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J.P. Patchen to Governor John St. John
Date: September 27, 1879
Kansas Governor St. John and even the President of the United States, are invited to address the Youth and Ladies Christian temperance groups on the 28th.
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J.M. Nestal to Governor John St. John
Date: September 24, 1879
A recently appointed state convention delegate from Prairie Center, asks for the convention meeting time and information about rail travel.
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D. O. McCray to Governor John St. John
Date: November 21, 1879
The publisher of the Douglass, Kansas newspaper requests Kansas Governor St. John come address the temperance people of that community.
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James Grimes to Governor John St. John
Date: November 12, 1879
After receiving Kansas Governor St. John’s invitation acceptance, James Grimes instructs the Governor on the best train routes to Parsons, Kansas. Grimes is the treasurer of the Grand Lodge of…
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Lizzie English to Governor John St. John
Date: November 09, 1879
Kansas Governor John St. John receives a rather vague and somewhat personal letter from a former female acquaintance, who plans to return to Kansas City to visit him and others.
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G.W. Arbuckle to Governor John St. John
Date: November 18, 1879
G. W. Arbuckle recommends Kansas Governor John St. John employ Dr. Neely Thompson as an advocate for the temperance amendment.
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M.F. Eastman to Governor John St. John
Date: November 13, 1879
Kansas Governor St. John receives a letter from Illinois, conveying the experiences of an alcoholic named “Jake”, who apparently wishes to reform.
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M. Mohler to Governor John St. John
Date: September 26, 1879
Osborne County Treasurer, M. Mohler, reminds Kansas Governor St. John of his earlier promise to visit that community in the fall, in the interest of temperance, and indicates October would…
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E. H. Minton to Governor John St. John
Date: October 16, 1879
Kansas Governor John St. John is invited to deliver a speech to the temperance supporters in McPherson, Kansas.
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James Grimes to Governor John St. John
Date: October 17, 1879
Temperance supporter James Grimes of Parsons, Kansas, invites Kansas Governor St. John to visit and asks for “forcible arguments” favoring the amendment.
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James Grimes to Governor John St. John
Date: November 06, 1870
James Grimes of Parsons, Kansas, discusses the best dates for Kansas Governor St. John to visit. Grimes is the treasurer of the Grand Lodge of Kansas, International Organization of the…
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Field of musk thistle
Date: 1964; copyright 1965
This black and white photograph, from the forty-eight annual report of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, shows two men standing in a field taken over by musk thistle.
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Aerial spray equipment
Date: February 20, 1949
This black and white image from the Topeka Daily Capital shows the aerial spray equipment operated by Don Pratt from Hays, Kansas.
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Regimental 9th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry Poster
Date: Between 1861 and 1864
This is a poster listing line officers and field and staff officers for the 9th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry and its various companies. The poster contains vignettes (in color) depicting the…
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Atomic Basic Chemicals Corporation label
Date: September 26, 1951
This black and white photograph shows the labels for the Atomic Basic Chemicals Corporation and the Farmers Co-Op of Lyndon, Kansas.
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Zu (Azubah) Adams diary
Date: 1908-1910
This is the fourth diary in Zu (Azubah) Adams’ papers from November 19, 1908 to October 9, 1910. It contains family, domestic and work news with several entries about building…
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James Grimes to Governor John St. John
Date: October 29, 1879
James Grimes follows up on his October 17th request for Kansas Governor St. John to visit Parsons, Kansas and speak on prohibition. Grimes serves as the treasurer of Grand Lodge…
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J.F. Drake to Governor John St. John
Date: September 12, 1879
Acknowledging the demands being made on Governor St. John’s time, J.F. Drake of Emporia, Kansas, requests the Governor’s presence at their October county Sunday School convention to give an address…
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W.M. Cooley to Governor John St. John
Date: October 28, 1879
W. M. Cooley of Scanton, Kansas, asks for credentials to facilitate his continuing work for temperance.
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Ira Chamberlin to Governor John St. John
Date: October 26, 1879
Ira Chamberlin of Topeka, Kansas, and apparent worker for the temperance cause, requests an introduction letter for his trip to Oskaloosa.
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Ira Chamberlin to Governor John St. John
Date: November 04, 1879
Ira Chamberlin invites Kansas Governor St. John to visit the people of Oskaloosa, Kansas, who haven’t seen a governor in three years.
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E. H. Campbell to Governor John St. John
Date: October 7, 1879
A Richmond, Missouri, temperance supporter writes to Kansas Governor St. John, wondering if any “plan of work” was adopted at the recent Kansas Convention and stressing the importance of a…
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R.J. Brown to Governor John St. John
Date: October 22, 1879
R.J. Brown, newly elected president of the Youth’s Christian Temperance Alliance in Leavenworth, Kansas, requests an address by Kansas Governor St. John at their gathering on Sunday. Governor St. John…
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L.C. Briggs to Governor John St. John
Date: October 09, 1879
Kansas Governor St. John is invited by Pastor Briggs of the Methodist Episcopal Church to attend a Thanksgiving Day dinner. The pastor requests that St. John discuss the temperance question…
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W.R. Bindle to Governor John St. John
Date: November 6, 1879
Kansas Governor John St. John is enthusiastically invited to address the second anniversary gathering of the Murphy Club on November 20, 1879, in Pleasanton, Kansas.