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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1918
Page
6
A stereo motorgraph, an automatic picture machine, will be sent to Camp Funston for the entertainment of soldiers and will be exhibited here during the state convention. A notice calls the party who borrowed the bound Journal World volumes from July to December 1917 to return them to the office immediately.
The city passes an ordinance requiring responsible reporting for venereal cases, allowing isolation to protect public health, and prohibiting certificates claiming freedom from infection. It also mandates records by druggists on cures and penalties for violations. Funeral notices and local ads follow.
Lost and found notices and small ads from Wilson Kansas area. Items include a trunk lost on Golden Belt road between Lawrence and Topeka, a list of sale and rental ads for a modern house, a 160 acre farm for sale near Lawrence, potatoes for sale near Dickers Store, a clean sweep sale near Waldbridge farm on Sept 11, and a lost black fueling bag with reward. Names include Rev Janes Taylor, W R Williams, Nick Craeme, H V Stone, L W Fitzpatrick.
Prof. W A McKeever announces tomorrow’s mayoral picnic at Woodland Park with ample watermelon, swings, sack races, a peanut hunt, and running events. Prizes are thrift stamps from Mayor Kreeck, and streetcars will carry free rides 1 to 9 pm. Lawrence kids invited. play leaders urged to assist.
Henry Wagner was badly hurt when his motorcycle collided with a Dodge driven by George Ware at Seventh and Tennessee streets. He was taken home by car and will likely stay off work for a week due to a injured limb.
Mrs Ed Dickerson of Bismark Grove and her guest Mrs Costly left for Independence Kansas tonight to attend a Woman's Democrat meeting. Mrs W A Harris of Kansas City who had been visiting friends in Lawrence returned home today with Rob Hurst.
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