Making a Bluff in a Western Town Commercial Club
A town forms a Commercial Club with leaders including a minister and a lawyer. Despite plans for a public library, a creamery, and an elevator, six months show no gains. A minister-secretary, a lawyer-treasurer, and a banker misdirect funds to outside suppliers and Chicago co operatives, draining local business. The piece warns clubs to protect existing home enterprises over chasing questionable ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
Fiock
Chicago
Merit in Home Industry and Banking Encouragement
Editorial urges citizens to support local home enterprises and banks only if they are well run and trustworthy. It warns against patronizing insincere or unscrupulous home institutions and cautions about preferring cheaper foreign options. Emphasizes merit, public spirit, and prudent financial choices.
Cooperative Produce Plants to Improve Local Markets
The piece argues large packing houses influence egg and poultry prices via cold storage and centralized handling. It suggests cooperative local plants with cold storage to cut manipulation by big firms, raising prices paid to farmers, boosting local trade, and reducing market corners as more towns adopt the system. It cites midwest successes and calls for universal adoption in agricultural districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West
Helping Along the Trusts
The piece argues trusts persist nationwide with little real regulatory effect and that Wall Street funds back dominant mail order firms. It cites a Chicago firm backed by Wall Street capital expanding to forty million dollars, boosting moguls and hampering western commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Chicago
West
Wise Parson Presses For Common Sense Dare
A quick wry exchange features a parson challenging listeners to marry or cultivate common sense. The dialogue contrasts bold dare with cautious humor as friends react to the urge.
Rock Salt Preserves Ice for Ice Chest Cooling
A cheap mixture uses pounded rock salt and ice in a two to one ratio to keep an ice chest cold. The method advises one part salt to two parts ice and describes the preparation steps. The note emphasizes effectiveness and affordability for cooling needs.
All the Money Needed in Kansas Says Bank Official
Capt. W. B. Albright of the state bank commission says Kansas is among the richest states. He notes eastern banks sought Kansas paper at high rates, states there are 750 state banks, and legal reserves are higher than ever. He asserts Kansas money is ample for crops and business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albright
State Bank Commissioner’s Office
Kansas
Union
University of Kansas predicts banner year ahead
Chancellor Frank pledges the coming year will be the greatest in KU history as faculty size and strength grow. He cites better equipment and an expected enrollment over 2000, with crop prosperity driving more new students and steady return of old students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
University of Kansas
Call for a Definitive Kansas History by Historian Advocates
Barney Sheridan argues for a comprehensive Kansas history as there are only date collections and partial works. He criticizes Prentis Holloway and Robinson, urging a dignified regional history detailing the life, schools, business, and progress of Kansas.
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Kansas
Barney Sheridan
Prentis
Holloway
Robinson
Clay Center Starts Municipal Electric Plant Serving Patrons
The Clay Center municipal electric lighting plant has begun operation and is serving electric lights to patrons. The city commission in charge of both the water works and the electric light plant will oversee these municipal enterprises to ensure their success.
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Clay Center Municipal
Clay Center
Cost of Strikes in Kansas 1906 Report
State Labor Commissioner W L A Jonson issues the 26th annual report of the Bureau of Labor and Industry for 1906. It lists 45 strikes in Kansas last year with 41 strikes totaling 3,624 days. Days lost cost $70,477 and wages lost amount to $982,890.03.
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W. L. A. Jonson
Bureau of Labor and Industry
Kansas
Woman credits kidney pills with cure for illness
Mrs. Charles N. Preston of Elkland Pennsylvania reports she suffered fatigue weight loss and thirst with sugar in kidney secretions. After using Dean's Kidney Pills her condition improved quickly and sugar disappeared. She regained weight and feels well. Sold by druggists 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Charles N. Preston
Elkland
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Old German Farmer Belabors Boy's Mindset Over Hay Accident
An Iowa farmer scolds his half-witted son in heavy Teutonic slang after the boy overturns a hay wagon in the barnyard. The exchange, noted in a neighborly talk, underscores the father's anxiety and pride in his son while the mishap unfolds.
