Garden of Eden in Lucas Kansas Captivates 23,000 Viewers
Samuel P. Dinsmore, 80, in Lucas Kansas, curates a cement Garden of Eden with statues of Adam and Eve Cain and Abel and a large devil. He charges 50 cents to view and has built a stone log house and a vault mausoleum with a cement coffin. Neighbors call him odd but not crazy as he narrates his allegorical displays and records visitors totaling 23,000 over ten years.
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White Water
Kan
Lucas
Kansas
Ainsworth
Samuel P. Dinsmore
Adam
Eve
Wardley
Cain
Abel
Truxton King at Fox with John Gilbert shines Thursday
Graystark and its parabolic shadows frame the Fox photodrama Truxton King starring John Gilbert. The tale follows the novel’s plot, offering adventure comedy and romance to excite a solid evening, with Gilbert performing stunts and acting beyond his usual fare. Ruth Clifford and Mickey Moore deliver notable work.
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Graystark
George Barr McCutcheon
Fox
John Gilbert
Vest Pocket
John
Ruthclifford
Mickey Moore
Hesseltines families hold fourth annual reunion at Sunset Park
Read of August 19 gathering for Hesseltines families at Sunset Park with announcements of club meetings and social events including an ice cream social by Epworth League and a Moose hall gathering. The Sheetz Reunion is also set for Sunset Park August 19. W.R.C. holds regular meeting with initiation at 2 30 p m and large attendance urged.
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Sunset Park
Epworth League of the Methodist Church
West Chester
Farewell party for Albert Hampton and church picnic plans
The Loyal Sons and Daughters of the Christian church host a farewell for Albert Hampton at Ed Mayhew’s home. 5412 Ainsworth Chapter C E 8S hosts an annual picnic at I K Beal home Friday Aug 17 with supper at 6:30. Fannie J Coppin Women’s Mite meets Friday at 1:30 at the parsonage. dues and taxes to be brought.
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Loyal Sons and Daughters of the Christian Church
Albert Hampton
Ed Mayhew
Ainsworth
I. K. Beal
Fannie J. Coppin
Women's Mite
L. A. P. Jones
Anna Black
Civil War Soldier Samuel P Dinswore Recalled
The text recalls Samuel P. Dinswore the Garden of Eden creator and Civil War soldier who witnessed Gettysburg from afar through a spy glass. He did not fight but observed Pickett’s charge and Confederate casualties. He served three years but did not veteranize.
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Garrets
Samuel P. Dinswore
Pickett
Rebekahs Hold Regular Meeting Friday at Hall
The Rebekah lodge will hold its regular meeting Friday evening at 8 o'clock in the hall located at 5513. Members are expected to attend and discuss upcoming community projects and fellowshipping activities.
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Rebekahs
Wedding Lyric From a Sung Catalogue
A fragment from a Boston Evening Transcript song note describes a wedding scene with a playful lament about a guest's shout and a tossed missile. The verse calls it a Scottish rowing song but reads like a wedding toast turned mischief.
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Speed
Bonnie Boot
Ike
Boston Evening Transcript
Invert Sugar and Its Fruit Sugar Composition
Invert sugar is the mixture of dextrose and levulose found in fruit, forming uncrystallizable granular masses in dried fruit. It contains five parts levulose and three parts hydrated dextrose, some arising by inversion of saccharine.
Society notes record weddings amid farm setting
Miss LaVera Mae Young and LeRoy Frank Abraham announce marriage on August fourteenth in Macon Missouri and plan to live on a farm near Talleyrand after August twentieth. A gala at Frank Pringle home celebrated their silver anniversary with sixty guests and a wedding re-enactment. Lois Macon and Guy Stansbury wed quietly at Second United Presbyterian parsonage with small attendance.
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LaVera Mae Young
LeRoy Frank Abraham
Macon
Missouri
Talleyrand
Lois Macon
Frank Macon
Guy Stansbury
Miss Macon
Washington
Mr. Stansbury
Ernest Louck
Second United Presbyterian Parsonage
McCrory
Hanna Jones
Irene Pierce
George Pauls
Mrs. Stansbury
Methodist Episcopal Conference Set for Des Moines Area
More than eight hundred ministers and laymen are expected in Ames Iowa for the sixty fourth session of the annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal church Des Moines area. Four hundred churches are in the area comprising the southwestern quarter of Iowa. The conference runs from September 12 to 17 inclusive.
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Ames
Iowa
Methodist Episcopal Church
Des Moines
Pronghorn Declines With Fences And Firearms
The antelope, praised as the continent's swiftest runner by Nature Magazine, relies on eyesight scent and speed to survive on the plains but can no longer outrun modern wire fences and firearms as human settlement expands.
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Nature Magazine
Irishwomen Discuss Train Crash Toll Aboard
Two Irishwomen debate fatalities after a railroad accident. One quips that twenty five Italians and a lone Irishman were killed, prompting Mrs Dooley to sigh and lament the poor fellow.
Americans growing more honest say Chinese Free Masons
A New York outing shows Chinese Free Masons bring their watches, while Hip Sings leave theirs at home when white guests are invited. The article suggests a trend toward honesty, noting differing customs among groups.
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New York
Hip
Beauty and the Introduction in The Hopeful Journey
A quotation from Beatrice Kean Seymour's The Hopeful Journey questions belief in character behind beauty. It ponders how men imagine a soul for a pretty face when introduced to Linda, implying social perception and idealization of beauty.
