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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1920
Page
2
The pamphlet distributed by C. W. Smith promotes Ford organizations and agency staff. Demonstrations showcase tractors with new hitches, Western Electric and Taleo power plants, and the shift toward mechanized farming. R. W. Kiser of the State Agricultural College demonstrates the multiple hitch amid interest from a rural crowd.
The federal trade commission calls for marketing facilities to cut distribution costs at major wholesale centers. It says moving food directly from field to factory would lower living costs and that reducing unnecessary costs would help curb price disparities and support national trade strength.
The supreme court set Monday April 14 as the hearing date to consider applications for suspension from office of Sheriff G. Clint Webs of Crawford County.
The Toledo diocese marks ten years. Gen Horace Torter turns 83. New York Republicans convene to elect a chair and prepare for the campaign. Texas Commerce Chamber hosts its first annual convention in San Antonio. Des Moines sets a hearing on Iowa’s split bank law. Spokane hosts a Pacific Northwest tourism fair under the Chamber of Commerce. A biblical prophecy quotes Daniel 12 1 as a time of trouble. Army officers in Europe still favor turquoise talismans against death. Greenland remains free of infectious diseases due to dry cold.
County commissioners authorize buying two concrete mixers twelve grader blades two rock crushers four plows twelve wheel trailers twenty four dredge scoopers ten fresno scoops ten wheel scoopers twenty four wheel barrows one screening plant corrugated culvert pipe one engineer's transit three engineer's tapes a level rod one level and a drafting board for road work.
Iva Adama from Brackett School District attended a Lawrence event last Saturday while Lawrence Fleming and Wilson Fleming from Fort Jo are mentioned. The text notes a month of family activity surrounding George Fleming and a confectionery business in Fort An, plus vigil for a late relative.
Community updates mention Laura Winter Prid hosting May 7 meeting with county officials. A reception for neighborhood newcomers planned at the schoolhouse Friday April 16 by the Community Club. Mentions Robert Schrayer election as treasurer, Gorge Richards and Wilt Anderson elected positions, Criss moving to West 4th Street, and a spring supper at Barker Friday night. Winter school concluded with a recent gathering and meal Thursday evening April 5.
Local items report births, marriages, and visits among residents including Ruth Phenicie and family. Weather and social events are noted with a house struck by lightning causing minor damage and a postponed Readvise Club meeting.
An advertisement urges readers to treat catarrh and early cold signs with Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy. It explains home preparation from an ounce of powder and boiled water, throat gargle, and nasal irrigation, claiming rapid relief and wide accessibility from druggists.
Community updates show Mrs. Mcartins hosting at her Second Street home with the Ladies Aid of Congress on Thursday. Mrs. Julia Gavitl attended last week and sewing committees met. Mrs. Canevashren and Mr. Kelly spoke at the inter westert event. Spear visited Tanner’s sister. families welcomed new arrivals and preparations continue for a new opening at 22 nineteen with a laugh noted by a local humorist.
Fragmentary notes list Fairvieve Trev and Mills Preny at a Sunday morning gathering. Mentions of weather, people including Mr and Mrs, and several names such as Lege en and Ginny Honsinger appear in a scattered community snapshot.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a premier kidney and liver remedy. It claims rapid relief from distressing ailments and invites readers to request a sample by mailing ten cents to Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York, noting Lawrence Daily Journal World.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a meeting with attendees and times but many words are garbled. The readable parts reference a session on a Wednesday with a 5 PM start and mentions of members, a Texan location, and some names, yet essential details are missing.
Fragmented text shows scattered names, places, and phrases with no clear event. It mentions Seymore, Ty, Otle, Brio, and several garbled terms. No coherent action or outcome is evident from the readable portions.
A garbled OCR passage lists scattered phrases and incomplete names and numbers. It references a woman, a city scene, and a potential date fragment but contains many errors, making the intended news item unclear.
Fragmentary notes describe a prolonged illness with a severe cough lasting three years. No clear names or locations are legible in the readable text.
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