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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1916
Page
2
A health themed note stresses building reserves through proper nutrition. Shredded Wheat Biscuit is promoted as supplying materials for nourishing tissues and keeping bowels healthy and active. Suggested use includes breakfast with hot milk or cream.
The government plans a centralized flying section for the Dutch East Indies Army in Batavia. Twelve seaplanes will be used and more will be purchased in the United States under a special commission. Five trained air officers will join from Holland, forming a naval air contingent amid prior use of American seaplanes in the colony. An accident cost the life of the Netherlands Indian Army Commander in Chief, a tragedy marking local aviation history. Seaplanes are chosen to provide rapid warning of enemy approaches and furnish strategic intelligence on enemy strengths.
Albert Fishback faced arraignment after a plea dispute and rejected a guilty plea before trial. He changed to guilty and received a fine while others charged with drunkenness faced separate police court actions.
Fragmentary ad copy promotes a kidney remedy sold by FosterMilhari in Buffalo New York. It touts kidney relief claims and endorses a tonic named Lawrencer Peapte Leeper and Kinney Pill, urging readers to seek the product for pains dizziness and urinary issues.
A wartime dispatch describes two training schools for sharpshooters behind the lines, showing how troops practice concealed loopholes, camouflaged positions, and timed openings to target German forces. Reports cover improvised trench elements, eyeing techniques, and the broader push to simulate front-line conditions, illustrating the intensity of instruction and morale effects.
In Saratoga NY Tuesday morning a class dispute at Baldwin College ignited into a hand to hand clash as freshmen refused to wear skull caps during the six month rule. President Mason intervened but the fight escalated, with freshmen defying the policy and caps being torn asunder. The disturbance prompted further fallout at campus and related social notes through the week.
An old advertisement claims Gold Medal Haarlem Gile capsules cure kidney and rheumatic pains, swelling, and back ache. It asserts safety and long use worldwide, warns against fake patent medicines, and urges readers to choose the genuine Gold Medal brand to protect against counterfeits.
Messy OCR fragment lists multiple local residents visiting relatives and friends in Ottawa Stillwell Lawrence Junction and Waverly. Mentions Mr and Mrs W H L Hatten Dr Bell and family, Frank Sack, Webster family, Pemberton, Western Dental School, Miss Elisabeth leaving for Stillwell, Miss Nation returning from vacation, Gail Trebey, Soxman relatives, Paul Sonday Lich Heng, Grace Foster Minnie Dawson Marl Pope and Ruth Mudbury.
April report from Monte Carlo notes Monaco’s once formal Guard of Honor and gendarmerie largely disbanded as the war begins. Many servicemen left for foreign forces, with civilians wearing plain dress and a lone boy sentinel guarding the palace. Some Monaco residents reportedly joined the French Foreign Legion, while the heir apparent supported a Free French campaign.
Kansas City April 21 The state inspector reports no major violations in packing plant sanitary conditions improved with only a few safety appliances missing. William G Morse and Miss Bihan Bresette deputy inspectors toured special tire works to assess child labor law compliance and factory safety. The years show no instances of illegal employment. plants emphasize sanitation and safety upgrades to protect thousands of workers.
Experiments at Fort Hays and Kansas State Agricultural College show feeding by products can lower costs and improve gains. Tests compare kaffir silage with alfalfa and other feeds over 120 days, finding kaffir silage and alfalfa produced the best gains while kaffir straw and alfalfa fed on range lagged.
A rousing endorsement of Pan Tae as a superior remedy, praised by professionals and craftspeople for its claimed health benefits. The advertisement touts Tanlae as a universal tonic, claiming it cleanses the system, aids digestion, and restores energy, with a German chemist figure named Joséph Von Weimbaels guiding its production.
A garbled ad fragment mentions a wanted driver or trader in Kansas City Missouri. It references plans and an advertised jar or product, but the legible core is a recruitment notice seeking a merchant or associate in the local area.
A historical study compares silage types alfalfa and kaffy stover with straw and reformulates feed values. Results show alfalfa improves animal condition, especially when paired with silage, though range-fed heifers underperform. Variations in calf birth and weights are noted, with detailed feed intake and cost data per head.
Davis April 20 report details French artillery shock and air compression from shell explosions, causing pulmonary hemorrhage and rapid breathing collapse. Observations by medical observers note torn or blocked air spaces, with cases of near blackout and coughing fits after exposure near trenches. Motor taxes rise in England as costs for keeping motor vehicles grow higher than in America over recent years.
An old remedy named resinla or resinob ointment and resinob soap is touted as fast relief for itching burning and disfigured skin from ringworm and similar conditions. The ad claims twenty years of physician use with no harmful ingredients and that druggists sell the ointment and soap for soothing tender skin and improving complexions.
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