Weekend visits and local notices in Baldwin area
Ottawa residents visit relatives while many Baldwin figures attend events around town. Dr Powers, a Kansas City veterinarian, is found dead at the Shockey Hotel in West Baldwin. the Masonic lodge arranges burial after a Kansas City divorcee refuses the body. Numerous brief mentions include factory, show, and social visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Hardin
Kansas City
F. S. Hardin
J. A. Holliday
West Baldwin
Ottawa
Winona Bailey
Arch Clemons
John Hitchcock
Allen Church
Lawrence
Fletcher Hunt
E. G. Laxman
Howard Campbell
But |Ies Mo
LAXATIVE Bromo Quinine advert claims quick cure
An old advertisement promises a quick cold cure calling it LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. It claims one day relief for colds and two days for grip with the box bearing the signature E. W. Grove and a 30 cent price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Grove
Miss Annie Anderson Returns From Kansas City Visit
Brackett Miss Annie Anderson came home Saturday after a week visit in Kansas City. Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Heck were guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Heck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur McPheeters
Vinland
Will Watson
Edgerton
Baldwin
Dyer Bros
Kansas City
Alice Swery
Wm. Holliday
Jim Atwood
Fay Holliday
Ottawa
Annie Anderson
Phillip Heck
George Heck
New Tank Defense Echoes From War Fronts
Aged health column extols modern armor and fighting tanks while linking war tech to health tips. It praises tank superiority, urges liver and kidney care, and promotes Dr. Pierce tonics including Anurie and Golden Medical Discovery as cures and preventives, citing Buffalo clinic origins and drugstore availability.
Hats Confirm Spring Rumore As Fashionheads Revel
A fashion note details spring hat models ranging from a tobacco brown turban-tricorn top hat to a black Jisere braid creation with two toned quills, and a poke bonnet style in golden binoka straw with a yellow oarfish tip.
Local Social Roundup of Visits and Moves Across Lawrence
Mrs Frisby and Anna Kirby called on Mrs Will Orr and Mrs Heck Monday. The Heck family planned a farewell as they move to Montana. Generous visitations continued with Colmans, Canaka gatherings, and Buck Creek guests. Mrs Charley Daniels left for Washington DC to join the Naval Department. George Rigsby attended the Kansas City automobile show and the Heck family at a tractor show. Various community members hosted Entre Nous and helped ill Mrs Martin recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frisby
Anna Kirby
Will Orr
Heck
Leland Colman
Ruby
al Smith
Will Elkins
Heney Tightens Grip on Beef Trust Biography
A brief biographical note on Frances J. Heney describes his fight against the Beef Trust, claiming a growing confrontation with dramatic developments and more to come in his prosecutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances J. Heney
Beef Trust
Tox
Freezone Corn Remedy Promises Quick Relief
Cincinnati authorities promote a drug called freezone that when applied to a corn quickly relieves soreness and allows the corn to lift out with the fingers. The sticky liquid dries quickly and supposedly shrivels the corn without injuring surrounding skin. A small amount costs little and can rid the feet of hard or soft corns and calluses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Vinland High School Notes Showcase Busy Week
Vinland High School reports a busy period with a sophomores victory, club meetings, and student activities. The agriculture class toured Hassell, the literary society hosted a large crowd, and a playground debate showed clear wins for the affirmative. The Methodist choir play raised thirty five dollars in receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Wilson
Lawrence
Abbie
Pearle Morton
Baldwin
Vinland Literary Society
High School
Dorothy Liston
Miss Coachman
Harold Hoover
Ruth Gordon
Arthur Fordyce
Frank Sturdy
Nadine Hoover
Miss Dean
McArthur
Cha‘ry
Clara Saile
Morton
Josephone Burgtorf
Josie King
Gladys Waterson
Cox
Methodist
Shaw
Giving Eyes to Navy Two Pairs of Binoculars Loaned
Mrs Ida K Bailey loaned two prized binoculars to the UC Navy and received a thanks letter signed by Lieut R B Campbell. One pair belonged to her husband and was used in Colorado forty years ago, the other to her brother in law Kaske born in Germany. Mrs Bailey is treasurer of the State W R C and of W R C No9 Lawrence and aunt of Mrs Hattie Willard wife of Jess Willard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Ida K. Bailey
UC. S. Navy
R. B. Campbell
Colorado
Kaske
Germany
Bailey
Lawrence
Hattie Willard
Jess Willard
Three New Tires Stolen From Mrs Martha Charles Ford Car
