War rules expanded for parcel post and mail to front regions
Parcel post service begins to Féltre in Belluno Italy and letters may be sent to Mesopotamia Palestine and occupied Syria via Poste Restante British Army Post Office Constantinople. The S S Gitano sank December 18 1918 losing 201 sacks of mail from Hull to Sweden containing letters newspapers and registered items. Clothing and food for civilians in Palestine and Mesopotamia may go to Turkey in Europe but no parcel post to Turkey in Europe or Asia is provided except as noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Féltre
Belluno
Italy
Lawrence
Washington
D. C
Mesopotamia
Palestine
Syria
Sweden
Post Office Department
New York City
Turkey
Europe
Post Office
Washington, D. C
Asia
Local social notes show visitors and gatherings in Stony Point area
Sunday greetings and Monday calls mark a flurry of visits in Stony Point with Mr. and Mrs. Williamson, Mr. Kassinger and family, and many neighbors like Wess Lanwson Glenn McQueen Ernest Gorge and others dropping by. Several relatives travel to Lawrence and Baldwin, with casual calls at homes of Dear Williams and Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mroinnd Mey
Lewis Yachker
Duck McMillen
TS Temberger
Baldwin
Sowers
Bot. Holmes
Esad Ars
Bister Tuecher
Parbeer
Lies
Meerin
Bo Toehoes
Thompson re-elected Chicago mayor amid war years clash
William Hale Thompson wins a second term as Chicago mayor after a controversial bid marked by antiwar stances and attacks on local newspapers. His campaign, led nationally by Fred Lundin, drew strong pro German sentiment and a major banquet pledge promising the city’s continued prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hale Thompson
Chicago
Europe
United States
Thompson
Fred Lundin
National Republican Organization
Trophesind
Wien ‘Thompson
Local residents visit and call on neighbors in Baldwin
James Wassinger and Mrs L H Lemberger are among those called at the Holcomb home on Sunday. Weeks feature many visits, including Mr and Mrs Kassinger with Lemberger, Miss Christy, and Mrs Maggie McMillen. Loren Williams, Philip Fleshman, and others were seen around Baldwin during the week, with several calls at various homes and social visits noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wassinger
L. BH. Lemberger
Holcomb
Sunda
Willie Prive
M. Roe
Wo. King
Priday
Terneern
Gant Mars
Leeren
Wiallignae
Dietericate Lawrence
James Kassinger
Lemberger
Baldwin
Mo. Price
Dim Tore
Ethel Miss Christy
Maggie McMillen
Mies
Mia
W.os. Pumroy
Loren Williaas
Philip Fleshman
Bear
Walliams
Miss Trenes Maikbines
Art Winters
Toz Tiolines
Rome Weenesdiey
Mors
Kaasinger
By Lemierier
Gea ‘Cacker
Nel- Wise
Albert Lawsen
Holmes
Tfl Lemberger
Patitee
Athearn Tawsen
WE. Tawson
Mattie. McQueen
Sei Glen
Patfernvary Mer
Local residents attend meetings and visits in Lawrence
Widespread social news from Thursday to Sunday includes Miss Levi French returning home after an interurban trip, Mrs Frank Barnes visiting Lawrence for dental work, and the Miller household goods arriving by a Kansas City truck. Several locals travel, visit relatives, or assist on farms as schools dismiss in memory of Paul Hemphill and new ministers pass through on route to Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beek
Goninen
Weyer
Levi French
Miro
Frank PL Barnes
Owe Laawreness
Taesiav
Miller
Fan Kelsall
Thomas Taylor
J. Ho Mitchell
Lawrence
John Cievenger
Kansas City
Stavely
Eol. Fouwlke
HG. van Neste
Ok Mies
Den
HL Dimmieck
Bobawver
of Jamis
Cook
Lawrenes
Rowekingne
Johnson Ting
Dse
J. HW
Chariton
Frank Barnes
Lawrences
Thursderay
Liberty Memorial
Jistine Jones
J. M. Glevenger
Fla
Sam Welsati
Hens Sete
Nye Geshay Redan
Pat Pering
Poulke
Johnson
William Norwine
Mandy
Roy Zimmerman
Wiliam Zimmerman
J. McClevenger
Henry
Mand.y
Minmett French
Sant Kelsall
Ray Cookson Moundsay
Poiice
Lannenworth
Cmeers
4. Roch
Dean McRone
Mien
White
Sam Kelsall
A. Kelsall
Felbaw
Paul Hemp
Roberto Foulke
Paslupe
Kya Cook
Tuessdey
Ness
George L. Phenicie
Sam Selandr
JH. Chariton
Johnson’s
Ularmon
May Diekinsern
Tornoe
Tae Hemphill
Atv
St. Louis
Edear MvhRill
Tonganovie O
Juey Mehit
Emmett French
Daunghter Lela
Sam Kelsall Jr
Mississippi
C. EF. Cook
Veoo
Rev Cook
Wilma
Hattie Jones
HW. GG. van Neste
Reno
Noltenmyer
H.D. Johnson
W. H. MecKone
Harry Skeets
John McKone
J. M. Clevenger
Alyss
G. G. Clevenger
Cand
Miler
Mies
John Maloney
Mildred
Dutton Bridge
Otto Lickin
Nang
Frank Varnes
J. BR. Dweer
Lecky
Daumes Francis
Tonganoxie O
Pony Creek
Inside Bathing with Limestone Phosphate Promoted
An advertisement urges readers to drink hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate each morning after waking. It claims this purges stomach, liver, kidney, and bowel toxins, cleanses the alimentary tract, and restores energy for those with constipation, biliousness, headaches, or stomach issues. It also touts a tasteless powder sold by pharmacists, warning of morning use before breakfast to remove prior day’s waste.
