Shook Family Heads to New Home in Idaho
Mr and Mrs A E Shook and their family departed yesterday for Princeton Idaho to establish their future home.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1918
Page
6
Mr and Mrs A E Shook and their family departed yesterday for Princeton Idaho to establish their future home.
A columnist extols teamwork as the key to success for churches, manufacturers, and communities. Highlighting Kipling, the piece argues that victories come from cooperative effort rather than lone stars or resources, urging loyalty and close cooperation in every factory and organization.
An editorial urging unity and personal responsibility in Lawrence over pessimism and small town jealousy. It praises collective effort shown by Red Cross, Liberty Band, and Y M C A campaigns, warns against inaction, and advocates cooperation to improve homes and business. The piece ends with a call to keep a positive, communal spirit alive.
Miss Mret Lynn of the English department is named director of war work for women at the University of Kansas. She will coordinate with the University War Council and oversee all university women’s activities. Plans emphasize home and farm service rather than distant or romantic posts, with courses in typewriting stenography filing accounting and food conservation next semester. First aid and dressings courses may be added, mostly without credit, as senior and graduating women are surveyed for preferred work and courses.
Most high school managers back the spring basketball tournament at the University in March. Coach W. C. Hamilton has received nearly thirty letters indicating strong sentiment to abolish. It appears the event will be held this year.
Kansas meets Drake this afternoon in Robinson Gym in a Missouri Valley Conference game. The Jayhawks face a stronger Iowa squad this year after Laslett and Matthews left, promising a close contest despite the afternoon tip due to a county ruling banning night entertainments until February 1.
An advertisement describes bilious headaches and constipation from torpid liver and fermenting bowels. It touts Cascarets as a nightly remedy to cleanse the stomach, remove sour food, curb foul gases, and carry away wastes, promising a clear head and regular bowels by morning. It notes Mr. B M Bodde returning from a business trip in Kansas City.
A reader endorses Mayr's Wonderful Remedy for gall stones and stomach ailments. The ad claims the simple preparation clears catarrhal mucus, reduces inflammation, and helps stomach liver and intestinal issues including appendicitis. One dose supposedly proves its worth with a money back guarantee.
In Champaign on January 30 Governor Lowden will dedicate the University of Illinois service flag honoring 2443 students and faculty. Prof. Newell and Mr. Sale directed the project. the 30 by 20 foot flag features 2443 at the center, surrounded by stars each representing ten men. The numbers will be updated as the service score grows and the flag will be unfurled between two forty foot poles in front of the University Library.
The Willis Motor Company opens a Lawrence sales agency for Velie cars. Manager Wallace Ale says the firm will operate from the corner of Tenth and Massachusetts once renovations of the Ellis buildings are completed.
An old advertisement touts Ham lin's Wizard Oil as a safe antiseptic for scratches sprains cuts burns bites and stings plus soothing treatment for stiff neck sore feet cold sores canker sores earache and toothache. It claims quick pain relief and infection prevention with a money back guarantee and also sells Wizard Liver Whips for 30 cents.
The Hanna Bicycle Store and W C Ellis premises, long occupied, are being joined into a single structure with the front converted into a modern motor car salesroom. Work began and should finish early February. Wallace Ala, manager of the Lawrence Agency, arrived to stay. Mr Wil lis, president of the company, was mentioned.
A vintage ad promises rapid relief from stuffed head and nose runniness using Pape's Cold Compound. It claims two hourly doses, three doses total, easing sneezing feverishness sore throat and headaches, with a 25 cent price and easy taste.
Thomas Ferguson was arraigned before Judge R. C. Manley and his preliminary hearing set for January 29 at 9 00. He failed to post 300 bail and remains in the county jail. Dwight Buchanan arrived from Camp Doniphan for a short visit with his parents and friends before returning next Monday.
A quip notes mothers and daughters-in-law get along better than fathers and sons-in-law and observes the saloon as a poor man’s club that keeps them in their place.
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