Hotel and restaurant men urged to conserve foodstuffs
Billy Hutson of the Eid Hotel and state hotel and restaurant chairman has sent thousands of questions to Kansas hotels seeking data on October and November 1917 food conservation. He aims to compare with 1916, rank Kansas and Lawrence, and forward totals to the National Food Administration in Washington. A new Home Card edition is printed and posters were delayed due to supply shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Food Administration
Kan
S. B
Billy” Hutson
Eid
Own&s. Haa
Hutson
Kansas
Washington
Hutgon
Lawrence
Food Administration
Nation Food Administration
Women at War: The Call for Stronger Roles
A column argues women must contribute beyond nursing, urging robust health and resilience to serve as capable mothers and wives. It denounces weakness as a threat to national strength and promotes Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a remedy to supposed female ailments, claiming decades of trust and transparency in ingredients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Eric
Rocis
Aily
Price controls charged against five packing firms
A federal hearing into the packing industry charged five meat packing firms with attempting to fix prices and apportion stock nationwide. The case rests on confidential files and telegrams read to the federal trade commissions panel. Senator Thompson of Kansas appeared to deny references to him found in the Miles list. Also noted, Finland’s revolution advances in the eastern provinces with reports of the Helsingfors railway station being occupied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Francis
Henry
Thompson
Kansas
Finland
Ida
sThe
Helsingforsfig
Pape's Cold and Relief Promises Quick Sinus Ease
An advertisement touts Pape's Cold and Relief as a fast acting remedy for colds. It claims one dose every two hours, up to three doses, quickly relieves head and chest congestion, nasal stuffiness, headache, fever, sore throat, and sneezing, and costs only a few cents at any drug store.
Hamlin's Wizard Oil Promises Quick Headache Relief
An advertisement touts Hamlin's Wizard Oil as a safe effective headache and neuralgia remedy. It claims to soothe tortured nerves, prevent infection from injuries, and relieve sprains bruises cuts bites and stings. Also promotes Wizard Liver Whips pink pills at 30 cents with money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamlin
Russians and Red Guard clash at Viborg
Reports say Russian troops aid the Red Guard as reinforcements reach Viborg. Petrograd sent more troops while the head peeps of Fethagen Penpeng are unaffected. Bromo Quinine is sold with E. W. Grove’s signature on every box. Lawrence delegates Holmes, Gaskill, and Dickerson attended the Farmers and Bankers Life Insurance Convention in Wichita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Guard
Viborg
Petrograd
E. W. Grove
J. R. Holmes
Terry Gaskill
Harry Dickerson
Lawrence
Farmers’ and Bankers’ Life Insurance Companies
Wichita
Aviation Corps seeks 7080 workers for France role
Washington January 30 The Aviation Corps plans a Motor Mechanics Regiment in France recruiting 7080 men aged eighteen to forty outside draft ages. Needs include 194 chauffeurs 3562 auto and gun engine men 1360 machinists 220 blacksmith forgers 220 wheelwrights 504 cabinetmakers 460 sheet metal workers and other trades. Also 200 cooks 100 canvas workers 80 house painters 20 harness makers and 80 acetylene welders. Training at Fort Hancock Georgia before departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
Aviation Corps
France
Motor Mechanics Regiment
U. S. Public Service Reserve
Department of Labor
Fort Hancock
Georgia
Valley Grove Notes from a Busy Neighborship
In Valley Grove a flurry of social visits and local news fills the week. Mr Charter Petvie Teel and Mr Willian Osborne attend neighborhood events while Mr Frank Thournton and Mr Jin Fiddler of Topeka join funerals and graveyard talk.
Fragmentary Classified Notice From A Mall Advertisement
Readable scraps show a mixed ad style with prices like two cents for soap and twenty five for ointment. Mentions generic items not enough to identify a person place or event.
