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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1916
Page
4
The article asks how personal standards shape reading, friendships, and amusements, suggesting they reveal character. It promises practical suggestions and simple rides for developing powers to make life a true success.
In a meeting about Unitarian status several Christian groups have excluded Unitarians as non Christians. An evening sermon by Mr Backus will explain the Unitarian position and attitudes toward other religions. Mrs Owen and the Plane will be present.
First Baptist Church on Kentucky street led by pastor Brown hosts Fathers' and Sons' day with morning and evening services and an illustrated sermon theme A Parable of Home. Spiritualists at Hall on Massachusetts street with speaker Kane. Christian Science Church at 2400 Massachusetts street holds services and reading room hours. Holly Grove Baptist at Thirteenth and Penn avenues offers varied sermons and performances. United Presbyterian Church presents illustrated sermon on Christian warfare with choir and soloists. Bible School and Young People's meetings scheduled. quarterly and Sunday activities listed for several congregations.
First Christian Church on Tenth and Kentucky lists minister George Darsic and services at 9:30 and 7:30 with morning and evening subjects titled The Old-Time Religion and Safety First. Trinity Church with rector Alexander Cowherd advertises Advent lessons and prayers. Ninth Street Baptist Church notes pastor and Sunday school schedules with preaching on Religion in the Time and general invitations.
The Church of the Brethren on Fourteenth and New Hampshire streets held a Bible school at 10 led by Prof Craik. The morning sermon centered on the text So came not to send Peace on the earth but a sword. Evening sermon topic was Jesus, Head of no new Priestly Order, presented by PP. BL McCune.
Evangelical Association at the corner of Tenth and Connecticut streets announces services. Pastor J I Young will lead morning and evening services with related proceedings.
The Sunday schedule lists morning worship at 10 00 with Rev Walbatt preaching both services. Junior Christian Endeavor at 2 80, Senior at 6 45, evening sermon at Tith. A travel note to add RLOM appears in the text.
Plymouth Congregational Church presents morning worship at 9:30 with minister Noble Strene and sermon on what ought to be. Sunday includes noon school, junior and senior Endeavor groups, evening services at 7.30 with a 20 minute talk by Blackmer on prisons followed by questions. Shel don leads Wednesday evening with reading from Howard Chase.
Corner of Vermont and Tenth Street with Henry W Hargett minister. University Presbyterian and Sunday School notes. Epworth League 6 45 with topic The Old Tome Town bender. University Glee Club to sing at 7 15 in evening service. Welcoming students and church members to worship and music.
An old remedy advertisement extols California Syrup of Figs as a gentle cleanse for constipated children, claiming quick relief of crossness feverishness and tummy troubles. It urges asking a druggist for a 40 cent bottle and warns against counterfeits, with church notices and community events following.
Unitarian Church at Vermont and Twelfth Streets with minister JE Rackus. Sunday school Pea. Morning service at 10:30 with sermon Picking and Choosing. Junior League meets at 6 with leader Mr Paul O Leary. Evening service titled The Unitarian Church and its Neigh.
Mrs Qwen will play piano and Philip Stevens will play organ for a Sunday morning service at First Baptist Church North Lawrence. Sermon led by Hines superintendent. Service starts around 6:50. Mr A A Hill presides.
S Edmonds, longtime local meat merchant, has traded his meat business, shop, house, and home for a Sadeucre farm near Parsons Kansas. The exchange completes this week but not until January first. Myers of Parsons and Davy of Nebraska arranged the swap with Edmonds. The Edmonds family plans a move soon, with Edmonds remaining in Baker until spring to secure his two Baker children’s schooling.
Lawrence visitations and local social updates dominate this Baldwin column. Mrs. Karl Flekinger travels to Anthony for an upcoming entertainment. Mrs. John Mtotchner returns from Worden. a large funeral gathering for Addie Carl Agnong draws many regional names including Hhereskes and Miller. Numerous health and family notes thread through the page alongside a Russian offensive report from Petrograd.
The article promotes daily internal cleansing with hot water and limestone phosphate to purify the stomach kidneys and blood. It claims benefits for digestion appetite and complexion while warning against indigestion and constipation. It targets readers with digestive and skin issues and suggests a cheap remedy from drugstores.
Leander S. Corey of Detroit reports a severe skin trouble with itching burning pimples and rough patches that woke him at night. After trying Cadieura? ointment and soap he saw relief in six months. He asks for Cutiedrna Skin Book via post card.
An old advertisement touts Huad’s Sarsaparilla as cleansing and enriching the blood to prevent disease. It promises a revitalized system and notes forty years of sales, urging readers to obtain the remedy today.
Fragmented OCR yields a mix of names, family hints, and scattered events. References include a school report with a total attendance and daily average, plus various individuals and guests listed in a bygone social scene.
The report notes total enrollment eight and average daily attendance eleven with no absences. Names listed include Richard Piper Leslie Sutton Ralph Kirby Allen Kirby Roland Brown Kisa Heck Arthur Eastman Violet Piper Ethel Sutton George Heck. Visitors for third month include G F Brown Mrs Sutton Mrs Heck Mrs Bigsby Mrs Yeoman Mrs Eastman and Mr All Smith and wife. Chas Orr sale drew a large crowd with fine weather and a sold out lunch wagon.
The annual Zeta Tag Alpha gathering in their home last Wednesday featured a short play performed by the members during the early evening hours.
In Baker, a college life take off event featured guests ushered upstairs as tables were laid for a two course banquet. Edison Diamond Disc music filled the room with decoration and a list of attendees including Guy Weakly Ed North Reginald Thenson Donald Preshiw Murray Burkland Fred Newcomb Martin Robbins Alfred Runyan Glenn Coons Francis Boyer Eugene Riley Roy Carter Frank Jordan Mendel Drake Norman Davis and many others with several out of town visitors from Topeka Law Pened and more.
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