Sheriff JR Woodward was alerted Sunday that three new tires were stolen from Mrs Martha E Charles Ford on the Eudora road after 11 pm Saturday. The remaining tire was not taken, and investigators believe the thieves were scared off. The family notes the tires were taken after the car was returned by Mrs Charles's son around 11 pm Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha
Charles Ford
Significance of Tragedy Spurs US British War Bonds
London writer K. Walter argues the Lusitania and Tuscania losses have deepened British distrust of Germany and forged US participation in the war. He notes fourteen thousand British non combatant deaths at sea and stresses seamen unions brace for endless submarine warfare as food shortages bite. The piece links Allied sacrifice, US entry, and future Anglo American ties on the sea frontier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. Walter London
Lusitania
Tuscania
Germany
America
Isles
Engand
United States
Widower in Lawrence Credits Remedy Cure
A Lawrence widower writes that after his wife’s death five years ago he suffered stomach and liver trouble with gas and yellowing. He says six doses of Wonderful Remedy cured him, restoring health and prompting congratulations, while the ad notes a money back guarantee and references Round Corner Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Round Corner Drug Store
Zjofc
Etaoin
Dick Stone Freed Over Technicality in Pint Charge
Through a technicality in the papers on which the action was brought, Dick Stone has been freed from the charge of pivoting away intoxicants, a conviction overturned last week. Dr Orelup Eye Ear Nose and Throat offices in Dick Building. Pie Supper at Carver School Friday February 22 proceeds go to Red Cross. Ladies bring pies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Funk
Dick Stone
Dr. Orelup
Dick Building
Carver School
Benefit of
the Red Cross
Paar Ael
Uric Acid in Meat Linked to Rheumatism in Warned Advice
A health note claims uric acid from meat causes rheumatism and urges light diet, warmth, dry feet, and much water. It promotes four ounces of read Salts daily for three weeks to stimulate kidneys and rid blood of impurities, touting lithia water benefits.
Rev W S Price laments Rock Island liquor impact
Rev W S Price now filling the United Presbyterian pulpit in Rock Island Illinois notes a harsher moral climate there due to liquor sales. He rejects Kansas dry state influence, cites Kansas soldiers high standards, and recalls his career as a tri city journalist before recent posting. He will stay in Rock Island through the month. The piece also mentions the 1912 flag star arrangement tied to state ratifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Price
Rock Island
United Presbyterian Church
Illinois
Kansas
Hlinois
Price
Tri-Cities
Opportunities Hidden in Tissues and Blood Roan Tale
A fragmented piece explores how opportunities are shaped by heredity and environment. It contrasts two men, one who recognizes a single path and another who sees a spectrum of possibilities, as they navigate inherited traits across brothers and personal development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
James
Kidney Remedy Above The Average
A 1917 letter from W N Bagby of Armstrong Missouri praises Dr Kilmer Swamp Root for kidney and bladder relief after other remedies failed. The ad urges readers to sample the product for ten cents and note the accompanying information booklet, with bottles available at drug stores and a Lawrence Daily Journal World mention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Kilmers
W. N. Bagby
Armstrong, Mo
Dr. Kilmer, & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Lawrence Daily Journal-World
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Castoria
Ntaur Company
York City
Dr. Yates
Martin Schwartz
Salina
Mr. Swartz
Swartz
Paige
Bert Jones
Ruth Scott
Leland Leonard
J. M. Hartley
Arkansas City
Roy Cunningham
Larned
Cecil Hite
R. O. McKean
Mr. Edmonds
Geo. McClue
Earle Williams
Co-operative
McKinney
McKinney & Brown
Mr. Williams
Dr. Pierce
Doctor Pierce
Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
Pierce
Eaton
Rigsby
Elsa
George Heek
Gunters
Orwella Badsky
Bertha Alice Perkins
Alfred Rudiger
W. P. Martin
Robert Lee
Arbuckle
G. T. Jeffries
Heney
Vinland High School
E. Smith
M. D
Kentucky Street
Fred G. Fisher
Union Pacific
C. R. Andrews
England
Terday
James Higgins
Douglas
Wyoming
Edith Hicks
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Osage
Kans
American Pipeline Company
Henry L. Doherty
North Osage
Caney
Neodesha
Pawhuska
Kansas Natural Gas CO
Hog Cholera Control Association of
Douglas County
F. S. Cowles
C. T. Clark
Lone Star
H. M. Graefe
Topeka
U. S. Department of Animal Hasbandry
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