Local Briefs From City and Kansas City
Chas Keith of Wigginaville visited here Tuesday. Several residents traveled to Kansas City on various business and social visits including doctors, judges, and families. A Baptist State Board of Educators meeting drew officials to Kansas City, with many locals returning home by Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Keith
Wigginaville
de. J. E. Tucker
Odessa
J. . Burden
Kansassas City
Katherine Fulkerson
Kansas City
Chas. Lyons
Nancy Vivian
Geo. B. Gordon
Henry Offell
Aubrey Wright
Waterloo
Herbert
Clara Zimmerman
Edward
Amanda Marcks
Napoleon
George R. Cooper
Clarence Vivian
Independence
Pres. I. W. White
The
Baptist State Board of Educators
Mullbauer Recital Impresses With World Class Skill
Franz Xaver Muhlbauer, a very young pianist, gave a Central College recital last Saturday. His flawless technique and deep soul shown in Chopin and Liszt pieces, with no excess effort, suggest he may become a world renowned artist. The varied program included Beethoven, Chopin, Weber, and Liszt with an encore of a Chopin Mazurka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franz Xaver Muhlbauer
Central College
Weber
Schuett
Liszt
Muhlbauer
Lexington
Delightful Birthday Party for Miss Margaret Heathman
About fifty young guests attended Miss Margaret Heathman fifth birthday at the Heathman home on College Street Friday afternoon from 3 o'clock. The donkey pinning game provided the main amusement with prizes for Dolly Maud Davis and Mar Ellen Silver in the girls’ division and Edward Gabel and Billy Bandon in the boys’ division. Gifts were received. refreshments included ice cream cake and candy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Hortense Heathman
D. O. Heathman
College Street
Tall
Dolly Maud Davis
Mar Ellen Silver
Education of the Russian Intelligenzia in 1900s Era
The Intelligenzia in Russia, as Maurice Baring notes, comprises the literate middle class including doctors professors teachers and writers. They are well educated, bilingual, and versed in English and European thought, with a broad foundation in classics and modern literature, shaping a distinct cultivated class in Russia. The average educated Russian boy studies English history more deeply than his English counterpart, reflecting immersive Western influence.
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Russia
Maurice Baring
Morley and Carlyle
The Ambidexterity Fad
A column critiques ambidexterity, arguing time spent training the left hand deprives the right, depriving notable figures of skill. The piece claims true ambidexterity is rare among nations and more common only in lunatic asylums, labeling the idea as a fad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Angelos
Laliques
Japan
Too Much for Him in a Witty Dinner Quip
A thin party member declares three course dinners overwhelm his digestion. His friend asks what the three courses are, and the reply lists napkins ice water and tooth picks as the supposed courses.
Japanese girls seek height through athletics in Kanazawa
Miss Janet M. Johnstone, a teacher at a girls' school in Kanazawa, Japan, notes that Japanese girls are increasingly interested in athletics. They especially want to become tall and walk more, hoping it will help them grow taller rather than stay short.
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Janet M. Johnstone
Kanazawa
Japan
The Professor and Wayfarer Dialogue on Overtime Ban
In a witty exchange the Professor mocks overtime demands at a private home while the Wayfarer asserts belonging to the mendicant branch of the Professional Loafers union. The gag centers on workers barred from overtime and the humor of idle labor disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mendicant’s
Professional Loafers’ Union
Sketels
The Gentle Hint in a Court of Love
A bashful swain sighs for an ambassador at the court of love. The demure maiden responds with a witty exchange. Arabella and Herbert are named in a playful Punch snippet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swain
Arabella
Herbert
Always Busy Statesman Quote From Before Election
A wry remark questions a politician's role, noting those who campaign by predicting votes before elections and explain after why they did not meet expectations. The quote captures public skepticism about political rhetoric and accountability in campaign cycles.
A Good Average Madge Dolly Summer Campaign Review
Madge asks about the summer campaign and Dolly replies it was fairly successful. They mention touring engagement rings and two of them turning out to be something unspecified.
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Madge
Dolly
Three Birds With One Stone
A cryptic recount notes Baker discovering his wife and their chauffeur planned to elope in his car. His response was practical and decisive as he prepared the vehicle, oiling it thoroughly and restoring it to first class condition.
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Baker
Birds that hatch their own eggs in warm leaf mounds
A chick farmer explains the megapode of Australia uses a natural incubator. It builds a large leaf mound to incubate its eggs, relying on the heat from leaf fermentation in a hot, moist climate. The scene shows pale yellow chicks struggling in an incubator and marvel at the bird's instinct.
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Australia
Barrier Reef
Esperanto Gains Public Recognition Worldwide
Consul Norton of Chemnitz Germany notes rising public recognition of Esperanto in Germany and growing trade value use by the blind, with over a million users. The UK postmaster general grants Esperanto status for telegraphs and Japan urges citizens to learn the language.
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Norton
Chemnitz
Germany
United Kingdom
Size of It Quips on Mind in Adults vs Children
A playful quip frames the contrast between adult resilience and a child’s stubborn mindset. The exchange features a querist prompting the bystander with a provincial, ironic tone and a quick philosophical punch line about strength and failure.
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I. G
Not Much in This Old Family Exchange
Johnny questions his father about how often his mother says a familiar phrase. The father replies with a light joke about buttons on his shirt, noting the phrase never applies to them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Father
Spectacles Heard Abroad Inspire Forgetful Audience
A lecturer recounts sights seen abroad while an old lady in the audience jokes she needs a pair of spectacles she never forgets. The exchange highlights a humorous moment about memory and vision during the talk.
Hamlet's Misfortune and Lack of Psychological Society
A brief exchange quotes Hamlet's supposed unbalance. Mr Stormington Barnes argues Hamlet was only unfortunate to live before there was a society of psychological research to share his troubles with.
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Hamlet
Laying It Bare Echoes Truth in Shaved Confession
A tense exchange unfolds as a woman hisses she knows the truth about the man. He admits uncertainty until she fires a pointed accusation that his face betrays him and she confirms the confession that he shaved.
Advertising as the cannon that modernizes commerce
A 1908 Tribune Company admonition urges merchants to embrace long range newspaper advertising. It compares trade to warfare, noting Japan’s shift from isolation after cannonfire lessons and warns that personal acquaintances alone no longer win customers. Advertising is essential for growth and retention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Satsuma
Daily
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Morris Johnson
Boonville
J. O. Lesueur
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J. C. Casper
Cheyenne Wells
Colo
M. L. Vaughan
Wichita
M. G. Roberts
Howard Henry
Virginia
Chilhowee
J. W. Shouse
Eldorado
Shouse Yi
L. W. Marshall
Susie Brawner
Florence Becker
H. B. Tunstall
Chilacothe
J. FP. Winn
Lee Meny
G. W. Hyde
R. T. Mansfield
Corder
Mullbauer
Beethoven
Sonata
Chopin
Etude
Caprice Sganareila Boro Ava
la Capriciense IV
DABEC
Maid of Ganges
Saint Louis
Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain
Missouri
Talisman
What
Wanted
Herbert Kaufman
Tribune Company
General Hauling Service
O.L. Kenney
Seiter’s
the Intelligencer
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