Harvest Band Problem Reaches Midwestern Town
Rural Kansas towns face shortages from a sudden population rise. Inter-Church World Movement and Kansas State Agricultural College organize a community service tent in Pratt to provide letters, entertainments, writing opportunities, and low-cost sleeping quarters. The effort helped weed out agitators and disreputable gamblers while promoting local labor. Leaders Paul Douglas and Walter Burr expand the plan across the wheat belt. A poem urges reading the local paper for neighborly cheer and shared news from home.
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Kansas State Agricultural College
Pratt
Paul Douglas
Walter Burr
Rural Sevice
Wheat
Kansas
Rural Service Department
Cultivation Notes For Sorghum And Hessian Fly Control
Agricultural tips discuss early cultivation of sorghums to suppress weeds and boost growth, the critical weed-free stage, and moisture needs. It also explains Hessian fly larval stages, where to find the maggot stage in wheat, and the impact on stalks and heads. A parable about valuing time contrasts high hourly rates with market demand and personal opportunity.
Sell Time, Not Hype Says Osborne Farmer Quote
A Farmer quote warns that circulation only succeeds if the product sells, noting a young seller must set prices realistically or risk losing customers. If neglected, business stagnates and rivals thrive while customers drift away, underscoring that timing and value determine sales.
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Osborne Farmer
Traveler's Checks Offered for Safe Easy Money Transfer
Notice promotes traveler’s checks as the most convenient safe way to carry money and invites readers to come in for fitting. It emphasizes ease of use and security for both long and short trips. The item reads like a local business advisory encouraging customers to purchase traveler’s checks.
WaKeeney Bank Adverts. Men of Sale Cited
Fragmentary lines reference cashing items at hotels, stations, banks without ID and mention WaKeeney State Bank. A rough note notes men who advertise claim to have for sale items not afraid to be examined, with an eer seen att fragment.
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WaKeeney State Bank
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Bil
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Masons
Midwest
The
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Wa Keeney
Blakely Property
Heniny
J. M. Perry W. Mason, A
Ellis
Ramsom Vs
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W. W. Gibson
Anna Naimon
Rm- WakKeeney
John Deringer
M. W. Mason
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