Demand Is Increasing Drift of Labor to Cities
Chicago April 18. Davenport dean of University of Illinois College of Agriculture urges Civil-Military Service to mobilize labor for farms rented by the government. He warns America faces food shortages as farm labor has deserted the land, causing reduced yields and risk of food imports.
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Chicago
Ill
America
Ne Davenport
University of Ilinois College of Agriculture
Davenport
Lavin Davenport
Europe
York
Une
Allien
Barres
Fednt
Argentina
Alberta
Saskatchewan
France
Doan's Kidney Pills Backed by Mrs Peterson Endorsement
A historical ad asserts Doan's Kidney Pills cured Mrs. W. Peterson of kidney trouble including backache and pains across the kidneys. It quotes her statements from 1910 and 1915 praising the remedy and urges readers to ask for the same product, noting price and dealer availability.
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America
Europe
Lawrence
Nro
Children Trust This Fruit Laxative For Quick Relief
Cal f ornia Syrup of Figs is praised as a safe laxative for children and adults, with claims of gentle cleansing of stomach liver and bowels. The ad warns of counterfeits and promotes a 50 cent bottle from the California Fig Syrup Company.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
Ady
Local Social News and Visits Reported
Miss Nettie Rist returns home after a successful school term. Sunday visits by Frank and J. M. Crowder to Wn. Taylor. Mrs. Lewis and daughter Cora with Fred Lawson drive to Buck Creek then Richard Lewis’s. Easter vacation ends as families resume home life in Lawrence. Thatcher place vacated by A C Nichols. Fire destroys a house last week. J M Crowder family and J E Mercer visit Lawrence homes.
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A. C. Nichols
Collins
J. M. Crowder
J. E. Mercer
Lawrence
Crowder Lare View Social Roundup Spreads News
Mrs Flor Culman spent the week with her daughter and family. Miss Ruth Collins has the measles. Charle Brisbon of Lawrence visited the Rist home. Swallows moved to a new place recently visited by Jd. Ml Woolf and others hosted luncheons. Several Lawrence visitors and local families shared a busy weekend with kin. The Crowder and Lake View schools spent time together.
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Flor Culman
Harley Armstrong
Ruth Collins
Melvin Haading
Dark
Lecompton
Charle Brisbon
Lawrence
Rist
Swallows
ML Woolf
Lunel
Dave Wray
Midland
Jellison
Albert
Rose
Williamstown
J. D. Button
Crowder
Lake View
Excelsior School Hosts Friday Picnic and Final Exams
Excelsior School closed Friday for a picnic dinner and an afternoon of music with nine attendees from five districts. Miss Black completed her second year and is hoped to return. Union school closed Friday with a dinner and program and final exams were set for Saturday and next Saturday. Local activities include visits by Baldwin residents, plantings as corn pranting dominates chores, and a weather hindering growth.
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Morgan
Paldwin
Black
Union
Hol Hyland
Charley Kirchner
Swimley
Baldwin
Charley Ingle
Overiine Pomona
Ottawa
Eight Mile
Ed Hyland
Stafford
Frauenfelders
Brubaker
Griffith
Josephine Swimley
Orpha Baker
Tom Hyland
Doyle
Lawrence
Hogan
Reno
Nev
Johnnie Hyland
Commencement Speakers Secured for Baker College
Baker College announces no war impact on the commencement program with speakers secured including W A Bailey principal of Kansas City schools for closing chapel and Bishop W O Shepard delivering the baccalaureate sermon. Henry J Allen will give Thursday morning address in Centenary hall and Dr Kirk Waldo Robbins will deliver the university sermon in Ravenswood Chicago. Seventy five seniors will receive degrees this year. Also notes William Huff’s seventy sixth birthday and the death of Mrs. R Anderson wife of Wagus guardian of Baldwin.
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W. A. Bailey
Kansas City
Bailey
W. O. Shepard
Kirk Waldo Robbins
Ravenswood Methodist Church
Chicago
Centenary Hall
Henry J. Allen
Kansas
Baker
How Fat Folks May Become Slim
An advertisement touts a simple weight loss method using Komin capsules with meals and nightly doses. It urges open air breathing, weekly weigh-ins, and persistence, claiming rapid, safe results and rejuvenation for those deemed overweight.
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Ady
Baldwin News Micro Bits Face Losses and Small Movements
Funeral services will be held at the home and burial at St. Marys. Mrs. J. F. Quigley of Portland and Jake Anderson of Maple Hill are noted survivors. Local notices mention health, relocations, engagements, and business changes among Baldwin residents.
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St. Marys
J. F. Quigley
Portland
Ore
Jake Anderson
Maple Hill
Pape's Diapepsin Soothed Stomach In Minutes
Dyspeptic readers are urged to try Pape's Diapepsin for rapid relief from indigestion acid fermentation and stomach upset. The ad promises neutralizing acids in minutes, no gas or belching, and a return to eating favorite foods without fear.
Talk Conservation Projects Federation Aids Women
Mrs John Dickin son Sherman of Chicago told the Federation of Women's Clubs council in New Orleans that clubwomen are active in conservation. She highlighted Danes National Park and Mississippi Valley National Park and noted Illinois Indiana and Michigan club members aim to raise over 1 million dollars to buy land for Dunes Park while requesting 225000 dollars from the U S government for Mississippi Valley National Park. The report mentions five and a half tons of coal burned annually per undeveloped horsepower in U S streams.
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Federation of Clubs
New Orleans
John Dickinson Sherman
Chicago
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Federation
Sherman
Danes National Park
Mississippi Valley National Park
Dunes Park
Ilinois
Indiana
Michigan
United States
Methods of Judicious Advertising of Farm Products
A Kansas State Agricultural College expert urges farmers to standardize and brand farm products. Use cartons printed with farm name and location, develop appealing stationery, and display listing boards. Consider delivery routes, mail lists from taxpayers, and distinct product marks to build repeat customers.
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Manhattan
Kan
H. W. Davis
Kansas State Agricultural College
Davis
Professor Davie
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