Favorite Prescription Helps Girls and Women Recover Health
A Kansas City reader recalls her daughter’s year of illness and how Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription restored her health within three months. Others praise its benefits for female weakness and overall vitality, with testimonials from Mrs. M. Pel or and Mrs. Rances Tyler. The ad touts Favorite Prescription and Pleasant Pellets as reliable remedies available from druggists with a trial package offer.
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Kansas City
Joseph
Dr. Pierce
Rances Tyler
S. 23Rd St. St. Louis
Invalids
Buffalo, N. Y
Green's August Flower a Global Household Remedy
An advertisement extols Green's August Flower as a long proven remedy for constipation indigestion and nervous dyspepsia. It claims the product benefits include relief from torpid liver upset stomach palpitations and general depressive symptoms. The ad urges asking the druggist for August Filchner and notes sales in civilized countries.
Governor Seeks Resumption of Kansas Strip Mines
Governor Henry J. Allen returns from a three day tour of Cherokee and Crawford counties with assurances that coal strip mining should begin again. He expects 10 000 to 12 000 tons daily by week’s end if large mines stay idle. Many operators are in the miners union. a Washing ton conference may delay large mine resumption. Coroner’s jury rules murder in Ed Bunch death. his wife and daughter suffer similar poisoning symptoms. Kansas coal operators notify support for state receivership to avoid heavy costs.
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Henry J. Allen
Cherokee
Crawford
Miners’ Union
Washington
Ed Bunch
Lincoln
Bunch
Murdered man found near Humboldt near streetcar line
Frank Messingale was found dead half a mile south of the M K T station at Humboldt by boys out hunting. A heavy cog wheel lay near the body and indicates a truck accident. He leaves a widow and one child.
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Frank Messingale
Humboldt
Durham and bride take honeymoon flight to Wichita
After a ten day delay Milton H. Durham and his bride, Miss Arline White, flew from Sa Tina to Wichita in a single engine plane. They left at 12 20 and arrived at 1 30. Owner-pilot Harry Kinker reported repairs to the plane caused the postponed trip planned for the wedding morning. The bride was a farmer's daughter before her marriage on November 12.
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Milton H. Durham
Sa Tina
Wichita
Harry Kinker
Arline White
Ex Senator Porter Dead Pioneer of Crawford County politics
E F Porter longtime Kansas state senator from Crawford County died at his Pittsburg home after years of poor health. He served sixteen years in the senate including four as president pro tem and championed the State Manual Training Normal School with repeated appropriations. He entered the senate in 1900, won re elections in 1904 and 1908, and contested his 1912 defeat to Fred Stanton before being seated by the Democratic senate.
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E. F. Porter
Crawford County
Senate
Pittsburg
Porter
State Manual Training Normal School
Kansas
Fred Stanton
Stanton
California Fig Syrup Laxative Ad SellS Safety Claim
An old advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for children. It urges mothers to look for the California name on the package and promises a mild, tasty remedy with dosing directions on every bottle.
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California
Andv
Elgin Legion Posts Rapid Growth At Four Hundred Population
Elgin hopes to near the all time Legion membership record for towns of similar size a four hundred population. Luther Hankinson Post organized last week with fifty charter members about one per eight residents. Further growth expected as nearby soldiers enlist. Dr A Haggar t is post commander Frank Jaddican vice commander Dr Herbert L Kells adjutant.
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Elgin
American Legion
Luther Hankinson
A. Haggart
Frank jJaddican
Herbert L. Kells
Lincoln pays tribute to dog night watch Jack buried at city hall
Hundreds attend funeral ceremonies for Jack the dog night watch in Lincoln. Jack died of poisoning and a special coffin was made for him before burial in city hall square. A headstone will be erected. Sheriff Hoover, his owner, officially recorded him as a deputy sheriff for rounds after curfew.
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Jack
Lincoln
City Hall
Hoover
Newlywed Couple Burned in Colby Gas Station Fire
Roy Gillespie and his bride, fresh from their wedding, stopped at a Colby filling station for gas. Gillespie struck a match to light a cigar, triggering an explosion that burned his face and hands and ruined the bride’s wedding gown. Mrs. Gillespie escaped injury beyond the scorched gown.
