Notre Dame Opens Football Practice for War Year
Notre Dame is set to begin football practice on September 1 with head coach Jessie Hlarner directing. Assistant coach Knute Rockne will also report. Sixty candidates have signed to try out. Early training to be light due to expected war conditions. The West Point game is anticipated as the major clash of the season.
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Notre Dame
Ind
Notre Dame University
Jessie H. Hlarner
Knute Rockne
West Point
Red Cross Story Clue About Whitening Cloths
A fragmented note describes a Red Cross item aiding laundry, promising whiter cloths and thinner snow. It mentions a sale at grocers and a forthcoming event or washday usage with unclear names and dates.
Suffering in Holy Land as Syria faces famine
The Syrian Relief Committee reports dire conditions in Syria under strict censorship and blockade. Draft animals, crops, and able bodied men are requisitioned, the land is barren after locusts, food is blocked from entry, and thousands starve despite Allied efforts to prevent aid.
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New York
Federal Council
Syrian Relief Committee
Syria
Turkey
Syrian Committee
Gold Medal backache remedy ad promises relief today
An advertisement touts Gold Medal Linvaflem Oil Capsules as a cure for backache. It urges daily use of three or four capsules to achieve permanent relief, claims Dutch government sanction, and warns buyers to insist on the Gold Medal brand sold by reliable druggists with a money back guarantee.
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Linvaflem Oi
Holland
Netherlands
Haarlem
Hermtrlem
Tolland
Lightning's Flash Longevity in the Retina
A flash of lightning lasts a fraction of a second, but the impression lingers in the retina about an eighth of a second, or roughly 124000 times longer than the flash. The article explains how human vision extends this brief moment into a lasting sensation.
Edmonton Barber Fails to Speed Up Shaves
A London Telegraph note reports an Edmonton barber on temporary exemption who tried a woman assistant but she took half an hour to shave a single client, slowing service rather than speeding it.
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Edmonton
London Telegraph
No Great Inventions Say Marconi In War Lessons
Wireless inventor William AMiarteni says most war inventions are minor or repurposed. He cites Europe’s lesson in organization and handling large material projects, praising U S railroad efficiency and rapid industrial output. He declines to predict postwar usefulness of these products. Dr. Orelup advertises Eye Ear Nose Throat services.
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Rome
Pwre
William Amiarteni
Inoan
Associated Press
Aes
Europe
Evers
United States
Neiny
Circus Is Coming Advance Planned For Lawrence Show
Yankee Robinson circus advance agent W H Reaney visited Lawrence to arrange August 30 exhibition at Woodlands park. Ten new cars boost it to one of the country’s largest shows with educated wild animals and a three ring display. Clowns and stunts promise a full circus day for all ages. Frances Penchard and Arthur Olson visited Forest Lake. Mr and Mrs Edward Van Der Vries trip to Ruseon Arizona where he will head a high school.
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W. H. Reaney
Yankee Robinson Circus
Lawrence
Woodlands Park
Edward van der Vries
Ds M. van der Vries
Ruseon
Arizona
van der Vries
Yankee Robinson
Vorkd
Ostrich Faro
Bee Robinson
We Parke
Miss Merle Cross Visits Kansas City Contact
Miss Merle Cross of Wilson Kansas spent today with Mrs. M M Boyden on her way to Kansas City for a short visit.
