Ostrichette Turns Ugly Duckling Into Soda Fountain Star
Julia Weeks, hired through old friendship with Fog Island lighthouse keeper John Weeks, arrives at Benson's Ice Cream Parlor in battered clothes. She endures ridicule, learns quickly, and, over months, becomes a stylish, confident soda fountain figure while facing coworkers' scorn and evolving into a focal point of attention.
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Edie
Harris
Benson's
Benson
Julia Weeks
Old John Weeks
Fog Island Lighthouse
Old John
Ralph Matthews
Julia
Mame Kennedy
Withal
Matthews
Ralph
Bartoso
Devine
Bartuso
Julian Stone
Mame
Miss Robbins
Flight to Transformation Ends in Basement Bloodshed
In a chaotic scene at a soda shop, Edie and workers confront a burst tank after Jeff’s absence. Julia saves Ralph Matthews with a handmade tourniquet as a splinter seals an artery. The injured man recovers, while rumor spreads that Matthews and Waller are seen at the Imperial theater.
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Jeff
Ralph
Edie
Mame Kennedy
Julis
Julia
Iid
Mame
Ralph Matthews
Ralph Matthew
Dr. Emery
Jimmy
Matthews
Waller
Imperial Picture Theater
Miss Kennedy
Mar
What the mouth reveals in character myths and curios
A collection of facial-feature interpretations assigns personality traits to mouth shapes and expressions. The piece weaves disputed psychology with quips about honesty mood and prudence, then shifts to a humorous anecdote about a fisherman and a hotel sign. It ends with a sentimental vignette of Little Lucille gifting her mother a wedding present and wishing many more weddings.
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Papa
Lucille
Mother
Momma
Building Tract for Sale Near Chestnut Street
A good level tract measures 82 by 150 feet, located four blocks from Chestnut Street. Call the Free Press office for further information. Leaking auto radiators repaired while you wait at the Old Sham Garage. Three great-class used heaters for sale at bargain. C. G. Cochran & Sons.
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Chestnut Street
Free Press Office
Oldsham
Bergain
C. G. Cochran & Som
Local Farm Bureau notes on harvest labor and policy shifts
A Kansas State Farm Bureau digest warns of labor shortages as harvest nears, detailing wage plans, worker pools from multiple states, and cooperation needs. It notes Hessian Fly control, Kanred wheat, and regional efforts in Rush, Rooks, and Ellis counties. It also reports broader tariff debates and export import trends affecting farmers nationwide.
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County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Ellis
Farmers’ Union
Victoria
Hays
Rush
Rooks
State Farm Bureau
Manhattan
Kans
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Colorado
Arkansas
Kansas State Farm Bureau
St. Louis
Tariff Policy Debated as Europe Goods Bend the Market
A public voice argues against protection from European manufacturers now while duties under Wilson's 1914 tariff are deemed too low. The speaker predicts a future need for a sane tariff bulwark against European and other manufactured goods as global trade shifts.
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Wilson
Europe
Asia warns of wage decline and tariff need
The Asia region faces wage reductions making cheap imports possible. Col Thomas P Egan of Cincinnati, ex chairman of the National Manufacturers' Association, told a New York convention that tariffs are needed to protect U S manufacturers and offer a better revenue method than war taxes, after touring Europe.
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Thomas P. Egan
Cincinnati
National Manufacturers’ Association
Association
New York
Europe
How We Cleared Our Summer Home of Rats
When we opened our seaside home last May, it was alive with rats. They gnawed all the upholstering. We cleaned them out in a week with RAT-SNAP. I prefer this rat killer because it comes in cake form, no mixing. Saves dirtying hands and plates. Three sizes, 25c, 50c, $1.00. Sold and guaranteed by KING BROS. and H. H. Winters.
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H. H. Butler
King Bros
H. H. Winters
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THE
Hays Free Press
A. L. Clare & Son. Publishers and Proprietors
By Will Tames
McClure
Syedieste
Galder Belt Creamery & Ice Co
Oldham
East Juniata Street
Carl L. Howard
York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Vermont
Massachusetts
Aliants
Southern College
Chas. R. Weeks
Democratic Party
Tariff Commission
Australia
Canada
Spain
Allentown
Chronicle News
United Telephone Company
Asia
Hays City, Kansas
Citizens Lumber & Supply Co
Hays City
H. L. Felten
C. Schwaller’s Sons
W. J. Madden
Kirschbaum
A. A. Wiesner & Son
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