Train derailed near Humboldt troops aboard safe
A Santa Fe special train carrying Topeka Lawrence Emporia guards and university mining teams derailed near Humboldt. No serious injuries reported though some soldiers were shaken. Rail detectives probe switch tampering amid strike-sympathy rumors.
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Santa Fe
Topeka
Lawrence
Emporia
Kansas National Guards
Washburn
Kansas University
Kansas
Humboldt
Kansas City
Union Station
Local Lake to be Drained Amid Propaganda Controversy
In northeastern Kansas Doniphan County a lake a mile square may be drained by farmers following a recent announcement. The action is tied to a controversy over anti-American propaganda and language use at a big private school room near Sorgen McPherson and Hopking J. san. Local sportsmen consult attorneys in an effort to enjoin the action.
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San J
Doniphan. Lake
Kansas
Court OKs Sale of Felix Broeker Estate Assets
Fred R. Fitzpatrick receiver for the defunct Kansas State Bank gained district court permission to auction Broeker’s business and residence property valued around 125000 to defray bank deficiencies. Separately, a $10000 judgment against F E Lefferdink enables sale of Salina real estate tied to the cashier’s brother.
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Fred R. Fitzpatrick
Kansas State Bank
District Court
Felix Broeker
Broeker
H. J. Lefferdink
Lincoln County
Fitzpatrick
F. E. Lefferdink
Salina
Richard Hopkins
Dallas Grover
Felix Brooker
Kansas State
Old Globe Life Insurance Company
Modern barn proves profit through labor saving design
William A. Radford advocates a 36 by 72 foot modern dairy barn equipped with overhead carriers for feed and litter, calf pens, bull pen, and water cups. He argues the barn cuts operating costs, improves cow comfort and milk yield, and pays big dividends through labor savings and higher production.
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Uas
Age of the Sun and Stars Sparks Astronomer Geologist Debate
A Scientific American summary discusses Harlow Shapley’s review of conflicting views on the sun’s radiation duration and Earth's age. It contrasts short astronomical time scales with geology’s evidence from denudation rhythms and rock radioactivity, suggesting stellar ages may be hundreds of times longer than earlier estimates.
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Harlow Shapley
Earth
Sun
Shapley
Scientific American
Local Pupils Giggle Over Word Pedagogue
A teacher reads to her class when a boy asks what a pedagogue is and a fellow pupil jokes that it is a chicken, provoking laughter from the group.
Calotabs Advised for Quick Cold Cure and Liver Purge
Physicians urge Calotabs to purge the system and liver to prevent influenza and complications. Take one Calotab at bedtime with water to cut a cold overnight, with no after effects. Sold in sealed packages for thirty five cents. druggists refund if not satisfied.
Dream Mischief Turns Off Bedside Light
A man named Mr B twisted his wife's nose in a dream he had that he was turning off the electric light. The wife awoke and asked for an explanation.
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Charles Wahle
Geary County
Junction City
Mr. B
Mrs. B
Swamp Root Kidney Liver Bladder Remedy Ad
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a pure non stimulant kidney liver and bladder remedy made from vegetables. It promises uniform quality in every bottle and offers a sample for ten cents by mail from Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Adv
Cherry stones used as dolls eyes in Germany
Great quantities of cherry stones are used in Germany for dolls eyes painted. Being ready carved by nature and of suitable shape and size they serve the purpose admirably.
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Germany
Bayer Aspirin Headache Remedy Ad Card
Aspirin sold as Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in a Bayer package with directions for Headache Colds Pain Neuralgia Lumbago and Rheumatism. Bayer name signifies genuine Aspirin described by physicians for nineteen years. Handy tin with 12 tablets costs a few cents. Aspirin is a trademark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoacetic acid ester of Salicylic acid.
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Bayer
Oldest New Mexico Town Acoma Precedes St Augustine
Acoma New Mexico is an Indian village older than St Augustine, noted as mentioned in chronicles of 1539, making it the earliest European contact site in America.
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New Mexico
Acoma
N. M
St. Augustine
America
Quick Change Artist and Daily Beauty Tips
An urban snippet cites the idea of an independent man who can both dress a baby and change car tires. Advertisements promote Cuticura Soap and Ointment for complexion and hair, Cuticura Talcum, and Sted Cross Ball Blue for laundry. A quip about photography and a remark on classroom discipline close the fragment.
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Dallas ‘News
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