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Roy Gillespie
Colby
Gillespie
Police Chief and Patrolman Dismissed in Coffeyville
Fred Wannenwitch chief of police and Robert Liggins patrolman in Coffeyville were recently dismissed. The city moved to remove them after accusations of protecting violators of prohibitory and gambling laws and Liggins allegedly collected protection money.
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Fred Wannenwitch
Robert Liggins
Coffeyville
Wannenwitch
Liggins
Apple crop outlook for Kansas and Nebraska improves quality
Northeastern Kansas and Southeastern Nebraska report an orchard crop under three quarters of normal, but fruit quality remains good. One grower earned about $6,000 from a 20 acre young orchard while another received roughly $3,000 from a six and one half acre operation.
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Kansas
Nebraska
Mitchell Palmer to Speak at Kansas Democrats Banquet
United States Attorney General Mitchell Palmer will be the principal speaker at the Kansas Democrats banquet in Topeka on February 22, as announced by state Democratic leaders.
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Mitchell Palmer
United States
Kansas
Topeka
Geary County farmer Robert Fredericks dies in San Antonio hotel
Robert Fredericks a lifelong Geary county farmer and one of the county’s largest landowners died at a San Antonio hotel. Born near Junction City fifty years ago he is survived by his wife. The report also notes a turkey picker strike in central Kansas risking turkey supply this season with pickers demanding 20 cents per turkey.
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Robert ‘Fredericks
Geary County
San Antonio
Tex
Junction City
Stockton
Central
Kansas
Ray
Profiteers in Foods and City Crime News from Kansas
Two alleged profiteers in foods were caught by Kansas pure food inspectors at St Elkhart and Syracuse. Walter Ashby named Coffeyville chief of police by the mayor. Oyster suits filed against the mayor six policemen and the police chief for allowing open liquor and gambling. Albert H Allen murder case jury of six to six dismissed on change of venue from Greeley county. Wichita benefactress Mrs G Moellenger may receive 200 reward from Texas penitentiary for Edward Skinner who confesses to escapes and assaults and is dying of consumption in a tubercular sanitarium store. He claims to have terrorized Wichita pedestrians and slugged a man in Kansas City.
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Kansas Pure Food
St .Elkhart
Syracuse
Walter Ashby
Coffeyville
Albert H. Allen
Joe Kutier
Greeley
G Moellenger
Wichita
Texas State Penitentiary
Edward Skinner
Witter
Kansas City
Slang and literary tastes shift in modern writing
A brief note observes slang selling well while noting a new emphasis on521 literary style. The remark highlights changing reader preferences and the rise of more refined writing.
Women Need Swamp Root for Kidney Trouble
Advertisements claim thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder issues often misattributed to other causes. It promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy, urging immediate purchase or a sample by sending ten cents to the company with newspaper reference.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Dressler Leads Chorus Girls Strike In New York
Marie Dressler heads the Chorus Girls union in a strike in New York. She says chorus girls seek a clean life as men in theater expect them to be obliging. A clubman notes a French maid stereotype linked to Mrs Smith Peterson’s household roles.
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Marie Dressler
Chorus Girls’ Union
Chorus Girls
New York
Smith-Petersons
I loved old things sparked awkward party exchange
A narrator compliments a young woman on a keepsake locket she has worn since infancy. He blurts out I just love old things causing an awkward silence before they change the subject.
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Chicago Tribune
Noted Quip Sparks Senate Mock Debate
A brief exchange captures Senator Sorgum musing on the value of saying no while defending a sharp closing line. The dialogue hints at political theater and the tension between candor and concession in a crowded chamber.
Height and weight of Andaman islanders noted
A historical reference states the Andaman islanders average three feet eleven inches in height and weigh under 700 pounds.
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Andaman Islands
Gold Coin Scales Featured In Boonville relic exhibit
A nineteenth century gold coin scales once used by Boonville merchants, kept by Jeff Davis, shows how traders checked coin weight and authenticity with a brass weight and modular slots for various coin values. The relic reflects era when gold dust from coins affected weights and careful testing guarded values.
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Jeff Davis
Boonville
Cole Neck
B. B. Brereton
Cheston City
Republican
Nine times out of ten a man HuySs A Norsé event
Fragmentary text shows a man and a name HuySs A Norsé with unclear context. The readable fragment mentions a habitual action but provides no concrete event, date, place, or organization to anchor a fuller summary.
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HuySs
Koide
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