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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1918
Page
4
An opportunity for citizens of Lawrence to learn home gardening in a one day ChamBer of Commerce session. Skilled gardeners will explain best methods for preparation planting and care of a garden. The program aims to improve general gardening knowledge amid broader topics.
The Chamber of Commerce awards first and second prizes to schools in each district for the best eseed and labor surveys. Farmers face corn and sorghum planting issues due to a late frost last year, prompting calls for a state survey of seed and forage. Local promoters like Al Hicks push rural war work, with strong rural stamp participation amid wartime campaigns.
Professor McKeever urges Lawrence to start vacation garden planning focusing on children. Do not merge adults garden efforts with the children program. treat as a broader activity with home and vacant-lot gardens for ages eight to thirteen, guiding them under a single garden leader. Plans include 1,000 plus square feet plots, daily hours up to four, and seasonal picnics and outings to yield substantial food.
An advertisement touts Peptiron as a chocolate coated iron and pepsin tablet to combat anemia and fatigue from work worries or blood loss. It claims to restore iron strength for daily duties and to aid the hungry world through purchase. A related civic note urges school and city efforts to plant gardens for children, with a welfare department bulletin planned on home and school gardening.
The Schwenkfelders, followers of Kaspar von Schwenkfeld, preached nonresistance unlike Lutherans. Persecuted in Germany, many families fled Silesia to Pennsylvania, settling in Montgomery and Berks counties. In the United States they established six churches with about 120 members.
A sailor notes dynamite seems risky but sugar cargo is harsher. Sugar in cane form fills holds, emits sour odor in hot weather, sickening crew, spoils appetite, and vinegar or sour juice is craved. Coffee also dislikes sugar as dangerous aboard ships.
A reflection on dreamers and doers and how lasting impact comes from actions. It contrasts those who merely dream with those who translate vision into work, noting that great facts arise from dreams pursued with intent and effort.
A fragmentary account explains how music may be produced by insects using wing veins and leg surfaces. It notes methods of rubbing and simile to create tones, then shifts to a historical note about a fire alarm bell in a Jefferson Market tower, describing its size and the tower’s changes over time.
The readable fragments mention Cerfalin and Shihexspes with uncertain roles and a writer named mead. References to a prota dohituhio and WS insort tie foun deroof suggest a damaged narration. Overall the passage is garbled without a clear event or outcome.
A reminiscence on observing nature across scales from sand grains to mountains. It extols education in recognizing rapid seasonal transitions and the beauty of natural processes, praising varied methods of preparation for temperature shifts and the wonder of nature worldwide.
Australia hosts 390 recorded lizard species found across forests plains deserts and cities. They inhabit woods, prairies, deserts, rocks, trees, and even less frequented urban streets.
Fragmentary text mentions health, energy, laziness, and various nonsensical phrases. No coherent events, names, places, or dates are readable to summarize into a proper news item.
A garbled OCR excerpt mentions political factions and tense rhetoric with elusive names and actions. The readable parts reference DEMS and fear, but concrete events, dates, or places are not discernible to form a coherent summary.
The article credits John of England with recovering thirteenth century jewelry valued at about 1,000,008 dollars from beneath a site, noting coin and gems among the recovered trove. Details are fragmentary but indicate a significant find and historical importance.
Dimiter Popoff, an alien enemy incarcerated at Atlanta, stands trial for the murder of Deputy Arden Brock. If convicted, he would be the first inmate at the prison to receive the death penalty.
An unclear OCR fragment describes a committee discussion with references to a person named Elizabeth and a child. It mentions work in progress and emotions such as sadness as the text hints at individuals and a project but provides no coherent events or outcomes.
A business man near Hamilton, Ontario has undertaken large scale raising of Siberian hares for cone purposes on a local farm. The venture aims to supply hares for cone production, signaling a notable agricultural experiment in the region.
A garbled report discusses fingerprint use and identification methods, mentioning claims of novelty, contrarian views by Sir William J, Rashid-edidin, and others, with references to ancient and modern practices in China and Japan. It notes disputed attribution of the invention and describes impressions and marks found on objects and documents, reflecting a historical controversy over who first used prints for identification.
A publicizing ad promotes Pape's Diapepsin as a quick remedy for indigestion gas heartburn and sour stomach. It claims the product neutralizes stomach acids stops souring within minutes and helps digestion, suggesting use after meals.
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