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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1917
Page
6
Market and livestock prices across reporting cities show cattle receipts around 71,000 with feeders and butchers selling mainly 18.15 to 15.25 per cwt and steady to lower trends. Eggs and creamery items mixed, with wheat at Chicago futures near 1.06 to 1.65 for May and Sept. bids. oats and corn options listed with minor shifts.
Mrs. Powell wife of Louis Powell died Sunday at her daughter’s home in Kangas City Kansas after months of illness. Funeral plans pending. J K Payne Jr of Parry died this morning at a local hospital aged 56. Survived by wife and four children. Final rites set for April 4 at Peery with Oak Ridge cemetery burial. Mrs Cunningham funeral held yesterday at Free Methodist Church with Rev Charles Watson officiating. interment in Richland cemetery.
Advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets to cure a cold in one day with claims of curing cough and headache. Druggists refund money if it fails. E W Grove's signature appears on each box, price 25 cents. Pairbachic nie abenaaneia a Gard of Thanks expresses gratitude to Post Office and Union Pacific officials for sympathy after the loss of husband and father, with thanks for floral offerings.
Tomorrow Lawrence voters will elect three members to the Board of Education. Three candidates seek re election, all having been chosen to fill unexpired terms. A. L. Carey, the sole north side representative and Bridge Street businessman, is praised for good judgment and concern for city schools. The University district previously had a university representative on the board.
An early 20th century style ad extols S S S as a blood cleansing tonic that “washes the poisons from the system” and treats eruptions by cleansing the blood. It claims skin eruptions signal debility and promotes taking a bottle and writing to the Swift Specific Co. for information from Atlanta, Georgia.
A Lawrence school slate features Prof A G Mitchell and Dr E B Stauffer as key education voices. Stauffer, longtime Wellington and Midland College leader, leads social service efforts and stands as the east side representative. Will S Dick, linked to Dick Brothers shuggists, is the third candidate, amid calls to boost Lawrence with competent leadership. Community campaigns urge action on farming vacant lots, riverfront growth, and a new commissioner to spur development.
Copenhagen reports the German Mexican alliance crisis continues to loop public and private criticism of Dr. Alfred Zimmermann. Tageblatt questions the policy wisdom and warns of impacts on Mexico Japan and US opinion. German sources claim US access to codes explains inquiries into the incident.
A garbled sequence of classified items lists FOR SALE acres on Elm Street near North Lawrence, trees and shrubs including pine and catalpa, a hearse, and a single comb white Lee hen. Also a house for rent on 4930 A Myss Street with five months remaining and modern features except furnace. Various names and contact hints appear in broken form.
Washington reports show a rush of defense and patriotic bills in the new Congress. Representative Kahn of California introduces universal military training for men aged 18 to 22. A Sigel of New York resolution designates June 14 as the 140th birthday of the American flag for nationwide meetings. Howard of Georgia offers Postal Savings bonds to mobilize patriotism, pledging at least 750 million dollars in thirty days. Sundry civil and general deficiency appropriations bills are filed, with a concurrent Russia government congratulations resolution from Goodwin of Arkansas.
J R Holmes appeals to Lawrence citizens on the eve of the election pledging businesslike methods for city growth. He calls for a non political health board with university county cooperation, strict law enforcement, clean streets and alleys, and proper milk inspection, asking for votes.
Washington April 2 Senator Lodge of Massachusetts clashed with Alexander Bamumwart of Dorchester in a Capitol corridor. Bamumwart, angered by Lodge’s pledge to back the president’s declaration, called him a coward and struck. Lodge, in his sixties, returned a blow sending Bamumwart sprawling. Police detained Bamumwart and several allies.
University of engineering faculty approves full credit for spring term work to students who join the army if called for volunteers. Seniors in engineering expect government service and may be granted degrees if asked to volunteer. Other faculties may follow. Widespread lay drill planned as war looms. Meeker and Cole reported.
Fragmented clippings report an advertisement for H L Winey & Sons offering new spring clothing furnishings and shoes. The letter text praises Americans and French aid, while local notices urge patriotic effort, school board candidate selection, and upcoming travel plans for Dr Ida Hyde.
H A Sullivan of Kansas City, a grain commission man, stopped in Lawrence returning from Oakley and Salina. He says winds have blown for a week across central and western Kansas, lowering wheat prospects and prompting farmers to plow thousands of acres for corn and barley. He notes millers may seek Oklahoma and Texas flour, and laments rising fuel costs affecting road travel and fuel efficiency.
An aged advertisement touts Musterole as a clean white ointment rubbed on the chest to loosen congestion and ease coughs. It claims relief from sore throat, stiff neck, headache, congestion, rheumatism, back pains, sprains, chilblains, and other pains, noting it can help prevent pneumonia.
Dr. Edwards promotes Olive Tablets as a non calomel laxative cure for chronic constipation and torpid liver. The sugar coated olive tablets claim to stimulate normal bowel and liver function without gripping. One or two taken at bedtime reportedly yields quick pleasant results. 25 cents per box at druggists.
Grateful mothers report successful relief for children and adults using Foley's compound for coughs colds croup and bronchial symptoms. Mrs D Gilkeson Youngston and Amelia Myrtle Birt share rapid improvement after first doses and rapid throat relief. Barber and Son promote the remedy as effective for irritated throats chest tightness and grippe.
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