Splendid Plan for Small Home on Narrow Lot
William A. Radford presents an economical brick and stucco two story home design for average families. It features three bedrooms on the second floor, a large front room with dormer windows, a central hall connecting living and dining rooms, a practical kitchen with a breakfast nook, and a full basement for heating, storage, and fruit. The plan emphasizes space efficiency, cost savings, and suitability for cities towns or farms.
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Bath
Electric Comb Scissors Replace Barber Tools In France
An electric substitute for barber’s scissors uses a platinum wire along a comb’s teeth. As the comb moves through hair the heated wire severs strands instantly and seals cut ends with a tapering singe.
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France
Dodging Cars Keeps One Run-Down Spirit Alive
In a quick back and forth, a one says they’re not done with the run has left them feeling, while the other jokes about dodging automobiles as a current mood. The banter hints at a light street scene with wary humor.
Freezone corn cure promises painless removal
An advertisement touts Freezone as magical for corns and calluses. It claims painless relief after applying a few drops, with a bottle sold by druggists for a low price. The ad credits a Cincinnati genius and ends with a quip about will and desire.
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Cincinnati
Allen's Foot Ease Promises Quick Relief for Feet
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot Ease antiseptic powder to shake into shoes or sprinkle in foot baths. It claims instant relief from corns bunions and aching feet and notes 1 500 000 pounds used by the Army and Navy during the war. Sold everywhere.
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Allen
Adv
Innuendo Sparks Hair Help Quip Among Damsels
Two women exchange a light jab about their hair as one laments its unruly state and the other suggests consulting a hair specialist for help. The playful banter hints at fashionable frustrations and the social setting.
Fragmentary note on Germany credit contention
A fragmented reader item questions who should receive credit for Germany related claims. The brief hints at disagreement and asks for justification. The text provides no clear names dates or events to specify a direct outcome.
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Germany
Salie Law and Salle Lands in Early Germanic Codes
The Salie law gathers popular laws of the Salle or Sallan Franks, a confederation of ancient Germanic tribes. Writings date to the fifth century with Latin texts amid obscurity. It covers crime penalties and a chapter on Salle lands, and is said to bar females and royal matrilineal heirs from throne succession in some regions.
Surface Friendship in River Rescue Gone Wrong
A man in distress shouts for help as he falls into the river. His friend on the wharf observes the swift current and admits he cannot assist. The submerged man declares that his friend’s aid was only superficial.
No Relief For Wheat Car Shortage In Kansas
Kansas farmers seek action from the Interstate Commerce Commission and railroads to obtain cars for wheat movement as 25 million bushels remain to move and a 110 million bushel crop looms. A committee from farm, banking, mill and elevator interests will press both bodies soon. High bank credit is strained as banks report 65 million dollars borrowed to finance the crop.
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Kansas
Interstate Commerce Commission
Tooeka
J. C. Mohler
J. R. Anspaugh
Kansas State Bankers’ Association
Kansas City
Kansas Seeks 50 000 Harvest Hands for Wheat Crop
J C Mohler secretary of the state board of agriculture says Kansas wheat crop needs 50 000 harvest hands though transport is the bigger problem. Workers are arriving from Oklahoma into southern counties while northern counties will need men next week as harvest begins.
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Kansas
J. C. Mohler
State Board of Agriculture
Oklahoma
Mohler
Kansas Federation of Musicians seeks state charter
W. J. Hardman of Kansas City Kansas filed in the state for a charter by the Kansas Federation of Musicians to set wage scales for musicians in bands and orchestras. The attorney general is examining the legality of granting the charter as Kansas law on essential industries does not list music.
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Kansas Federation of Musicians
W. J. Hardman
Kansas City
Kas
Kansas Industrial Court
Topeka
Fred J. Hudson
Industrial Court
Supreme Court
Notable deaths and civic notices from local area
Fay Hughes Jr. dies at Pratt after a short illness, second fatality linked to April high school explosion. Harry C. Hower of the state deaf and dumb school at Olathe dies at his brother’s home from heart leakage. Non-Partisan League organizers face expulsion in Liberal as Cecil Mason is escorted out by American Legion. David J. Addison, Civil War veteran, dies in Salina. Osawatomie to hold special election on $75,000 water light bonds. $15,000 allocated for Fort Riley road work and post exchange remodeling contracts set.
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Fay Hughes, Jr
Pratt
J. F. Hughes
Hughes Mercantile Company
Harry C. Hower
State
Deaf and Dumb School
Olathe
BH. C. Hower
Liberal
Cecil Mason
League
American Legion
David J. Addison
Salina
Samuel Wilson
Osawatomie
Kelley defends Legion line in Ellinwood disturbances
Barton County American Legion member H T B Kelley says he acted openly and will tell his story, aligning with other reports of disturbances connected to the Non Partisan League. Governor Allen plans to speak on liberty and law in Great Bend on June 27 at the Legion invitation.
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H. T. B. Kelley
Barton County
American Legion
George
Klein
League
Ellinwood
Allen
State Department
Kelley
France
Great Bend
Man Kills Wife Then Flees County Jail Capture
In Kansas a 21 year old man Machmer shot and killed his 19 year old wife at her father’s farm near Troy. Fearing mob violence, officers moved Finnery and Machmer to the jail at Hiawatha thirty miles away. Machmer was later captured by a posse after hiding in a haystack.
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Finnery
Machmer
Hiawatha
Kas
Troy
Ex Gov Hodges files for Democratic US Senate nomination
Former Kansas governor George H. Hodges of Olathe has filed with the secretary of state to seek the Democratic nomination for United States senator.
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George H. Hodges
Olathe
United States
Governor timely hospital site for Kansas state hospital
Governor Allen announced that difficulties obtaining a hospital site in Rosedale are settled and architecture plans will begin immediately after a conference with State Architect GEM Ble. The 1919 legislature allocated funds for the building to be used with the University of Kansas Medical School at Rosedale.
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Rosedale
State Hospital
Allen
Gemble
University of Kansas At
Governor to receive report on Kansas banking dept investigation
Governor Allen said a committee report on the administration of the Kansas banking department by Walter Wilson, bank commissioner, would be issued soon. The three committee members reviewed several issues with the governor to determine which aspects he wished examined.
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Allen
Kansas Banking Department
Walter ©. Wilson
Wells Begin North of Kansas River Lands Lease
Test wells north of the Kansas River in Douglas County will start immediately on 6,000 acres leased by Youngstown based oil firm represented by A. E. Burrows. Alvin Cecil March, 11, died after a shotgun discharge while a wagon ride. accident occurred half a mile south of Oil Hill. Topeka census places population at 50,022, up 6,328 over prior count.
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Kansas River
Douglas County
A. E. Burrows
Youngstown, O
Oil Company
Alvin Cecil March
Oil Hill
Topeka
Kansas
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