13 Jan 1917
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Newspaper
The Hays Free Press
Location
Hays, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1917
Page
1
The saying extols saving as a path to health and life enjoyment. It notes that saving serves both rainy and sunny days, preparing one to resist misfortune or welcome fortune. The piece urges beginning with one dollar and smiles on the value of interest earned.
The second week of Baptist Revival led by Evangelist Rev. Fred Berry drew a splendid audience and urged residents to join in prayer each morning after the church bell rings and daily Bible study sessions from Tuesday to Friday. Also noted is a local health notice requiring all school children to be vaccinated due to smallpox concerns with penalties for noncompliance.
A five year old Natalie begins growing pansies in small boxes then fervently waters them after rain. Her mother explains rain waters the plants, but Natalie misinterprets and says she waters them when it rains. The tale captures a child's earnest wonder.
640 acres well improved land northeast of Oberlin Decatur County selling at 17 dollars per acre. Mortgage acceptable at 6 percent for part payment. 300 acres under cultivation with running water year round. Francis B. O'Grady hosts Saturday Afternoon Club on January 13, 1935. Hostess Mrs. C. A. Shively. Gall current events. Lesson God of Greeve. Leader Miss Anna Keller. Election of Officers.
A long compilation of social notices includes travels of Fred Miller and family, George Loomis, and John Riedel in Kansas City. visits by Mrs Enfield, Mrs Willis Ransom, and Mrs Chittenden. It records property moves, school events, church dinners, and the death of Joseph Henry Ward with a funeral at Mt Allen and Masonic rites.
Beginning February 1, 1217, the Wilson Work will ask $2.00 per year for the World. The excerpt notes a single straight road amid many that lead to destruction and hints at harsh views toward those imagined as deviants, with reference to exchange and hills.
A report notes a depreciation allowance of ten percent of a play's face value. The guideline states LT permits this deduction, affecting financial tallies and projected earnings for theatrical merchandise.
Kansas geology notes place Hays at center of second great oil field with Ellsworth Rice and Saline counties seeing a drilling boom. Fifteen wells underway and over 1,500,000 acres leased. Langley well shows gas burning rock. locals urge a company to test deeper into Cherokee shale for gushers. Public opinion calls for beautification and welcome new residents McVey family plan to settle in Hays.
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