Princess Hildegarde and the Invisible Duke's Bride
An American consul recalls the Barscheit grand duke's bid to marry his rebellious niece Princess Hildegarde to the old widower ruler of Doppelkinn. The princess defies German norms, riding, wits, and scandal, while the consul befriends her and averts a diplomatic crisis over a bicycle and a secret frontier escape.
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Barscheit
Europe
Hildegarde
Prince of
Hildégarde
England
France
Mecklenburg
Russia
Balkans
Konigsstrasse
Doppelkinn
A midnight ride to a silent European castle
The narrator recalls long country rides and seeking adventure in old inns and castles. On a moonlit night he discovers a crumbling castle and, despite hunger and fatigue, is drawn by a haunting soprano voice echoing from within, signaling an encounter to come.
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Schloss
Chloe
Barscheit
Faust
Duke Forces Hildegarde to Marry Old Ally
A stern duke imposes a political match forcing Princess Hildegarde to wed his veteran comrade, the Prince of Dop, sealing a pact between rival factions and shaping succession.
Weeds as Valuable Plants Offer New Farm Income
Government plant industry expert Alice Henkel notes that several weeds, deemed plagues, yield crude drugs when roots leaves and flowers are processed. Uprooted pests could become income through weed plantations and support national health by supplying medicinal materials for both domestic use and foreign markets.
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Alice Henkel
Governent
Plant Industry Bureau
United States
Europe
Eggs Boiled Too Long Sparks Domestic Debate
In a kitchen exchange Mrs Dickenharry scolds Mary for boiling eggs for half an hour while a new cook insists three minutes suffices. She reveals ten eggs were boiled, prompting a humorous clash over proper timing.
Get the First 1000 dollars as the old saving axiom
The piece cites the old idea that saving the first thousand dollars is the hardest step and then money grows easily. It questions the notion and notes the difficulty for wage earners to double money, arguing true wealth requires more than passive savings.
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Denver Republican
Iti
Engine Shortage Strains Kansas Rail Lines
Kansas rail shippers protest delays as engine scarcity limits movement of wheat corn and other farm goods. Frisco Railway reroutes switch engines into road service and crews complain of overwork while overall car supply remains adequate.
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Kansas
GENER
Frisco Railway
Iola Man Claims New Building Material Discovery
Charles Guy of Iola reports discovering a process to convert inert waste like brick fragments smelter cinders and retorts into a material far harder and more wear resistant than cement The tile mix for Iola floors uses black blue from smelter ash red from old brick and yellow from ocher with shells ground on top for a polished handsome floor
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Iola
Charles Guy
Register
Concordia Opens New Brown Grand Theater
The Brown Grand theater in Concordia is completed as a private enterprise by Colonel N. B. Brown. His son E. V. Dy. Brown will manage it. The building and furnishings cost over 40000 dollars. It stands on a 60 by 120 foot ground space and rises 64 feet high.
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Concordia
N. B. Brown
E. V. Dy. Brown
Beet Growers Form Local Association
A Garden City meeting of beet growers organized a new association to address mutual interests. The group, named the association, elected C. N. Baldwin as president I. L. Diesem as vice president Co Downing as secretary and E. F. Goddard as treasurer.
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Garden City
Ciation
Offi
C. N. Baldwin
I. L. Diesem
Co. Qo, Downing
E. F. Goddard
City bans Sunday amusements in Iola
The Iola city council by three to two vote approved a resolution asking the city attorney to draft a ordinance prohibiting Sunday shows moving pictures ball games and similar amusements effectively barring Sunday entertainment in the city.
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Iola
Woman Captures Hawk Near Beattie In Marshall County
Mrs William Lewis of Beattie Marshall County seized a hawk attempting to raid a chicken unarmed she wrestled it to the ground until her mother aided then the pair bound and tied the bird the hawk measured forty five inches from tip to tip
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William Lewis
Beattie
Marshall County
Deepest coal shaft opened at Atchison
A new coal shaft at Atchison is described as the deepest in the United States. A paying coal vein was struck at 1,126 feet and the shaft continues to be sunk toward that depth.
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Atchison
United States
First Emporia College Session Opens with Record Enrollment
The 1907 08 school year begins at Emporia College with the largest first day enrollment in its history. Students are required to refrain from joining secret societies this year to protect the school's welfare and prevent fraternity formation, a policy cited as for the students and scholars, not due to past actions by any secret group.
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Emporia College
Alen Cret Society
Culbertson
Penitentiary Brick Plant to Open Next Year
Convicts are now at work on the stockade for the brick plant at the United States penitentiary. The plant will be one of the region’s most modern and start operation early next year. Bricks will be used for penitentiary construction and paving streets near the prison, including Metropolitan avenue from west of the prison to Grant avenue.
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Penitentiary
United States Penitentiary
Metropolitan Avenue
Grant Avenue
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Kansas State News
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