Western Canada’s Great Opportunity for Wheat Exporters
Agriculturists on this side of the water are urged to save the world from starvation by expanding wheat production. Hoover warns 1919 faces no surplus. Europe and India demand more food, while Russia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Romania struggle. Western Canada has land, markets, and railways to meet the need with high prices for farm products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western
Canada
Germany
Austria
Poland
Italy
India
Hoover
Europe
Russia
Bulgaria
Serbia
Roumania
Log or Board Floats With Current But Needs Life To Strain
A proverb-like observation notes that debris travels with the flow while overcoming resistance requires an active, living swimmer to counter the current and move against it.
Cuticura Promotes Clear Skin and Soft Hands
Advertisement urges gentle rubbing of itchy spots with Cuticura Ointment followed by washing with Cuticura Soap and hot water and using the products daily as toilet preparations for clear skin and soft hands.
Stuttering Fellow Finds Time to Speak
A passerby notes that the man who stutters gains moments to gather his thoughts and articulate his words better during a quiet exchange. The observation emphasizes patience and deliberate speech in casual conversation.
Yield May Reach 215 Million Bushels This Year
Secretary Mohler reports Kansas wheat crop at 99.52 condition on 10,758,000 sowing acres, a high record. He notes less than 1 percent worthless, grasshoppers and winds causing minor losses in some western counties. Oats and barley sowing later due to wet ground, potatoes at 66,000 acres, alfalfa at 1,228,000 acres with 99.4 percent condition and heavy first cut ahead.
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Mohler
State Board of Agriculture
Kansas
United States Department of Agriculture
Logan
Gray
Sdegwick
Harper, Labette
Morris and
Sumner
Lawrence hero aviator saves father from fire
Charles Boughton, a returned aviator, risked his life to rescue his father Allyn Boughton during a large Lawrence blaze. He endured severe burns to face hands and feet, and was aided by a neighbor’s ladder to carry his father to safety. He previously served in Lawrence fire department and is 27 years old.
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Charles Boughton
Allyn Boughton
Lawrence
Boughton
Lawrence Fire’ Department
Aviation
Waggener Involved In Serious Car Crash At Home
Mrs. W P Waggener wife of the Missouri Pacific general attorney Atchison and daughter in law of the late Balle P Waggener was seriously injured when her roadster steering gear failed and the car struck a stone post at her country home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Waggener
Missouri Pacific
Atchison
Balle P. Waggener
Lawrence to Welcome 25th Division Units In April Parades
Lawrence expects Army units from France to begin arriving April 23 en route to Camp Funston for parades and celebrations through April 30 Mayor George Kreeck reports. The 130th Field Artillery arrives April 26 to 29, excluding Batteries C D and F of Kansas City. The 110th Engineers reach April 23 to 26 and the 137th Infantry is due April 29 or 30. Local business houses will close for the parades.
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Lawrence
France
Camp Funston
George Kreeck
130Th Field Artillery
Kansas City
Kas
110Th Engineers
137Th Infantry
Southwest Republican Editorial Association elects officers
The Southwest Republican Editorial Association met at Hutchinson and elected Jess C. Dettimus of Dodge City as president, George Yust of Sylvia as vice president, Miss M. Pearl Leighty of Hutchinson as secretary, and A. Ky. Duvall of Hutchinson as treasurer. The fall meeting site to be decided by the executive committee. Luncheon entertained editors as the chamber of commerce's first official act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Republican Editorial Association
Hutchinson
Jess C. Dettimus
Dodge City
George Yust
Sylvia
M. Pearl Leighty
A. Ky. Duvall
Chamber of Commerce
Death of early Sumner settler Dawson W. Cooley in Oxford
Dawson W. Cooley, a pioneer settler of Sumner county, died at his Oxford home at age 79. He settled near Wellington in 1871 and founded the Oxford bank, serving as its president for many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawson W. Cooley
Sumner County
Oxford
Mr. Cooley
Wellington
Oxford Bank
Wheat spill as Tiblow Mills elevator collapses in Bonner Springs
Six thousand bushels of wheat poured into a Bonner Springs street after two bins of the Tiblow Mills elevator collapsed. New machinery had just been installed and when started the concrete walls gave way, prompting an emergency response.
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Bonner Springs
Mail service complaint grows across troops in France
Relatives of soldiers in France report widespread mail delays and failures since the armistice. Governor Allen and the War Department address protests noting many letters returned or undelivered. Officials defer responsibility to military authorities while promising efforts to improve the system.
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France
B. Keppel
War Department
Washington
Clyde Reed
Reed
Allen
Governor requests War Department over Kansas volunteer unit disbanding
Governor Allen asks why Ambulance Company 347 A H Iowa? No, Kansas volunteers was disbanded and men reassigned as casuals. Petition signed by all members from Washburn College Topeka. Commanded by Dr Charles H Serrigo, the unit left Topeka and now in France awaiting return to school and jobs.
