Postage stamps through history from Bath to Alaska
London debut of the first postage stamp in 1840 marked a new era as the article traces stamp evolution in Britain and the United States. It covers prepayment, gummed stamps, commemoratives, and major issuances up to the Lindbergh and Edison issues, with production details and legal notes on portraits.
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Elmo Scott Watson
London
Queen Victoria
Bath
United States
New York
City ‘Dispatch Post
Greig’s Post
New York City
Post Office Department
Washington
Franklin
Jefferson
Lincoln
Madison
Monroe
Jackson
Taylor
Grant
Hayes
Gatfield
Cleveland
Harrison
McKinley
Roosevelt
Harding
Wilson
Algo
John Ericsson
England
France
Italy
Belgium
America
Norway
Lexington-Concord
White Plains
Green Mountain Boys
Vermont
Valley Forge
Molly Pitcher
George Rogers Clark
General Sullivan
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Lindbergh
Atlantic
Thomas
Edison
Uncle Sam
Post Office
Newfoundland
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Babylonia
Egypt
China
Kansas Wheat Men Balk After Hearing Board Plan
In Topeka the federal farm board outlined linking Kansas wheat groups with a National Farmers Grain Corporation regional agency. Farmers rejected the plan, halting further discussion amid a large cooperative marketing meeting. Names include J C Stone and S R McKelvie. Pittsburg and Hutchinson are among referenced groups. The meeting highlighted division over new marketing structure.
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Kansas
Federal Board
Topeka
Federal Farm Board
J. C. Stone
S. R. McKelvie
Kansas Farm Organizations
Farm Board
Kansas Wheat Selling
National Farmers’ Grain Corporation
National
Farmers’ Union
The
Equity Union
Kansas Wheat Pool
Farmers’ Commission Company of
Hutchinson
State Banks Condition Report December Update
Kansas state banks show deposits totaling 204542864.08 in December as announced by H W Koenecke, with a 17 million rise since September and 18 million higher than December a year ago. Loans barely changed from September and December, but down 10 million from a year ago. legal reserve at 20.2 percent, stable from September and improved vs a year ago. Other real estate owned up slightly with a small increase in overdrafts.
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Topeka
Kansas
H. W. Koeneke
Fire traps two children in Garden City blaze
In Garden City a stove flare ignited a beaver board partition trapping the two Kiddoo children, ages 5 and 2. Their mother, Marion Kiddoo, left them briefly to fetch water, and firefighters arrived too late to save them.
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Garden City
Marion Kiddoo
Topeka Woman Dies From Past Pool Injury
In Topeka, Miss Isabelle Cawker, 25, daughter of Wil Cawker, who suffered injuries eighteen months ago from diving into a shallow Abilene pool, has died. Fire chief notes the fatal outcome tied to the earlier accident.
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Topeka
Abilene
Isabelle Cawker
Sunyside School Roof Collapses After Snow Melt
In Wichita a second grade classroom roof collapsed twelve minutes after dismissal due to melting snow. The incident occurred at Sunyside school, injuring or trapping no one reported, and authorities began an assessment of structural safety.
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Wichita
Sunnyside
Kansas commission to hear wardens complaints in Olathe
The Kansas fish and game commission chaired by F. L. Pinet will meet in Olathe on January 28 to hear complaints against Johnson county game wardens. In Manhattan Dr. L. E B Brancher of Mulvane was elected president of the Kansas Veterinary Medical Association at its twenty sixth annual meeting. In Washington the senate confirmed Kansas native Charles C. Eberhardt for minister to Costa Rica.
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Topeka
Kansas Fish and Game Commission
F. L. Pinet
Olathe
Johnson County
Manhattan
L. EB. Brancher
Mulvane
The
Kansas Veterinary Medical Association
Washington
Senate
Charles C. Eberhardt
Kansas
Costa Rica
Garden City Pioneer N F Weeks Dies After Long Service
Garden City figure N F Weeks, a longtime Finney county pioneer and member of Judge Hopkins’s half century club, died. He arrived with the first Santa Fe train in 1879 and helped build the town’s third house. Weeks served as sheriff, city councilman, and president of the board of education.
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Garden City
N. F. Weeks
Richard J. Hopkins
Finney County Pioneers
Board of Education
Tragic Child Gunfire Fatality in Hutchinson
William Verboon 3 died in Hutchinson from a gunshot believed accidental fired by his 7 year old brother. The elder child could not explain the incident and officials described the death as likely accidental.
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Hutchinson
William Verboon
Excavation Reveals Ancient Indian Burial Grounds at Carpinteria
Workmen cutting a cliff for an ocean road uncovered an early Indian burial ground near Carpinteria. Skeletons lay face down with stone markers, arrowheads, cooking tools, and grave goods. Local students visited the site as drilling operations paused and owners permitted continued digging.
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Los Angeles
California
Carpinteria
George A. McDonald
McDonald
Roscoe Eames
France Holds Line Against Auto Domination by Horses
An official survey shows France keeps about 3.2 million horses, nearly the 1913 level, despite automobiles. After wartime losses and cannibalization, farmers avoided tractors and rebuilt horse herds, improving quality while more meat is sold young in special horse butcher shops.
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Paris
France
English Train Ships Sunlight to Tourists on Riviera Ride
Travelers to southern England can enjoy sunlight from the moment they board the Cornish Riviera express as all cars are fitted with window glass permeable to ultraviolet light. The line promotes Cornwall as a mild winter resort with abundant sunshine for healthful UV rays.
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London
England
Cornish Riviera
Cornwall
Girl Disappearances Prompt England Missing List
Report notes nearly 300 girls and women vanish in England annually without trace. Between 10 000 and 11 000 disappear each year with many later found, while others linger on the missing list for weeks.
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London
England
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Opens A Herbal Laxative
Dr. Caldwell created a gentle herbal laxative in 1885 to treat sluggish bowels. The syrup became widely used for symptoms like bad breath coated tongue gas headaches and biliousness and is offered in drugstores today.
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Dr. Caldwell
Wise Men on Camels Drawn by North Side Teacher
A young north side teacher sketched the three wise men on camels with colored chalk to honor Christmas. She labored to render the camels and was praised when the class gathered. A boy admired the picture and wished he could draw a horse as well.
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Indianapolis News
Handy to use Red Cross Liquid Blue large bottle
Advertisement notes a large bottle of Red Cross Liquid Blue available at the grocer for 10 cents, highlighting its convenience for household cleaning tasks.
Laughter Brightens Beauty Yet Weeping Dims Its Glow
A reflective line notes laughter enhances beauty but warns that crying cannot improve it. The motto underscores emotional restraint as a path to lasting charm and poise.
Business in the Home: a wife’s effort to aid her spouse
In a Washington Star item the wife discusses taking an interest in her husband’s business while a cautionary note from Miss Cayenne warns against overcommitment and risking her own funds in a heavily mortgaged venture.
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Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
The Reason Informal Exchange About Clothing Error
Dialog snippet shows Tom-I remarks about wearing something wrong side out. Bob replies his feet felt warm and he tightened the hold on them.
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Tom
Bob
How to do nothing pleasantly is the great enigma
A compact aphorism notes the art of rest and patience as a cultivated skill. It muses on the challenge of quiet withdrawal and deliberate inertia as a dignified practice.
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