Debate Over Cigarette Gifts to Soldiers During War
University of Kansas secretary Parker, Franklin G. Dill of Westminster, and Colonel Harvard M. C. discuss wartime cigarette gifts to soldiers. Some defend them as stress relief and morale boosters, while others condemn tobacco use and call for prohibition, noting mixed opinions from ministers, YMCA workers, and a KU lieutenant.
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Hean
Parker
Iet
University of Kansaid
Ayer
Bacco
de Franklin G. Dill
Westminster
Harvard
M. C
United States
Lawrence
Charles Henry
Kansas
Leaventh
Hower
K. U
France and democracy aid hailed by Mayr remedy ad
An old advertisement extols France for democracy and credits Smetica with gratitude. It promotes Mayr's Wonderful Remedy as a simple harmless preparation for stomach liver and intestinal troubles and claims it removes mucus causing ailments including appendicitis. One dose proves it or money back. Round Gamer Drug Store and druggists everywhere.
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France
Smetica
Je H. Mayr
Chicago
Mayr
Round Gamer
Drug
Adv
Pierce
The
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
Wilson Approves Roosevelt Memorial Meetings Plan
President Wilson cabled secretary Tumulty approving simultaneous nationwide Roosevelt memorial meetings on February 9 to honor his life and services. The message expresses belief it would reflect the country’s esteem, aligning with joint memorial services in Congress.
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Wilson
Roosevelt
Washington
Congress
Rogstvelt
Air hero's body to be taken by plane to Paris
The air hero Adolphe Pegoud, famed French aviator at battle lines, is to be buried with high military honors and his body sent by air to Paris from the battlefield. Rene Fonck, famed ace of aces, will pilot the aircraft that carries the funeral car. Pegoud, who downed several German planes, died at 29.
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Paris
Rene Fonck
Pegoud
Adolphe Pegoud
New German Republic Constitution Outlined in Berlin Dispatch
A wireless Berlin dispatch, relayed via London, details a proposed German constitution drafted by constitutional law authorities including Hugo Preuss. It envisions an empire with former states plus self determined free states, a president elected by the people for seven years, Reichstag oversight on treaties, and a chancellor government supported by the Reichstag.
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London
Germany
Hugo Preuss
Ebert
Berlin
Julia
Fred Carson
France
Reichsaar
Reichstag
League of Nations
League
House of Deputies
Square Deal for Negro in Want Ads Era
Vague, fragmented OCR echoes a bygone era promoting ads as business leverage. Mentions Maris style locales like Concorde heart, Rivoli, Boulevards, and a celebrated chain. Text appears garbled with foreign phrases and city imagery, lacking a clear event or date.
Kilmer's Swamp Root Helps Kidney Trouble Claims
Drug gists report many insurance applicants suffer undiscovered kidney trouble. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root touted as mild healing aid with strong success. Sample bottle offered for ten cents. advertising note cites Lawrence Daily Journal World.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Kansas Casualty List Names Seven Boys in War Dept Release
The war department today lists 145 names including seven Kansas boys. The breakdown covers killed in action, died of wounds, deaths from disease, accidents, and missing in action. Named are Private James C. Pollard, Lieutenant Zanor G. Robb, Private Guymon W. Snyder, Private Harvey J. Crew, Corporal James E. Campbell, Private Warren Ross, and Private Henry J. Barry with their towns. A medicinal ad follows for Sarsaparilla after grip and typhoid fever.
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Kansas
Council Grove
Marine Corps
Harvey J. Crew
Hutchinson
James E. Campbell
Greenwood
Warren, Ross
St. John
Corrections
Henry J. Barry
Plainsville
Semenaera
Try Making Your Own Cough Remedy
A home made cough syrup using Binex and syrup is advertised as cheaper and more effective than store bought options. The method combines 4 215 ounces of Binex with a pint of plain syrup honey or molasses to create a ready remedy that reportedly relieves coughs quickly. Pine resin extract from Norway pine is claimed as the active ingredient. the ad warns buyers to seek a supplier recommendation and avoid disappointing purchases.
Square deal for Lawrence colored troops praised by veteran
Fred Carson of Lawrence, a member of the Dimery Squad, recounts his war service with the 806th Pioneer Regiment and the 92nd Division. He says he and other Black soldiers were treated as equals in France, but notes near Funston there was unequal treatment. Carson was gassed on the Somme sector on November 8 during a German gas attack while repairing an artillery road.
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Fred Carson
Lawrence
806 Pioneer Regiment
France
Carson
Camp Funston
Funston
Dimery
Frank Dimery
92Nd
Somme
Inside Bath Promise for Rosier Complexion Campaign
A vintage wellness ad promotes daily hot water with limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach and liver. It claims clearer skin, more energy, and relief from ailments like headaches, biliousness, and constipation, urging readers to buy a quarter pound of limestone phosphate.
