Kansas Notes A kaleidoscope of small town items
A collage of short items from Kansas towns. Moved fixtures in Norton to Washington. Butter factory in Norton boosts industry. Price cuts by Wellsville butchers. Advertisers include Edwin Booth in Neodesha. Locals mention telegraph service, corn cobs for 50 cents, and 250 schoolteachers in Cowley County. Various anecdotes from Ada to Salina, Topeka prayers, and odd local quirks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neodesha
Norton
Chetopa Milling Company
Cowley County
Arkansas City
Winfield
Almost a Miracle Kidney Cure Story
Mrs. M Isted of Galveston Texas credits Dean's Kidney Pills with curing lifelong kidney distress after a flood and failed treatments. She recalls severe back pain poor sleep and weight loss, but after three doses she improved rapidly gaining weight and regaining appetite. A free trial offer and local sale details follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. McGound
Dean
Lake View
Isted
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Monotony and Prayer in a Boy's Tale at Odds with Urgency
A small boy learns the Lord's Prayer and devotes himself to it then grows tired and reports to his mother that a speaker claims the prayer will travel around town. Sensible Housekeepers prefer Defiance Starch for value and quality, asserting one can obtain essentials without prayer. The T M Roberts Supply Co advertises strong business bargains and urges readers to seize opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Defiance Cold Water Starch Advertises Household Goods
An old time advertisement touts Defiance Cold Water Starch claiming better results and more product for money. The piece also markets Mrs Winglow's Sooth Syrup and a children’s teething remedy priced at 25 cents. The text mentions a dispute about unfair play and a church spire with holes in the ground.
Excoros8 Ball Blue at grocers for 5 cents
Ad copy praises Excoros8 Ball Blue as a must have in every home. Promotes a large 2 oz package priced at five cents. Includes a slogan about failures being the only successes of some men.
Farm Cash Per Acre Stirs Debate in Mulhall
A brief local item notes Iowa Farms offers four dollar per acre cash with a three cent crop tillPaid plan. The piece mentions Mulhall and Bronx City with a man who never changes his mind and is described as either very right or stubborn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowa
Mulhall
Bronx City
Ista
Legislature Returns Show Wide Party Split Across Districts
The report lists twenty seven Republicans, four Democrats, and two in doubt elected to the legislature from numerous districts. It names members by district, with many towns and counties, notes some returns not yet received, and ends with a Guatemala dispatch reporting two hundred thousand hundred weights of coffee lost due to the Santa Maria eruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mengre
Guatemala
Santa Maria
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil Promises Diphtheria Relief
A fragmented ad text touts Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as nearly miraculous for diphtheria relief within twenty minutes. It advertises free illustrated pamphlets on Indian Territory Texas Old Mexico and Winter Tours and lists James Barker as general passenger agent for the Kansas City MKT line. The piece ends with a note on prayer as Hope’s rudder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Southwest
Indian Territory
Texas
Mexico
James” Barker
Wainwright Bidg
St. Louis
Eight Saint Paul Calendar for 1903 Reproductions Available
The 8T. Paul calendar for 1903 features pastel color drawings by Bryson. Reproductions come in 10x18 inch sheets and will be mailed after receiving 25 cents or a stamp. Address F. A. Miller, General Passenger Agent, Chicago, for distribution. Poverty isn’t a crime unless it provides prison fare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryson
F. A. Miller
Chicago
Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup Ad Cites Colds and Consumption
An OCR fragment touts Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup claiming it cures both little colds and big colds, even at the verge of consumption. The ad uses provocative language about sorrow, neglect, and drinkers, presenting a sensational line about half the world not knowing how he lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Wood
Show Places In New York The New York Press Tour
The New York Press lists show places in New York including the Grand Central Station waiting room described as grand palatial and purist. Readers are invited to name sites they would like to see and respond to the question what would you especially like to see in New York.
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New York
New ‘York
Grand Central Station
Daniels
New York Press
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John H. Atwood
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Galena_Times
Shanghai
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T. M. Roberts Supply. Co
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C. I. Norris
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L. Young
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Pomas
George L. Sheldon
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D. G
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W. H. Harrison
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Shelley Hastings
R. O'Neill
Lincoln
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L. M. Pemberton
Beatrice
C. B. Anderson
Crete
W. H. Jennings
Davenport
R. J. Sloan
Geneva
J. M. Cox
Hampton
O. R. Pitney
Inavale
J. C. Hedge
Hastings
F. A. Dean
Holdrege
D. H. Hasty
Arapahoe
W. D. Giffin
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W. H. Hogrefe
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J. M. Craven
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D. W. Gilbert
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R. E. Morseman
W. T. Nelson
T. C. Shelley
J. Weyberg
Pender
F. M. Gregg
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S. P. Micksell
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F. EB. Anderson
Wasau
Frank Jouvenat
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T. F. Memminger
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George Scott
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J. G. Dorby
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D. B. Cropsey
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Strang
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