Ambitious Kansas youths seek work through KU amid wartime influx
Wartime draft empties many male students at the University of Kansas, opening better job prospects for those remaining. Women fill former men’s roles in journalism press work and other university tasks, with Charles Baker noting women as stronger workers. About 250 of 1,400 self supporting students were women last winter, shifting reliance on student labor in Lawrence.
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Kansas
University of Kansas
Department of Journalism Press
Charles Baker
Journalism Department
Lawrence
Severe drought harms Kansas crops across western regions
The Topeka weather bureau summary for the week ending July 8 reports oats, barley, and wheat badly damaged in western Kansas while potatoes are curtailed in all areas. Corn and grain sorghum largely spared but delayed. rain is needed to revive growth. Wheat harvest progresses mainly in the east with good weather, while western counties face a poor harvest. Alfalfa second cuttings underway in the east as pastures suffer from drought. Apples are in fair condition with early harvest underway in southern counties.
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Kansas
Central
Weather Bureau
Topeka
McPherson Statue Dedication Celebrates War Legacy
Thousands attend the unveiling of the bronze equestrian statue of Gen James B McPherson by John Paulding at McPherson Kansas with Gen Nelson Miles praising self government and national resolve Delegations from across Kansas participate. Military bands and local units march in the celebration. A Wichita woman dies in a Valley Center car accident and several other wartime and local news items follow including a coal land purchase, drownings, arrests, arson attempts and a navy enlistment by Olin Weede.
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Valley Forge
Yorktown
Nelson A. Miles
McPherson
James B. McPherson
John Paulding
Kansas
Miles
United States
National Guard
Hutchinson
Great Bend
Salina
Battery A
Topeka
Cavanaugh
Herington
Hillsboro
Bethany College
Marquette
Luther League of
Rural Dairy Barn Design and Manure Value Advice
William A. Radford explains the monetary value of cattle manure for dairy and beef farming and promotes a well designed dairy barn. He outlines economics of manure, methods to collect and spread nutrients, and features of an efficient stable with ventilation, bedding, and odor control.
Proof of Nervous Condition
The most valuable study for assessing nervous system status lies in automatic nerves and muscles governing vision. A blow to the eye causes stars as nerves react to the vision center, with the force of impact akin to light stimulation. Interactions of nerves and muscles offer reliable indications to physicians.
Statues Adorn Cathedral Exterior at Chartres France
Claim circulates that the Chartres Cathedral in France features up to 10,000 exterior statues serving as ornaments. Details and exact counts remain unverified.
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Ttis
Chartres
France
Nervous Condition Diagnoses Highlight Early Disease Signs
The passage notes that through careful observation of a patient’s nervous condition clinicians can often diagnose serious nervous diseases earlier than they would be otherwise detectable. It emphasizes the value of attentive clinical examination in revealing subtle neurological issues.
A Difference About Art Connoisseur Self View
A dialogue features Mr Comrox declaring he is an art connoisseur yet hesitates to claim the term aloud. He questions his own ability to pronounce the word, signaling uncertainty about his expertise.
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Mr. Comrox
Turkey Ranching Finds Foothill Regions in West Coast
The 1916 Yearbook of the U S Department of Agriculture notes exclusive turkey ranching now centers in unsettled foothill areas of California and parts of Arizona and the West. Some ranches raise a thousand or more birds seasonally, using natural forage and acorns with little grain. Birds are grazed on range by herders and trained dogs, from dawn to roost.
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California
Western States
United States Department of Agriculture
Arizona
Bother With Early Chicks Causes and Cures
The article explains common problems in young chicks such as leg weakness and bowel trouble caused by overfeeding and tight confinement. It notes that outdoor runs reduce overfeeding and suggests providing moist earth for scratching. chicks can tolerate cold if they can access a warm hover.
Poultry Expert Claims Dusters Cut Incubator Chick Loss
A poultry specialist says feather dusters in the brooder reduce chick losses. The dusters simulate a hen's care, preventing home sickness and despondency among chicks without a mother.
Dust Baths for Hens to Control Lice in Poultry Houses
A dust bath should be provided in every poultry house to help hens rid themselves of lice. Poultry lice breed through pores in the birds skin and fine dust blocks these pores to suffocate the vermin. Road dust hard coal ashes or dry dust of any kind will serve the purpose.
Salt for Breeding Stock Animal Health Note
A note advises adding a small amount of salt to the dry mash for breeding stock and to chick feed to largely prevent toe picking and cannibalism in poultry.
Hen's Egg Record Keeps Board by Season
A hen laid forty eggs between November 1 and March 1, enough to cover her yearly feed costs. In midsummer the same effort requires sixty to eighty eggs to repay.
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Butler County
New Church
McCracken
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Masons
Ness City
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LaCrosse
Joseph E. McMullen
William A. Lewis
Hays Normal
Charles Williams
Fowler
Ray Ardrey
Stafford
Pittsburg
Walter McCray
State Manual Training Normal
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Cherokee
C. A. McNeill
Maurice McNeill
Kansas City
Columbus
Francis Bergemeir
Norman Elliott
Chanute
Mary Gilfry
Charles A. Smart
Garnett
Lelia Jackson
J. N. Morris
Gilfry
Brown, Doniphan
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Hiawatha
Rock Yeland
Dieson
F. A. Shull
Manhattan
Edgar Garner
Smith Center
Federal Lane
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Rachel Elder
Valley Center
Ottawa
Ill
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Missouri
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Clemens Coal Company
Riley
M. Rassmussen
Twentyfirst Cavalry
Kansas River
Fort Riley
Homer Parker
Highland College
Wolfriver
Slacker
Richmond
Secret Service
Willie Houston
George Potwin
Lyons
Charlies Neil
Navy
Oolin Weede
W. J. Bailey
Weede
Kansas University Law School
William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
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Turkey
Lebanon
J. H. Sandell
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Adolph Nelson
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