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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1918
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR reads as a query about staples being manned and mentions retail prices. Details are unclear, with missing names, dates, and places. The readable portions imply a short market note on staffed staples and price levels.
Nebraska secretary of agriculture authorizes nitrate of soda distribution at cost under the food control act. Farmers may apply via county agent. those without agents contact C. W. Page-Bley. Extension advises on use and notes nitrate’s limited yield benefits in prevailing prices. Manure is preferred fertilizer. use amounts depend on rainfall and soil type.
A Linwood boys and girls calf club is forming with nearly fifty members. Initiated by W R Taylor of the Interurban Company and now backed by Kansas State Extension and Leavenworth county, a committee led by secretary John Hughey engages ages eight to eighteen. One boy has applied to raise three calves to feed about eight months for a fall sale and prizes. E F Orev Hale moved the company offices to Kansas City. Miss Lenna Wolgamott visited Topeka.
Fragmentary ad copy touts California Syrup as a remedy for children's ailments including sore throat and a general stomach upset. It emphasizes giving a child a teacup or spoonful and promises relief, mentioning "California Fig Syrup Company" as the source.
Secretary Houston outlines wartime highway policy calling for maintenance of vital roads and postponement of nonessential projects. He directs states to detail 1918 Federal Aid work including road descriptions, material needs, costs, and war impact, to enable an efficient program.
A brief traffic note reports Stop Esch Street at The E W Bee intersection as a cautionary area. No injuries or formal closures are listed, but drivers should slow and proceed with care through the cross street. Local authorities have not issued detours or enforcement notices at this time.
United States Senator Wm Hughes of Patterson died at 10:15 this morning in a Trenton hospital after weeks of illness from septic poisoning due to an infected tooth, followed by bronchial pneumonia. Born in Ireland in 1872, he worked in Patterson silk mills, studied at night, enlisted in the Spanish American War, served under General Fitzhugh Lee, was admitted to the bar in 1900, and rose as Patterson labor counsel before being elected to Congress and then as U S Senator in 1912.
A reader reports a long standing rupture cured without operation after attempting prior medical advice. The carpenter Eugene Bf. Pullen of Manasquan invites others with ruptures to write for information he says led to a complete cure with no surgery, claiming no relapse after years of work and urging widespread sharing of his method.
A fragmentary ad promotes a medical writer and product named Cascade claiming internal baths cure penes and pains. It references Mr Addison J Williams Jr and Chas A Tyrrell, urging readers to ask for the pamphlet while free. The text touts a 30 percent efficiency and mentions New York connections.
U S announces about 500,000 tons of former German ships ready for high seas service in France and allied ports. Vessels include the Leviathan, once the Vaterland, among several others. The figures refute German claims and aim to dampen Allied support by overstating submarine strength.
Catarrh is described as a constitutional disease requiring internal remedies. Hulls Catarrh Cure is promoted as acting on the blood and mucous surfaces, claimed to combine two ingredients for curing catarrh. Testimonials offered. product sold by druggists with a promise of free samples.
The railroad wage commission announced three of four board of examiners chosen to hear minor wage complaints. Ed J Barcato of Buffalo a labor movement leader Riley Redpath of Kansas City a businessman and Lathrop Brown of New York a former congressman now a special assistant to the secretary of the interior Anseo Camerons films and packs Do developing and printing Colloch's Brug Store
Rome report says Germany found the original Titian painting Venus and the Organ Player in Italian occupied provinces, amid claims it was transported to Durin. Italian experts doubt the claim, noting the original has long resided in Madrid and that copies exist.
The text presents a fragmented line about the Venetian provinces and England with repeated filler terms resembling a glitch, lacking coherent events, names, dates, or clear context for a proper news-style summary.
A fragrance antiseptic heating cream claims to quickly relieve catarrh by applying a small amount in the nostrils. It soothes swollen membranes and clears air passages, promising instant relief from stuffiness, headaches, and nighttime breath struggles. The ad urges readers to obtain a small bottle from their druggist.
Local items report a Friday visit by Linwood residents, a chili supper, and various personal updates. A man, hit in a fight, was taken to Kansas City for care after losing sight in one eye. his condition described as improving. Several families relocate, relatives travel to Lawrence, and local businesses expand services and equipment.
A Lawrence area report describes a wartime social with about 150 people, Red Cross officials from Leavenworth present, and talks on Red Cross work. Letters from Leslie Meinecke and local families, plus military topics and community updates, mark a busy wartime period with reminders of enlistment, furloughs, and local events.
iColds cause headache and grip says laxative brom quinine tablets remove the cause. Signature of E. W. Grove on each box. Price 30 cents. Mann's. Phone 82. Harry Martin of Battery EB returned to Camp Doniphan after a five day furlough. For rough skin, F and G Marlborough Cold Cream 25 cents jars at McCulloch's Drug Store. A good name is better than riches. N. O. Deming of Oswego spent yesterday at the Sigma Nu house.
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