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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1914
Page
5
A miscellany blends a poetic invitation to the wild with dense social diary items. The verse laments city poverty while urging a return to nature, followed by club meetings, weddings, dinners, and campus events detailing hosts, locations, and attendees across Lawrence and nearby towns.
The two week revival led by Rev. W G McFarland at the Valley Grove school house expects 25 attendees for baptism at the Christian church tomorrow. Entire families have turned to faith, with Rev. McFarland and his brother directing singing. Community zeal grows as meetings continue into the coming week.
Fein's Electric Light is praised for its superior brightness and extended service life. The advertisement notes it provides the longest and best illumination among competing lamps, appealing to households seeking reliable indoor lighting.
The Hoosier Schoolmaster Aurora is on stage tonight with the first show promptly at seven o'clock. Local audiences are invited to attend this evening performance at the usual venue.
Complaints filed in the Girard division of Pittsburg district court accuse John Bussey R A Williams Perry Rhine and Eric Rhine of violating the Sunday labor law by operating amusement houses on three Sundays November 15 22 and 29 in Pittsburg Kansas Warrants likely to be issued today against the four men.
The Perfect Comedy and companion show Potash and Perlmutter at The Varsity theater deliver a two program night. Tuesday feature The Perfect, a four reel comedy, with Montague Glass style humor and a companion act.
Personal mentions cite Mrs W Brown and other locals visiting Kansas City or traveling to nearby towns. Several names, including Miss Agnes Stanwix and Miss Andrey Schwinley, are listed with accompanying moves or visits, plus a brief verse about Velvetina.
To shoppers planning Christmas purchases, Fein's promotes a beautiful calendar and urges Gustafson to buy your hash lights for Christmas from Fein's, presenting a seasonal gift idea and call to action.
A one day only showing of the film RIP VAN WINKLE screens at the Varsity on Monday featuring Thomas Jefferson as a central theme or inspiration in the program.
The Hoosier Schoolmaster opens in Aurora tonight with a first show promptly at 7 o clock. Shaler presents San-Tox Pine and Eucalyptus as the key attraction in this early program.
Copenhagen December 5 neutral city fills with German merchants and other wartime shoppers. The American Consul General in charge with Mr Winslow aiding US exporters. Only necessities pass to Europe. Danish importers reject experiments. Items in demand include drain cotton flour provisions footwear clothing canned goods metals and raw materials.
Local officials issue a health alert as an approaching cold front raises concerns of hypothermia and frostbite. Hospitals urge vulnerable residents to seek shelter and layer clothing while emergency services coordinate warming centers and outreach patrols.
Chafing dishes percolators tea pots and trays from the Manning Bowman line are featured at Crustafson's in a kitchenware sale offering a wide range of evergreen cookware items.
A festive sale note promotes Gustafson and Velvetina goods at Shaler's with a one price offer on quality foods and gifts. The advert touts imitation resistance and value as a special deal for the holiday season.
Athens reports satisfaction with the year's government finances. The Minister of Finance cites a favorable economy and less adverse impact from world events. Ordinary expenditures total 17 million dollars and extraordinary 43 million, with about 47 million of the 90 million budget slated for military and defense.
Chicago December 5 bidding by the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe railroad awarded a $2 million contract for steel rails with spring delivery. W E Hodges vice president in charge of purchases said the company would also spend about $3 million monthly on supplies and equipment for the next several months, about $1 million more per month than the prior eight months.
London date line reports that the suffragette idea of sending England’s letter carriers to the front with women replacing them was rejected by the Postmaster General. An official statement says no need for women in such work and that enough temporary male force is being found through Labor Exchanges to substitute postmen now engaged in military service.
A letter from Ray Stannard Baer of Amherst Massachusetts, editor at The American Magazine, thanks Willard Wattles for a book of Kansas poems. Baer praises the collection for revealing Kansas and the West as they are in youth and strength, signed December 1, 1914.
In Naco Arizona on December 5, Mexican snipers fired across the border killing Antonio Bracemonte, a teamster, and wounding Private Dub Miller of the Tenth Cavalry. Miller joins a rising toll as 14 American soldiers have been hit and 28 Mexicans killed or wounded since fighting began.
The U S Tennessee is featured in Pathe News at The Varsity with other current events of interest.
Geneva reports cargo boats once carrying coal and cereals along the Rhine have been converted into ambulances for wounded soldiers from Colmar and Cologne. German wounded receive care in Rhine hospitals, but doctor shortages since mid October have led to delays and some deaths. Surgeons are overworked and reportedly fall asleep on duty, per Colmar dispatch about a renowned surgeon.
A Lawrence resident testifies to the public good of Doan's Kidney Pills. Mrs Lescher of 1287 Delaware St reports kidney weakness, backaches, headaches, dizziness, and lameness. After using Doan's Kidney Pills per directions she feels relief and normal kidneys. Price 50c at dealers. FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY
Rheumatism comes from an acid in the blood affecting muscles and joints causing inflammation stiffness and pain. The remedy Hood's Sarsaparilla is hailed as a blood purifier that improves digestion and directly benefits the blood. Start treatment today to avoid continued suffering.
After working a fortnight with little rest a doctor fell asleep during a key operation. Pressing calls have been made on doctors in Germany, including the most aged, to remedy the difficulty.
A British consul protest from Bisbee Arizona to the U S State Department, delivered via Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, opposes Arizona’s 80 percent American citizen requirement for employers with more than five workers. The embassy is expected to take no action. Also included is a U S notary oath from 1886 about a Catarrh Cure and a drug advertisement for Hall's Pills.
Mrs H B York of Mena writes she suffered for two years from womanly ailments before using Cardui and has been greatly relieved. Cardui, over 50 years old, remains a trusted tonic medicine for women and its demand grows. Begin today to feel stronger.
A fragment reads as a handwritten note: the writer refuses to send Xmas presents and suggests self-purchasing a gift if Jim feels inclined. The casual tone hints at casual holiday in the wartime era.
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