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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1914
Page
2
A fragmented local list notes visits and family events across Leavenfurth, Mansay City, Kili sas City, and nearby towns. People include Angela Logarty, Thomas God, A W Bogan, Watkins of Quietenung, Wilson of Freeport, Garvey, and others visiting relatives, attending services, or spending holidays with family.
Obituary notes Mrs. J E B Day born in Ohio in 1855 died after residence in Denwellas County Kansas. She was a devout church member and faithful neighbor known forChristian deeds and family ties including a husband and three sons. Her parents were William Smith a minister in The Vou.
The talk to students and faculty criticizes trying to learn too much at once. It urges focusing on one word at a time and resisting the urge to rush through literature, stressing patient, thorough study over broad but shallow coverage.
A Missouri Pacific train from Pueblo derailed five miles west of La Crosse Kansas while en route to Kansas City. Six cars left the track due to a broken rail. One child was injured and danger to others existed as passengers were shaken. Service will be disrupted until repairs, with alternate trains planned to carry passengers from St. Louis.
Hor duspection delays the Usansus exhibit at the Kansas fair as organizers, led by Jobin Ferriter, scramble to prepare pieces. The show aims to reveal notable agricultural and local displays before the opening two weeks from now, with many items still under development.
An odd medical anecdote describes a man who weakens for months until switching to a grape nut rich diet. He loses weight to a skeleton of about three pounds and then regains to roughly 207 pounds, returning to normal activity with improved health.
Reports detail rationing and shipping of wheat rice peas and beans along with blankets and clothing from the Rockefeller Foundation and the American Commission for Relief in Belgium. News mentions a theft incident on a street near Christian church and local holiday promotions at Carroll Drain Your Pipes holiday safety campaign and Busy Bee shop offers.
The report describes a town in the Russian Poland area suffering massive casualties with over 40 008 wounded and many displaced into private homes. Hospitals are overwhelmed while shortages, high prices, and government measures fail to deter the crisis.
A vintage advertisement touts Hyomei as a simple affordable remedy for stuffed head and choking from catarrh. It highlights an inhaler and bottle outfit sold by Meth. Raymond & Co and urges readers to buy Hyomei today at a bargain price.
General Caranza and his party narrowly escaped a locomotive attack as they traveled from Vera Cruz toward the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Advices say opposition troops near Soledad disrupted his journey, with plans for retreat to southern Mexico indicated. A separate local ad section touts Christmas candy and sweets at low prices.
Reports from the press detail a wave of racially motivated violence across the South. Seven or more Black people are said to have been killed or burned at the stake, with lynchings reported in South Carolina Mississippi Louisiana and Louisiana as officials investigate and predict arrests.
Fragmentary note reports Sarnest Epley testing a newly constructed speed sled on a hill at dusk. A reader seeks three new workers for work near Lawrence, with contact via Box 2h in the Journal-World.
Marketings from Associated Press indicate varying receipts with strong highs for some items and market weakness for others. Traders note light demand and unsettled prices in midweek trading across commodities and regional listings.
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