Canada’s wartime munitions surge acknowledged
Wartime Canada produced a vast munitions output including 67 million shells and 2 921 aircraft by 1917. Over 450 plants operated, with metal needs of steel, copper, spelter and lead, while women filled jobs left by men to keep industry humming. Leaders Lloyd George and Churchill praised the Empire’s debt to Canada.
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Ing
Canada
Nova Scotia Steel Company
W. A. Peterson
Canadian Pacific Railway
C. S. Waitston
Ingersoll Rand Company
Canadian Pacific
Montreal
H. H. Vaughan
Vaughan
Lloyd George
Winston Churchill
Kansas Leads Nation in Tractor Numbers Says Official
Kansas has more tractors than any other state, estimates from J C Mohler secretary of the state board of agriculture show. He places active tractors in Kansas between eight and ten thousand and adds an agent reported 2 200 machines distributed since last October to a convention of tractor dealers in Topeka Kansas.
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Thig
Topeka
Kang
Kansas
Union
J.C. Mohler
State Board of Ay. Rey|trre
Kanseas
Mohler
Pike pasteurized ice cream sale notice
Pike ice cream advertised as pasteurized and wholesome by Wiedemann company with contact phone 182 for orders.
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Pike
Wiedemann’s. Phone 182
It Pays to Advertise Promises 50 Percent Ad Increase
Chicago April 11. William H Rankin of the American Association of Advertising Agencies predicts a 50 per cent rise in daily newspaper advertising this year as manufacturers and merchants find dailies the most profitable publicity. Rankin spoke at a meeting of the executive committee in Chicago to support the Victory Loan campaign.
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Chicago
William H. Rankn
American Association of Advertising Agencies
Rankin
Cascarets Candy Like Bowel Cleansing For Children
Mothers warned to treat children with Cascarets a candy tasting laxative for mild stomach upset and bilious symptoms. The ad claims it cleanses bowels more safely than oils or calomel, suitable for children aged one year and up, urging consistent use and promising relief.
Newspapers Earn High Esteem From Advertisers, Rankin Says
Rankin credits newspapers for the success of loan campaigns and war work drives, praising their cooperation with the government and noting the high esteem newspapers now hold with advertisers.
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Rankin
They Hit the Spot Foley Kidney Pills Story
A Hudson New York volunteer firefighter notes severe back pain disrupted sleep and mobility. After using two bottles of Foley Kidney Pills the writer reports full relief, praising the product for curing back and side pain, kidney and bladder issues. Sold widely by advertisers.
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D. McMallen
Hudson
N.Y
County Attorney Warns Tobacco Dealers Of Statute
J B Wilson county attorney reminded Tobacconists that state law bans cigarette sales to underage Kansans and requires prosecutions for violators. He emphasized that prosecutions rely on feasible evidence, not rumors, and warned dealers to enforce the law.
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J. B. Wilson
Wilson
Returned After 1700 Days Letter From 1914 Shaler
Millard K. Shaler of Lawrence is informed about a letter from August 1914 returned after being lost for 56 months. The note from his father C. C. Shaler, a Lawrence druggist then in Portland, was stained by wartime wandering. Millard, stationed in Brussels as an engineer, aided relief to Belgium from London after war began.
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Millard K. Shaler
Lawrence
Belgium
Brussels
Africa
C. C. Shaler
Portland
Ore
Czechs and Magyars Fight Near Ungvar Border
News reports a violent clash between Hungarians and Czechs at Ungvar near the Moravian border. Details are fragmented with unclear casualties and circumstances. Further dispatches pending from London and Amsterdam.
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London
Ungvar
Moravian
Hunan
Sterdam
Lawyer seeks habeas writ to free Lamb in Topeka case
Topeka attorney Md Rooney filed for a writ of habeas corpus to release T. J. Lamb from Shawnee county jail claiming Lamb’s residence is in Mt. Moriah Missouri not Kansas and arguing Douglas County lacks jurisdiction over the habitual drunkard charge.
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Lamb
Topeka
Kans
Mt. Moriah
Kansas
MD Rooney
T. J. Lamb
Shawnee County
Douglas County
Rooney
Dr Orclup Eyes Ear Nose Throat Offices
Eugenie former French empress will begin her 94th year next month. Dr Orclup maintains ophthalmology and ENT offices in the Dick building.
