Kansas Notes from the State Wide Murmur
A roundup of brief, quirky items from Kansas towns. Notes mention jail in Junction City, small-town troubles and curiosities across Concordia, Abilene, Topeka, Wichita, and more. Topics include coal prices, high school proposals, meat trusts, lost money, farming, weddings, and local oddities in 1963- era tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junction City
Syracuse
Rush County
Cloud County
McPherson
Pratt
Fopeka
Figeurin
Concordia
St. Francis
Sedgewick County
Wichita
Liberal
Tyler Street
Topeka
Meat Trust
Sumner County
Lansing
Cawker City
Missouri
Arkansas City
Wyandotte County
Atchison
Hutchinson
Hoyt
Simpson
Sermons to the Puritans at Tremont Hall
Leon H. Vincent spoke on Kings of the Colonial Pulpit recounting the Mather family and Puritan habits at the Congregational club in Tremont. He praised scholarly Puritans and noted long sermons, drinking, and the sandglass as proof of a preacher’s allotted time. Cotton Mather stood out as a youthful scholar with a Harvard degree and a Hebrew vowel point thesis, while tales of fishing, superstition, and striving for peace with God filled the talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorimer Hall
Tremont
Temple
Congregational Club
Leon H. Vincent
Mather
America
Vincent
New England
Hooler
Harvard
Cotton Mather
Boston Herald
Grave marker sought for John J. Ingalls at Mt Vernon
An Atchison dispatch reports a native boulder from Kansas soil will mark John J. Ingalls's grave in Mt Vernon cemetery. A Washington senate letter from December 10 1890 requests a natural rock monument with bronze letters spelling Ingalls, avoiding obelisks or cottages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Ingalls
Mt. Vernon
Kansas
Atchison, Kan
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Senate
Washington
Ingalls
Sea Faith and Struggle Echo in Partridge Poem
William Ordway Partridge writes of the sea's vast, solemn unfathomable expanse and brave ships venturing into the unknown. The piece contrasts lonely London scenes with starving, crime-darkened faces, urging steadfast courage amidst fear and fate.
Looking for Opportunities Amid Floods and Forest Needs
A brief note on seeking chances in crises and natural resources. Mentions finding openings for fuel wood and water during floods, highlighting how global emergencies create avenues for aid, recovery, and sustainable action.
Origin of Campus Slang Across Historic Universities
The text cites terms from various universities including Lehigh Cornell and Virginia, tracing slang like pole poler rash bust cow.juice pony dog wagon and to gray to campus usage. It notes origins from Bohn’s books and common student life phrases, asking where to gray originates at Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bohn
Lehigh
Cornell
University of Virginia
Postponed Dinner Amid Mixup Over Cook's Night
Dialogue reveals a scheduling mixup as one character asks to delay a dinner for a week, noting it was supposed to be the cook's night in. The exchange hints at a domestic plan disrupted by a misunderstanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avy
Dodd's Kidney Pills Praised In Cabbel Kidney Cure Claim
A Cabbel Kansas notice proclaims Dodd's Kidney Pills cure kidney troubles and associated diseases. It cites J B Cunningham who suffered long kidney issues and found relief after using the pills, asserting no other treatment provided similar results. The testimonial emphasizes the remedy's effectiveness for kidney complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cabbel
Kans
Kansas
Bright
Dodd
J.B. Cunningham
Mr. Cunningham
Forest Talk First Stag-Yes anters was shot
Two men discuss a shooting incident. Anters was shot in a forest talk exchange. The first man claims the victim was mistaken for a guide. He notes a man is known by the company he keeps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anters
Flavoured Home Remedies for Cold and Flu
A reader outlines a treatment from Dr. August Koenig and Hamburg Drops including hot night tea, throat rubbing with St Jacobs Oil, silk oil wrap, open air sleep, cold sponge baths, and vigorous drying. Eat plain nourishing food and begin at once for noticeable improvement within a week. notes the $1.25 price for the trio of remedies.
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August Koenig
Hamburg
St. Jacobs
Vintage Patent Medicine Pitches and Quips in 1900 Ads
An OCR fragment shows assorted 1900 era ads and quips including Piso's Cure claims for throat and fungi, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, a claim about love and axle grease, a $2.00 nerve restorer offer, Defiance Starch, and mockery of jealousy. Names include Van Buren Indiana and Arch Philadelphia.
Prominent Ads Warn Against Quack Cures and Cheap Labor
An advertisement urges readers to stop coughing and cure colds with Bromo Quinine Tablets while lampooning job seekers who overwork for easy work. It also promotes Red Cross Ball Blue laundry bleach with a yellow clothes warning and notes price and packaging details.
Woman pays long standing debt in Spartanburg
After visiting Spartanburg the woman agreed to settle a long standing debt. She untied a handkerchief and produced eighty cents to discharge the obligation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammett
Rem Spartanburg
Clark
Missouri Pacific Holiday Round Trip Fares Announced
Missouri Pacific announces holiday rates for December 24 25 31 and January 2 good for round trips within 200 miles. Tickets valid until January 2 with two trains leaving Lincoln daily at 9 15 a m and 10 05 p m. Full information at City Ticket Office 1039 O Street. RF Cornell PL T A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Missouri Pacific
Lincoln
O-street
Ninth
S Streets
Cornell
PL & T
Strange as it may seem the way to raze a house is to take it down
A concise aphorism notes that the method to demolish a house is to dismantle it piece by piece, highlighting the paradox of destruction through careful removal.
Grocers Report Difficulty Moving Starch Stock
Some grocers say they do not keep Defiance Starch in 16 oz size because customers who previously bought the 16 oz package will not purchase the 12 oz brand. They fear unsold stock tied up in hand.
Fragmented plea admonishes crowds to tell the truth
Readable parts urge people to speak truth and challenge racism, warning that falsehoods shame the speaker. The garbled segment hints at a social or political call to honesty and accountability without clear names or dates.
Catarrh cure claims and household remedies ads
An OCR fragment markets Halts Catarrh Cure as a internal remedy for catarrh claiming direct action on blood and mucous surfaces. It promotes J Cheney & Co Toledo as makers and invites testimonials. Also mentions Ball's Family Pills and Defiance Starch with assorted fl attery and credit remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
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Strong
Lawrence
State University
Great Bend
Barnum ‘& Bailey
Salina
Nason
Westmoreland
Needesha
George Katrowlatos
Fort Scott
State House
Cherryvale
Methodist
Mark Ingalls
Midocean
London
God Knows
William Ordway Partridge
Todd
ExpsLey
Vanburen, Ind
Kiine
Ds. RH. Rise, Ltd
Arch 8
Philadelphia
Pas
California Fig Syrup CO
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