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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1918
Page
3
City commissioners discussed turning the derelict jail site into a cool Riverside park this summer with fountains flower beds and shade trees. They noted the sidewalk condition and warned no new walk until county removes stored road material from the lots.
Uncle Jimmy Green of the School of Law was feted at a Thursday night Uncle Jimmy Day banquet at the F. dridge House. He said he was “getting younger every year” at 77, noting a larger turnout of law students despite several chairs left vacant for the war.
Yesterday morning in chapel seven pupils at Seven High School were awarded scholarship letters. The ceremony continued a movement started three years ago by the faculty to recognize academic achievement and promise among students.
Scholastic and athletic standing are recognized with felt letters on a red fringed background. Recipients include Kahterene Doering Jennie Endinning Jessamine Fugate Alice McGaffer Jessie Martindale Dorothy Stanley and Mima Utlinger for center circle display.
Mary Weiser of 829 Alabama Street reports kidney disorder and backache relieved by Doan's Kidney Pills. She notes lasting relief five years later and recommends the same remedy for future symptoms. Price 60 cents, sold widely. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo NY, the makers.
A. Wright of Atchison enrolled in the University of Kansas School of Engineering last semester and has passed the aviation service exam. He awaits call to training, likely to be placed in a high speed scouts unit after several months at a ground school. The piece also mentions sickly mothers seeking comfort for their children and references a powder product promotion.
A 400 photographer call went to 15 states via Provost Marshal General. Registered draftees from Madison Barracks and Sacketts Harbor, N Y, April mobilize to air service. Photographers may volunteer. shortfall could lead to induction. An additional 2824 registrants will receive two months training in automobile driving and related mechanical tasks. Local boards in CT MA MI KY MO and TX directed to provide these men.
A Baldwin district roundup notes a Union school house meeting with farmers and Baldwin businessfolk to promote good roads along the Santa Fe Trail. Other items report a motorcycle crash near town, several vehicle purchases, students and staff movements, graduation planning, and local errands in Ottawa and Baker University circles.
This year buyers are urged to choose United States Tires for reliability in all conditions and economy per mile. The copy promotes dealer service and the tire lines Nobby, Chain, Royal Cord, Useo, and Plain as fitting options with nationwide standards of business.
Vinland resident Bill Hoskingen on business arrives in town. Genevieve Lamy to drive her graduating recital in April with Miss Marvelle Glass and piano studies under Prof. Rowhind. Mrs. Hindman in Ottawa Thursday. Gibson and Shepherd returning to Ottawa with Quayle. Funeral of a Grove relative attended. City grader preparing to grade new roads. Various social, school, and church mentions across Lawrence and nearby towns including visits by Ed Sack and others, stories of travel, illness, and local gatherings.
A fragmented note warns that spring colds can disrupt the body, affect digestion and energy, and progress to serious conditions like catarrh or pneumonia. It emphasizes not neglecting symptoms and highlights potential costs and danger.
An advertisement from the Peruna Company of Columbus Ohio urges readers to stock two boxes of Peruna for protection against sudden cold exposure. It touts the tonic as strengthening the system against colds and digestive issues, urging immediate treatment if symptoms appear and claiming decades of home use.
Readable text mentions Dr Orelup Eye Ear Nose and Throat with offices in Dick Building. Fragmentary lines reference Bolsheviki and European war era context with garbled phrases about towns and agitators. No coherent event or date established.
An old Musterole ad touts quick relief from neuralgia headaches and inflammation. It claims the white mustard oil ointment soothes sore throats bronchitis croup stiff neck asthma and many pains without blistering, priced at 20 cents per jar.
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