Kansas farm lands show strong gains in 1910 census
The 1910 census data for Kansas reveal a sharp rise in total farm land value and farm operations. Value of farm lands and buildings climbs to about 1.73 billion dollars, with 43.3 million acres farmed and 29.9 million improved acres, while white farmers outnumber Negro and other nonwhite operators by a wide margin.
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Topeka
Kan
United States Census Bureau
Durand
Kansas
Anita
Senate
Cupid Busy at Bryn Mawr
Philadelphia report refutes a New York clergyman’s claim that women graduates lack husbands. Bryn Mawr statistics show 28.4 percent of 2724 graduates have married, with more than 50 percent of three classes since 1889 and nearly 40 percent of seven other classes also wed.
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Philadelphia
New York
Bryn Mawr College
Crumnae
Lassen
Bryn Mawr
Montclair Dog Catcher Bets Airship Net for Unlicensed Dogs
David Steinfeld a metal dog catcher operating in Wesex Union and Morris counties announces a contract for a small airplane and a large net to aid his work. He plans to test the device on stray and unlicensed dogs in Montclair first.
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Montclair
N. J
David Steinfeld
Wesex
Union
Morris
Mont First
Steinfeld
Ant
Bizarre Plan to Catch Unlicensed Dogs by Air
The man has repainted his wagon worn disguises and tried tricks to fool the unlicensed dogs but fails. He now proposes an aeroplane maneuver to fly a few feet above ground, lure dogs with Deer bones, then drop a net to separate licensed from unlicensed dogs.
Flying Tests for Berlin Promised Early Summer Flight
A German aviator only competition will be held in early summer with a circuit including Berlin Magdeburg Hamburg Bremen Dusseldorf and Dessau. The event follows the French German friction over a joint contest and will emphasize military aviation needs with a two passenger aircraft prize.
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Berlin
Magdeburg
Hamburg
Bremen
Dusseldorf
Dessau
Germany
Verein
Zeppelin to Carry Passengers in Düsseldorf
Count Zeppelin's dirigible balloon Deutschland II arrived from Frankfurt and will be stationed in Düsseldorf to fulfill the contract with the municipality for passenger flights.
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Zeppelin
Dusseldorf
Rhenish
Prusefa
Count Zeppelin
Frankfort-on-the-Main
Man of Promise author Edith Dougher finds western match
Edith Dougher, a young Southern writer, moves with her mother to New York then a Wyoming ranch where her stories gain attention. Alton, a Western man she meets, writes hopeful letters and declares love after reading her acclaimed novel The Man of Promise. Edith and Alton face a future under Mrs. Ogden’s plans as she pushes for their union.
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Jose
Texas
Edith
Orchids
Edith Dougher
Metropolis
Mrs. Ogden
Alton
Fate
Aren
Rasan
Bert
Robert H. Alton
Red Station
Heith Dougher
Dougher
Catalpa
Typewriter Charm Boosts Visitor's Mood
A lively exchange shows a visitor delighted with a new machine, while a lawyer chuckles at its patent appeal and sturdiness. The scene captures the era's fascination with mechanization and its practical quirks.
Where He Stopped and the Odd Phrase in Print
A clipped line from a historical page includes the garbled remark That fellow was a think he beat out Wecept hie wife, reflecting OCR damage and puzzling dialogue amid the column.
Versailles 1696 Fireplace Rooms Describe Lavish Labyrinth
A fragmentary 1696 account describes Versailles interiors with screens and braziers to ward off cold. Great rooms held benches and gilded chairs while many servants moved unseen. bedchamber served as living space. Mme De Rambouiller's influence shifted fashion in house design and royal adoption followed.
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Versailles
Mme. de Maintenon
Mme. de Rambouiller
Early Candles at Mass Highlight Ancient Altar Customs
The text surveys early mass lighting practices, noting lights placed near the altar rather than on it in very early days. It cites patristic and Saxon reasoning that candles honored Christ as light and describes 13th century and Tudor era practices with varying numbers of tapers on the altar, beam, and steps.
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Christ
Chichester
Meadache In Her Feet
Four year old Helen wakes early and plays with a hand mirror and powder puff at her grandmother’s bedside. The child pronounces her feet as a foot warmer and says she has a headache in her feet, reflecting a grown up phrasing in a child’s speech.
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Helen
Gram
Romance in Real Life of a Leipzig Priest
Johann Koerl lichi once a Trinity Church priest in Leipzig fell in love with an actress and married her. He renounced the priesthood then returned to it after marriage. He left his wife three times, returned, and finally left again, rejoining the priesthood. His wife has been forbidden to serve and her letters are not delivered. she has appealed to authorities.
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Johann Koerl Lichi
Trinity Church
Leipzic
Neurology Ailment Cited By Husband in Lapeng Family
A caller notes the husband’s persistent interest in various ologies while Mrs. Lapeng describes his severe neurology episode last night causing sleeplessness and distress.
The truth about mothersiolians
A Galveston News item asserts mothersiolians have relief from work for a living.
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Galveston News
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