Local notes on Kansas City trip and community events
Red Welesil and sister Kathleen Kelsall travel to Kansas City on PALA EAS to spell the day. Many local residents attend receptions, funerals, and farm sales. numerous names, trips to Lawrence and Kansas City, school events, and church services are recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Welesil
Kathleen Kelsall
Kansans City
Pala Eas
Tioia
Fred Harmon
Tecowhem
Marcus Eugene
Gorge L
Mattiew Davis
Reed
Harvey Marmaduke
Carbon
Pines
Pam T Merphill
PL Dwyer
Frank Barnes
Dennis O' den
Wotangie
Charley Brown
Sehool House
Alfred
Walter McNlesander Fara
Rey Cok
Charlton
Dickingon
Fred Fiarmon
Dwyer
Pie Supper at Blue Manuna School House Friday
A program and pie supper are planned at the Blue Manuna school house Friday evening Avril 4. The event begins at S:44 with ladies urged to bring pies. Mrs Tuttle and pupils arranged a program. Proceeds will fund library books and a curtain. Jade and John Bowman are mentioned among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Manuna
Tuttle
Jade
John Bowman
George - Brown
Johnson
Harnett
Earl
Wellsville
Graham
Distant Midland Families Dine Together and Travel Notes
Daughters from Midland and local families were hosted for Sunday dinner by Mee and Mrs. BB Tuttle. Local residents, including Mr. and Mrs. Bert Day and others, travel to Ottawa and Kansas City for visits. Friends and relatives, names misspelled in fragments, shared Monday and Saturday gatherings across Lawrence Street and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Mee
BB. Tuttle
Bert Day
Mae
Frank Howell
Ottawa
John Tewin
Pisasburg
Irwin
Gladys
Piarrieth
Leann Cowles
Mineshall
Deity
An Mars
Hson
Lawrency Stiondas Mierda
Mral Marshak
Adreen Miir- Sfall
Wing Bowmun
Mitel
Herold Marshall
Kansas City
Mex
Boorl ‘Tuttle Cade
Randy
Community Notes From MacKey Bismarck Area
Local residents report a week of farm chores and social visits. Mr Pritcell with Mr Windred discuss corn fodder while Mr Prank Jobes tends to livestock. Families from Lawrence and Topeka visit relatives, care offerings in Lansing noted, and hospital transfers update weekly life in Franklhy and Williastown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pritcell
Prank Jobes
Mfred Twattz
France
Clifford Moon
Ira Moon
Franklhy
Silas
Kent
Ross Moon
Mira Dolar
Wille Wise
Topeka
Dora Wilson
Lansing
Amete
Williastown
Mr. Hall
Guy Maen
Kansas City
Fairview Church Sunday Activities and Local Socials
Sunday activities at Fairview included a morning sermon by Mr. Schowengerd from Baldwin University and a parish hymn program in the evening. The day featured numerous local visits, dinners, and social gatherings at homes across Lawrence and adjacent towns with frequent mentions of residents and visiting relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schowengerd
Baldwin University
Fairview
Cowles
Wlr
Shinar
Henry Shuir
Mero
Clius
Leary
Mas. Bom. Leary
Leawrence
Julie McCaffrey
Kansasity
Bess Brown
Messendorf
Hissinsvill
A.holke
Sani Mras AL HH. Schaal
Walter Sehaal
Moore, Jones and Schefstall
Wid
JM. Schutorever
Fr. Leary
Cla. Whedon
J. 3. Whedon
Lawrence
Lone Star
Lawson
Mia
Geta Dreher
Helen Agiss Rose Dreher
Atund Mins
Dreher
Sanders
Vin Nest
Fred Jones
Charles Well
Hartes Howard
John Garrett
Pleasant Valley
Robert: Block
Council Grove
Local residents share Sunday visits and community notices
Several from the community attended the funeral of Mrs Zeeb in Lawrence. Families visited neighbors including Mrs Schulmeyer and the Moore household. Miss McCaffrey will teach until late April to make up time from the epidemic. Various locals hosted birthdays and Sunday gatherings at homes and farms, with modest mentions of schooling and church or board meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Mitchell
Will Fairly
Vihland
Elmer Hunter
Sibley
J. Moore
EK. Leary
Eugene
Miss McCaffrey
John Maloney
Mr. Jones
Charles Wells
W. Ed. Wells
Roth Schofstall
Mae
Mildred Lanes
John Kennads
Dalke
Messerdart
Talke
Old Formals
Ranwakn
Tollowlar
Hoehler
Gis F Koehler
Merit
Carl Koehler
Miles Ethel Miler
Killaworth Pietham
Budo
Griffin
Ethel
Dorothy Arid
Mee Pathe Cowles
Koehler
Would you throw away a diamond for a prick of love
A lyric line from Robbie Smith exploring friendship and love. The speaker questions valuing a jewel over a friend and urges confronting cooling tensions before affection erodes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robbie Smith
TASTY TIT-BITS RECIPES FOR RICHMOND CORN CAKES AND MORE
