From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for March 29, 1912:

• “Vinland women are good cooks. In fact they have a reputation for their skill in the culinary art and yet this morning they were studying how to bake bread. That is bread baking was their lesson today at the Domestic Economy school being held at Hoskinson’s Hall at Vinland with Miss Frances Brown and Miss Ella Nash of the extension department of the State Agricultural College as teachers. Twenty-four women are enrolled in the class and never has there been anything at Vinland that pleased the women more. They are very enthusiastic about the school and the men are sort of envious that the school does not include any features for them.”
• “Maybe there has been a heavy snow recently. Has there? You couldn’t tell it by looking about town, could you, for the snow has disappeared with a record breaking swiftness. Rarely have the streets been cleared as quickly as they were after the recent snow, for opening the gutters gave the melting snow an outlet.”
• “Many farmers are predicting that the present season is to be a flourishing one for grasshoppers. Those who have investigated say that the grasshoppers are plentiful already and that precautions should be taken right away to prevent as many of these pests as is possible. The grasshoppers can be found now in large numbers on dead leaves or brush. If as much of this is burned as the farmers can dispose of it probably will help conditions.”