Elfin Ball Guests Invited in Rainy Fantasy Tale
Effie Elf throws a grand Elfland ball inviting Fairies, Brownies, Gnomes, Bogey and Oaf families, Cloud Fairies, and legendary beings like Mr Sun and Mr Moon. Guests arrive despite rain, entering the Elfland tent for shelter. The Rainbow Brothers and Mother Rainbow bring colors and joy as Moon and Sun mingle with kings and clouds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joy
Fairy Ybab
Fairies
Elfe Elf
Billie Brownie
Bennie
Effie Elf
Mr. Grant
Witty Witch
Mr. Sun
Mr. Moon
King of the Clouds
Army of Raindrops
Mist Grandchildren
Rainbow Brothers
Peter
Bogey
Oaf
Cloud Fairies
Effie West
Witch
Mr. Giant
King
Clouds
Mother Rainbow
The Why Of Superstitions
Sir Walter Scott’s childhood memory of a slaughtered sheep skin used to cure lameness shows how border gentry trusted old folk medicine. The piece traces belief in animal skins as disease transference, contrasting with modern science’s microbes and magic.
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Walter-Scott
Sir Walter
Medical Faculty of
Edinburgh
Scott
Bunker Hill
Europe
Caveman
McClure Newspape Syndicate
Titles Made Hereditary
The text explains that the title markgraf or margrave was held only during the incumbent's life. As officials grew more independent and powerful their positions and titles shifted along the same line, becoming a powerful hereditary status.
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Markgraf
Trst
Westea
Financial disasters told through Cobb about colored bank workers
Irvin S. Cobb recounts humorous and cautionary financial disaster tales featuring Black protagonists. He cites a mulatto cashier who warns a depositor, a bank examiner’s remarks, and Uncle Ike the janitor who shifts savings to a rival bank, hinting at racial stereotypes in banking anecdotes.
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Eara
Ike
Mist’ Blanchard
Uncle Ike
Blanchard
The Hotel Stenographer Hopes For A Final Finish
A stenographer at the hotel longs for a job she can finish once and for all. She contrasts her downtown duty of churning stock letters for the cement coffin company with home life that she says never ends like a serial or magazine story. She jokes about never marrying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eistelle
Pop
Kelly
the McNaught Syndicate, Inc
How It Started The Union Jack name for the British flag
A historical note explains the origin of the term Union Jack. It traces the flag’s evolution from the jacque sleeved armor worn by English soldiers, its display along ships bowsprits, and how the 1801 union of England Ireland and Scotland produced the Union Jack term for the national flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
England
Ireland
Scotland
St. George
St. Andrew
Negro guard at state prison kills two convicts during escape attempt
Lansing report details how guard Edward Ransom killed two inmates and injured a third during a failed escape plan by Ernest Hardwick and five associates. Warden Mackey warned harsher action for four conspirators. Topeka announced investigation into prison conditions. Also news of a paved highway contract from Williams town to the Douglas county line to be let August 24.
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State Prison
Lansing
Ernest Hardwick
Young Dale Jones
Young Dale
Robert
Slim”) Edwards
Edward Ransom
Watch Tower No. 4
Ransom
Hardwick
Edwards
R. HK. Manatt
Captain Manatt
Night Guard
Schuyler Young
Frank Hizer
Rex Shemwell
Peter Bergst
W. H. Mackey
Topeka
Paulen
State Board of Administration
Kansas City
The
Highway Commission
Williamstown
Douglas County
Fire damages Southwestern college science building
A recent blaze in Southwestern college science building caused $20 000 to $25 000 in damage. Investigators believe chemicals exploded in the chemistry storeroom on the second floor initiating the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield
Southwestern College
Chemistry
Farm Laborer Killed By Train Near Atchison
John Dillon 34 a Severance area farm laborer was struck and killed by a Grand Island freight train in Severance northwest of Atchison. Friends say he slept walked along the railroad tracks due to somnambulism.
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Atchison
John Dillon
Severance
Grand Island
Dillon
Parachutist Killed In Salina Plunge From Plane
Roy W. Woods of Kirksville Missouri, a parachute jumper, died at Salina airport after falling twelve hundred feet when his parachute apparently was not secured to his harness.
