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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1921
Page
3
A youthful appeal from John of Cade Ohio prompts Warren G Harding to reply about funding a community swimming pool. He recalls his own childhood swims in local creeks near Caledonia and expresses hope the ball fundraiser will cover costs, offering to buy tickets himself if possible.
The high school glee clubs perform Monday evening at Bowatsock with a varied program including Fellowship March Cadet Blue The Moonbeam Dance A Cat Puss and other songs by Mary Allen Dororthy Clarke and Frances Millikin plus instrumental pieces Beehé Camp in the Woods and Stars of the Summer Night with string accompaniment and choir solos.
Governor Dures addresses lawmakers urging support for a pension fund. He recalls Kansas pioneers, missionaries, and preachers who shaped the state’s moral progress, linking their legacy to the fight for prohibition and improved human conditions. Mixed military updates note transfers and resignations in the Kansas National Guard.
Kansas wheat growers invited to attend a state meeting in Hutchinson on April 19 to express views on policy decisions from a recent National Wheat Growers Association executive committee. Other state meetings follow in Oklahoma, Texas, and Colorado as growers debate cooperative marketing versus fixed-price pooling and control of the 1921 crop.
The Red Cross became owner of property once used to fund public nursing work in Douglas County and the Lawrence Memorial Hospital. The transfer allows some of the initial funds to be returned to the Red Cross treasury. Mr. Pine plans to use the Lawrence House as a rooming house to meet demand for a stopping place. Names sent to Senate include George Harvey of New York as ambassador to Great Britain and Myron T. Herrick as ambassador to France.
A traveling physician advertises home treatment for stomach liver bowel blood skin nerves heart kidneys and more. He notes he does not operate for appendicitis ulcers tonsils or adenoids and promises remarkable results. Free examination during this trip and a different approach to care are emphasized. Married ladies should come with their husbands and children with their parents.
Kansas State Board of Agriculture notes historic hog breeds once common in the state. Secretary J. C. Mohter recalls premiums offered at the state fair decades ago to encourage diverse hog genetics. The piece reflects on changing farming practices and the disappearance of strains like Short-faced Lancashire and Woburn Trish among others.
Fragments suggest a discussion on prices and ailments with references to Dr and patients. Vague phrases imply complaints about a compound mix and nightly TV teas, hinting at local concerns or consumer issues without clear events or names.
A garbled report notes a running race at a fair where the judge ruled foul riding by rider Jim Loun, causing bets to be declared off. The text references oats, fall barley and malt, beets and onions, sorghums, and mentions various local names, studios, and a Geisha School Glee Club amid the damaged OCR.
A fragmentary message from Moundsville West Virginia mentions doctor’s care, past pain, and a reference to a medicine company. The legible parts describe ongoing pain relief hopes and a period of suffering, with no clear event, date, or identifiable person beyond general local context.
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