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Dr. Orclup
Dick Building
Eugenie
Mrs Lewis of Brooklyn Finds Relief with Vegetable Compound
Brooklyn resident Mrs Ersie G Lewis reports a year of misery from displacement and head pain. Her sister urged Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound which she credits as a splendid tonic and recommends to others with similar troubles. The ad invites readers to write Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass for guidance citing ten years of experience.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ersie G. Lewis
Vernon Ave
Crooklyn
Lewis
Baldwin School Art Exhibit Opens Friday
The public school will host an art show from Friday through early next week featuring works by students from the year. Miss Heath of the college art department led the program, and Mabel Jackson presented gold bank balls to the basketball team as a token of appreciation for their season. Prof. M. D. Geere traveled to Kansas City on Wednesday evening. The Y M C A installed its officers for the new year on Thursday evening with John Frances as president and other officers listed. The Y W C A was led by Francis Rickenbrode on Fight Weeks Clubs with Helen Brockway discussing her summer club. A debate is slated Friday at 8 in Centenary hall, admission free. Armand's Face Powder is recommended, City Drug Store.
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John Frances
Charles Shike
Allen Lough
Chester Lawson
Roberts
Francis Rickenbrode
Helen Brockway
Centenary Hall
Belleview Births and Illnesses Reported Around Town
Belleview notes report a baby named Mawin Arthur born to Mr and Mrs Freese, with the family hosting visitors. Miss Marrs Preese cared for a seriously ill girl, and Mrs Gilbert Stover and family welcomed a new baby boy. Herbert Freese has returned home from Camp Funston after training. Mrs W F Stover visited the Sowers home for several days.
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Gilbert
Stover
Oatie
Howberg
Mawin Arthur
Herbert Freese
Eorsetades
Camp Funston
Social News From Forsythe and Nearby Homes
Mr W H Woods and family of Bonner Springs spent Sunday at the Forsythe home. Numerous families visited friends and relatives around Lawrence and nearby, including Bertz Bertz and family, Friese, Conner, Paughtery, Ott, and Shirek households. Charles Ott attended the State Tournament in Lawrence. Ernest Russell also attended and visited Charles Ott. Several gatherings featured dinners, afternoon visits, and birthday celebrations, with Miss Hart’s group hosting refreshments for about a dozen ladies. More neighbors planned future visits and a community supper at the Blue Mound schoolhouse drew seven attendees.
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W -H. Woods
Bonner Springs
Forsythe
Fred Bertz
Nere Wilson
Weak
Ndwin T Fréese
Conner
Bert Paughtery
Charles Brown
Fairvrey
Minor
Chester Howard
Fred Howard
Gee Ott, Sr
Herbert
Lawrence Freese
Gee Ott, Jr
A. J. James
James
Ralph Kbavis
Standing
Lawrence
Lou Shirek
John Shirek
A. B. Comner
Mroo
John Wil-bur
George Aif
Redpho Deavis Aad Pooris
Bassell
Banes
I. Forsythe
Betts
Butlers
Rebinon
Lobiasan
Mis
Ett
Potrias
Missouri
Shirek
Jin Shorek Heer Roscoe
Methrland
Femite
Staw Valley
Anderson Home
Pert Byueherty
Firmny
Mro
Srna
Gen
Sro
Mas
Chester Tlaweerd
Helen
Howard
FB Pewserd
Mir
Gea
Gee
Sehabert
Mudota
Sam Strabet
Harmon
Blue Mound
Lawrence area notices and visits reported in Lawrence region
Local residents share winter by Florida and Saint Petersburg visits. Friends and relatives gather for dinners banquets and church events in Lawrence and nearby towns. Military and overseas service updates, sickness and hospital news appear along with routine social calls and Cross Red items.
Eatonic remedy promises quick relief for acid stomach
An ad claims acid stomach causes indigestion and a host of ailments. It promotes Eatonic chewable tablets to absorb excess acid, relieve bloating, belching and discomfort, and restore vitality. The pitch urges readers to buy a big box through their druggist with a guaranteed instant or refund offer.
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Helpigen Onco
Eatonic
Eatonig
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