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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1918
Page
2
A compact early American proverb attributed to Benjamin Franklin urges using time well. It contrasts diligence with laziness, noting that lazy living leads to difficulty and poverty while early rising and hard work yield health wealth and wisdom.
An English automobile article argues driver qualifications favor those who owned a motorcycle. A large employer notes motorcycle owners grasp economy and engine care, with experience handling engines needing precise operation and adjustments or repairs.
A meeting to organize a local bureau to combat hog cholera will be held in Lawrence at two o clock tomorrow afternoon. Called by the Bureau of Animal Industry, with B W Murphy in charge of the district and J H Mercer of the State Live Stock Sanitary Commission of Topeka to outline the plan of work. Election of county and township officers may occur to oversee the effort and report cases. Dr C B McClelland notes little cholera in the county.
Douglas county draft questionnaires are mailed at about 100 per day to registered men. The list supplements prior issues, naming men and their order numbers. Names span Lawrence Baldwin Lecompton Topeka and surrounding towns with addresses and route numbers, including several individuals from New York City, Ohio, and other states. The roster covers many veteran and local residents, reflecting broad participation in the draft process.
A short ad recounts Pape’s Cold Compound as a quick relief remedy for colds and grippe. It claims two hourly doses until three taken to unblock nasal passages relieve headache feverishness sore throat sneezing and stiffness while noting it tastes good and costs only a few cents.
The advertisement extols the safety and reliability of Mother's Friend massage as a daily aid for childbirth. It claims three generations of use, relaxing expanding muscles, elastic skin, and soothed nerves, also promising maintained breast condition. Company contact is Bradfield Regulator Co Dept 1 200 Lamar Building.
A compact sketch outlines Flanders historic role as a beacon of romance and militant history. It notes the region between Celais and the Scheldt under the counts of Flanders for centuries and its enduring place in Christian Europe's peace and war narratives. The text hints at Roman times and Belgica Secunda with industrial towns and large, democratic populations.
A brief note suggests that analogous discoveries may still be possible in additional locations. The statement points to potential further finds beyond the currently discussed sites, without specifying dates or exact sites.
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