English Channel Tunnel Project Aims for Six Hour London Paris Travel
A government announcement sparks wide interest in building a Channel Tunnel linking England and France. Estimated cost around 100 million dollars, with two eighteen foot diameter tubes under the sea totaling 32 miles including approaches. Predicted to carry 30,000 passengers and 30,000 tons of goods per direction daily, electric trains to run beneath the sea.
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London
English Channel
England
France
Paris
Bosphorus
Europe
Asia
Gibraltar
Africa
United States
Simplon
Dover
Cape Grisnez
London Dentists Are True Tooth Carpenters
An examination of London dental practice shows unqualified operators advertising as American dentistry and treating patients in homes. A government committee urges dentist registration, a public dental service, bigger school grants, and care for mothers and children to standardize the profession.
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London
England
Amstens
United States
Dentists - Art
Proverb and Patent Tone Eco For Laxiron Ad Letter
A 1919 letter from Magnolia West Virginia praises Laxcarin Products for Waxiron tonic. The note claims the tonic boosts blood and nerves, assists recuperation after illness, and offers six boxes for five dollars or one box for one dollar. The ad urges immediate order and promises proof.
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Monty
Magnolia
W. Va
Laxcarin Products Co
Pittsburgh
A. Flora
Dept
Helped British Grocers Profits Rise During War
London report states British grocery profits increased about 45 million dollars yearly during the war. Secretary Arthur J. Giles credits the food controller as a key ally in moving surplus stock and notes customer registration as a major asset for grocers.
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United Kingdom
London
Arthur J. Giles
British Grocers Federation
Giles
Fragmentary note on Wood's turita and appetite
A distorted OCR fragment discusses Wood's turita and appetite, suggesting a corrective or descriptive line about a recipe or remedy. The readable bits mention stirring or staring appetite and a vague directive following after a wrip or seriangs. No clear event or names emerge.
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Wood
Live partnership formed in Henry Durst Sales System
Henry Winey, a prominent Lawrence businessman, becomes a partner with Henry P Durst. The firm, known for high confidence among Kansas merchants, expands capacity with Winey’s twenty five years of sales experience. No change in firm name, but growth and personal management remain priorities.
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Henry Winey
Henry Durst
Lawrence
Henry P Durst
Kansas
Durst
May Durst
Winey
Woman Credits Lydia E Pinkham Ad For Health Relief
Hattie Warren a farmer living near Emmittebure Maine testifies she found health through reading a newspaper advertisement for Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after fifteen years of suffering. She requests publication of her experience to help others.
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Hattie Warren
Emmittebure
Mel
Lydia FE
Pinkham
aAdv
Son’s Cable Reports Captain Jackson Set to Sail From Brest
S H Jackson received a cable yesterday from his son Lieut R W Jackson stating he would sail from Brest on April 1 on the steam ship America. He enlisted in March 1917 from Quincy Illinois where he managed a large dye factory. He has served in the statistical department of the 1st army corps.
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S. H. Jackson
Lieut
R. W. Jackson
Brest
America
Quincy
Ill
1St Army Corps
JournalsWorld Offers Wide Sales Book Selections
The JournalsWorld invites orders for any quantity from fifty to fifty thousand books and promises competitive prices with all competitors.
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JournalsWorld
Chemistry helped win the war highlighted at electro chemical meeting
The American Electro-Chemical Society opens its annual meeting in New York City, detailing the role of chemistry in wartime science. Key researchers discuss new materials and methods that aided the war effort, reflecting on past breakthroughs and future directions in electro chemistry.
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American Electro-Chemical Society
New York City
Distill Terro Sale Ad Promises Gas Bill Savings
Fragmentary ad text offers a gas related sale with terms like distill and bill buy. Readable bits suggest discounted gas or pricing, but key details and full offer are missing from the surviving lines.
German Business Men Press World Trade Drive
Washington reports German business interests are expediting reentry into world markets despite upheaval. Efforts include foreign boards of trade, a standard economic journal, and a Leipzig Technical Fair to promote machinery, tools, and chemicals. The Hamburg based Company for Home and Foreign Undertakings seeks Balkans Caucasus and Persia trade, while Austro German groups eye Turkey. Government agencies support expeditions and funding for scientific projects.
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Germany
Washington
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Persia
Hamburg
Turkey
Wurttemberg
Old Settler John F Badsky Dies at Twin Mound Farm
John F Badsky died this morning at his home near Twin Mound after 53 years in Douglas county. He was 70, born in Franklin county Virginia and moved with family to Wabash then Douglas county. His wife died six months ago. Survived by four children two sons and a daughter at home and Roy in Wichita, plus three brothers and three sisters. A respected farmer active in Marion township affairs. Funeral plans will be announced later.
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John F. Badsky
Twin _ Mound
Douglas County
Twin Mound
Mr. Badsky
Franklin County
Virginia
Wabash County
Roy
Wichita
Badsky
Marion Township
Colds Cause Grip and Influenza Bromd Quinine Box
A historical note identifies the remedy Bromd Quinine as a laxative treatment for colds grip and influenza. The box bears the signature of E. W. Grove, and the text emphasizes removing the cause with this product.
