Metropolitan Daily Newspapers sale offer and parcels post debate
A long editorial notes the parcels post issue and its impact on rural communities. It argues against large city centralization and defends local, small-town merchants and farmers, warning the parcels post could harm rural commerce and education while favoring urban interests. Also advertises The Republic Rural Route edition and promotes a 1912 campaign subscription.
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Uncle Sam
Bal Free Delivery
General Post
Intry
Titst Trust
Rural Route Republic
West
Associated Press
Republic
New York Herald
The
Congressiona
St.Louis Republic
Horatio W. Seymour
Middle West
Piano For Sale In Kansas City Nearby Lexington Area
Piano offered for quick sale in Kansas City at Olney Mame Go 1024 20 Walnut Street. Seller proposes cash or easy payments as low as five dollars per month to avoid freight and drayage costs. Address provided for contact.
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Lexington
Olney Mame
Walnut Street
Kansas City
Crawford's Laundry Ad Promises Fresh Suit Cleaning
A local laundry ad urges readers that a clean pressed suit improves appearance and usefulness. For a nominal charge, Crawford's Laundry and Dry Cleaning House offers cleaning, pressing, and preservation of garments and invites customers to send in their cleaning with the phone number 130.
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Crawford
Local residents with business trips noted in brief
G. F. Warrenn traveled to Higginsville on Monday for business. W. H. Chiles spent Sunday in Kansas City.
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G. F., Warrenn
Higginsville
W. H. Chiles
Kansas City
Advice for a young girl dress and study ends in praise
An Emporia Gazette excerpt quotes William Allen White urging mothers to keep girls modest and focused on school. It rebukes fashionable dress and social aims, favoring simple frocks, quiet toys, and earnest study over flirtation or worldly concerns.
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Minerven
Io School
Minerva
Emporia Gazette
How He Figured Savings This Month
A brief exchange features a character named Jack and another speaker discussing saving money. The remark centers on saving two hundred dollars this month and reflects on hypothetical spending versus actual funds. The dialogue conveys frugality and assessment of personal finances.
Opposing Opinions in a Droll Exchange at Puck Gathering
In a light exchange, Mrs Scripture and the Rev Mr Glimmer clash over a metaphorical lamp hid under a bushel as Miss Vinny Garrish quips about its wasteful display. The jest rides on wit and satire typical of Puck’s pageantry.
Merely A Brother
A witty exchange describes a clerk and a young woman seeking ties for a brother. The banter highlights a humorous social moment as the young lady clarifies the request remains for her brother, prompting a lighthearted misunderstanding.
Irresistible Exchange Sparks Quiet Reconcilement
In a brief, light moment, Adele and Mary were coaxed toward reconciliation by a playful nudge. One party offered a small, harmless gossip sip as incentive to keep peace and not share details with the other.
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Adele
Mary
Not a vivisectionist says Ned in courtroom banter
A courtroom exchange between Ned and Ted features a sharp retort about fathers professions a doctor versus a butcher. The judge mediates the light exchange highlighting a tense family pride moment.
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Ned
Ted
Coed Spotlight Shines In Quiet Campus Fitting
A playful campus note highlights a popular co ed praised for grace and charm. The item emphasizes her gentle demeanor and notable poise, nicknamed for her steady presence and approachable style on campus.
Broken Promises Echo Across Familiar Lines
A fragment shows a tense exchange where one demands obedience and the other recalls past declarations of possessiveness. The terse dialogue hints at strain in a personal relationship, with themes of control, loyalty, and custody of affection. The source captures a moment of conflict without resolution.
That Hound Dog Rally Turns Into a Howling Success
The exchange highlights a community event described as a great idea. The rally draws positive sentiment as it unfolds, with organizers noting strong turnout and favorable feedback from participants and observers alike.
Serious Objection Knicker Dad Gift Prompting Debate
A witty exchange questions whether Knicker received an inherited auto from his father. Becker confirms the car came via his father but denies it being a true endowment, provoking debate in the Lippincott's column.
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Becker
Lippincott’s
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Post Office Department
Evens
Bree Press Winfiell
Kotusas
Metropolitan Daily Newspapers
William Allen White
Winkler Furniture Co
Central
J. R. Wilmot
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