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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1916
Page
4
The document appears as a garbled OCR mash of newspaper crossheadings, ads, and notes including names like Simons, Alcorn, and references to subscriptions, wire services, and international topics. It mixes subscription promos with scattered phrases about Constantinople, Brussels, Paris, and Athens, without a coherent single event.
A scrambled ad-like passage touts “pure blood” as healthful and medicine names like Tnead s and Safsaparilla. It asserts external treatments for eruptions and digestion improvements, then shifts to a political sigh about governance and war ending with despotic institutions stepping down.
13 year old Dewey Hanes of Arcanum is named third year champion corn grower of Ohio. He produced 137.54 bushels on one acre in the state board of agriculture contest, earning a trip to Washington and New York on the corn special.
A miscellaneous, partly garbled column discusses anti liquor leagues and prohibition. It notes public attitudes toward alcohol control, hunger and cost of living ideas, and viewpoints on government action. The piece cites sources and remarks on social behavior and policy debates of the era.
The Chicago Tribune reports on a federal probe led by General Gregory into federal election law extensions amid postwar voting rights unrest. It questions whether freedmen faced coerced political alignment and whether northern migration of Black voters affected outcomes in the upcoming elections.
Readers are urged to consider enlarged portraits for Christmas gifts as a lasting keepsake. The notice highlights enduring value and suggests timing for ordering before the holiday season.
Fragmentary text mentions toilet tins swatter and folio ater with unclear context. References to banishing haley growths and avoiding disappearance appear, but the readable portion provides no coherent event, person, or place.
The article notes ISTE has appeared with Page & Co as the publisher and describes the annual release as attractive to youth. It praises profuse illustrations including poems and portraits and mentions Pollyanna and other titles featured in the year’s edition. References to authors and contributors hint at a popular juvenile reading listing.
The school board orders boiler installation at Quincy causing a shift to half day sessions in the Central area. Primary reorganization moves sessions to mornings for grades 1 to 12 with afternoon adjustments. Eighth grade changes accompany the timetable shift and building concerns are noted.
An unclear text blends disjointed phrases about thoughts, people, pregnancy, and medicines. It references names like Trent, Jon, Viv, and Hayes with scattered terms such as morphine and nerves. Overall, the content reads as a fragmented, non-cohesive set of notes.
The issue will include two novels by Katharine Mullerton Gersald and Francis Lynde and articles by Nicholas Butler Henry Van Dyke Maury KS Andrews James B. Connor Robert Grant Mary Synen E H Sathorn Theodore Hite Jane Henry Lavis Lange and others, highlighting Appalachian life.
An advertisement appears for Arles Scitener's Sons at 397 Fifth Ave New York promoting subscriptions. The misspelled note references club tows and pricing terms like 7.00 and 4.50 though the text is fragmentary.
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