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Adv
Jayhawker Beauty Contest Returns With Restricted Voting
Jayhawkers host a fair beauty contest open only to holders of Jayhawker receipts. Polls run Friday from 9 to 4 with no ballot stuffing. The manager promises a popular competition without graft, and tickets will halt sales after 6. McColloch's Drug Store advertises Mavis Cold Cream Tale and Face Powders and perfume.
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Lynn Hershey
Jayhawker
Jayhawkers
McColloch’ 'S
Golden Wedding trip links Baldwin family returning to Selma
Baldwin Mr and Mrs S A Thorne travel to Selma Kansas for the Golden Wedding of Mrs Thorne’s parents, a family reunion. Boy Scout meeting time changed to 7 pm this week. Dr Mark Bailey of Pittsburg will speak at church Thursday. Rev Bascom Robbins preached Sunday on The Heavenly Visitor and Bethany Hospital support urged. January 27 elections for Sunday School officers. Red Cross Salvage Store opens on Vermont Street with paper bundles collection Saturday morning the 18th call 494 after 6 PM.
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S. A. Thorne
Selma
Kansas
Bascom Robbins
Kansas City
M. E
Juanita Lewis
Red Cross
Vermont St
Thought He Was Lost Lawrence Boy On the Steamer
Robert Kasold writes from Newport News describing the collision with the Oronte on October 6 in the North Channel and the sinking of the ship with about 400 men aboard. He recounts his return from France, training camp delays, and possible discharge at Camp Cody. Shakespeare Stands Alone notes the enduring value of Shakespeare folios amid changing judgments.
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Lawrence Boy
North Channel
Robert Kasold
E. A. Kasold
West End Grocery
Newport News
Bggn
France
Robert
United States
Camp Cody
University of Kansas Popularity Contest Held Friday
Friends of candidates advocate fairness as the annual University of Kansas popularity contest moves to Friday this week, replacing the previously announced Tuesday date. The event aims to reflect genuine student sentiment without stuffing ballots.
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University of Kansas
California Fig Syrup Offers Gentle Figs Laxative
A vintage advertisement promotes California Fig Syrup as a harmless fruit laxative for children and adults. It claims a coated tongue signals digestive issues and promises prompt relief from constipation, colds, and upset stomachs. The copy urges asking a druggist for the genuine product and warns against counterfeits.
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California
Adv
Daily Thought Insight From Plato On Reputation
A compact reflection notes that when others speak ill of you, live so truth remains unquestioned by all. The maxim about the empty vessel suggests loud voices come from hollow sources, urging steadfast integrity.
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Plato
Boarding Labs Fail to Seize Opportunity for Student Diets
University of Kansas voices call for boarding house reform to feed students better and cheaper. Dr Florence Sherborn urges menus approved by qualified committees and vocational training in anatomy and nutrition for those who feed students. She cites dullness from poor diets and lack of fruits and vegetables, linked to untrained keepers and high costs.
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University of Kansas
Florence Sherborn
No Use Wasting Time Pushes to Put a Want at Work
Amid poor road conditions a local service urges residents to place wants and find work quickly. Officials say delayed travel should not hinder job connections as neighbors seek quick placements and local businesses post openings.
Big Four push to redistrict Kansas across western half
Senator Montee of Crawford is backing a bill to reapportion Kansas senatorial districts. The Big Four Thompson Price Doerr and Malone seek eight western districts by consolidating the smallest four Bourbon Osage Marshall and Elk Chautauqua counties with neighboring areas. Maps and stats circulate to show western growth. Thompson cites Reno county population about 11,000 with $90 million property value as a case for a single district.
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Topeka
Thompson
Price
Doerr
Malone
Kansas
Bourbon
Osage
Marshall
Elk-Chautauqua
Reno County
Montee
Crawford County
Senate
Burning Ship Memoir Details Navy Rescue and Havoc
Lawrence Kilwards recounts heat and danger aboard a burning ship during a convoy to France. Marines panicked near a destroyer, many were lost to waves or crush injuries. Kilwards, brother of contractor J. E. Edwards, serves on a submarine chaser in the Mediterranean and has traveled through France and six other countries. Twelve thousand birds to be shown at Madison Square Garden in New York in a poultry exhibit hosted by the New York Poultry and Pigeon Association.
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Lawrence Boy
Navy
Frank Filwards
Canv
France
Kilwards
J. KE. Edwards
Lawrence
Tiwra
Edwards
Mediterranean Sea
Corfu
Durazzo
United States
New York Poultry and Picon, Association
Tela
Madison Square Garden
A Great Discovery of Dropsical Conditions
Early medical notice explains swollen hands ankles and feet arise from a dropsical condition caused by deranged kidneys. It states blood carries poisonous waste that settles in feet ankles wrists or under the eyes in bag-like formations.
Induction of William Sproul as Pennsylvania Governor
Fifty thousand dollars has been appropriated for the inaugural ceremonies marking the induction of William C. Sproul into the office of governor of Pennsylvania. The text notes a debate over cork trees, explaining cork comes from the bark of a species of oak found in Spain Italy and parts of France with bark shed in long sheets after years.
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William C. Sproul
Pennsy
Spain
Italy
France
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