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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1918
Page
7
Mr L G French spent Sunday with Alix and Mrs A B Commons and family. Mr and Mrs Will Hepner and family and Mr and Mrs Paul Giesel visited Ernest Hepner Sunday afternoon. Mrs John Stahel called on Mr Wa Steward Tuesday evening.
Local residents and families from Baldwin and nearby towns were listed visiting and hosting gatherings. Names include Clyde and Millard Steward, Mrs R G Brown and children Olive and George, Bertha Steward, Alberta Commons, Leslie Steward, William Smith, Mrs Charles Czuplinski and family, Everet Florence Lonzie Marie Kingery, Dwight Smith, the Rappard and Fisher families, C M Albright, Cora Smith, Will Hepner, Laurence Behn, Goulip Ochrl e, Bertha and Viola, Roy Dodder and Ardella, Earl Heffner and Inez Heffner, Will Simons, Arthur Commons, Herman Cook, William Sehwarts, and J Fred Meyers. A naval trainee named Earl Weimer is on furlough from Great Lakes. A Will Churchbaugh sale near Willow Springs was attended by many from the neighborhood. A feature on Marr’s Wonderful Remedy highlights personal endorsement for indigestion and related ailments.
William P. Wood, Kansas food administrator, calls on grocers and workers to price potatoes at or below cost for the week of April 1 to ease wheat shortages. He says potatoes should be the staple to save scarce grains and asks retailers to slip potatoes at low prices to relieve congestion and improve distribution statewide.
An offer invites adults with cough cold or bronchitis to visit the Dray Store for a free sample of Beschee's Syrup. The ad claims its soothing remedy provides a night of restful sleep and morning expectoration with a fifty year standard of success.
Miss Lillian Smith traveled to Gardner with the Hagerman family. Students attended a feminine literature meeting at Vinland High School with a full program including vocal solos, readings, and papers. The next meeting is in two weeks and marks the final gathering of the year. cream sales and choir practice are noted along with various Sunday visits and Lawrence trips.
An advertisement touts Hyomei as a guaranteed cure for catarrh and related ailments. It claims rapid air purification, easy breathing, and no stomach dosing, with a complete set including a rubber inhaler sold locally by drug stores.
Noon was set to allow students two chances to attend the track meet between Vinland and Coal Creek Schools. The event took place at Coal Creek school. A pie supper and program were held at the Fairview school house Friday evening attended by several students. Miss Clara Saile visited Lawrence on Saturday. Everett, Harry Craig, and Corwin Waterson attended the final day of school exercises.
An old ad recommends making a skin whitening lotion by mixing juice from two lemons with three ounces of orchard white to yield a quarter pint. Strain to remove pulp and apply daily to face neck arms and hands to bleach smooth and refresh the skin.
Report from twenty nine cities shows garbage programs recovered 72,000,600 rounds of grease and 140,000 tons of fertilizer in twelve months. Grease and fertilizer are processed at reduction plants to produce nitroglycerin and other products, with a total value of $11,100,000.
An old advertisement urges women to ignore aging fears and stay active. It claims kidney and bladder health prevent senile ailments, promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as the only reliable brand, warns of fakes, and notes availability from first-class druggists.
Baldwin business men met at the hotel dining room on Thursday night for a dinner and business session. They decided to close at six thirty under the new time, shifting from five thirty, with several minor matters discussed. On Wednesday, Edgar C. Raine will present the Alaskan Travelogue.
The Baldwin column lists residents visiting relatives in Kansas City Ottawa and Lawrence includes Mr Ring Mrs Tribnots Withard Leek Russell Baldwin Harold Muarer Miss Mary Ross William R Boyd Cecil Hite Leland Leonard Mrs George Morety Ed Brumfield and others moving visiting or working in town on various days. It notes high school activities YMCA meeting planning for Elmdale camp and students starting earlier breakfasts. Several travels and visits to Kansas City Lawrence Ottawa and nearby towns are recorded along with local school and church events.
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