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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1925
Page
2
Chicago reports wheat futures easing from earlier losses with May at about 1.84 and July near 1.52. oats faltered and corn slid after opening modestly down. Hog and cattle prices show mixed moves with limited demand, hogs steady to higher and feeder stocks uneven as Kansas City and Chicago markets digest export and domestic demand signals.
A compressed market summary from Chicago and Kansas City covers livestock, grains, hay, and produce. Hogs steady to higher with strong demand. cattle and lambs show gains in certain weight classes. Wheat and corn futures edge down. stocks slide then recover as industrials lead a late rally. A Star Motor caravan tests a new model in seven states while local notices include a Wichita home purchase and a Blue Ribbon Shoe Shop listing.
About forty housemothers attended a meeting at the Alpha Tau Omega house hosted by Mrs Effie Hiate van Tayl and Mrs Ernest Baldwin with assisting hostesses and Gamma Phi Beta and Alpha Tau Omega members providing music and lunch. The Merry O's entertained with a Valentine dance at Holloway's hall with twenty five couples. Lena R Funk gave a reading. out of town guests attended. The women's auxiliary of the National Association of Letter Carriers hosted a Valentine party at the Chambers of Commerce. There is a monthly ear nose and throat clinic tomorrow at city hall from 2 to 4, Dr W C Nelson in charge. Fire caused slight damage to T H Hanks home at 1234 Tennessee street. Lawrence high students voted on a new student council constitution, likely to pass by a large margin. Advertisement for Fitches shampoo at Rankin's Drug Store.
Report of last night’s capacity audience for the Ku Klux Klan presented amateur play The Mysterious Way at the Bower sock theatre. Cast features the Blank family with a Leavenworth actor as Tom Winton amid Klansmen in regalia and blackface comedy.
Testimony from Mia W H Freeman of Argonia Kansas lauds Karnak as a restorative and preventive to fight influenza colds and pneumonia. The ad claims the medicine rebuilt her health and contributed to a 15 pound weight gain while urging readers to buy Karnak pills and Flu-Caps from listed Kansas retailers.
A home remedy promises to darken gray hair naturally using Sage Tea and Sulphur, with a ready-made Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound sold in drug stores. Damp apply on strands, and after a few uses gray hair is said to disappear yielding a glossy youthful look.
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