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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1917
Page
6
Baker University faculty chosen six girls and one boy for the Alpha Delta Sigma honorary fraternity based on scholastic achievement. The article also lists numerous local notices including sports, club meetings, enlistments, and public announces from Baldwin and nearby towns.
Money to loan on longer or short time for buying or building homes in Douglas County. The Douglas County Building and Loan Association, 74 Mass Street, Le Roy New York offers funds and information for prospective homeowners.
Neighbor testimony highlights Down's Kidney Pills as helpful for weak kidneys and back pain. The advertisement features a carpenter named Rose from Delaware and claims patients found relief after using the product distributed by Milburn Co. and sold at local dealers.
Local society items report visits and calls among residents such as Lindy at the Charlie de home, Alice Price, the Pardee family, the Craigs, and the Virdee family with several Baldwin shoppers noted. The piece also mentions windshields at F Matthews Lumber and a social note about plans and thanks.
The annual inter-class meet at the University of Kansas was postponed due to wet cinder track conditions. Officials consider rescheduling for Monday or Tuesday as a tryout for the dual meet with the Aggies on May 4 in Lawrence. Coach Hamilton has not set a new intra-class date. A marriage license was issued to Otto L. Johanning of Baldwin and Ittille L. Schaake of Lawrence.
Advertisement promises a new asthma cure and pain free trials at home with no time loss. It touts a universal method and urges readers to request a free trial regardless of illness history, claiming quick relief and no discomfort.
County clerk George Brane and staff completed a Ruged resources survey of Douglas County at the request of the State War Commission. Figures cover assets for the state defense council including wagons electric meters threshing machines and various industrial equipment. The team worked weeks of extra hours, with the public office praising their thorough prompt effort for national war needs.
Classified notice seeks men to sell renowned purebred Percheron horses. Includes licensing details, locations in St. Joe and nearby areas, breed description, and contact cues. Abstract listing emphasizes sales, prominent breeds, and issued license numbers.
A series of lectures on welfare and public morals is planned in Lawrence beginning Sunday May 13. Dr Theodore Hansen and other welfare workers will headline the event, with a large organizing committee coordinating arrangements for what is billed as the biggest meeting of its kind in the city.
A April report notes bookbinder Aremen using codfish skin as a leather substitute for bindings. The material reportedly offers strength and durability, is easy to work with, and remains stable under varied conditions. The piece contrasts its advantages with traditional hides and hints at broader uses.
W H Whitehair returns home to Chanute after attending a gunners meet. Miss Betty Colman of K visits Miss Linnie Shorts. Miss Lucile Wilson of Pasadena stays with Mrs A Henley. Additional line mentions rubber roofing advertising and a local note about entertaining.
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