Belleville area notes recounting local events and moves
Rev C L Stevens hosts Salina friends. Undersheriff Lowell and Miss Pettyman visit Leavenworth. Poplar Grove district awards a schoolhouse contract to Randall & Bell. Ella Rosenquist hired for Ry dal district No 9. Jester Williams sells farm near Rydal for 20000. Numerous residents travel, attend court, or relocate. Prof Shaw visits from Salina and speaks on Centenary. Several property deals and relocations noted.
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C. L. Stevens
Beldeqie
Salina
W. A. Lowell
Mary Pettyman
Leavenworth
Poplar Grove
Randall & Bell
Belleville
Ella Rosenquist
Tracher
Rydal
Jester Williams
D. H. Riddlebarger Place
Harry Robenhouse
Agenda
Adolph Johnson
Kackley
Grandma Petr
Cuba
Fulton
E. M. Crane
Harness Oiling Offer for Sets and Glasses Fit
An offer notes oiling for harness sets priced at $1.00 per set of six, totaling $5.00. It also mentions Ernest Fulcomer and Doctor Bobo fitting glasses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Fulcomer
Cleopatra's Needle Preservation Efforts Reported
New York morning papers recount signs of disintegration on Cleopatra's Needle as park staff note sandstone loss and glyph erosion. London observes the Thames obelisk surviving climate, with a new preservation paint being developed to halt decay.
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London
Thames
Obelisk Given to New York by Egypt’s Khedive
The Obelisk presented to New York by the Khedive of Egypt stood swung into position on January 22 1881 after Gorringe obtained it at a cost near $100000. The monument rises 69 feet 2 inches with a base 7 feet 8⅛ inches square weighing 21944 tons and has traveled 6400 miles from Egypt through the Mediterranean to the Atlantic.
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New York
Egypt
Gorringe
R S. N
Mediterranean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Pharaoh
Shishak
Jerusalem
Cambyses
Herodotus
Plato
Alexander the Great
Goshen
Alexandria
Omar
Metropoli
New painting process halts disintegration of damaged works
Dr William Kuckre of the Metropolitan Museum of Art describes a new coating method that finally preserves fragile paintings after years of paraffin failures. The restoration stops further decay and brings relief to New York's art community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Kuckre
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
Paint Protection and Its Economy
The article argues paint protection as vital for conserving structural materials and resources. It contrasts paint with rubber sheets, notes oil paint offers durable, elastic film with pigments, and costs under a penny per square foot while protecting surfaces for years. It promotes using high grade colored paints to extend life by two to three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Norway Area News Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Events
Local residents from Norway and surrounding areas are noted for visits, family events, and school activities. Names include Gile, Walters, Ames, Wright, Engle, and Hart with social calls in Concordia, Belleville, and Rydal. The Norway High School seniors plan a class play at the U B church. A public sale offers a livery barn and jets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belleville
Norway High School
Harry Gile
Fern Thorp
Concordia
Goldie Eastman
Anaruth Wareburg
Norway
Helen
Irene Engle
Far
Howard Ames
Will Nichols
Ancel Griffith
Roy Gile
Della Ames
Anna Garbry
Merle
Vernon Wright
Leon
Boyd Lewis
Gladys Gile
G. W. Wright
Rydal
John Young
B. F. Young
France
U. B
Abbey family visit to relatives west of Scandia
Dr. Abbey, wife and daughter of Newton Kansas, are visiting Mrs. Abbey's sister Mrs. S Humphrey and family living west of Scandia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Mors
Fairbury
Edgar Bennett
Washington
Clifford Young
Norway Township
C. O. Hugos
Norway
Orville “McKenzie
Campbell Bros
Fred Firnbend
Wayne
KF. M. Handle
Joseph Mach
Narka
Chas. Hohman
William Beck
Ernest
Scandia
Belleville
Chas W. Elliott
Mrs. Elliott
G. M. Jones
Nellie
Dr. Abbey
Newton
Kansas
Mrs. Abbey
Mrs. S. Humphrey
Caillaux Case at the Princess Next Tuesday
The Caillaux Case heads to the Princess Theater with showings next Tuesday. Tom Mix returns in Mr Logan U. 8 S. A. scheduled for Saturday May 24 at the same venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caillaux
Tom Mix
Mr. Logan
S. A
Bettis Leaves Topeka Hospital After Treatment
A M Bettis reports he was recovering in a Topeka hospital for a car gathering and says he left the hospital Wednesday and hopes to be home soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Bettis
Topeka
Norway man returns home hopeful after cancer treatment
Quincy Blosser traveled from Savannah Missouri where his wife Mrs Blosser has been under a specialist’s care for cancer. She underwent surgery about three weeks ago and Mr Blosser believes she will recover enough to go home in about a week and be permanently cured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy Blosser
Norway
Savannah Mo
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Nelson
John
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Vera Hart
van Natta
Mary Gile
H. A. Paulson
Colorado Springs
A. D. Norris
Alex Hedstrom
C. A. Brewer
P. P. Hammer
Nick Kasner
Larson
Carlisle
Clarence Sturms
U. S
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Washington Township
L. M. Brigham
John Jehlik
Ed Shipman
Carlson
White Rock Township
Norman Proctor
Pomona
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Kansas City
C. D. Carlisle
McCormick
Harry Avery
Doctor Bobo
Division OF Films
Committee ON Public Information
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Chaiairman
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Central Park
Khedive
Rock Island
Emerson
John A. Freeburg
G. W. Wrights
Hattie Walters
Fred
Geo. Ames
Bertha Ainsworth
Vera Wright
Pete Meher
Emma Banks
Zora Garber
J. Summer
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