Oddities and anecdotes from a distant paper
A condensed miscellany notes varied items: California lemons in 1907, plans to beat stone price rises with cremation, sailors splicing sails, Dr Wendel on men and compliments, Rockefeller money saving urged, world population in Delaware, a New York jail for husband veiling, Alfonso not to be photographed in Andalusian attire, Brazilian black diamonds from Bahia, Edward with rocking chairs in Biarriz, a Carnegie museum diplodocus cast to Germany, a Dutch doctor on hypnotic suggestion, child-rearing debates with “Spare the rod” adage, Mohammedan animal kindness, a Turk and the dog, and the Colton chapel appeals for support.
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New York
Alfonso
Clairvoyance and premonitions in spiritism tale
In Ohio a prominent man vanishes with about $20,000 and a clairvoyant woman guided by hypnotic trance traces his movements from Detroit to Canada and back, later revealing his assumed name and whiskerless appearance. The writer discusses telepathy versus clairvoyance and premontions with caution about public doubt and danger. The piece also recounts a sleeper car warning before a disaster and references Lincoln and Booth to illustrate premonition themes.
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Ohio
Detroit
Mich
Canada
Jefferson Avenue
Woodward Avenue
Griswold Street
Clinton Street
Storgood-wharf House
Bat
Boston
Steeyer
Ashtabula
Lincoln
Stanton
Booth
Tomorow
Kansas Wheat Crop and Harvester Appeal News
Kansas reports show 74,000,000 bushels and 6,811,500 acres likely to be fed, with eastern counties highest yields and Harper county at 105. International Harvester appeals a Shawnee County conviction on 42 counts of anti trust violations, bond set at 14,000. Also notes a Chicago exhibit of a sea serpent skeleton and Kansas university collections.
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Coburn
Kansas
Jpomktents
Harper
Fetate
aRhandonna
Aational Harvester Com- Rew
Atheistrict Court
Shawnee County
Supreme Court
International Harvester Company
Jackson
C. €. Coleman
Coleman
University of Chicago
Western
Chicago
Kansas State University
Eljis
Smoky Hill
Salina
Cross Plains Trip and Local Notes From El Dorado
El Dorado Republican reports a 1200 mile auto trip starting July 2 to Manitou and Denver for the Democrat national convention, with stops at Newton Great Bend Dodge City Garden City Pueblo and Denver. Also covered are Kansas brewery property moves bank deposits figures and appointments to Soldiers' Home board along with Tyro bank robbery rewards.
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Plains
T. B. Murdock
el Dorado Republican
Missouri River
Wyoming
Colorado Springs
Denver
Edward Pattison
Harve Haines
Guy Dusan
Robert Bradford
Mr. Maines
Mitchell
el Dorado
Newton
Great Bend
Dodge City
Garden City
Pueblo
Manitou
Urgent Soil Moisture Warning From Kansas Station
The Kansas State Agricultural College station urges farmers to conserve soil moisture this spring. A bulletin notes that moisture at six feet depth in alfalfa, sod, wheat, and corn ground is lower than last year, with reductions averaging four to six inches, affecting yields.
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Agricultural Experiment Station
Kansas State Agricultural College
Experiment With Beet Seed Tackles Local Sugar Crop
William Logan holds a five year government contract to run a sugar beet test farm. He plants 21 quarter acre plots with 21 beet varieties to find the best suited for the soil and climate. He aims to produce seeds for next year from the roots grown this year. If home seed production replaces German imports, U and enterprises would boost national wealth.
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William Logan
Germany
United States
Missouri Pacific fights depot order in Kansas City
The Missouri Pacific seeks injunctions to block a board order forcing a Kansas City depot by October 1 with $1,000 daily penalties for noncompliance. The suit alleges unions of several railroads plan a $100,000 unified Union passenger station and oppose separate depots. Luther Perkins noted as oldest Kansas notary public in continuous service since 1871 seeks reappointment from the governor. The Prohibition party schedules a state convention at Peabody April 29-30 to select delegates and candidates for August primaries. Wichita school district plans a new safe high school with a detached heating plant.
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Missouri Pacific Railway
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Attorney General
Kansas City
Union Pacific
Santa Fe
Chicago & Great Western
Missouri Pacific
Kansas City & Northwestern
Luther Perkins
Coffeyville i
Perkins
James M. Harvey
Prohibition Party of
Kansas
Peabody
Safe
Wichita
Board of Education
Comerville Celebrates Completion of $100000 Bonus Fund
Citizens mark the end of the public subscription drive to raise one hundred thousand dollars for gifts to attract new industries. Stores and offices closed an hour as workers parade with banners, led by a band, celebrating the completion of the fundraising effort.
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Itz
Comerville
Publi
Severa
From Sunny San Bernardino Man Credits Dean's Kidney Pills
An orange groves themed testimonial from San Bernardino by Lionél M. Heath credits Dean's Kidney Pills with curing kidney trouble for fifteen years and again after five years, noting the product's availability from dealers at 50 cents per box and Foster-Milburn Co. as producer.
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San Bernardino
Lionél M. Heath
Eighth Street
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Coffee Eyes and the Coffee Poisoning Tale
A Oswego Montana woman describes progressive eye trouble she attributes to coffee. She switched to Postum after trial and reports improvement after using the beverage for about two weeks, noting the change from coffee to Postum.
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Oswego
Mont
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Hls. Givnie R. Pun
Waekeeney
California
John D. Rockefelisy
Nashville Fanner
Delaware
New York City
Bahia
Brazil
Ding Edward
Hotel Piasza
Carnegie Museum
Pittsburg
Pittsboroh
Hungary
Agtetion
John Dune
Wil
England
Colton Chapel
Botolph
Episcopal Church
Tam
Edward B. Warman
Mominant Pepchologiat and
Gyt
Kansas City Breweries Company
Funda
Supreme Iy
Sewers
Prop. Med
Kanans
Tov
Tyro
St Heart Sarr
Calif
George
Mrs. Sharp
Lewis
Lewis Factory
Peoria
Tit
Chauncey H. Brewster
D. D
Connecticut
Harper'’s Weekly
Boston Transcript
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