Plant trees for wood in Kansas fuel plan
Kansas needs fuel solutions as Emerson Carey warns coal mines will exhaust in ten years. State horticulturist O F Whitney urges farmers to plant soft wood groves of cottonwood and maple along streams, promising easy transplanting and soon usable fuel. He also recommends walnut, oak, and hickory for longer term value on farms statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Emerson Carey
Carey
O. F. Whitney
State Horticultural Society
Whitney
Doan's Kidney Pills Get Wide Praise in Lawrence
Doan's Kidney Pills receive strong endorsements across the United States with thirty thousand testimonials. Mrs. C Kleinege of 1261 New Jersey St Lawrence reports back relief after eight boxes, saying the medicine is of sterling worth. Price 60 cents at stall dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y promotors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doan
Lawrence
United States
Danderine Promise of Thick Glossy Hair Growth
An advertisement claims Danderine will cleanse the hair and scalp, removing dust and excess oil, leaving hair light and wavy. It pledges thicker, softer hair with new growth after weeks of use, urging readers to buy a small bottle from drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knowlton
Local notes from Oak Arkansas area residents
Oak Arkansas residents return and visit relatives before work with Uncle Sam. Several visits to Thompsonville, Richland, and nearby towns noted. Updates include store hours change, school board plans, and local personnel movements. Minor obituaries, travel, and community events are recorded with numerous names and places.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Cure for Gatarrh
An advertisement asserts that Gatarrh a thick secretion from an inflamed mucous membrane is radically and permanently cured by Hood's Sarsaparilla. The claim targets readers seeking relief from chronic nasal and throat symptoms with a tonic remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Civil Service Examinations Across District Cities
The ninth U S Civil Service District lists exams on many dates for posts in clerical and technical fields. Key offerings include stenographer and typewriter roles, bookkeeper positions, draftsmen, and field service assistants with multiple February and March dates across departments and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Civil Service District
U.S. Pen
Patent Office
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Ad claims aid digestion
An old advertisement asserts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets cure indigestion by supplying missing digestive juices. It urges taking one tablet after meals and another before bed, claiming meals become easily digested and urging readers to obtain a 50 cent box from any drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
Government seeks stenographers and clerks in 1918
February 1918 openings announced for stenographers typewriters and clerks in Washington and across major cities. Civil Service Exam every Tuesday. class examination arrangements available. Ordnance Department requests 2000 stenographers and typewriters 2000 typewriter operators 200 clerks 100 multitraph operators with pay from 1000 to 1200 annually. Open to men and women. address Charles Hendricks district secretary for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Charles Hendricks
Foley Kidney Pills Ad Offer From 1900s
An old advertisement touts Foley Kidney Pills as a safe quick remedy for back pain rheumatism stiff joints and frequent urination. It cites Ed Wellat Rog. Vl Velen and R. R. Hickson City Drug Store and claims no harmful ingredients with prompt relief after use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
R. R. Hickson
City Drug Store
Four Finns Form Government Leads Finnish Senate Calm, Riots
Stockholm datelined dispatch reports the Finnish revolutionists forming a government with Kullervo Manner as president. The Finnish senate remained unmolested, Helsingfors saw calm, and Russian troops were passive. Finland notified Sweden it cannot guarantee Swedish lives there. Southern Finland near Tammerfors reportedly in Red Guards hands, but government troops claim successes in North Finland. The socialists allegedly unite with revolutionists amid a general strike and a proclaimed anti government stance. Funeral and memorial notices follow for Herman West of Wichita with services in Lawrence. Also noted is Richard Cutts Fairfield joining the Wynee-Be in Ambulance Corps, age 18, Harvard student and youngest American in the unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Kullervo Manner
Helsingfors
Viborg
Sweden
Finland
Tammerfers
Red Guards
Cambridge
Mass
Richard Cutts Fairfield
Jas. C. Barr
New York
Wynee-Be@in Ambulance Corps
Red Cross
Harvard University
Marriage License Issued to Clarke and Rodgers
A marriage license was issued yesterday to Frank E. Clarke of Ft. Sill Oklahoma and Maude Rodgers of Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank E. Clarke
Ft. Sill
Okla
Maude Rodgers
Lawrence
Union Prayer Meeting at First Banner Church
Union Prayer meeting to be held tonight at the First Banner Church with Ross W. Sanderson of the Congregational Church as leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Bannieti Church
Ross W. Sanderson
The
Congregational Church
Cake substitutes and health tips from Kansas home econ dept
University of Kansas home economics students learn to bake with syrup in place of sugar to aid wartime shortages. Mrs Harris details all syrup, half syrup, and half sugar methods, baking at 185 degrees. The piece also promotes Jad Salts for urinary irritation relief as an advertised remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Economics Department
University of Kansas
Pally Smith Harris
Beiling
Harris
War Time Motor Show Opens in Kansas City
Kansas City's first war time motor show at Convention Hall opens Monday February 11 with over two hundred modern passenger and commercial vehicle designs. Emphasis on utility over decoration, state of the industry amid wartime, larger truck division, and anticipated regular transport routes expanding beyond city lines. Attendees include Mr and Mrs O Bryan and Miss Buckley traveling to hear John McCormick at the hall.
