Oil for fuel spreads across Kansas in new rail plan
June 20 Topeka Kan news notes that crude petroleum will power homes and plants before winter. F Dold of Wichita uses it for steam at a packing plant and Topeka firms test stove heating cutting costs. Kingsley Edwards County plans its use. the Alfalfa Route rail project boosts Hays as a northern hub and may spark a regional population boost.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
F. Dold
Whchita
Kingsley
Edwards County
West
Denver, Enid & Gult R.A
Hays City
Denver
Wheat Belt
Union Pacific
Gulf
Thru
Pfeifer
Munjor
Santa Fe
Great Bend
Rock Island
Enid
Guthrie
Oklahoma
Galveston
Garfield County
Alva
Barber, Pratt & Stafford
Great Bend & Hays
George A Clark
Bays City
Railroads and Rates Debate on Townsend Esch Bill
The piece argues against government rate setting for railroads, warning such a one source tariff harms long haul competitiveness. It credits existing laws like interstate commerce and Elkins acts for curb rebates, noting the Townsend Esch bill is unlikely to pass but highlighting regulatory groundwork and the need for enforcement to stop improper practices.
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Mito
Townsend
Congress
Denver
Enid & Gulf
Seaboard
Mississippi
Prairie States
Washing machine sales pitch by Heavy Wolf & Son
A fragment urges readers to call Heavy Wolf and Son for washing machines that do the work properly, promising skincnites. The line hints at product persuasion and a local dealer promotion without clear context.
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Heavy Wolf & Son
Skincnites
Soul's Out of Harmony Parting Ways for Practical and Occult
Myra Kelly, known for child life portraits in New York's East Side schools, remains practical despite fame. A disciple of Oriental mysticism questioned her about the color of her soul, and she replied that as a “Trish” hers is green, while the mystic claimed royal purple, declaring they cannot harmonize as she wanders into occult shadows.
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Myra Kelly
New York
East Side
Miss Kelly
Trish
Joke on Mark Twain Humorous Tale of an Itinerant Musician
In Hartford, humorist Samuel Clemens sits tired near a street piano man. A passerby mistakes him for the musician's assistant, drops a coin in Twain's hat, and he politely thanks her. He reassures the astonished lady that he is harmless and well trained.
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Mark Twain
Hartford
Clemens
Mr. Clemens
Cattle for sale near Hays on North Fork farm
John P. Brown offers for sale four head of cattle on a tiny North Fork farm seven miles east of Hays at reasonable prices. Bold inquiry invited.
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Luffer
East Jumieta Street
Hayes
J. F. Yowell
North Fork
Hays
Ohn
P. Brown
Wanted Men and Women in This County Adjoining Territorie
Wanted men and women in this county and adjoining territories for steady work. Men receive 21 weekly and women 12 to 18 weekly with expenses advanced. Apply at Monoa Building headquarters for weekly checks and employment details.
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