Douglas County Fuel Committee Urges Early Coal Orders
The Douglas County Fuel Committee warns that coal supplies for next winter could be tight due to transport and rail conditions. It urges residents to place orders now for early delivery, noting rising prices for storage coal from Oklahoma Wyoming Utah and Colorado and advising on safe dry storage for various coal types. The panel includes Prof. FE H. S eye A S Olin R C Manley Paul Smo or and W R Gorrill.
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Douglas County
North Woods
Sorage
Douglas” County
Oklahoma
Wyoming
Utah
Colorado
Kansas
Él Committee
Douglas County Fuel Committee
Prof
FE. H._S.ey
A. S. Olin
Paul Smoor
W. R. Gorrill
Pleasant Hour Club Meeting Notes and Local Letters
The report covers Brackett Pleasant Hour Club events with Mrs Frank Douglas hosting on April 2 and a future meeting with Eastman on May 1. A postponed program due to rain will be rescheduled with a pie supper and no fixed time. Members include Mrs Arbuckle visiting relatives in Missouri and Mr and Mrs Seth joining the neighborhood. Several local residents are mentioned in brief updates and travels around Lecompton and nearby towns.
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Pleasant Hour
Frank Douglas
Ire Rudiger
E. S
Indigestion remedy ad and social notes from Lawrence
An old Lawrence column lists a 25 cent indigestion remedy from Tate Remeves and money if it fails, followed by social items. Mrs G F Brown hosts the missionary society at Second Presbyterian. Wilbur Jefferies left for Grand Island Nebraska. Mrs J L Hall and others visited Mrs Kirby. Walter Lee and Cleta Riley visited the Lees. Ralph Kirby and Arthur Eastman were perfect attendance for eight months. Mrs Mary Black left to join her husband in Pittsburg Pennsylvania.
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Lawrence
G. F. Brown
Missionary Society of the
Second Presbyterian Church
Wilbur Jefferies
Grand Island
Nebraska
J.L. Hall
Edmondson
Harry Edmondson
Arthur Stonestreet
Kirby
Walter Lee
Cleta Riley
Robert Lee
Ralph Kirby
Arthur Eastman
Mary Black
Jeffries
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Uncle Sam's Caseys Big Bond Buyers
Chicago April 22 W M Alexander assistant chairman of the Railroad Liberty Loan Campaign Committee says practically one per cent of the Third Liberty Loan bonds has been subscribed by western railroad employees. He expects the day to push past the 30 million dollar mark and then toward 60 million. He notes the growing number of subscribers relative to total employees as proof of practical patriotism to back the fighting forces overseas.
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Chicago
western_ railroads
W. M. Alexander
Railroad Liberty Loan Campaign Committee
Western Regional District
Railrose
Local News and Visits In Lawrence Area
Castoria advert nonessential. Sunday visits include Harold and Elmer Rip pard and Mrs Heffner and others from Lawrence and Emporia. Baldwin City trips by Meyer and Brown, Olin Meyer, and Walter Fleer painting and building. Globe school exams with about sixty pupils. L H Featherston re elected clerk. various locals attending, delivering corn, painting, and planting in Overbrook and Baldwin City.
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Dwight Smith
Harold
Elmer Rippard
Robert Brown
Fred Meyer
Baldwin City
August Fleer
Lawrence
Joseph Heffner
John Lyon
William Schwartz
Henry Rappard
Will Hepner
Paul Geisel
Ernest. Hepner
George
Martha
William Smith
Florence
Dwight
Oscar Wilson
Olin
Meyer
Overbrook
R. G. Brown
I. C. Stevenson
Humble
Mabel Weimer
Globe School
John Breithaupt
J. WH. Weimer
Mabel
Floyd
Emporia
L. H Featherston
Carl Schwartz
John Stahel
Bert Bond
Wm. Stegard
L_ .H. ‘Featherston
Lloyd and
Lila
Mr. Wm. Steward
Funeral for Jake Bowers Held at Pleasant Grove
FE. PE. and F. De Ferth attended the funeral of Jake Bowers at Pleasant Grove on Tuesday. Brubaker school closed Friday with a dinner, after which Mr. Finch and Mr. Elmer of Lawrence spoke about the Liberty Loan. Bertha Steward assisted Mrs. Banks with housecleaning last week. Florence Meyer of Topeka visits her father D. Brubaker. Chas. Haas works for C. M. Albright. H. B. Cook sold his old car to G. H. Metsker and bought a new one last Wednesday. Mrs. Eastowand and her children, and Mrs. Dodder, visited Lawrence on Wednesday.
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C. M. Albright
Cook
G. H. ‘Metsker
Eastowand
Dodder
Lawrence
Paperhangers leave no trace of work in tidy rooms
Report describes paperhangers as cleaner workers than predecessors. They avoided paste splatters on floors and maintained spotless rooms. Newly hung wallpapers kept houses looking untouched, making the workers nearly invisible to housewives.
Minneapolis Symphony at Robinson Gymnasium Tonight
The Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra with 52 players and 4 soloists performs two concerts at Robinson Gymnasium, Lawrence, arriving on the 10.22 Santa Fe train. Delegations from nearby towns and Washburn College students join the audience. Mrs. Edward MacDowell attends and is celebrated for her husband’s electricity in the program.