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Allen
War Department
Kansas Boys
Ambulance Company 347
Kan sas counties plan July 4 homecomings for returning soldiers
Ninety of 105 Kansas counties pledge all county celebrations for returning soldiers around July 4. Brig. Gen. Wilder S. Metcalf urges perpetual reception committees to welcome the 35th Division as it passes home en route to Camp Johnston for disbanding. He notes veterans value homecomings and help reconnect with relatives over parades or speeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Wilder S. Metcalf
Metcalf
Camp Iunston
Reverend A W Pannell to Visit England This Summer
The Rev. A W Pannell of Eldorado Episcopal Church and head of the Butler County Red Cross chapter for a year will leave in early June for England to visit his old home and spend the summer there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Pannell
Eldorado Episcopal Church
Butler County
Red Cross
England
Not Guilty Verdict in Crawford County Murder Trial
In Girard a Crawford county district court jury acquitted Frank Prelogar a prominent Ringo merchant of murder in the shooting of John Lusker near Prelogar's home last winter Lusker and others were said to be causing a disturbance Prelogar had pleaded not guilty
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Crawford County
Girard
Frank Prelogar
Prelogar
Ringo
John Lusker
Lusker
Pig with eight legs and two tails shocks town
A bizarre pig delivered by farmer D. D. Hawk in Effingham baffles residents. The animal reportedly has one head two tails eight legs and four ears while its sow produced seven other piglets in the same litter.
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D. D. Hawk
Effingham
First-Hand Knowledge on Belle and Nell Floor Tax
Belle explains a floor tax while Nell questions its application to car pets, framing a light exchange on tax logic and everyday items. The brief dialogue showcases a casual debate over the practicality of a fiscal levy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle
Nell
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Cures for Catarrh
An 1890s advertisement extols Hall’s Catarrh Medicine as a remedy for nasal catarrh and frequent colds. It claims to cleanse the blood, build up the system, and reduce susceptibility to colds, with testimonials offered free and a $100 payoff for uncured cases. It lists F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio, as the makers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Colored fire from old batteries in fireplaces
Popular Mechanics notes that placing one or two dry cells in hot coals creates a blue purple green flame as the top seal burns away and a chemical reaction produces gas. A single cell lasts 30 to 45 minutes with no danger, costing nothing since old batteries are usually worthless and entertaining at fireside gatherings.
Belgian War Souvenirs Watches Made From Cannons
Belgian war souvenirs molded from steel cannons used on the front since 1914 are now manufactured in Switzerland by order of King Albert and Queen Elizabeth. The gold-inlaid cases bear the monogram A. EB and will be awarded to outstanding soldiers and military competition prize winners.
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Switzerland
Albert
Elizabeth
Haarlem
The Cause of It
A brief social note highlights a girl with a ringing voice praised as a belle’s talent. The quoted exchange emphasizes admiration for her vocal presence in a social setting.
Ring Returned After Years Hidden in Calf
A Goodstone Surrey woman has her wedding ring back after it vanished five or six years ago while she fed a calf. The calf earned the nickname the golden cow. An Oxford butcher later bought the cow and, after being told of the lost ring, found it in an internal organ during processing and returned it to the owner.
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Goodstone
Surrey
Oxford
London Mall
The Optimistic Undertaker
A Kansas City Star item notes Phil Graves, a cheerful undertaker from Whillersville, who keeps smiling as his motto. When despondent he visits the cemetery to read epitaphs on tombstones of those he buried and finds a hearty laugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Graves
Whillersville
Kansis City
All Mixed Up in Opera Book Inquiry
A Kansas City Journal quip notes confusion over viewing the book of an opera. The brief item plays on mixed up wording to humorous effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Journal
We’d Rather Meet a Fellow with a Pound of Push
A compact proverb-like line contrasts seeking blunt effort over appearance and influence. It embraces practicality over grand polish, favoring tangible action and straightforward honesty in choosing company and approach.
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Adolph Nelson
Lebanon
A. R. Morey, W. M
F. W. Kreitzer
Sec’y
Clarence Albro
V. C
J. W. Plotner
John A. Freeburg
Bcandla
Kansae
Ee Aeenaneatal
Communi
Jim Jones
United States
Treasury
Chicago
Tonganoxie
Leavenworth
Easton
Fort
Peruna
Midas
Clara Lohr
N. Gold St
Grand Rapids, Mich
Miss Lohr
Penna
Spahn
Spohn Medical CO
Sole Mfrs
Goshen
Ind
Pierce
Adv
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