A torn recipe snippet describes Richmond Corn Cakes with corn milk saluar and baking powder, plus instructions for Cadillac Chicken with butter, paprika, and vinegar, Springhie burcere duckling style bake, and Swedish Halibut with pepper and melted batter. Also includes Denmi canned term and JeHied Prunes with gelatin and sugar, soaked prunes in sugar syrup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Piaecina
Velasquez Portrays King in Las Meninas Masterpiece
The Spanish king Philip IV, a painter himself, praised Velasquez after finishing Las Meninas. He asked if anything was missing and, while accepting Velasquez’s palette, added the Cross of the Order of Santiago to the artist’s breast in the painting, a striking royal mark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip IV
Spain
Velasquez
Las Meninas
Philip
Philips
Order of Santiago
Words in Use Declared By Philologist Nine Lead Verbal Work
A philologist notes that nine words perform a quarter of verbal activity and 31 words cover half. The core nine are And he have it of the to the you. The additional 34 words to reach half include About all as at but can come day deity for get go hear her if in me much net no en ane Say eshe oso thet there they this though time we with write your.
How to Capture Beaver in Shallow Water
How to capture beaver describes its slow swimming, front legs, and webbed hind feet. It notes beavers are determined fighters and clumsy on land, and warns that a bite could be dangerous. The recommended method is to seize the animal by the tail to control it.
Viere Artists in Brick Making Glazes Praise
In Babyton a debate on brick durability contrasts ancient glaze techniques with modern brick making. The text notes Babston’s vaulted glazes that gave Babylonian cities a blaze of color, while recognizing current makers still have much to learn from that tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viere
Babyton
After the Fire and the Change in Local Flora
The passage explains how fire alters woodland regrowth by destroying surface seeds and revealing buried seeds that sprout after the blaze. It notes that fire recycles seeds from beneath the soil, yielding different flowers and sometimes unfamiliar species in the following season.
Piccadilly Name Origins Through Turnover Rumor
In Piccadilly the name Ticeadilly is linked to turnover terms. The tale credits Callan AS nimer Bate Tiggins with fortunes from selling these articles, tied to London activity around 160 and the so called Piccadilly hall, shaping the nickname Pieen ano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ticeadilly
Partienky
London
Piccadilly Hall
Brightening a Room With Brass Accents
A description notes brass items such as a yellow l ywleum of brass alloy, candlesticks on the mantel, and jardiniere with ferns as attractive decor for a dark, dank room, suggesting their artistic value alongside dark furniture and a snug fireside setting.
Poor Relative's Figure in Conversation
A speaker sighs that Tam is fortunate to have a poor relative's figure. She notes Cousin Anne stands nearly six feet tall and resembles a clothes pin, while Cousin Jane is five feet tall and weighs about one hundred eighty pounds, shaping the garments worn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coen
Cousin Anne
Cousin Jane
Securing Life's Joys in a Cheerful Outlook
A reflective piece on embracing life despite setbacks. It argues happiness comes from personal effort to secure joys, noting even fiction holds sadness before a happy ending. Readers are urged to stay brave and cheerful and not blame fate for outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gayety
Tithe Boy Questions If Babies Speak Too Soon
A mother is told by a tithe boy that babies cannot speak before twelve months because they come from heaven with secret knowledge. If allowed to talk at birth they would reveal those secrets, so God delays speech until they have nearly forgotten them.
Precautionary Bathing for Health and Comfort
The article argues that frequent bathing benefits health and comfort by keeping skin pores clear and aiding excretion through the skin. It recommends rinsing with cold water and a brisk rub after bathing to promote blood circulation.
Speak Up and Say the Beans Talk Joke
A facetious speaker taunts the crowd with a quip about hearing Pike Speak and asks if anyone has heard Jack and the Beans Talk, turning a familiar phrase into a playful pun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pike
Jack and the Beans
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Stony Point
WM. H. Thompson
Haarlem
Eta
Saat Iandaogmaalas
Siste
Blair
E. Mitchell, St., Avondale
Cincinnati
Ohio
Mackey
Bismarck
Walter Rickey
Elkhart
Ind
Cadillac Chicken
Yerric Mar Wesk
Monarch
Ae Han Fen
Piccadilly
Billy
Doctor
Pierce
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