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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1919
Page
4
A brief from Lawrence Kansas dated February 10 1919 notes references to American names in the Ozawat omé Graphic and mentions shortages. The writer looks forward to less expensive days but hopes for enough beef to boil occasionally, reflecting postwar economic strains.
A fragment notes Armands Cold Cream Powder at City Drug Store with fixed pricing that helped hold bread costs during wartime while farmers lost. It argues wheat price controls shifted profits to farmers, Germany’s debt remains internal, and influenza deaths rise worldwide signaling population pressures and postponed world crowding.
The discussion favors a daylight plan to ease burdens of land title abstracts. While not perfect, officials see daylight hours as reducing issues in the current system. Farmers could adjust schedules, gaining extra daylight without major disruption through national cooperation.
The article notes state leaders and those seeking to shape tax levies and educational control show little demand for change. It emphasizes that few want to alter the current powers and educational system, with reason given for the lack of demand.
Fragment mentions second district election history and alleged Packers contributions to Target's campaign fund due to committee membership. Details are garbled, with references to agriculture and margarine policy but lacking clear facts, dates, or names.
Partial readable phrases show scattered terms like Yan They sewing circle government costs and a Lawrence man. The text is fragmentary with no clear event, date, or identifiable subjects to summarize into a coherent news item.
The Kansas text argues against shifting taxing power to a state tax commission amid amid calls for constitutional safeguards. It warns that gradual tax increases would follow targeted business taxes, risking oppression of property owners and eroding taxpayer protections.
Eerl Farris visits the Journal-World office for the first time since returning from Camp Sunstone with a unique souvenir. The paper knife features a German rifle bullet handle, refitted into a German cartridge, with a button from a German uniform on the side and a shell casing blade engraved with the case. He expects to rejoin duties soon once his wound allows.
A fragmentary editorial notes a negative stance on the constitutional convention and star staff politics. It mentions a Kansas discussion, a plan to beat Ed Little in re election, and references to mortality statistics and a cryptic box score. The piece reads as a satirical local column with uncertain names and events.
E.W. GROVE'S signature appears on each box promising a quick cure for cough and headache with cold relief. The text advertises a Teblete form and price of 30, a common 19th century patent medicine claim.
A scrambled today’s birthdays note lists Sir Robert Paleener from Charlottetown and Lilas Willian among others with ages around 52, plus a Rotary district convention for Wyoming Idaho and Montana delegates meeting in Butte today. The fragmentary items mix civic leaders, editors, and college presidents with scattered place names and dates.
A fragmented compilation lists historical anniversaries and events from 1763 to 1852 with mangled phrases about Portugal Spain Bonaparte Cairo Soult and Henry Clay. The text also mentions a Valencia ripper steamship and a notice about selling unused household articles.
A proposed federal wheat purchasing plan would guarantee farmers a price of 2.26 per bushel, with consumer gains if market prices dip below that level. Government would cover the difference, while open market pricing would persist for other costs. The plan aims to shift policy from government buying wheat to guaranteeing a price, and would affect farmers and consumers amid ongoing wartime price pressures.
An old advertisement extols Jad Salts as a safe inexpensive remedy to keep kidneys active. It claims daily four ounces in water before breakfast will flush acids and waste, relieve bladder irritation, and prevent backache, citing grapes and lemon juice with lithia as ingredients.
Dean Butler announces three concerts to complete the University Concert course on Monday evening February VI. Thurlow Lieurance, Indian music authority, Edna Weoley, Rex Wair, and Carl Preyer will perform Indian music. The Zoellner String Quartet and Harold Henry join later in the season. Tickets for all three concerts cost 1.40 or 2.00, now on sale at Round Corner and the business office. Single tickets go on sale February 13.
Insist on Kaw Valley reamery butter noted for quality and value. Claiming no better at any one price, the ad positions Kaw Valley as the top choice for butter buyers seeking superior flavor and price.
Themiore Gardner travels to Topeka this morning. Old Hen Mingis Jump coal. Leave orders at Logan Moore Lumber Co. Phone 113. Colorite in all shades at City Drug Store. Mize Manager Sterns delivered to Walon after a week here. Salamots Lemp Coal at Matthews. Plate tiga al Ma thews. Newn in Kansas City. Special absentee notice for prescrip- tion compounding at Bankin's drug store. Ben and Res. C. S. Skillen spent the day in fansite. Nash Valley Creamery butters up in price year over year. Robert Liv spent the day in han she file.
Fragmented early 20th century notices describe stock changes at Hess stock remedies and various drugstores. Mentions Pate Corner Drug Store Farmerston Topeka trips, color supplies from Colorite, and window glass sales. Notes Marguerite Kendall maid service and a year’s tractor show opening Sunday for a week.
An old advertisement touts Remarkalee Phosphate as a miracle remedy that claims to add flesh to thin individuals by increasing vitality and energy. It describes tablets and a fattening effect, urging immediate use while warning against misuse and listing various benefits and side remarks. The tone mimics a period sales pitch with bold claims and dubious health outcomes.
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