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J. H. White
L. A. Dandy
Richland
Kansas
Walter Jeffries
Union Pacific
Frank E. Browning
Camp Devens
Ayers
Maes
Harvard
Cam Devon
Frank
A. Oliver
Louitsiana
Missouri
Mississippi
Louisiana
Alsa
Carrie Bouton
Oskalaus
Haines
Arthur Heines
Inverrnee
Waynea
Misa Maurie Guseman
Lawrence
W. C. Glenn
Kansas City
Henry Vogel
Rossville
V. Vogel
Mis
F. T. Copley
Perry
Hix
Laura Brett
Stanter
Tom Brett
Independence
Mfc
J. F
Tras. Jr
Lon Myers
Manhattan
State Agricultural College
Walter Brown
Manhattur
Garrett ‘Trant
M. L. Taylor
Taylor
Parnell
Winaper
Tow
Vt Stebbins
Bes
Jamar
Mirearet Bradford
Dan
Convention Hall
Motorbant
Motors
Boston
E. E.peake
O’bryan
Elizabeth
Margaret Buckley
John McCormick
War Nursing at Home: Lady Wortley and Wortley Hall
The wartime nursing story centers on Lady Wortley, a British nurse from Wortley Hall in Scotland. It details her home front service, the role of women in supporting hospitals, and the broader wartime nursing effort across the United Kingdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart Wortley
Wortley Hall
SheMeit
Scotlard- Tibas
Chemallurgist to Publish 1918 Edition in February
The Chemallurgist magazine from the University of Kansas chemistry department will appear in early February 1918. It includes articles by renowned chemists from across the United States and stories by alumni and department members. The publication currently circulates about 1,200 copies.
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the Chemallurgist
Chemistry Department
University of Kansas
United States
Olive Tablets Offer Gentle Relief And Better Feelings
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets are promoted as a purely vegetable tonic with olive oil, claiming to ease a dull liver and constipation without causing a dark brown taste or bad breath. Take one or two nightly for a week to feel and look better. boxes priced at 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwards
Kanne
Cattle Show Dominates National Western Prize Awards
Five Sutton farm cattle won six first prizes plus junior and grand champion awards at Denver. Twelve hogs earned five first prizes with junior and grand champion boar titles. K J Ellis led Sutton stock from Lawrence. Supt O J Lane attended the banquet where over 100 people gathered, with Meatless Tuesday marked by chicken served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Sutton Farm
America
K. J. Ellis
Lawrence
O. J. Lane
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Promises Relief
An appeal from Mrs John Frame of St Louis recounts early girlhood weakness at fifteen and sought medical help before using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound. She credits renewed strength and health and urges other women to try the product as evidence of its continued widespread use and relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkhham
John Frame
N. St
St. Louis
Siffer Frame
Lydia E. Pinkten
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Santa Fe
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