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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1919
Page
2
Through Kanwaka area news, families like Eberwein Wilber Pine and Hird are mentioned with visits from cousins and friends across Holton Topeka and Bonner Springs. Births, dances at Kanwaka Hall, church events and a bridge project near Mud Creek mark a busy social calendar as relatives travel, host, and attend picnics and sales.
The funeral of W J Cummings Sr will be held at the Presbyterian church at 2:30 Friday afternoon with Rev Gardner officiating. Services for Mrs Fis hran die at home 846 New Hampshire street Friday at 11 am, burial in Pleasant Grove cemetery. Mrs Jennie C Hook of 178 West Ninth Street died last night. funeral arrangements to be announced. Only one wild goose breeds well in captivity the Canada goose. Charles Crowder went to Topeka this morning.
August trading in Kansas City shows beef cattle prices steady to 15¢ lower with light demand and varied stockers, while hogs opened steady then slipped as packers cut bids. Sheep receipts and prices also softened with Western lambs steady to 25¢ lower, top at 14.75. bulls and feeders mixed, cattle and hogs overall weaker compared to the prior period.
A busy week with Six Corners station receiving piling for Mud Creek bridge on the Fort to Fort road. Elroy Ford sold watermelons at Tonganoxie, and Fred Strong reported large Lawrence shipments. McGrade markets grapes and tomatoes in Lawrence while families travel to Texas and stay on farms. Neighbors attend CGPA picnic at Eudora, Woodland Park meeting, and social calls at Van Neste home. Several pluses and visits across Oakridge, Bonner Springs and Neosho ranks are noted alongside a windmill upgrade and new wash place plans at Flvay Ford.
Advertising notes Zemo a remedy for eczema rashes and skin troubles, priced 350 with extra large bottle at 00, touted as non greasy easy to apply and fast healing. The rest of the text records local social news from Kansas, including visits, calls, farming notes, and property sales, with names like Mr and Mrs George Stanwick and Miss Nettie Sutter.
An OCR fragment notes Rahn of Cilrad Cough Balsa for coughs and colds with Zoe anody as a fine remedy for children.
The note instructs to reference seeing the Crivertine nert in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World within correspondence to Summer resort Ylease. It preserves the playful error and ties the request to a specific newspaper source.
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