Amphibious Alligator Craft Makes Debut On Rivers
A Kansas City report details a new amphibious vessel called the alligator. It serves as launch or tug on water and climbs banks for overland travel, loading itself on flatcars. Powered by onboard boiler and engine, it uses a cable drum for land movement, with two six foot runners and a center axle bolter to prevent tipping.
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Missouri
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South America
Model Dairy Farm at Ner No Other Line of Farming
Recent Kansas notes highlight dairying as a rising venture on higher value land. The Agricultural college dairy department, led by Prof Kendall, begins a 42 acre model farm to test feeding methods and determine how many cows can be sustained on the land while balancing costs and yields.
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Butler County Brags of Thrift with No Debts
The El Dorado Republican notes Butler County boasts thrift and enterprise with no indebtedness and a treasury of 1410 100 at May 25. It plans to let a contract for a $69,000 courthouse, funded by the people without inconvenience and hardly noticed.
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el Dorado Republican
Fatal Hunting Accident Near Monmouth Severs Boy’s Life
Dell McClure aged 20 fired at a squirrel with a shotgun in woods along Lightning creek near Monmouth. The shot struck Frank Posser, 15, who was in a tree scaring a squirrel. Posser died at the scene.
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Monmouth
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Lightning Creek
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Posser
Colorado Man May Get Job At Kansas Agri Station
unofficial reports say Prof W L Carlyle dean at Colorado State College may become director of the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, succeeding F W Burkett who recently resigned to edit Orange Judd Farmer. A new Winnipeg Yankton and Golf Railroad charter was filed in Kansas with $100,000 capital, headquartered in Great Bend, with most incorporators from that city.
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W. L. Carlyle
Colorado State Agricultural College
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station
F. W. Burkett
Orange Judd Farmer
Western Kansas
Kansas Charter Board
Winnipeg, Yankton & Golf Railroad Company
Great Bend
Miner Would Go to Congress in Pittsboro Resolution
In the Pittsboro district convention of miners a resolution was passed unanimously endorsing Robert Gilmour, secretary and treasurer of District No. 14 of the United Mine Workers, for the Democratic nomination to Congress in the Third district. The note highlights union backing and political pursuit.
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Pittsboro
Robert Gilmour
United Mine Workers
Kansas Publisher Dies by Suicide at Cedarvale Home
Clay R. Weaver, publisher of the Cedarvale Commercial, died by taking strychnine at his home. He was 30, survived by a wife and child. Weaver had come to Cedarvale from Kansas City and served in a Kansas regiment during the Spanish-American War.
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Clay R. Weaver
Cedarvale
Mr. Weaver
Kansas City
End of Quarantine Hopes From State Health Chief
Dr S J Crumbine Kansas health secretary in monthly bulletin says smallpox quarantine will fade with continued vaccination. Western Kansas shows strong prosperity as grazing lands shrink, Scottsville post office robbed of about 12 dollars, stamps left untouched. Frank N West named vice and deputy consul at Santos Brazil. Mrs Henrietta W Calvin to teach domestic science at Purdue University. Sixty eight men and one woman to take Kansas state bar exam June 15, largest class ever. Lightning kills Riley Hamilton in Cowley County. Ten year old Harry Bourke accidentally shot at Udell.
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Kansas State Board of Health
Perdue University
Henrietta W. Calvin
State Agricultural College
Lafayette
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Kansas
Ducked by masked pupils at Wellington defeat prank
Prof Richards of Wellington was assaulted by ten masked high school boys who forced him into W. H. Maddys yard. A hose was aimed at his back and down his trousers after his coat was removed. After about ten minutes the professor was asked to admit the stream and then released. Recognizable voices of two boys were noted.
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Wellington
W. H. Maddy
Damask Table Linens Repair and Care Guide
The article details repairing worn damask tablecloths and napkins into usable accessories, cutting pieces into various shapes, adding scallops, and using them as wraps or bureau covers. It advises careful washing, stain removal, ironing techniques, and preserving expensive lace edgings, with design notes and tips on choosing linen, damask, and drawnwork for household settings.
Fashion notes on gowns and parasols of the season
The piece surveys year fashion trends with Sik musiin gowns and home cloth details. It notes petticoat designs buttoned to corsets, decorated parasols, tunic-simulating tucks, white pique skirts with colored linen trims, dotted swisses, sleeveless silk lace coats, heavy fillet laces, white soutache braiding, Paris influences, green gown trims, and jabots in plaited lawn with colored hems in various pale edge tones.
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Watstcoat Decorations Promote Embroidered Waistcoat Bands
A fashion note advocates embroidered waistcoat bands for spring coats. Fine canvas favored for solid floral embroidery, with small front bands enough to enhance the vest.
Son Seeks Father's Toga In Senate Bid
Baltimore Democrats rally behind Gorman as a frontrunner to succeed Senator Rayner. Supporters from the regular Democracy praised his lineage and predicted he could surpass his famous father. He faces opposition from Senator Rayner’s allies and ex-Gov Warfield.
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Gorman
United States Senate
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Arthur F P Gorman Would Seek Primary Voters Support
Arthur F P Gorman, age 34, of the Independent newspapers of Baltimore, announces plans to run in fall primaries. He compares himself with his father, touting stronger speaking ability and training in government theory. Senator Hasner backs a court of inquiry for Col. Stewart, dubbed the Maryland Dreyfus.
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Rela
Hymn Choice Disrupts School Morning
During a routine school assembly a knock at the door interrupted prayers. The principal announced a teacher would miss several days due to illness. Two boys whispered about the hymn, and when asked, they requested to sing Count Your Blessings.
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Mick
Grandpa Bobby and Johnny discuss Grandma in sand mischief
Johnny says his grandma is dead and in Heaven. Bobby answers calmly that she is standing up looking around up there as a simple, matter of fact joke about heaven.
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Bachelor
Heaven
Readable excerpt promises cure for coughs and fevers
The notice touts a 100 reward and 100 dollars as a prize for proof a patent remedy called Casarrh Cure cures catarrh and related diseases. It claims widespread faith, lists testimonials, and directs readers to Soler Gue Hundred Dollars and PInel Co Toledo for proof and purchase.
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Little Clarence Tracks Cold Bath Fun in Goofiest Scene
In a Harper's Weekly vignette, a boy named Clarence experiences a bath in a frigid room for the first time. He spots goose flesh on his skin and, alarmed, calls to his mother to hurry, declaring he is turning into a chicken.
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Harper’s Weekly
Castoria Safe Remedy Ad Sparks Courtship Exchange
An old promotional snippet urges mothers to check CASTORIA for infants and children, noting its long use and signature. The fragment hints at a personal exchange about marriage and letters, mentions marines tickets, and oddly contrasts with a real estate pitch offering 10 to 640 acres plus town lots in South Texas for 210 dollars with monthly payments.
Real estate pitch from San Antonio lands for sale in South Texas
An inarticulate plea to readers about buying farm land 10 to 640 acres plus 2 town lots for 210 dollars with payments of 19 dollars per month. The notice invites contact with Dr. Chas F. Simmons in San Antonio for information on lands described as fine, with good climate and water, in South Texas.
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San Antonio
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F. Simmona
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