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Linda
Beatrice Kean Seymour
Walnuts in Bulgaria Busy Household Ingredient
The walnut is described as almost indispensable to Bulgarian housewives. It is eaten raw and pressed for cooking oil. Nuts are salted fried then pressed. Green walnuts yield jam and large quantities are used to produce a potent brandy.
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Bulgaria
Laziest People Hypothesis From Remote Svantian Range
A historical claim describes Svantians living between the Black and Caspian seas as the laziest, noting no progress in 2,500 years and a ritual of observing holidays four times weekly with saints' days as extras.
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Black
Caspian Seas
Cleaning Furniture With Ammonia and Cedar Oil
To remove dirt and smoke from furniture use two quarts of lukewarm water with two tablespoons of household ammonia. Wash the furniture and then go over it with a soft cloth moistened in cedar oil. This method is especially good for mahogany.
Mate With Those of Same Age. An Old Observation
Of every thousand men who marry 579 wed women of the same age as themselves. The line presents a statistical fragment noting age parity in marriage patterns and hints at broader social implications.
Shower for Miss Phillips Precedes August Wedding
In Santa Anna California Miss Vera Palmer hosted a china shower for Miss Tressa Jane Phillips and eight guests. Miss Phillips plans to marry Charles Tappan Johnson of Wellman on August twenty second at the Phillips home. Guests hemmed towels and shared advice on married life while enjoying refreshments. Miss Gladys Knupp and Miss Flo Juzeler will host another shower Friday morning for Miss Phillips ahead of her late August wedding.
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Vera
Onieta Palmer
Tressa Jane Phillips
Charles Tappan Johnson
Wellman
J. N. Phillips
Tressa
Miss Preasa
Gladys Knupp
Flo Juzeler
Treasa Jane Phillips
Miss Phillips
Hold Institute Shifts to September Four and Five
Miss Clara Wallace announces a change in the annual teachers institute to September 4 and 5, with all county schools closed so teachers may attend. The program features Dr C P Cosgrove Miss Bessie L Pierce Dr Suhindra Bose Supt W C Harding Miss Bertha Hay and Miss Wallace.
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Clara Wallace
Miss Wallace
C. P. Cosgrove
State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Bessie L. Pierce
State University of Iowa
Suhindra Bose
W. C. Harding
Washington
Bertha Hay
Wallace
Willard Wylie
Miss Hay
Colegrove
Parsons Bequest To Gloversville Y M C A Endowment Fund
The will of Richard B. Parsons of Gloversville N Y revealed a 5000 bequest to the local Y M C A Endowment Fund. Parsons had long avoided contributions, making the gift a welcome surprise to the organization and community.
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Richard B. Parsons
Gloversville
N. Y
Parsons
Longest Night and Calendar Reform in England
The text notes September 2 1752 as the last day under the old Julian calendar in England. England adopted the Gregorian calendar causing an eleven day omission, skipping from September 2 to September 14 to realign dates. Lord Chesterfield influenced the reform and Julius Caesar had set leap year rules imperfectly.
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England
Lord Chesterfield
Julius Caesar
What He Called a Good Time
A fragment from a Telegram quote contrasts two views of a good time and notes one side regrets it for days afterward. The exchange highlights a cynical take on leisure and consequence in informal dialogue.
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Toronto Telegram
Rabbits That Bear Wool In Australia Hat Making
Australian hat makers shift to rabbit fur instead of wool as rabbit skins replace merino wool in felt hats. The fur is said to be superior for felting and millions of skins are used each year.
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Australia
Contentment Firet Requisite in Man’s Happiness
A reflective aphorism notes contentment as essential to happiness, warning that worldly height and grandeur add no lasting measure to a person’s joy. The excerpt emphasizes inner virtue over external status.
State Teachers’ Association Program Details
The association will be presented to county teachers with a Wednesday afternoon session starting at 1 15. The closing sectional meetings are canceled that afternoon. The program opens with music followed by Dr Bose speaking on The Awakened Orient and Dr Cosgrove on The Teachers’ Philosophy of Life.
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Pierce
Colegrove
Harding
Rose
Asia
America
Cosgrove
State Teachers’ Association
Bose
Dr. Cosgrove
Quotations on contentment and wealth by Beaumont
A concise reflection asserts true wealth lies in desiring less rather than having much. It states riches come from contentment and non covetousness, while true poverty lies in wanting more than one possesses.
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Beaumont
Acorn Alcohol Use Explored For Alcohol Production
Acorns have not been used industrially yet but experiments show alcohol can be produced from them. Shelled acorns hold about 40 percent starch that can be specified and converted into alcohol.
Fragmentary Quote Reflects on Personal Responsibility
A short quotation frames ideals as timeless, while personal responsibility is tied to contemporary life. John Erskine’s thought highlights the tension between lofty aims and individual duty in modern times.
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John Erskine
Franklin's fame grows through court chess in France
Benjamin Franklin, serving with the Continental Congress in France, won popularity at the royal court with his notable chess skill and keen play.
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Benjamin Franklin
France
Continental Congress
Star-Worshipers in Bagdad Read Ends to Center
In Bagdad an ancient religious sect known as star worshipers reads their sacred book from either end toward the middle. They pray facing the north star and require weekly baptism every Sunday.
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Bagdad
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