Doctor Endorses Peru-Na For Catarrh and Ailments
Dr J H Wagner of Skate Kentucky testifies Peru-Na relieves catarrh bloating after meals and other ailments. He used it himself and gave it to patients with success across ages. He asserts that a doctor's endorsement confirms its value and urges trial for coughs colds and stomach or bowels issues. Peru-Na sold in tablets or liquid form.
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J. H. Wagner
Skate
Kentucky
Hartman
Wagner
Mystery mummy in Mansion House church stirs London
Officials debate fate of a well preserved mummy known as Old Jimmy found behind London Mansion House. The relic, unidentifiable since the 1856 fire, was recently inspected with cobwebs and glass lid removed, prompting public input on disposal.
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London
Mansion House
Jimmy
Jimsey
Officer Finds Private With Loaded Gun On Camp Round
An officer inspecting a camp encounter a red haired private aiming a gun in an improper way. The private insists the gun is loaded, leading to a dispute cited by the Philadelphia Ledger.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Green Hill Voices Distract Husband in Early Claim
Green Hill says he was first attracted by his wife's voice and now is distracted by it as the dispute unfolds. The remark appears in a short exchange reflecting their marital strain.
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Green Hill
Tramp’s Plea Meets Cold Comfort in Farmhouse Tale
A beggar begs charity at a farm in December but is refused. A sharp farm wife mocks his plea, suggesting he split kindling and hack oak tags to earn a meal. Lawson Purdy notes charity to professional beggars is wasted in a New York address.
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Lawson Purdy
New York
The Stingiest Man in Town Refuses Dinner Plans
A wealthy, cautious man from a suburban town and his guest plans are outlined. He phoned his home to cancel a steak dinner and later to change the order to chops, noting his wealth and a beautiful home in a discreet exchange.
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Exchange
Slippers Found Again by Husband, Blessings for Home Duty
A pithy Cassius quote evokes Cicero on domestic life. The fragment notes a wife blessed by a husband who reliably locates his slippers, highlighting constant household duties as a theme.
Health Board Reports Kansas Health Gains and Typhoid Decline
Dr. S J Crumbine cites 1919 Kansas data showing lower death rates than the national registration area for heart disease tuberculosis and cancer. Typhoid deaths have dropped notably from 19 2 in 1917 to 7 7 in 1919 aided by vaccination and sanitation efforts. Fort to Fort highway financing arranged with Kansas City bond firm and federal aid funds.
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Kansas
S. J. Crumbine
State Board of Health
Child Hygiene Bureau
Crumbine
Divorce does not end alimony obligation says Kansas court
The Kansas supreme court held that a former husband may still owe alimony if his earning power increases after divorce. Grace Nixon v Ira Nixon from Shawnee county clarifies lingering support duties despite divorce.
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Kansas Supreme Court
Grace Nixon
Ira Nixon
Shawnee ‘County
High Prices Halt Kansas Hard Road Plans For 1920
Kansas highway plans shift to dirt roads bridges and culverts as brick and cement firms fail to bid due to price uncertainty. April lettings in several counties include concrete and brick work while Reno county holds another culvert and earthwork session. Also reported, James Sullivan with I W W card is jailed under the new anti red law after a search of his Pittsburg rooming house reveals UMW Kansas officers’ names.
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Kansas
M. W. Watson
Hutchinson
Reno
Reno County
Saline County
Salina
Bourbon County
Fort -Scott-Pittsburg
Jefferson Highway
Fort Scott-Wichita
Cherokee County
Columbus
Crestline
Crawford County
Pittsburg
Montgomery County
Independence
Wilson County
James Sullivan
Sullivan
United Mine Workers of Kansas
Texas
Kansas recall law over recall elections ruled faulty
The Kansas Supreme Court invalidated the recall provision awaiting further legislation to designate who may call a recall election. The Reno county case centered on a bid to recall County Commissioner Peter Deck over a highway construction dispute and the court ruled in Deck’s favor.
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Kansas
Supreme Court
Reno
Peter Deck
Deck
Wichita Gas Crisis Prompts Court Appeal Over Supply
George Siefkin assistant city attorney of Wichita petitioned the Kansas industrial courts for an order ensuring equal gas shares along the Wichita Natural Gas Company line. Wichita faces outages during the cold snap while downstream cities obtain supply. Court engineers found insufficient gas entering Wichita pipelines. Royalty and fees totaling nearly 6000 were distributed by state auditor Red Knapp. Southern Kansas towns along the line were unsettled after Arkansas City sought direct action to secure gas. Wichita and Hutchinson faced morning outages with temperatures near zero. City health officials link the heat shortage to several deaths.
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George Siefkin
Wichita
Kansas Industrial Courts
Wichita Natural
Kansas Cities
Wichita Natural Gas Company
Arkansas City
Hutchinson
Wichita Board of Health
Tragic Motorcycle Crash Claims Wichita Carpenter
Harry Lines a 46 year old carpenter of Wichita was killed when his motorcycle struck a tree. His wife, dangerously ill, was taken to hospital an hour earlier. The report notes other local reads on wood yard closure, land price rises, and a sister’s safety in Shanghai from Siberia.
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Harry Lines
Wichita
Lines
Danderine Hair Treatment Promises Better Beauty
An advertisement touts Danderine as a hair tonic that will make hair long thick and lustrous. It claims to refresh scalp prevent falling hair and restore color vigor and vitality with an 85 cent bottle available at drug or toilet counters. Also notes a New South Wales find of black opal spurring miner rights in Melbourne with many claims pegged and urged quick action.
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Tintebar
Ballina
New South Wales
Melbourne
A. W. Ferrin
Melbourne Age
Eatonic
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Farmer
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Cicero
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That County
Six Corners
Leavenworth-Douglas County
Kansas City Corporation
Philip Rooney
Burlingame
Kansas Industrial Court
Jackson-Walker, Coal and Mining Compainy
Osage County
Oat
Jackson-Walker Company
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Chanute
Ed Karns, Sr
Mid Continent
Coffeyville
William T. Goode
Olathe
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Tex
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Johnson County
John Gartner
Junction City
Watson
Red Knapp
Lawrence
John Osterman
B.C. Kingman
North Topeka
Lucia Kingman
Siberia
Shanghai
China
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Russia
Red Cross
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Black
Australia
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Samuelas
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Castoria
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Eala
Aure
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All Deng Stores
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Ba Jator
Michigan
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Ree Aa Ay
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Saskatche
Alceed
Ottawa
Beaty Fog F. H. Hewitt
Main Street
Dolson
Life
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Free Eye Book
Merias Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
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N. Y. Stock Exchange
Broadway
Gene Davis
Boylston ‘Street
Boston
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