Chautauqua cash losses draw reader backlash in Kansas
Sabetha and Hiawatha reports show chautauqua circuits losing money with high guarantees and shrinking gate receipts. Editorials from Oxwego and Valley Pioneer urge risk sharing, while local communities debate why traveling shows fail to profit. Also notes on importers push for tariffs and a health clown visit to schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sabetha
Kansas
Hiawatha
Falls City
Valley
Oxwego
Oewego Democrat
Jonteel Beauty Requisites Offer At Rexall Stores
Limited time offer bundles Jonteel cream rouge and face powder at King Bros Drug Store. Advertises three for the price of two, praises cream as a skin brightener and base for powder, rouge as lifelike and portable. Also notes Miss Laura Rhinehardt visiting in Hays between Idaho and Manitou trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bie
Rexall
King Bros
Laura Rhinehardt
Bennington
Idaho
Manitou
Hays
Mae Hawkins
Russell
Let Us Be Thankful in Hays and Nearby
A dated plea extols relief from flood and frost across regions, noting six million unemployed nationwide and half a million destitute in New York. It invites readers in Ellis County to relocate to Hays Kansas, offering a commission based salesman opportunity and a prospect to sell income protection through a free instruction school. Massachusetts Bond and Health Dept. of Saginaw, Michigan, capitalized at 1,500,000, is listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Council of Importers and Traders
Congress
Chicago
England
Germany
Japan
Pueblo
San Antonio
Nebraska
Dakotas
Montana
Hays
New York City
Kansas
Ellis County
Hays and Vicinity
Massachusetts Bond and Health Dept
Saginaw
Michigan
Capital
Teachers for High Schools Demand High Field for Youth
The fall semester at Fort Hays Kansas Normal School shows a 35 percent enrollment rise from last year, signaling a postwar rebound as shortages and high salaries push teaching into a strong field. The piece notes the need for trained teachers for high schools and grades, with salaries likely staying high for years, and reports on local student enrollments, class counts, and a selection of town news and obituaries in 1921 Hays, Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Thomas
County Farm Bureau
Diora Hughes
Baker University
Baldwin, Kansas
Fort Hays
Kansas Normal School
Hays Hays School
Trego County
Belma Brant
Orvilla Brant
Bessie Tawney
Abbie Tawney
Geraldine Ivan
Elwood Hutzel
Graham County
Marie Kobbler
Leo Kobbler
Ruth Hawkins
Harold Lewis
Ruth Lewis
Russell
Lawrence Wunderlich
Sheridan
Elsie Scott
Osborne
John Taylor
Rooks
Earl Barry
Logan
Orval Corell
Home Town Vision of Hays and Belonging
The piece reflects on Hays as a welcoming home for wanderers abroad and locals alike, contrasting the comfort of home with the isolation of distant places. It portrays neighbors offering sympathy during hardship, the hospital visit, and the resumption of daily duties, ending with the sentiment that home remains cherished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hays
Servsa
Flour Exports Rise Through Galveston Port
Galveston port flour exports jumped from 13,973 pounds in July to 13,369,632 pounds in August with shipments to London Hull and Amsterdam. Rotterdam led with 7,811,755 pounds, while Scandinavian ports bought 1,100,000 pounds. The piece notes potential rail link to Galveston for direct foreign shipments and mentions local events at Hays mills and area fairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Guilvetosa
Texas
England
Holland
London
Hull
Rotterdam
Amsterdam
Kansas City Star
Golden Belt
Hays
South America
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Chautauqua
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Xim- Ming
THE
K. Y. Moye
American Veterinary Association
Denver
Colorado
Hawaii
Philippine Islands
Canada
Alaska
Big Creek
Hays High School
Laura Velie
Carman
Plainville
Stockton
Chapman
Great Bend
Edward Francis Madden
Manara Francis Madden
West Second Street
Mr. Madden
Virginia
Cass County
Mlinoia
Mercer County
Missouri
T Hays
First National Bank
E. M. Speer
Hoxie
Goodland
Oakley
Kit Carson
Cheyenne Wells
Siebert
Modern Woodmen and Occidental Mutual Benefit Association
Salina
W. J. Madden
Albert Glathart
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Tacoma
Cage
Knael
Stieser
Long Beach
Calif
AL. Clark
Afr. Clark
Lily Johnson
Grand Ave
California
Pather
Lily
Wight
Peter Johnson, Jr
Lutheran Ladies” Aid Society
W.W. Paul
Normal College
Wilson Avenue
Coliseum
Hellman & Tlingworth
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