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Iowa
Ferry Bright
A Horse's Good Fortune In A Los Angeles Married Heiress Tale
A spiritualist who visited a household claimed to locate a lost friend. He said the friend, once in Los Angeles, is alive and married to a wealthy young woman, after motions and table knocking.
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Los Angeles
Cheer Sparks amid Boston G A R Parade
A Boston G A R encampment scene recalls a woman on a wagon shouting Cheer as bystanders hesitated. She asserts she has lost two husbands in the war, highlighting the era’s wartime sacrifices and crowd responses.
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Boston
Grape-Nuts credited with family health gains
A North Carolina mother describes how Grape-Nuts helped her family. She praises the food after a Charlotte visit with the city mayor and cites weight gain, her dyspeptic baby improving after being fed soaked Grape-Nuts, and relief during a La Grippe episode. The note concludes with a recommendation and the slogan There’s a Reason. Read Tha Road to Wallville in packages.
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N. C
Charlotte
Wallville
Aged Dog and Cat In Saline County Longevity Featured
A Saline County family owns a cat living at Leon Wary's home for at least 22 years and a dog kept for 26 years. The cat, now too old to catch rats, joins the long lived pair as a remarkable oldest pet household. The elderly dog is deaf with poor eyesight but otherwise sound, illustrating exceptional longevity in a single family.
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Saline County
Leon Wary
Wary
Rural Letter Carriers Conclude Convention in Osage City
The Kansas Rural Letter Carriers association closed its annual convention in Osage City. George R. Folsom of Osage City was chosen president of the state association, succeeding Jesse Bumgardner of Holton. R. B. Terry of Bavaria became vice president, with O. Chase of Leavenworth re elected secretary and treasurer.
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Kansas Rural Letter Carriers’ Association
Osage City
George ‘R. Folsom
Osage County Association
State Association
Jesse Bumgardner
Holton
R. EB. Terry
Bavaria
S. C. Ellis
Fairview
O. Chase
Leavenworth
Defiance Starch Promises Better Home Laundry Results
A consumer urges readers to switch to Defiance Starch for laundry. It claims Defiance needs less product for stiffness, keeping fabrics looking finer and improving wear, compared with other starches.
Equine Wellington Statue Completed at St Pauls
After 32 years since designer Alfred Stevens died the equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington is finished and ready for placement at St Pauls Cathedral in London.
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Alfred Stevens
Duke of Wellington
St. Paul’s Cathedral
London
Stevens
Jong
Venice Streets Echo With American Visitors Joke
A humorous exchange notes many Americans in Venice during an extended European tour. The men compare the crowd to streets that resemble canals as travelers joke about the local scenery and logistics.
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Gunner
DeBlowers
Guyer
Venice
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertised By Toledo Firm
One hundred dollars reward offered for an incurable catarrh case by Hall a Catarrh Cure. Endorsed by Waxpaine Kinnan and Marvin wholesale druggists Toledo Ohio. Hall s Catarrh Cure taken internally targets blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free, 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall s Family Pills for constipation.
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F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Waxpaine
Kinnan & Marvin
O. Ball
Hall
Duty Bounds Privilege Amid Mountain Top Privilege
A short quotation notes that privilege sits within ranges of duty, suggesting balance between high status and everyday responsibilities. It presents a framed view of ethical conduct within social hierarchy.
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H. van Dyke
Red Cross Ball Blue and Household Remedies Cited
Advert reads Red Cross Ball Blue to whiten clothes at 5 cents per package. Mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething with a 25 cent bottle. Touts timely debt payment and notes a proverb about a soft answer provoking wrath.
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Dad
Rural Carriers’ Meeting
Nan
BO In Ee
Lewis
Peoria, Ill
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Navy
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California Building
Denver
Colo
K.paxton
Mass
Kansas City
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