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Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Robinson Gymnasium
Lawrence
Oktawa
Emil Oberhoffer
Kansas Cusmphors
Orehe
Ales
Carl Prevers
Cenestratieek
Elgoed Ochis
Baseh
Mer
Romaine
Robinson Auditorium
Diplomatic Machines in Demand as War Stenographers
In Washington the government seeks stenographers and typewriter operators to support war efforts against the Kaiser. Recruiting Officer William Moyes plans a May 24 special examination at the Lawrence post office, with ongoing exams every Tuesday. Information is available by contacting Mr. Moyes at the post office.
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Hindenburg J
France
Washington
Enter
William Moyes
Lawrence Post Office
Moyes
Post Office
Rexall 93 Hair Tonic at McCulloch's Drug Store
Rexall 93 Hair Tonic sold at McCulloch's Drug Store for 1.90 dollars or equivalent in pounds, with pricing listed in local currency. The ad notes available stock and store location for customer purchases.
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McCulloch
Rexall
Women as paperhangers open new labor field in NYC
New York City reports a surplus of wartime draft losses prompting shops to hire women as paperhangers. Trials in several areas show female workers as accurate, painstaking, and faster, often completing tasks in one fourth the time.
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New York City
Advice to Working Girls from Mrs Dooley on Pinkham Remedy
Milwaukee reader Mrs H Dooley urges working girls with functional disorders to try Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She says it eased her fatigue and pains, enabling her to work from morning till night, echoes for others to contact the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn, Massachusetts for guidance.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia FE. Pinkham
H. Dooley
25Th Street
Lydi
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Masa
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Unable to determine a coherent readable article from the provided text. The fragment mentions arrests and a police department but lacks usable names, places, dates, or concrete actions to summarize into a proper news item.
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Cary
Petice
Iron Tonic Tablets Promising Pep and Vigor
An advertisement touts Frantic tablets as iron and herbal formula from the Surgical Institute in Buffalo New York. It claims to boost blood, color, and energy, promising renewed nerve strength and fighting spirit for men in battle. Trial offers include sending ten cents for a package.
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Pierce
Surgical Institute
Buffalo N. Y
Buffalo
N. Y
Bethel Lora Albright Receives Mumps Diagnosis
Bethel Lora Albright is reported to have mumps. Miss Ruth Clark escorted her pupils to Lawrence on Thursday for a University visit and a Woodland Park picnic. Rev and Mrs Nichol had supper at S Dodder's Sunday. Ed Enslow now drives a Ford. Chas Jones and sister Mrs Crawford visited Thos Tutcher's Sunday. A sizable Red Cross turnout gathered at Globe Tuesday. Ninies sind Charles hauled hogs Tuesday.
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Lora Albright
Ruth Clark
Lawrence
Janice Seeks Noted Author in Wintry Town Romance
Janice travels from the station to a Wayne County bungalow to meet the reclusive author MacDougal. A sleigh driver, Tibish, assists her, guiding her to the author’s home and inspiring glimpses of nature as she pursues illustrations for his forthcoming book. The encounter ignites a romance that leads to marriage.
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Janice
Fiist
Don MacDougall
Wayne County
Mar
Jhinice
Anepin
Glil
Tenn Wood
Jinice
Mac- Pongal
MacDougal
Tavish
Ben MacDougal
Poor Kin Talk About You Phrase
A terse saying notes that people with weak family ties discuss someone behind their back. It implies gossip and scrutiny from relatives deemed to have inferior connections, reflecting social judgment within intimate circles.
Hold County WCTU to Hold Institute at YMC A
The Douglas county WCTU will host a Wednesday institute at the Y M C A building attended by county society members. A full program features devotionals, reports from state and county leaders, musical numbers, talks on human education and Americanization, and a dedication of service flats in Lawrence.
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W.C.T. U
Y.M.C. A
W.C. T.U
Douglas County
Robinson
Ahlers Eriksen
Miss Lacey
Helen Backer
Mary Moore
Spirit of America
Mary Louise
Leona Marsh
Helen Dolloff
Powell
Bethel
Margaret Hammond
Vinland
Homer Rhot
Mina Moon
Gertrude Head
Lecompton
Slack
Linwood News This Week May Include Local Births and Sports
Doris Linwood is reported very sick with whooping cough. A 10 pound boy was born April 5 to Julius Ternadon. Linwood High School lost 22 8 to Eudora in baseball and Clyde Fritz left for Great Lakes to join the Navy, amid other community notices and events.
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Kither
Hazel Harbaugh
Ruth
Hazel Jones
Dorothy Stratford
Fred Hopkins
Reta Lewis
D. F. Lewis
John Hopkins
Charles
Dee
Atteberry
Francis
Clyde Fritz
Tom Chance
S. F. Thowe
Serviss
Calvin
Kansas City
Mr. Serviss
D.C. Serviss
I. CL
We Soto Munday
Arthur Kale
Louis Kirkman
Arthur Kirkman
Oltiveen Reetz
Camp Funston
Linwood High School
Eudora
Svore
Bonner
Navy
Great Lakes
Curtis & Curtis
Unsightly Pimples Signal Bad Blood Warns Readily
A dated ad claims facial pimples and body eruptions show sluggish blood and proposes S. S. S. as a miracle purifier. It urges buying the tonic at drugstores and offers free medical advice from a Georgia address.
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Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Georia
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