County teachers wage rise eyed amid shortages
A Kansas county calls for higher pay for third grade teachers as shortages loom. County Superintendent Mrs. C D Smith returned from Lyons after the Normal Institute scoring top marks in penmanship and several other branches. Ogallala hosts the Trego County Sunday School Convention with about 100 attendees, electing officers including Prof. J H Miealey as president and Mrs. A J Ellermeyer secretary.
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C. D. Smith
Lyons
Rice County
Kans
Normal Institute
Trego County
Trego County Sunday School Association
Ogallab
Jones
Niesley
C. E. Rash
Salina
Engles
Httk
Ogallah
Soldiers Tired of Doctors
A veteran from Illinois writes to the pensions commissioner protesting repeated medical exams for a pension increase. He describes misdiagnoses, a destroyed wooden leg, and delays since Civil War and Antietam injuries, claiming the process is a costly, futile circus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Carroll
Washington, D. C
Illinois
Commissioner of Pensions
Doktors
Warren
Doktors General
Antitum
New
Gurusalem
Warner
United States
Doktor
Implements for Farmers Show New Farm Tools
A local ad notes no doubt about farming implements and their trusted factory names. It invites visitors to drop in during the evening to see new tools and equipment on display.
Union Pacific issues comprehensive book on Utah’s resources and climate
The Union Pacific Railroad Company released a detailed volume titled Utah covering the state's resources opportunities and climate. It praises the text for breadth of subjects and the accompanying statistical tables that answer likely inquiries about Utah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Guaranteed Cure for Piles and Free Alcohol Bill Commentary
An ad style piece notes a guaranteed cure for piles with PAZO OINTMENT and refunds if it fails within 6 to 14 days. It also quotes Henry Ford urging free alcohol manufacture, touting farmer accessibility, reduced costs, and rural benefits, plus a local retail push for hosiery, bachelor shirts, and millinery sales at Moore's Cash Store and Mrs. T. R. Moore's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
Automobile Builder
New York
Moore's
Erie Neighbors Trap Woman Obsessed With Gossip
An Erie woman living along a rural phone line is described as overly nosy and always listening for news. A neighbor lured her into gossip by staging a phone call about a local couple, prompting a clash as one resident denies listening while the trap unfolds.
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Erie
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Paul Huycke & Co
Ogallah, Kansas
David Artz, Loca, MaAnacer
Star Grocery
Chase & Sanborn
Heinz
Schillings
Yost
Star Grogery
Wa-Keeney
O. A. Cortright
Court House
Kansas Mutual Hail Company
McPherson
Abraham Lincoln
W. A. Eppler
C. A. Cortright
Keeney, Ogallah and Ellis
Kansas State Mutual
Northwestern Marine
Minneapolis, Minn
A. L. Hardman
Cbkers Lumber Company
Tes & Bus
Kies County
Norweal
Lester G. Mudge WA Keeney
Trego, Gove and
Graham
Lon Ggures
Reliable North British & Mercantile Insurance
London
Edinburg
California
Tember
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Union Pacific
R E Morse
A. B. Jones
Victor Talking Machine
T.S. Howe & Som
T. R. Moore
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