Wheat Car Shortage Hits Kansas Railways Hard
Kansas faces a severe wheat car shortage as 15 million bushels await shipment. Railroads report far fewer grain cars than a year ago, leaving elevators full and wheat piled on ground in many areas. Officials say shortages delay shipments by about a month.
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Topeka
Kansas
Clyde M. Reedairman
Public Utilities Commission
Commission
Western
Car Service Division
American Railway Association
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wheat and alfalfa yield updates in Kansas reports
The Kansas State Board of Agriculture confirms wheat output near 117 million bushels with about 60 percent thrashed and 30 percent marketed. Alfalfa third cutting totals about 678,500 tons. Other crops show planted acres and condition ratings for kafir milo fetherita sorghum Sudan broom corn across counties and years.
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Kansas
State Board ~of Agriculture
Sudan
Central Wheat Belt
Death of Private Solomon R. Wilson in Baxter Springs wreck
Adjutant General Charléo I. Martin announced the death of Private Solomon R. Wilson of Battery F 130th Field Artillery Kansas National Guard. Wilson died from injuries suffered in a wreck at Baxter Springs.
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Solomon’ R. Wilson
Troy
130Th - Field Artillery
Adjt
Charléo” I. Martin. Wilson
Baxter Springs
Thief Boards Train Between Chetopa Oswego Then Jumps Off
A thief boarded the Missouri Kansas & Texas No 22 passenger train between Chetopa and Oswego and stole valuables from passengers before leaping from the moving train as it neared Parsons. Sam Houston Carr, former Parsons Republican editor, plans to leave in September for Paris and South America to oversee a railroad project valued at 5 million dollars. His family will accompany him and his father is mentioned in relation to the move.
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Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Chetopa
Oswego
Parsons
Sam Houston Carr
Parsons Republican
Paris
South America
France
Carr
William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Splendid Winter Hog House Promises Profit and Health
William A. Radford explains how well-ventilated, sunlit hog houses prevent cold and disease, detailing sawtooth and gable designs, concrete foundations, raised dry floors, and sunlit pens. A 41 by 24 foot hog house with twelve pens offers efficient feeding and doubled pig output, aligning with market highs and strong returns.
Fragmentary quote on timing and life ends discordantly
A fragmented line notes timing misalignment between arrival and lateness, with a cryptic reference to life. The text juxtaposes early and late moments, hinting at a philosophical meditation rather than a clear event or report. No identifiable individuals or places are present.
Woman from Fulton praises Lydia E Pinkham remedy
Mrs Lula Vann Fulton Arkansas writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved her monthly backache and fatigue. She describes being unable to work and now being free of back pain and nervousness and urges other women with similar symptoms to try the product.
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Fulton
Arkansas
Lydia
Pinkham
Make It Dorothy
A Marion County State Bank president John L. Duvall recalls a man opening a savings account for his son Arthur and later asking to rename it Dorothy. The exchange shows a light personal moment at the bank with the trustee father.
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John L. Duvall
Marion County State.bank
Arthur
Dorothy
Indianapolis News
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Saline County
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Amarillo, Tex
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Bonner Springs
Farmers’ State
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Corn Belt
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Bloomfield
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Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N.Y
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Kansas City
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