Women hold many state posts in Kansas
A Topeka report shows twenty five women hold state offices and over a hundred are employed at the state house. Lorraine E. Wooster is the first woman elected to a state office, with four women in the legislature and others occupying roles in education, health, insurance, and various state boards and commissions.
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Topeka
Kansas
N. A. Turner
Board of Education
Lorraine E. Wooster
Public Instruction
Minnie J. Grinstead
Ida M. Walker
Norton
Nellie Cline
Larned
Minnie Hinrich
Wellington
Emma F. Smith
Garden City
State Board of Education
Julia Perry
Industrial Farm For Women
Lansing
State Capitol
Alice McFarland
Edna Brown
Court of Industrial Relations
Inez Shepherd
Nora Francis
the Historical Society
Jane Carnahan
State Hotel Commission
Caneral
Bertha +Wetherton
Anna EB. Speck
Helen Fitzgerald
Dora L. Miller
Governor's Office
Edith Robertson
Public Utilities Commission
Kate F. Caugh
Treasury Department
Euna M. Arrasmith
M. M. Stoltz
Kansas Wesleyan University
Frederick Brorson
Mesa Verde
National Park
University
Clyde M. Reed
Reed
Mail bandits rob Baxter Springs messenger and five trains
Armed mail messenger Guy Shields was kidnapped and robbed of five mail pouches near Baxter Springs. The bandits drove away in his car after transferring sacks four blocks from town, leaving mail strewn in a field five miles west of McCune. No trace of the thieves was found and losses are under review by postal authorities.
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Guy Shields
Baxter Springs
Shields
Shield
McCune
Modern Farm Hog House Promotes Sunlight and Labor Saving Design
An article advocates a sunlit hog house with glass walls and lightning protection, promoting sanitation and labor savings for hog housing. William A. Radford offers farm building advice, stressing light, ventilation, and efficient equipment to boost milk and meat production and reduce labor for the farm boy.
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William A. Radford
Prairie: Avenue
Chicago
Indian Legend of Creation and the Nez Perces Myth
Maj. Frank Fenn writes that Nez Perces traditions recount a primordial dragon threatening the earth until the coyote, sole survivor, defeats it. The pursuit ends on the north bank of the Clearwater River at a site marked by a conical stone mound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nez Perces
Maj. Frank Fennn
Idaho Statesman
Coyote
Dragon
Clearwater River
Modern Hog Houses Emphasize Sunlight In Farm Design
The article notes modern farming prioritizes shelter quality and sunshine for hogs. A highlighted hog house features a glass front with sawtooth windows, ample fresh air, and a concrete foundation, measuring 72 by 24 feet with eighteen pens and a central feeding track for efficiency. It contrasts with historical neglect of animal welfare.
Cousin Helen’s Visit Brightens Martha’s Health
An Indianapolis News item recalls how Martha’s pale worn look improved after Cousin Helen’s visit. The husband County George notes Martha looks ten years younger and has a healthier complexion, aided by the rouge Helen left behind.
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Martha
Helen
County George
Indianapolis News
Times Change Chicago Head Operation Quotation
The Boston Transcript quotes a remark about altering a Chicago boy’s head to make a better boy. It contrasts with a family saying about fathers operating on their children to improve them, reflecting shifting moral judgments.
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Chicago
Boston Transcript
Lie Detector Device Cited By Harvard Professor
The Syracuse Herald reports William H. Marston of Harvard developed the sphygmomanometer as a lie detector. He claims a person tells a lie under oath causes an emotional reaction altering breathing and blood pressure, though married men’ s breathing may not be consistently affected.
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William H. Marston
Harvard
Marston
Syracuse ‘Herald
Flatterer Word Prompted Betty’s Question
A young girl asks what flatterer means and her father tests the idea by asking what calling her brother good looking would be. Betty answers with a quick retort, prompting a light domestic exchange about flattery and honesty.
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Betty
Flatterer
Eatonic touted to ease heartburn and nervous spells
G. C. Johnson says Eatonic stops heartburn and aids nervous spells. It helps by removing excess acid and gases and keeping the digestive organs in natural order. A tablet after meals suffices. Big box priced as a trifling druggist’s guarantee.
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Eatonic
G. C. Johnson
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Smoky Hill River
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Allen
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Leavenworth
A.boal
Atchison
Drew In Sone
J . Wells
G. Elvic
Siebslon
A. L. Barkman
Natural North Award
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Nebraska
Sam B. Amidon
State Penitentiary
Pollock
Colonel Amidon
Kansas City
Kan
A. F. Williams
United States
W. W. Harvey
Ashland
Harvey
House of Representatives
John N. Free
Phil Campbell
Mr. Williams
State Board of Administration
James Gabby
B. Rockwell Company
Frank &. Smith
Mitchell County
John Kelly
Holland
Batonic
Parker's
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
Harold Somers
de Kalb Ave
Brooklyn
Lve
Eeep One Solit
Alcemo Mfg. Co
Bridge Bt
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N. J
Union Kansas City, Mo
Frank .Kappes
Boulder
Colorado
Fred. H
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Lewiatown
Bent
KODAK
Triaforder
Bedalla
Kremola
Kangas Gity
Scandia
Harry Hohman
M. W. Chas
Nordman
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Lebanon
Joseph McGowan, W. M
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Sec’y
H. C. Coleman
V. Co
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Sécy
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Peter
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Johngoh
Johnson
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