Plenty of Labor First Call to Service Will Have Little Effect in State
A Kansas draft dispute is debunked as claims of mass desperation in agriculture and labor are shown unfounded by state officials and prominent locals. The First District Board warns against exemptions by dependents and outlines mail routing for draftees, while noting no division within the board. Reports of notable deaths and resignations accompany local notices, including Kate Sutton’s death at 89 and J P McKnight’s Civil War ties.
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Kansas
First District Board
Topeka
Kansas Board
F. D. Coburn
H. P. Farrelly
S. J. Crumbine
George W. Blakley
BE. J. Brewster
District Board
National Army
John C. H. Lee
John Jones
Jackson County
Camp Funston
Was
KU to Implement Mandatory Military Drill for Freshmen and Sophomores
Kansas University plans compulsory military training for first and second year students with upperclass open to join. I M Briggs will oversee drills, aviation course added for credit, and wireless telegraphy in engineering. Many previous drill participants enlisted or became officers.
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Kansas University
I. M. Briggs
Ularvard
Briggs
Big Kansas road project planned for Reno County
Reno County farmers convened in Hutchinson to launch a plan for 154 miles of monolithic brick hard surface roads costing an estimated 3 million dollars. The initiative envisions a countywide system with 20 year bonds and federal supervision on all miles, financed 50 percent by the county, 25 percent by townships, and 20 percent by adjacent landowners.
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Reno County
Kansas
Stutchinson
Arlington
Pretty Prairie
Huron
Haven
Buhler
Nickerson
Federal Highway Department
Hutchinson
Modern Hog Housing and Sanitation Techniques
A detailed guide by William A. Radford on building and managing hog housing. It covers ventilation, water supply, concrete floors, hog wallows, fencing, portable pens, and a modern sawtooth hog house designed for year round production. It explains drainage, cleaning, and the mix of winter and summer facilities for efficient stock upkeep.
The Hotel Man's Ad
A witty summer resort ad teases guests by promising peaches put up at the hotel. The humorous exchange implies a clever ploy by the hotelkeeper to attract male visitors.
Crisis of Woman's Life Promoted by Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Wagoner Oklahoma resident Mrs. Viola Finical testifies that after two years in bed and two operations during the change of life she found relief with Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad lists symptoms including suffocation hot flashes headaches back aches and dizziness and urges other middle aged women to try the product. The notice ends with a postscript urging readers to mail for building plans and noting the source as W N U Kansas City No. 37-1917.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
VioLa Finical
Wagoner
Okla
finance. A-TFI need SOo and we got only four
B-That's easy. Tawn the St for $3 and sell the ticket for $2.
Kilmer Swamp Root Praised by Minnesota Druggist
A Hastings druggist, J. Sieben, extols Dr Kilmers Swamp Root as a splendid reliable medicine for kidney liver and bladder issues. He notes thirty six years of customer praise and recommends it for its intended troubles.
Prove What Swamp-Root Will Do For You Ad
Letter promotes Swamp-Root from Dr Kilmer Co asking readers to mail ten cents for a sample bottle. Includes promise of a booklet on kidneys and bladder and notes availability in drug stores. Mentions newspaper as source.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
The New Maid and the Icebox Secret
The master and mistress fail to wake early and blame the maid. The maid later asks if she can help and, before leaving, hints that the eyes in the icebox hold a secret for morning. The scene portrays quiet domestic tension and a coded warning.
Not Information to Him. Little Eva
The fragment references a reading aloud from Paradise Lost with Uncle Tom interjection and a personal protest about someone’s bones, indicating a dialectical, performative speech scene. The text centers on miscommunication and a casual reading moment.
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Eva
Millan
Uncle Tom
Model Apartment Quip Sparks Laughs at Show
On the Top Model set a contestant jokes about a model apartment and a rival comparing it to a model of the renal thing, drawing laughs and light chatter from judges and fans.
Man Reflects on Woman Who Gave Him Few Mitts
A man recalls in later years the woman who handed him the few mitts, acknowledging the small act that shaped his early days.
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Clarence Albro
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Finan
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Scandla
Kansaa
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W. Nud
Unger WI Aou
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Jim Jones
Greeley
Kate Sutton
Harrison
Beloit
Ordnance Department
Jay H. Bracken
Riley
Frankfort Arsenal
Philadelphia
Simmons
Lawrence
W. Bergman
K. U
J. Wainwright Evans
University of Kansas
Nation’s Business
United States Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Atchison
James Sutton
Smith Center
Board of Administration
Lyons
American Salt and Coal Company
Kansas City
Nfen
Ty Hierkens
Holyrood
Ellsworth County
Christian Church At
Wartford
Gentleman's Aid Society
Women’s Aid Society
R. C. Wilson
Wakeeney
Wakeeney State Bank
Angeline Haskett
Sumner County
A. M. McConkey
Wellington
H. R. Haskett
Clinton
Bt Bt
Clyde Walters
The
Nashville Journal
William A. Radford
Williams A. Stadtorad
William A. Redford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Oremova
BLE
Fatch
Minnesota
Druglist
DR. Kilmer
Sieben
Hastings
Minn
Top Model
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