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Religious survey, The Wichita Beacon, Kansas, September 18, 1921
IF YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE HOME THIS AFTERNOON BETWEEN 3 AND 5 O’CLOCK, FILL OUT THIS BLANK AND LEAVE IT IN YOUR DOOR FOR THE WORKERS IN THE RELIGIOUS SURVEY.
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The Wichita Beacon, Kansas, December 4, 1921
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The Wichita Beacon, Kansas, November 22, 1921
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The Wichita Beacon, Kansas, September 24, 1921
(If only!!!)
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The Wichita Beacon, Kansas, September 22, 1921
The Wichita Beacon, Kansas, September 21, 1921
Twelve year old Ardath Leona Monroe (nicknamed Roie) survived her sister and parents, despite doctor’s beliefs, and worked as a registered nurse for forty years. She passed away in 2001. The murderer of her family was never found.
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The Wichita Beacon, Kansas, September 18, 1921
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An article written during the Virginia Rappe trial, showing Fatty Arbuckle as a child, The Wichita Beacon, Kansas, September 20, 1921
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The Wichita Beacon, Kansas, September 18, 1921
G-R-R-R!
Interview with Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford, The Wichita Beacon, Kansas, September 18, 1921
Walking three blocks sometimes tires me out. If it is in a crowd I never for a moment relax my muscles. Let a small boy feel my arm and find it flabby and he wound turn from me in disgust. The small boy conceives me as a strong man, an athlete, and it is my obligation to him not to disillusion him.
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The Wichita Beacon, Kansas, April 13, 1922
