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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1918
Page
2
City water chief E H Dunmire warns residents to boil all water until further notice due to low supply in cold weather. Fire risk increases and water quality may decline as reserves run low. Also includes a brief piano tuning ad at 646 A Weber, 500 Minging Street.
County officials filed petitions and plans for the Leavenworth to parallel road segment with the county clerk. The project plans call for a concrete highway eighteen feet wide, eight teen miles long, costing eighteen thousand dollars per mile with fifteen percent covered by the government, twenty five percent by the county levy, and sixty percent by the benefit district residents.
Washington announces the movement of the last increment of men from the first draft will begin February 23 and run five days. It completes the first draft and reaches the quota for states Kansas and Missouri. Funston district Kansas 2832 men 706 from Kansas and 1264 from Missouri. New trial ordered for Stroud in the Leavenworth case after government motion cites conviction and prior letters while in solitary confinement.
Partial readable text discusses excess hydrachidric acid souring feed and delayed food processing in the stomach. Mentions fermentation and evaporation effects on stomach digestion, implying medical or dietary observation. No clear names or dates available.
A bold claim Absent obvious context, but promotion suggests a product or campaign promising pure white clothes. It positions itself as overcoming common washing challenges and delivering a smile of triumph to households that value clean laundry. Likely aimed at homemakers seeking reliable results.
Douglas county classification of registrants to morrow aims to finish with about 100 left. Clerk George Brune says medical board idle awaiting orders to resume examinations. Classified names include Powell Markley Dunakin Bernitz and many from Lawrence Baldwin Eudora Wellsville and others across Kansas and beyond. In service, many listed with multiple towns and states represented.
The Irish World critiques conversational bore, noting adults and babies alike monopolize talk with self centered stories. It contrasts wisdom and culture in restraining self focus, citing a child eager to hear only his own tale and urging listeners to shift topics to others.
An artist who toured Russia with George Keenin recounts a humorous meeting with a group of tourists. As the Tartars laughed and pressed closer, the artist tried to smile, provoking louder laughter until they dropped before him and sought to see his gold teeth, which were hidden only when he smiled.
Earning money keeps some men from their wives while spending drives some women away from their husbands. The proper path is for husband and wife to earn together and spend together.
Professor in chemistry laboratory warns of an explosive substance and the danger it poses while detailing a sequence of early bubble blowing and decorative vase themes amid a crowd of children.
A writer reflects that leadership isn’t universal and some must follow. The note urges readers who are suited to follow to do so gracefully, arguing that the follower remains honorable and integral to the collective effort.
The article notes mistletoe varieties exceed column space with the common American type named after the Greek for tree thief, Phoradendron. It mentions Nuttall as a botanist linked to the term and describes mistletoe’s parasitic nature on trees.
In a garbled excerpt a character named Sean Harald comments on a dragon fly and others in a scene. Amit Eligaber is mentioned and the text references insects and animals as characters. The lines are incomplete and show transcription errors.
A health notice urging readers to guard bodily health and endurance. Dr. Pierce advocates kidney care, eliminating toxins via skin and intestines, and a vegetable diet with water and exercise. Promotes Anuria and Uric Acid treatment offered by the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute in Buffalo.
Fragmentary OCR text references a captain, names such as Brawn Cee Tae, Rita, Poveda, and Lak, with mentions of a battle, invest, and a location or event. Unclear details due to garbled wording.
A fragmentary, self reflective passage questions work and wages, liberty, and the right to pursue happiness. It references S. M. Crithers and Athintie ballweak sabbally rest, debating duty, leisure, and the New World’s safe path for individuals.
A fragment describes an early edition of Aesop Fables from around 1471 with 160 wood cuts and initial letters of interest. Surviving copies are in thick oak boards with stamped leather. Florence produced a luni five years after the Aesop edition, featuring three copperplate engravings and notable tail-pieces and typography.
A correspondent notes vast oil bearing possibilities in continental Canada. Reports say the Mackenzie river basin may contain one of the largest oil regions on earth with lakes over a hundred miles long in Yukon. Indians recall no white exploration and even they were unaware of the Mackenzie mountains.
A fragment compares a civilizatory shift to a hive of drones where the ideal of a woman who toils without desire for gifts is questioned. The text critiques societal roles and the costs of pleasure and return in modern life.
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