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E. W. Grove
Mothers deny boys tied to ride stealing report
Police labeled two boys Kenneth Sullivan and Clarence Studebaker as implicated in the ice cream theft at a confectionery parlor. Mothers of the boys say their sons deny the theft and any gang involvement. An elder high school boy was seen riding a car at the time.
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Kenneth Sullivan
Clarence Studebaker
Revolt in Mexico: Blanquet Returns to Reorganize Diaz Forces
General Aurelio Blanquet, Huerta's minister of war and Diaz ally, has arrived in Mexico after a dangerous trip. He plans to reorganize Diaz forces to overthrow the Carranza government and restore the 1857 constitution, opposing Carranza's repudiation and alleged decrees.
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Gayon
Diaz
Carranza
Deaths and Funerals: Mrs Mary Pierce dies in Abilene
Mrs Mary Pierce died at Abilene Tuesday noon and her body was taken to Witten Iowa for burial. She was a daughter of Rev Cakerice and formerly lived south of Lawrence.
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Mary Pierce
Abilene
Witten, Ia
Cakerice
Lawrence
Funeral notices for Woodward and Adair in Clinton area
The funeral of Abraham Woodward, 32, will be held Friday at 10:30 AM from the Methodist church in Clinton with burial in Clinton cemetery. J S Adair, 73, died in Norman, Oklahoma, April 1, and his service is tomorrow at 4 PM at Lone Star Church, with burial in Collier Cemetery.
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Abraham Woodward
Kansas City
Methodist Church of
Clinton
Clinton Cemetery
J. S. Adair
Norman
Oklahoma
Lone Star Church
Mr. Ward
Collier Cemetery
Lawrence figures at state retailers convention in Hutchinson
Ex Lawrence resident to represent city at the State Retailers' convention in Hutchinson April 9 and 16 with former Lawrence man Jon Van der Vrien of Chicago as field secretary of the United States Chamber of Commerce. He will discuss Problems of Readjustment as part of Merchants Short Course plans at the University of Kansas next year.
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Lawrence
Hutchisson
Jon. van der Vrien
Chicago
United States
Casether
Conmerce
Isarold Ingham Oe
Willie
University of Kansas
H. B. Sparks
Chamber of Commerce
Hutchinson Boosters
Hugh Read
United States Department of Commerce and Labor
Washington D. C
Harry E. Sloan
Kassas City
Missouri-Kansas Wholesale
Ioeers’ Association
Resume First Year Classes Start at YWCA LO AL
In a brief notice from the YWCA LO AL, work begins on new classes after a recent closure. The plan includes a hike to Woodland Dark to commence the program, with age guidelines noted and individuals invited to participate.
Speeding Arrest At Lawford Street Plea
Charles Colleff was arrested for speeding on Lawford Street in the Lawrence Shed area. He paid a £5 fine with costs. the examining officer was Svimerk.
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Schoos
Laverence Shed
Charles Colleff
Stu
Svimerk
Things at Home Dry Cleaning With Gasoline Ad
Save five to ten dollars quickly by dry cleaning at home with gasoline. Put a small amount of gasoline in a dishpan, treat garments like suits coats waists laces gloves shoes furs draperies and wash with Solvite soap. Shorts come out like new no fading or shrinking. Dry outdoors away from flame.
Serb Republic Denies Belgrade Republic Rumor
In Rome on April 2 a formal denial was issued by the Serbs Croats and Slovenes legation denying reports that the Karageorgevitch dynasty was overthrown and a republic proclaimed in Belgrade. The official information bureau labeled the rumor Italian propaganda.
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Rome
Washington
Karageorgevitch
Belgrade
Legation
Official Information Bureau
Undefined Classic Phrase Grows From Vague Paradox
A cryptic quotation ponders the essence of a true classic, describing it as something evergreen yet never aged, always new and unthreatened by decay, existing between ancient and modern in a paradox of enduring novelty.
Rainfall Estimate Sparks Ocean River Split
English scientists estimate the world’s total annual rainfall at 21st cubic miles with about one quarter returning to rivers and seas. The rough split suggests rivers carry a substantial share of the water that cycles through the globe.
Federal Boards in Row CGN Steel Prices
Washington April 2 The government policy to stabilize prices faces a controversy as the railroad administration refuses to adopt a new steel price scale arranged by the board The conference chaired by Secretary Glass and attended by cabinet officers heads of purchasing agencies and the industrial board reopened today with Chairman Pook of the bond present.
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Washington
Trin
Beach
Department of Commerce
Eee
Glass
Pook
British Labor Favors League in London Conference
At a national conference under the Trade Union Congress and the Labor party a resolution was adopted unanimously endorsing the covenant. The event took place in London on April 3 with strong Labor backing for league principles.
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London
Trade -Union _ congress
Labor Party
French scientists modify cactus for sugar and alcohol yield
A cactus species in Algeria has been engineered to produce 14 percent sugar and about 60 percent alcohol, according to French researchers. The development aims to create a high yield biofuel source by leveraging the plant’s prolific growth in Algerian conditions.
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Algeria
Jenkinown woman named honorary member of fire company
Mrs Luise Clayton of Jenkin town Pennsylvania has been elected as an honorary member of the local fire company in a celebratory community honor ceremony.
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Luise Clayton
Jenkintown
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Woboad
Meyer
CMT
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Burity Food. Co
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Perkins
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ASB
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