Kansas smokers: school records show harm from cigarette use
Kansas State Agricultural College bulletin cites Prof. McKeever report that about 5,000 public school boys are habitual cigarette smokers. Of 2,336 surveyed, only six were bright. ten average, others poor or worthless. Fifty smokers versus fifty non-smokers show smokers average 17.53% lower grades and account for 74% of failures. McKeever warns smokers may end in inferior life positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas State Agricultural’ College
William J A. McKeever
Kansas
Prof. McKeever
McKeever
Suit In Wichita Seeks Quiet Title To Small Lots
Mrs Ella Chappellee of Wichita sues Mrs Mary Baker Eddy head of the Christian Science church to perfect title to several Wichita lots once owned by Eddy. Eddy neglected the property, Chappellee paid the taxes, and now seeks title in her own name though the property is worth only a few hundred dollars.
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Ella Chappellee
Wichita
Mary Baker Eddy
The
Christian Science Chaired
Big Reservoir Finished at Garden City
Lake McKinnie, the large U S Irrigation Company reservoir at Garden City, completed by Eggleston and Matthew, has 500 teams at work since November. It spans about five and a half miles long and nearly one and a half miles wide, with capacity around 2,352,900,000 cubic feet. Rifle contest set for June at Fort Riley to select a Kansan National Guard team for the national rifle event.
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Lake McKinnie
United States Irrigation Company
Garden City
Eggleston & Matthew
Fort Riley
National Guard
Fort. Riley
Fruit crop disaster reported across Kansas counties
Secretary W H Barnes reports fruit losses across Kansas counties including Butler Marion Morris Geary Dickinson Wa bainsee Riley Clay Washington Republic Jewell and Smith. Hard freezes caused extensive damage with few berries and scant apples peaches cherries or apricots remaining. Some trees were killed. A second note states Italy treaty provisions not observed as Kansas local officials fail to notify Italian consul of deaths of King Victor Emmanuel subjects.
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W. H. Barnes
The
Kan
Horticultural” ‘Society
Butter
Marion
Morris
Geary, Dickinson
Wabaiinsee
Riley
Clay
Washington, Republic
Jewell
Smith Counties
E.W. Hoch
Kansas
Italy
United States
Victor Immanuel
Two Tales Of Gen W H L Barnes In Redding And Sacramento
Two anecdotes recount Gen W H L Barnes in California. In Redding he praised the city’s growth, only to be tagged by a pioneer as a white headed falsifier. In Sacramento he confronted Gov. Gage over a special session that failed to fill a senate vacancy.
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W. H. L. Barnes
California
Redding
Barnes
United States
Parrot Rival Disrupts Pree Train Caller Ben Brown
The St. Louis Star-Chronicle reports Ben Brown at Pree Station faced job peril when a rival parrot named S. P. Bowen from Greencastle mimicked him. The bird heckled Brown with lines like Youre a liar as he tried to call trains, while the crowd laughed.
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Apon
Ben Brown
Wee Ben Care
St. Louis Star-Chronicle
S. P. Bowen
Greencastle
Los Angeles
Cal
Brown
Pal
Japan Developing. China. China is being covered with
A fragmentary London Times summary notes China and Japan in a broad, unsettled tone. It mentions adapted Chinese uses, maps, anatomy teaching, military drills, and foreign fittings for Western learning. It claims thousands of semi foreign dressed scholars in city temples and schools, with English songs amid Japanese harmonium.
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Japan
China
Tito
London Times
Judge and prisoner in hypnotism exchange over delay
The prisoner claims hypnotism affects judgment and requests a delay of about 80 days. The judge acknowledges being under a spell as well, suggesting mutual influence in the courtroom dynamics.
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athHiay
Doan’s Kidney Pills Prove Helpful Say Fenner Farmer
James R. Keeler of Fenner New York reports long standing back and kidney pain improved from the first box of Doan’s Kidney Pills and fully restored after two boxes. He notes his wife and many friends also found relief and recommends them. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Fenner “St
Cazenovia
N. Y
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Presence of Mind Saves Spectators During Well Shot
Two well drillers from Ear-Sheets supervised a blasting at a Kansas City Star report last week. A shell containing 30 quarts of nitroglycerin hung from a baler near the derrick as a 300 quart load was readied. The men risked their lives catching the descending explosive to prevent a deadly blast that could have killed everyone nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Star
Gare
Misplaced zeal and a guarded interview tale
A University of Chicago leader declines an interview, comparing it to a misused housekeeper who washed a flag torn by battle. The tale underscores caution against futile or harmful publicity and uses a Normandy postcard image depicting Joan of Arc’s French heroine.
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H. P. Judson
University of Chicago
Normandy
Rouen
Joan of Arc
Spinaie
Domremy
Change in Food Cures Dyspepsia Say Grape Nuts
A testimonial claims Grape Nuts cured years of indigestion after a doctor advised daily usage. The narrator says the pretigested cereal eases stomach stress and supports nervous energy, benefiting both children and adults, with a promise of ready-to-use preparation.
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Wellville
Putnam Face Less Dyes and Other Quack Claims
Fragmentary ad copy promotes Angie's dye product and various unverified health claims. It references Putnam Face Less Dyes, a teething syrup, a cigar brand, and Garfield Tea as a general health purifier. The passage mixes marketing lines with vague assertions and humorous quips about teaching and fishing.
Peat as Inexpensive Fuel Claim From Sweden
Lieut. H. Ekelund of Jonkoping Sweden says his invention converts peat into a powder for furnace use. The method allegedly provides enough heat to run steel furnaces without coal, presenting a cheaper fuel option.
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H. Ekelund
Jonkoping
Sweden
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad and Endorsements
An old advertisement offers a reward for Catarrh cures with Hall's Catarrh Cure promoted as internal medicine. Mentions F V Cheney & Co of Toledo and Waxipine Kinnan Marvin as endorsers. Claims cure effectiveness and lists price per bottle along with a recommendation for Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Cheney
Waxipine, Kinnan & Marvin
Hall
Halrs
Fez Marks Tombs of Eminent Turks in Marble
In Turkey the tombs of the faithful honor the departed as eminent men, capped with marble fez carvings.
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Fez
Turkey
UK Contradictions on Sheep and Horse Exports
The United Kingdom, stated as the world's largest importer of sheep for slaughter, is noted oddly as the largest exporter of horses for the same purpose. This paradox highlights conflicting trade patterns in animal meat industries.
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United Kingdom
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Topeka
Uncl Sam Oil Company
Whic
H.H. Tucker
Standard Oi Company
Uncle Sam Oil Company
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Eddy
Angie
Putnam
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Ill
Dodds
Thompson’s
Kansas City
Lydia E. Pinkham
Chicago
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