home yesterday evening after a visit to Kan-Sao City, detailing his travels and observations from the trip.
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John Pollard
Kan- Sao
Neuralvia Pains Stopped with Sloan's Liniment
A vintage ad promises relief from facial head and body pains by applying Sloan's Liniment with a few drops, claiming fast penetrating action without rubbing. It touts life improvement and a 3 ounce bottle for 25 cents at druggists. Miss Margaret Geraughty and Mrs. Lawrence Peak travel to Kansas City for visits.
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Justy
Sloan
Thirty-Six For 25 Cents Pills Ad Sends Relief
Dr King s New Life Pills now sold in glass bottles containing 36 sugar coated white pills for 25c A single pill with water before bed is a complete dose and relief is promised by morning Readily available at all druggists Mrs Taubman left for Chicago from here after visiting Mr and Mrs Baskett with Miss Ely and Mr Baskett
Dr King's New Discovery Promises Quick Cough Relief
One fourth to one teaspoonful of Dr. King's New Discovery soothes coughs colds and bronchial and lung ailments. The remedy is cheap and simple and available from druggists today. Prof and Mrs B M Little and their infant son left yesterday for Madison Wisconsin for the University of Wisconsin summer school.
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Dr. King
B. M. Little
Madison
Wisconsin
Mr. Little
The
University of Wisconsin
Accessible Missouri State Fair at Sedalia Stresses Easy Access
The Sedalia fair runs September 25 to October 2 with rail lines and roads framing access. Street cars run on a five minute schedule and shuttle trains every 15 minutes from Missouri Pacific and Missouri, Kansas and Texas lines. Local residents Mrs. G W Hyde and Miss Florence Davis are noted returning from visits to Higginsville and Kansas City.
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Missouri
Sedalia
Twe
Missouri Pacific
Missouri, Kansas and
Texas
Fair Grounds
Dean's Kidney Pills Promoted For Weak Kidneys
An advertisement promotes Dean's Kidney Pills as a remedy for kidney backache with testimonials from William Kennedy of Higginsville Missouri. Price is 60 cents at dealers. Also notes a local mayoral visit and a Po Do Lax constipation remedy claiming overnight relief. Henry Meyers of Waverly and Mrs Bogt with daughter Corrine visit locals.
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Dean
William Kennedy
Second St
Higginsville
Mr. Kennedy
Foster-Milburn Co., Props
Buffalo
N. Y
Social Roundup of Local Residents Travel Plans
Mrs Alice Fitzgerald attended summer school in Warrensburg yesterday morning. Mr and Mrs W H Mackellar and daughter Miss Jouliette left Wednesday night for Sewanee Tennessee to visit Miss Elizabeth Wilson who studied at Randolph Macon College in Lynchburg Virginia and returned home yesterday morning. Mr and Mrs E B Campbell went to Sedalia yesterday for a Missouri Lodge of Elks convention. Charles Barron spent yesterday in Kansas City on business. Miss Ella Nickell visited Kansas City yesterday for the day. Mrs W R Humphrey traveled to Kansas City Sunday morning for a visit.
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Robert Taubman
Kansas City
Anna Ely
Chicago
N. B. Baskett
Henry Meyers
Waverly
A. Bogt
Miss Corrine
Montgomery
R. L. Britt
Alice Fitzgerald
Warrensburg
Mas
W. H. MacKellar
Miss Jouliette
Sewanee
Tennessee
Elizabeth Wilson
Randolph-Macon College
Lynchburg
Virginia
E. B. Campbell
Sedalia Yeserday
The
Missouri Lodge of Elks
Charles
Barron
Ella Nickell
W. R. Humphrey
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Ballard
Liniment
Jas, F. Ballard
ST. Louis, MO
Margaret Geraughty
Lawrence Peak
Fletcher
G. W. Hyde
Florence Davis
Lexington
A. E. Taubman
J.D. Shewalter
Traders Bank
Rai
Lambert Lumber Company
John J. Price
of Womens
S &H
Leek
Cleveland
Cleveland—Daily
Buffal Kee
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