Kansans Exceed Drafts In War Effort And Aid Drives
Kansas historical roundup shows 35,873 men in active army and 4,000 in navy and marines, with total volunteers surpassing drafts. State raises sizable sums for Red Cross, YMCA, Liberty loans, and local banks, while Manhattan honors a soldier killed in France and a Wick case arson inquiry unsettles Marion County.
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Kansas
Army
Navy
Adjutant General’s Office
National Guard
National Army
Marines
Red Cross
Young Men's Christian Association
Topeka
Farmer near Stockton Struck Blind by Solar Eclipse
H L Colburn a farmer near Stockton plowed during the solar eclipse and repeatedly looked at the glaring sun. The next morning his vision was nearly gone and he has since worn darkened glasses under an ophthalmologist care. He hopes treatment will restore his sight.
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H. L. Colburn
Stockton
Colburn
Native Kansans War Service Flag Designed for State House
The Native Sons and Daughters of Kansas prepare a 12 by 30 foot service flag for display in the state house rotunda honoring Kansans serving in the war. George M. Stone designed the flag. Atchison sells its first new wheat of the year at $2.06 a bushel, No. 2 red, by farmer Joe Lane.
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Native Sons and Daughters of
Kansas
Statehouse
George M. Stone
Atchison
Joe Lane
Soldiers Defy Authority At Sedan Kansas Celebrations
Drafted men in Sedan Kansas celebrated their entry into service by firing into the town. City officials doubted jurisdiction until advisement from the adjutant general clarifies that local boards and unit leaders are superior officers and disobedience risks court martial. Soldiers remain subject to civil and state authorities even in uniform.
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Sedan
Kas
Adjutant General's Office
Deaths of W. S. Morgan and Morgan family ties
W S Morgan founder of the Peabody Gazette died at his daughter Mrs Er nest Jordan home. He is survived by a son Rev George KE Morgan of St Louis. A Kansas jury recently sentenced Robert Stroud to death for killing guard Andrew F Turner in Leavenworth Prison dining room on March 26 1918.
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Oswego
Wick
Kansas
John H. Winfield
Lansing
Labette County
Winfield
Bob Frazier
Cherokee County
Elam
Frazier
Cherokee
Wie
Parsons
W. S. Morgan
The
Peabody Gazette
Ernest Jordan
George KE. Morgan
St. Louis
Robert Stroud
Andrew F. Turner
United States Prison
Leavenworth
A. C. Roulston
Prop
Washington St
Roxbury
Mass
Doan
Wheat first load delivered to Junction City by Schmidt
Will G Schmidt delivered the first load of new wheat to Junction City recently. The sample tested 61 percent moisture.
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Junction City
Will G. Schmidt
Kansas to form motor car theft bureau in Topeka
The Kansas Peace Officers Association authorized creation of a motor car theft bureau in Topeka with the Shawnee County sheriff in charge. The unit will mirror Oklahoma’s bureau and New York’s thief-hunting system, modeled after a state plan unveiled at Wichita.
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Topeka
Kansas Peace Officers’ Association
Shawnee County
Wichita
Oklahoma
New York
Kansas Sees Fifty Fires In May Cost $88 Thousand
Kansas reports 198 fires in May with total losses of $227,437. Smoking caused seven fires and about $2,000 in damage. Dwellings, barns, elevators, factories, garages, and granaries accounted for most losses with several figures noted. Matches sparked seven fires causing $3,482 in damage.
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Kansas
State Department
Farmer yields high wheat crop in Quenemo area
Frank Jennings, a young farmer north of Quenemo, threshed eighteen acres at fifty one bushels per acre. His eighty acre field averaged forty two bushels, testing sixty one pounds per bushel. The Marias de Cyne Valley average is near forty bushels per acre.
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George Ripkey
Saline County
Frank Jennings
Quenemo
Marias de Cyne
Abilene Surpasses Savings Stamp Quota
Abilene has exceeded its savings stamp quota of 6000 dollars and early reports indicate the county will take its full quota as well.
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Abilene
Onion Health Advice From The Kitchen Cabinet
The article extols onions and garlic as healthful, antiseptic, and fortifying. It recalls onion day traditions, discusses breath freshness, and offers simple dishes like onion with cheese and roasted onions, praising the vegetable for digestion and overall vitality.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Good Things for Occasions from a Historic Cookery Page
This column lists several dessert and savory ideas such as Cherry Tart with rich cherries and pastry shell, Orange jelly in a whipped cream shell, Ice Cream in Cases using angel food, Braised Tongue with tomato sauce and Worcestershire, Roquefort Salad with garlic rubbed bowl and cayenne, and crackers with jam and creamed cheese as a tea dessert option.
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Mad. Fee offers a aphoristic line on love noting that dull women grasp all of love while intelligent men know only half of it.
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Fee
War Dishes and Varied Chicken Dishes From Old Cookery Page
A collection of wartime recipes and kitchen tips detailing fish reheating, Dutch style baked fish, Holland rabbit with jelly and mustard glaze, minced chicken with green peppers, Chicken Victoria, and Southern fried chicken. Includes stepwise instructions for preparation, seasoning, and finishing in oven or pan.
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Chicken Victoria
Cookery as Mutual Influence of Ingredients and Heat
A concise view explains cookery as knowledge of how ingredients influence each other and how to judiciously control heat. It emphasizes balancing flavors, textures, and temperatures to achieve desirable results.
Currant recipes for preserving and desserts
Seasonal guide presents currant based methods for winter use. Fresh currants with sugar create a breakfast fruit. recipes include ripe currant pile with eggs and custard, currant jelly mold, frosted currants with egg white and sugar, currant and cherry conserve, and another conserve combining currants raisins and oranges.
Notched scoop invented to shake insects from plants
A scoop with a front notch and surrounding rim has been devised to shake insects from plants and capture them. The device aims to improve efficiency in pest collection and study. It combines a simple hand tool with a catching edge to minimize escape.
Coal mining in six day period tops eleven million tons
The Fuel Administration reports that in a recent six day period 11,688,000 net tons of bituminous coal were mined, up 5.7 percent from the prior week. For the month of April 46,478,000 net tons were mined, about 10 percent above April 1917.
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the Fuel Administration
Pathfinder
Snowy Owls Reported In Nebraska
The Argonaut notes a rare sighting of snowy owls in Nebraska. These Arctic birds, about two feet tall and striking in plumage, are usually found roosting on straw stacks rather than in trees, with only four prior visitations recorded in U.S. ornithology.
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Nebraska
Arctic
Old Grist Mill Relocated to Norristown Elmwood Park
Montgomery County Historical Society forms committee to move a 1734 Horsham grist and sawmill to Elmwood park Norristown from Miss Mary Iredell. Norristown council agrees borough will care for relic for future generations. Plan to bring large driving wheel turbine wheel and cob crusher to display.
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Norristown
Montgomery County
Pa.) Historical Society
Horsham
Elmwood Park
Mary Iredell
Spcne
Stony Creek
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