Democratic Distinction in Kansas Politics
July news from Topeka notes Democrats refuse to endorse Col W A Harris of Chicago for governor amid accusations of aristocratic pretensions and anti populist rhetoric. It cites Kansas City Star criticism and discusses insurance reforms proposed by C H Luling. Charles W Barnes would replace Luling as insurance superintendent with quarterly public disclosures of insurers' finances.
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Topeka
Kamsas
Col.w. A. Harris
Chicago
People’s’ Party
Illinois
Kansas
Kansas City
Topeka Herald
W. A. Harris
Bill
Col. Harris
Star
H. Luling
Charles W. Barnes
Insurance Department
It is a Busy Week for Farmers Around Rydal and Scotch Plains
Mike Kallman travels to South Dakota and local lines install Farmers' phones. Haying and corn stacking fill days as families attend to fields near Rydal and Scotch Plains. A wedding between Annie McHenry and Robert Lund occurs in Belleville with future home in Logan County. A community party at the McGowan home features music games and refreshments.
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L. E. Williams
F. J. Smith
Hay
Bert McHenry
West Boys
Id Kallman
Rydal
Annie McHenry
Robert Lund
Belleville
Belleville Two
Logan “County
McGowan
Mamie Singer
Lottie
Florence McGlashan
Martha Wert
Local Social Notes and Rural Update
West winds bring visitors from Belleville and Republic while families visit neighbors. The second alfalfa crop is short due to dry weather as a census reports 51 school-aged children in District 42. Rock Island surveyors sit nearby as travelers mention roads and list several stops by locals in Highland and Garman households.
Bargains Continue at The Cash Store Summer Sale
The Cash Store advertises another week of low prices on summer goods and introduces granite and glassware to clear space for new merchandise arriving soon.
Norway Bulletin Names Local Movements and Health Notes
Miss Mary Tiller has improved after illness. Will Craig visited Jamestown. Miss Ida Hugos returned to her position in Scandia. Mrs Ollie Norris traveled to Missouri for a two week visit. Harry McGregor of Rackley, Harry Crossan and Dr Sherrard helped Rast McGregor celebrate his birthday. Mr and Mrs Osul Thompson began a trip to Oklahoma expected to last a few weeks.
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Will Craig
Jamestown
Ida Hugos
Scandia
Ollie Norris
Missouri
Harry McGregor
Rackley
Harry Crossan
Dr. Sherrard
Rast 'McGregor
Osul "Thompson
Oklahoma
Highland Happenings Brightens Local News
Edla Anderson expected home this week from Kansas City to visit briefly. Mrs. Quincey Blosser of Missouri returned after visiting local friends. Miss Frances Loofbourrow visits her brother Chester and neighbors. Benson and Norgaard families from near Scandia visited Charley Larson. A large crowd attended the coffee social led by Mrs. Hilma Stenson. Carpenters stay busy on G W Cowle’s barn. Mrs. C Lewis is sick and Dr. Scott was called. C B Loofbourrow and wife welcomed a new girl on the 18th. Mrs. Chas Hohman injured her foot by a rusty nail and is unable to step. Amy Thompson earned her teaching certificate and seeks a job.
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C. Lewis
Dr. Scott
Chas. Hohman
Bermuda Onion Crop Sold in Advance for Cure Plan
A Hartford Courier note reports that Bermuda’s 1906 onion crop was sold in advance to an English buyer who intends to market a remedy for consumption using onion juice as its main ingredient. The item frames the unusual claim as a local curiosity from the exchange.
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Bermuda
Hartford Courier
Hidden Saints Quietly Stand in Faithful Silence
The speaker cites countless ordinary saints unseen by the world who remain faithful despite sin and sorrow. He urges striving to join these unseen believers, whose steadfastness ensures a meaningful life even without fame.
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Baal
Cannon Farrar
Why An Old Bachelor Remains Unwed
In a quip about marriage the speaker reflects on why he has not married. He argues that any wife, whether good or bad, rich or poor, would bring fears or wretchedness, jealousy or taunts, so he chooses singleness and calls life a nuisance.
Word of Mohammedan Origin Kaffir Tale Across Empires
A discussion traces the word kaffir from Muslim usage to its spread by French explorers in the Sudan and Sahara and to colonial hands. It notes a Kabul slave described as a kaffir and mentions Afghan tribes claiming descent from Greek ancestors tied to Alexander the Great.
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Sudan
Sahara
Henry, Rawlinson
Kabul
East Africa
Afetatatan
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A. Harris
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South Dakota
Wm. Currie
Will’ Morley
McGowan Bays
Harry “Dickerhoof
Kydal
Home Grain Company of
Joseph
Frank Goodwin
Union Two
Stace Baldwin
Elijah Goodwin
Odell Boys
Rydal Giants
Doctor's Pasture
Odell
William Bainbridge
Peter Brown
Omaha
Seateh Plains
Wi. Carrie
Pacific
Scotch Plains
Annie Daughetee
Wm Segerhammar
Knackley
Johnsons
J. Adrian
Des Moines
A. M. Johnson
Scotch Plains Presbyterian Church
Zimmerman
Webber
Dunkard Church
E. Franz of McPherson
Robert
Tom
Ben
Tommie Doctor
Willie
Morley
Frank
Goodwin
Win
James
George
Tommie West
John White
Eva Garman
Mrs
Marion Johnson
Theo Otto
Oliver Johnson
C. A. Sterba
RE. E. Zavyadsky
Cuba
Rock Island
Jim Adam
Newton -Rarick
Wetmore, Kansas
Dakota’s
LV. ‘Garman
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Cash Store
Dresden
Nic
Norway Bulletin
Mary Tiller
Edla Anderson
Mrs. Quincey, Blosser
Frances Loofbourrow
Chester
Benson and Norgaard
Charley Larson
Hilma Stensons
G. W. Cowle
Amy. Thompson
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