Kansas Notes of curiosities and small town sights
A burst of brief items from Kansas towns notes include Topeka's Capita report on six thie, Lawrence Y M C A conferences, and Emporia’s suicide rumor hoax. Mentions Douglas county convicts, Abilene prize for Nut, Manhattan stucco, Ottawa appendicitis survivors, and Lawrence scarab boast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Kansas
Junction City
Fort Riley
Douglas County
Kansas Penitentiary
Tell Nut
New York Sun
E. J. Garner
Central Branch
Coyle
In Blossom Time Oriole Loveliness Poetry Fragment
A lyrical fragment depicts the oriole in blossom time with midnight wings and a painted sunset sky. The bird awaits its air sweetheart amid fragrant hues and a bridal blue sky, while bees hum and love-tryst promises glow in the air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artas
Hetil Hégr
My Queen Elve Come Aboard The Sanatorium Ball
Leland attends a dance at Dr. Andrews sanitarium seeking the dream woman who haunts him. The doctor reveals a patient who believes a man she will marry appears in dreams. Leland meets the violinist in white, who is the beloved vision, and moves to claim her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swan
State Board of Health
Poara
Oxford ‘Church
Evalena Rasbury
Daily Story Pub. Co
Leland
Dr. Andrews
Sanitarium
Ignistatus
Goa
Wolson
Andrews
Reason
Angela
Earth
Heaven
Fairyland
Elve
Fragmented Readings of a Violent Night
A garbled passage recalls a dramatic scene with a violin solo and a haunted past. The text shifts between emotions of laughter sobbing and screaming as a victim lies killed by a plowheaded blow in an assault. The fragment hints at a murder and a troubled relationship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leland
Colin
Westminster Confession and Assembly of Divines
The Westminster Assembly, appointed in 1643, held first meeting July 1 1648 and sat until February 22 1649 totaling 1163 sessions. It produced the Directory of Public Worship the Confession of Faith and the catechisms, shaping Presbyterian standards for theology and church government. The Confession comprises 33 chapters surveying Scripture church state relations and eschatology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster Assembly
Assembly of Divines
Balloon Duel Over Paris Leaves Two Dead
In 1808 in France a balloon duel between M de Grandpre and M le Pique ended when Grandpre’s balloon shot through the rival craft. The aeronauts’ seconds and the carriage men perished as the winning balloon rose, while Grandpre landed far from Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tit- Bits
France
M. de Grandpre
M. Tel Pique
Mile
Tirevit
Imperial Opera
M."le Pique
M. i de Grandpre
M.le Piquet
Paris
Woman named Laura J Smith chosen as state and national organizer
Laura J Smith of Minneapolis receives state organizer post from the Independent Order of Good Templars of Minnesota and a national organizer role from the American Anti Treaty League. The note highlights her battle against drink and kidney illness cured by Dodd's Kidney Pills, which she praises as affordable and effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Order of Good Templars of
Minnesota
Laura J.’ Smith
West 33d Street
American Anti- Treaty League
Dodd
Statue of Robert Morris Erected by Fairmount Park Group
The Fairmount Park Association of Philadelphia plans a statue of Robert Morris costing 15000 dollars. Morris, host to colonial celebrities, raised over 1 million from private funds to uphold the Confederation, helped establish the Bank of Pennsylvania and Bank of North America, lent 400000 to the government, later faced a failed 1798 real estate venture and imprisonment for debt, yet his personal honor remained intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Morrie
Fairmount
Park Association of
Philadelphia
Robert Morris
Bank of Pennsylvania
Bank of North America
Prune’ Street
Old Letters of Presidents Found in Bridgeport Sale
A Boston transcript notes a late find of old letters and books from a Bridgeport, Connecticut collection. The correspondence includes items from George Washington, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, James Monroe, and others. A 1824 March exchange between Adams and Jackson discusses presidential prospects and future conduct. The cache excites antiquarians who are combing trunks and libraries for more such materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Bridgeport
Conn
S. A
Georgeston
Andrew ‘Jackson
Daniel
Henry Clay
James Monroe
Quincy Adams
Washington
Connecticut
Familly
Hudson River
John Quincy
Adams
Andrew Jackson
Jackson
Grain-O replaces coffee in stores with health claims
An old warning about raising hats in Parliament is followed by an ad for Grain-O a coffee substitute sold in groceries claiming ease on delicate stomachs and lower cost at 15 to 26 cents per package. It asserts health benefits for even children and includes a dubious medical claim.
Allen's Foot-Ease and Geneva Tablets Ad Patchwork
A fragmented advertisement block touts Allen's Foot-Ease free sample by Olmsted Le Roy N Y for foot relief and boot comfort. It also markets Geneva Tablets from Kidd Drug Co Elgin Ill with internal use and injections, plus several druggists and retailers across Des Moines Lincoln Omaha. The closing line quips about frost on the pumpkin not staying on the pie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Geneva
Kidd Drug Co
Elgin
Ill
J. R. Hurlbut Co
Des Moines
Iowa
Rigg's Pharmacy
O Street
Lincoln
Myers Drug Co
Omaha
Neb
Oklahoma land opening advertised with readers’ guide
An ad touts 2,000,000 acres set for settlement in Oklahoma with The Kiowa Chief as information vehicle. It offers Morgan's Manual Settlers' Guide, a 210 page map, for 1.75, plus subscription options and a 109 price. Also includes an unrelated Putnam Face less dye advertisement.
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Thie
New Disae of the Mert Hotel
Topeka
Manhattan
Emporia
Ottawa
Opie Reed
Emporia Gazette
Bartholomew Popowoski
McPherson County
Clay Center
Hiawatha
Caney
Hamilton
Prohibition County
Prohibition State
Salina
Kinsley
Atchison
Dld
Beloit
A. L. Sooter
Thuron
Fred’Wellhouse
Ember
Charley Smith
Lyndon
State Agricultural College
Vna
Reno
Southland
Queen
Westminster Confession
New England
Putnam
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