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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1918
Page
5
Marié Ketels and Miss Eulalen visit, farm work, threshing, and social calls fill a busy period. Frequent mentions of neighbors at Charles Young and family homes, Wheat hauling by local farmers, weather heat waves, church Sunday School, Red Cross sessions, and upcoming public sales. A mixture of greetings, illness, travel, and farm maintenance marks a typical rural week.
The report notes threshing in the neighborhood finished Thursday as Nels Parento completed his work. Several local residents visited and family members from Chanute Kansas were mentioned, including Mrs. A. T. Sharpe. An accident near Tuesday left Roy Day with a broken collarbone and a dislocated shoulder after being caught in a tractor wheel.
An advertisement declares Freezone a Cincinnati invention to remove corns and calluses from feet with a tiny bottle sold for a few pence. It promises no soreness or irritation and urges readers to call now.
Reports indicate Mrs Ingerberger and Mr Hughes face serious illness with typhoid rumors. Visitors include Mr Clifford Moon and Mr Bruce Brooks from Ottawa. Moon celebrates a new motorcycle while locals discuss road issues after a wheat truck toppled a culvert near the Moon home. A Kansas City group visited the ranch for a Sunday drive and return trip.
Green's August Flower described as a long trusted household remedy for constipation intestinal troubles torpid liver and low spirits. It is presented as valuable for indigestion nervous dyspepsia and liver trouble causing headaches heart palpitations and upset stomach. A few doses are said to relieve symptoms and it is labeled as a gentle laxative sold by The City Drug Store.
Mr A Schick lost several bushels of seed wheat after wagon damage from a broken hitch last week. Jim Jones of Vinland made few calls in the area Tuesday. The Stony Point Auxiliary met midweek with low attendance while knitting and sewing continue with available yarn. Del Martin visited Lawrence Tuesday evening and remains employed with Robardeo at High Prairie all summer. Charles Ice works at the Cibley elevator. Bertha Pardee attended a Pleasant Grove sale. Mrs Winters and Mrs Holmes shopped in Baldwin. S Iymberger notes future travel. Thea is in good health. the water-haul cleanup continues. Ernest George spent Sunday with parents. word arrives Jee is owner of a new bike.
An advertisement extols GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy for backache and distress. It claims national Holland endorsement and notes Holland women and children stay sturdy with the product. Boxes come in three sizes with a money back guarantee and urged to buy only the GOLD MEDAL brand.
Fred Griffis arrived at Ft. Riley safely and will be under quarantine for two weeks. Miss Alma Grossman spent Sunday with home folks. Mr. and Mrs. E. Lawson entertained at dinner Sunday. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Lawson Albert Lawson and Mr. and Mrs. Jack McMillen and sons Dan Dale and ter. Mr. B. I. Holmes spent Sunday night with his mother in Lawrence. Walker Randall is plowing on the S. W. Randall place of Vinland.
Certificates of Series A dated June 25, 1918 and payable October 24, 1918 with 4 12 percent interest. Denominations of 100 and above. Watkins National Bank announced.
Pleasant Grove items report social visits including Mrs Eterhart’s birthday celebration hosted by Mrs. Hugh and Miss Anna. J Leonard Williams shot a 55 inch brown hawk at daybreak in Jeres field. Miss Violet Oswalt wed Mr. Willie Wingert at the Will Postma home. G R Hibner visits Kansas City before returning to Empire Colorado for chemical mill work. Green Bros bring four tractors from Lawrence for south and west area farms. Plowing for wheat advances as fields recover from standing wheat. a heavy rain is desired. Mrs Hamsher of Ohio met local Hibners and Mrs. Walter Dee shopped at Grove Store. Charlie Jacobs’ letter from Washington details his service in the Commissary department. Mrs Laster returns from Camp Doniphan. Private Roy Laster to a health resort. Who carries the risk on your life, your family or some good life insurance company. Northwestern?
Local residents celebrate rainfall easing drought on the plains. Several young men departed for military camp last Monday, surprising them after a brief stay. Families from Oklahoma visit relatives, with Deister and Snyd families noting a Willis-Nite car purchase and farm activity near the valley.
Fragmentary OCR text from a Leavenworth Sunday report notes a gathering or event with attendees and mentioned names Henke and Ey referenced in a rough, unclear context. No clear actions or outcomes are discernible.
Mrs. Fred Heim and daughter of Overbrook Kansas visit the Dwyer home while Ray Barnes recovers from surgery. Local brief notes report farming activity threshing shipments of wheat and milk sales, a Methodist church carpet purchase and upcoming church dedication.
Tonkanoxie residents host guests from Lawrence and nearby towns while many travel for business. Red Cross ladies stage a fundraiser dinner at Worley farm netting $100. Navy recruit Walter Geib, a United States Navy Radio Electrician, trains on Marconi wireless systems aboard ships.
A 22 year old graduate of Coyne National Trade School and International Correspondence School is praised for responsible service in a maritime posting to South America. The column records visits by Hazen and Zoellner families, travels of Charles French, Jim Foster, and Miss Genevieve Ratliff, plus birthday celebrations for Genevieve Ratliff and social visits among local residents including Kate Noble, Ed McNerney, and Mrs Roy Wingrove and family.
Businessmen testify that the saying business is business is going out of fashion and that the best practice is to weave the golden rule into dealings. Courteous and polite conduct improves relations among customers and workers as equality and reciprocity guide daily operations.
A reflective note argues against sensational fiction and exaggerated claims about health and childrearing. It warns that overemphasizing faults or merits distorts perception, and that sensationalism in design and home furnishings misleads readers.
A historical note reports a study of 125 murderers who were examined for dreaming patterns. It found 96 seldom or never dreamed, suggesting that the more intent on crime, the less the subject dreamed. The item contrasts common beliefs about criminals and dreams.
A Chicago minister voices doubt that a street corner aggressor should be killed outright, suggesting there could be a chance for reform. The remark echoes Sam Jones’s famous line about reforming a fool, stressing mercy and temperance in handling a rogue.
The piece argues quick action drives fortune yet warns against impulsive leaps. It cautions that swift decisions without thought can ruin judgment, urging steady momentum or deliberate retreat rather than indecision.
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