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Salina
Roy W. Woods
Kirksville
Mrs Anna M Drury Dies in Atchison at 81
Mrs Anna M Drury widow of A B Drury founder of the Kansas City Times died at 81 after a short illness at the home of her son A B Drury an Atchison real estate dealer. Death was due to complications of old age.
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Atchison
Anna M. Drury
A. B. Drury
The
Kansas City Times
Death from gasoline iron explosion in Wichita
Miss Dora Wenke, 18, died after a gasoline can spilled on a hot iron and ignited. Investigators reported the accident occurred as she poured fuel into the iron, causing a flare up.
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Wichita
Dora Wenke
Arkansas City Man Dies After Car Strike Heroic Push
Harry Junemann 50 was fatally struck by a car driven by Mrs. W. W. Neighbors. He reportedly pushed his wife from danger, sacrificing his own life as the vehicle hit him in Arkansas City.
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Arkansas City
Harry Junemann
W. W
Junemand
Towanda Girl Drowns After Lake Raft Capsizes
Mildred Mae Fowler, 12, drowned when a raft carrying several girls on a camping trip collapsed on a lake three miles southwest of Towanda. The tragedy occurred during a nighttime outing.
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Eldorado
Mildred Mae Fowler
Towanda
Interstate Stage Lines seeks freight Express authority
Topeka report notes Interstate Stage Lines Company applied to the Kansas public service commission for authority to carry freight and express matter on buses operating between Kansas City Leavenworth Topeka and Manhattan.
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Topeka
Interstate Stage Lines Company
Kansas Public Service Commission
Kansas
City
Leavenworth
Manhattan
Calf-Birth at Junction City Cow Herd Delights Farmers
In Junction City a 5 year old Short horn cow owned by W H Chamberlain recently birthed quadruplet calves, with three surviving. The cow previously produced a single calf two years ago and twins last year.
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Junction City
W. H. Chamberlain
Deborah the Leader and Singer of Israel
A biographical sketch of Deborah from the Bible portraying her as an early female ruler and songstress. It recounts her leadership against Sisera, her partnership with Barak, and her lasting legacy as a inspirer through music and courage. The piece likens her to Joan of Arc and urges the power of song to help face life’s problems.
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Jobin
Canaan
Deborah
Sisera
Israel
Barak
Joan of Arc
Lfe
Employing Spare Time Can Bring Girl Success
A Business Woman page urges women to balance work with leisure to stay human. It argues that time margins between work and rest determine personal growth and efficiency. It recommends languages, music, art visits, and outdoor time on Sundays to enrich life without sacrificing career.
Kansas towns urged to become beautiful thriving places
The Emporia Gazette argues small towns should cultivate beauty and charm rather than chase big plants. It cites apple blossoms in Arkansas City roses in Eldorado and cannas in Fredonia to inspire towns to elevate aesthetics and local pride.
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Kansas
Emporia Gazette
Arkansas City
Eldorado
Fredonia
Redbudsan
Emporia
Japan
Kokomo
Dicpatch
Distinction Given to Grounds by Shrubbery
The article argues shrubbery equal to or greater than trees in value for a dwelling. It notes shrubbery ties the house to the ground, defines boundaries, and creates seclusion. In small cities and suburbs it suggests massed foundation plantings to make the home stand out and extend greenery to rear yards as an outdoor room.
Plant for Permanence in City Gardens
The piece urges permanent planting with trees shrubs and vines as the city backdrop. It advocates even renters plant one tree or shrub each season, noting low cost and the personal joy of watching plants grow and beautify home surroundings.
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Chicago Post
City Growth Tied to Industrial Activity Says Ford
George B. Ford told about 2,000 delegates at the national chamber of commerce meeting in Washington that cities grow because of industrial development. He outlined four growth causes natural advantage of position proximity to raw materials proximity to markets and skilled labor, asserting industry drives population growth.
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George B. Ford
National Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Flowers in City Yards Drive New Garden Ideas
A proposal urges abandoning traditional city lawns in favor of paved areas bordered by planted beds. The approach highlights hardy flowers and easy irrigation, arguing that plants can thrive in city conditions where lawns struggle and that beds allow targeted nourishment.
Architecture style suits houses near street edge
The Home Designer and Garden Beautiful editor notes that English architecture style adapts well to houses closely set to the street. The roof line recedes visually, enhancing the building's appearance by seemingly reducing its height.
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Home Designer
Garden Beautiful
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