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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1918
Page
3
Miss Marian Shaffer of Kansas is the guest of Miss Ruth Ruolph, sharing hospitality and social visit details in a brief society notice.
Mrs J M Phenicie and her daughter Mary of Reno were in town yesterday. The pair were seen at several shops and enjoyed a brief stay with local residents before departing in the afternoon.
A collage of social notes from Belvoir and nearby: Mrs L A Perkins hosts a dinner for her father Mr Marin C Rice on his ninety second birthday. Ellen Hughes and Erna Siedel plan an evening picnic. Rev B H Gragg and guests split for a fishing trip. a Tonganoxie dance draws Lawrence attendees. a Colorado motor trip for Prof W S Hunter and family unfolds. knitting club and swimming party at Stella Maris Camp Fire group. a line party to see Billie Burke film with chaperones. births announced for Captain Glenn H Broyles and K F B Monroe families. Red Cross Belvoir Society reports steady charity work. Mrs Harlan A Kissel named War Kitchen manager in Louisville. Six Corners Club hosts war talk and music. upcoming meetings and farm bureau plans noted. informal party for Ruth Peairs before Albuquerque move.
Mrs. L. A. Smith and others journeyed to Kansas City today while Mrs. Strait, Mrs. Howard, and others spent time there or returned from there. Several individuals, including Miss Hackbarth and Miss Ryan, plan short vacations in Kansas City. Others headed to Des Moines, Bonner Springs, Ottawa, Lawrence, and nearby towns. Dr. Cantrell and Rev. Klyne made regional trips, and teaching duties and family visits continued in multiple communities.
A Galveston News item notes men have more pockets because their collars are too tight to allow items to be shoved down the shirt front. The quip contrasts men's and women's garment design and practical pockets.
A Shanghai daily print run of 30,000 copies is claimed to be the largest circulation of any newspaper in China, where the industry totals around 440 papers with average issues under 3,000.
Mr Lawrence Engel visits with Prof and Mrs Engel. Miss Geneva Cook travels to Kansas. Miss Eloise McNutt and Miss Jessie Wyatt are guests in town. Grape and Logan berry juice offered at Dunmire's Grocery. City Drug Store advertises services. Exeiso beverage touted. Magazine subscriptions urged via McNish.
Mrs Freida Rudolph plans to return today after a summer spent visiting her daughter in Washington.
A Cincinnati authority promotes freezone as a quick cure for corns and calls out unsafe home trimming habits. The ad claims a few drops shrink and lift the corn with no irritation, noting a quarter ounce costs little and suffices to rid feet of hard or soft corns or calluses.
Miss Elizabeth Jewett travels to Kansas City for a brief visit and enjoys Wiedemann’s ice cream, with options to have it unpacked in any quantity desired.
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