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Merle Cross
Wilson, Kan
M. M. Boyden
Kansas City
Markets Report from Kansas City and Chicago
Market receipts 21,000 cattle with steady trend and prime fed steers around 8.35 to 8.50. hogs 12,000 receipts with lower tone and heavy bodes near 9.75 to 9.80. butter, eggs and wheat prices across grades show mixed movements. Chicago notes cattle receipts 18,000 with firm to higher demand. hogs 45,000 with slow market. corn and oats futures decline in Sept and Dec positions. pork and lard futures listed with current bid levels.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Chicago
Real Estate Transfers Across Kansas Briefly Listed
S D Bishop and wife transfer to Watkin's National for 1.00 and more. Lot 12 Levee in Lawrence. Polly Kraus and others transfer to John Edelbrock, Lot 9 Block 136 in Eudora. Ernest Abels to W Roy Martin for 12000. Northwest quarter 18 13 21 and two acres in northeast quarter 13 18 20. Dodderidge to Hosford Investment and Mortgage Co 7000. Lot 11 Block 8 and Lot 12 Block 9 University Place Lawrence. Hosford Mgmt Co to Ernest Abels 7000. Lots 12 Block 9 and 11 Block 8 University Place. Dodderidge to Hosford 7000. Lot 12 Block and Lot 11 Block 8 University Place. Homer E Maxwell and wife to F L Maxwell 1. East 16 feet Lot T and West 6 12 feet Lot U High Street Baldwin. Benjamin D Wilson to Elza C Eels and wife exchange 1.00. lots 68 70 72 74 76 78 80 Indiana Street and lots 67 69 73 75 Jersey Street Baldwin. Louis Phillips and wife to Everett W Kraus 1.00. Lot 9 Block 136 Eudora. Emma Houk leaves for Jola, Kansas.
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S. D. Bishop
Lawrence
Kansas
Watkin’s National
Levee
Polly Kraus
Eudora
John Edelbrock
Kan
Ernest Abels
W. Roy Martin
Northwest
Fannie A. Dodderidge
White City
Hosford Investment and Mortgage Co
University Place
Irian
Hosford, Inc
Mtg
Hosford Investment and Mtg. Company
Ernst Abels
Homer E. Maxwell
Baldwin
Flas I
Maxwell
High Street
Bénj. D. Wilson
Jackson County
Missouri
Elza C. Eels
Exchange
Indiana Street
Jersey Street
Louis Phillips
Everett
W. Kraus
Local residents and visitors from Yola Kansas report
Mrs. Dave Meisenheimer and three children of Yola visit her parents Mr. and Mrs J W Hank. Miss Jethel Ellis returned yesterday from a week in Yola Kansas. Miss Zoe Doering goes to Florence Kansas for vacation. An egg ages quickly but some chickens stay young long.
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Dave Meisenheimer
Yola, Kansas
J. W. Hank
Jethel Ellis
Yola
Kan
Zoe Doering
Florence
Kansas
Duty of the Administration to Stop Plots and Conspiracies
In a speech attributed to Mr Hughes, the speaker denounces plots and conspiracies against foreign nations and calls for immediate and vigorous government action. The text asserts the administration must promptly suppress plots once aware, stating it has resources and cannot evade responsibility by blaming others.
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Hughes
Tales Abovt Town Peculiar Two Headed Kitten and Other Oddities
A two faced kitten exhibited by C W Chandler in Lawrence lived only a few hours. Blind lawyer A C Wilson warned workers about guarding a sidewalk hole. Five men rode to Midland for a dance but arrived late and were driven out. Marriage licenses list Edward Pillow, prompting a wry remark.
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Lawrence
C.W. Chandler
Lincoln Street
A. C. Wilson
Wilson
Midland
Edward Pillow
Lawrence Visit Highlights Kansas City Figures
Edward Tanner and Bryan Davis of Kansas City were in Lawrence yesterday for undisclosed activities, with their appearance described as notable by local observers.
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Edward Tanner
Bryan Davis
Kansas City
Lawrence
Naismith Variations Create Outdoor Basketball on Oval Court
Dr. James Naismith, father of basketball, unveils an outdoor variation using a large oval court with baskets inside the bounds and no backsteps. Lawrence High School team stands ready on the border as nine regiments organize a league at Eagle Pass with silver cups offered for the winners.
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James Naismith
Naismith
Kans
Vermont
Kansas Regiment
Earle Pass
Lawrence High School
Eagle Pass
United States
Card of Thanks for Darling Daughter
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy shown during the sickness and death of our darling little daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Earl R. Bults.
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Earl R. Bults
Farmer's Homeseekers Excursion Sparks Escape Plan
A farmer joins a homeseekers' excursion to escape domestic routine and explore new opportunities away from home, signaling a search for change and possible relocation.
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Frances Penchard
Arthur Olson
Forest Lake
Emma Houk
Jola
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Citizens State
Peerless Garage
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Ee Jock See
Vincent Deguerra
Animal King
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LIONS
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Linda Jeal
LA Nova Sister
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Jennie
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Deadwood
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Happy Farmer
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