Kansas teachers face wage gaps driving enrollments down
Across Kansas normals and normal schools teachers pay lags behind market wages. Emporia Normal reports 975 students barely above last year, Fort Hays 689, 300 below expectations, Pittsburg Normal below standard. Officials say high pay elsewhere tempts graduates away from teaching, foreshadowing a growing shortage.
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Kansas Normals
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Emporia Normal
Butcher
Fort Hays
P. Casper Harvey
Public Service Division
Pittsburg
Local notes report missing farmer and grasshopper disease plan
George Radell a prominent farmer and dairyman near Pittsburg disappeared after reporting a severe headache and blood on his head witnesses say he fled barefoot and hatless at age 30 authorities search for him while speculation connects his disappearance to a supposed T or fli incident Kansas grasshopper control plans by entomologist A H Byers trigger interest as farmers monitor infected hopper releases Rainbow Division Veterans grow with chapters planned in Pratt Emporia and other towns Eugene Yordy dies at his Saline County farm leaving seven relatives and deep local roots Five hundred Kansans belong to the Rainbow Division Veterans federation and the Fifth District Federation of Women’s Clubs closes a three day meeting at Junction City naming officers Fern Campbell 35 fatally injured in an accident and other local notes from the region
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George Radell
Pittsburg
Radell
Fli
Eugene Yordy
Salina
Saline County
Bishop Sage Dies in Salina at Age 53
Bishop John C. Sage of the Salina diocese died suddenly at 53. Survived by widow and daughter Mrs Arthur Taber of Redwing Minnesota. Born 1866 Cleveland ordained 1893 missionary bishop 1917 consecrated 1918. Funeral in Cleveland. House of Bishops may name successor in Detroit convocation. Governor appeals for railroad help as Kansas faces car shortages.
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Episcopal Diocese of
Salina
Sage
Arthur Taber
Redwing
Minn
Kansas
Cleveland
Chicago
Mr. Sage
Iowa Churchman
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William
Morrow
Episcopal Missionary
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Salina Civil War veteran Herman Benjamin dies at 78
Herman Benjamin, 78, a Salina resident for forty years and Civil War veteran, died after a long illness. He is survived by son C. H. Benjamin and daughter Mrs. W. H. Padgett, both of Salina. John Clark of the state hotel commission plans a Kansas City office to inspect hotel and rooming house conditions with five inspectors. Miss Jane Carnahan will manage. The commission’s office will be in the city building.
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Benjamin
Salina
C. H. Benjamin
W. H. Padgett
John Clark
Kansas City
Kas
Jane Carnahan
Pittsburg to Host Ozark Trails Convention in 1920
Pittsburg will entertain the Ozark Trails Association in convention in 1920. Last year the city fought hard at Miami for the 1919 convention but lost. At the meeting recently closed at Roswell New Mexico Pittsburg delegates brought a 10 piece jazz band and enough votes to bring the annual meeting here.
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Ozark Trails Association
Miami
Roswell
N. M
Evangelical Lutheran Synod Holds 52nd Meeting in Salina
The fifty second annual meeting of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Kansas was held in Salina. Officials elected for the coming year include Rev. Paul Mennenech of Eureka Rev. C. W. Nelson of Hutchinson and Louis T. Bang of Emporia.
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Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Kansas
Salina
Paul Mennenech
Eureka
C. W. Nelson
Hutchinson
Louis T. Bang
Emporia
Bungalows as ideal homes in a practical design
Promotes bungalows as affordable single floor homes with convenient layouts. Highlights a 26 by 45 foot prototype in California, features like five rooms, front and rear porches, beamed ceilings, built in bookcases, and a plan emphasizing accessibility, value, and long term savings through home ownership.
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California
Bcy
Invention Section Captures Airplane Flight On Film
The article discusses three miles of film showing air in motion against airplane wings. It explains intermittent air waves lift an aircraft and describes a special camera built by the U S army invention section to take the pictures.
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Invention Section
United States Army
New York Physician Claims Hallucinatory Healing Powers
Dr. Thomas Pomeroy uses a trance to diagnose while a niece records herbal prescriptions. He relies on herbs, avoids surgery, and returns from trance unable to recall details. Despite unusual methods, some leading doctors seek his second opinion in difficult cases.
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Thomas Pomeroy
New York
Mighty Knitting Needle Supports War Effort
Red Cross women produced more than 22,000 knitted articles from the time the United States entered the war until the end of last March. The adage pen may be mightier than the sword but now the knitting needle takes priority.
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Red Cross
United States
Dangers of Warming Food May Boost Germ Growth
A health note warns germs in food multiply quickly when kept warm and not fully cooked. Reheating is often insufficient to ensure safety, emphasizing thorough cooking to prevent illness.
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Promoted for Kidney Trouble
An old remedy claims to ease back pain dizziness and bladder issues misattributed to female complaints. The ad touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a centuries tested solution from Haarlem Holland, urging continued use for restored vigor and health.
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Sen
Haarlem
Holland
Stocked Up for Winter as Coal Runs Low
Residents express concern about coal supply with limited cellar space. They hope for a mild winter and plan to stock ahead, citing small storage area and rising prices. Local guidance urges prudent preparation and monitoring of fuel stocks.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claim and Reward Notice
An advertisement asserts catarrh is caused by constitutional factors and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine taken internally. It promises a $100 reward if the medicine fails to cure and provides testimonials and free literature from F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
Nature
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo, Ohio
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