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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1919
Page
3
An advertisement extols Alteratives described in Dr. Mason and the U S Dispensatory for paralysis arteriosclerosis scrofula chronic rheumatism lupus and other blood diseases. It promotes Number 40 For The Blood as a remedy, claiming benefits for constipation hepatic congestions dyspepsia and stomach troubles and notes Round Corner Drug Co. sells it.
A long obituary style summary recounts John D Rockefeller born July 8 1839 in Tioga County New York moving to Owego Susquehanna Valley then Cleveland as a youth. It traces his business rise from an office boy to Standard Oil and the 1911 retirement along with wealth estimates and major charitable giving. It notes his frugal habits church affiliation and emphasis on integrity and Christian philanthropy. The piece adds brief notes on Elks meeting in Atlantic City and Mrs Hanson and children visiting Kansas City.
A recipe instructs squeezing two lemons into three ounces of orchard white to create a freckle and tan lotion. The mix is shaken and used as a beauty aid to lighten blemishes, claimed to soften skin and improve clarity at low cost.
The University of Kansas notes 153 students tutored by mail in June, up 18 percent from prior Junes, driven by flu related school failures. Extension courses drop 93 enrollments, as flu halted programs. Yearly total in correspondence and extension classes reaches 1,526, with 125 Americanization students among Kansas City foreigners. Several universities begin these courses this fall.
The University of Kansas summer session calendar features a sex education theme led by Dean F. J. Kelly. The schedule includes film screenings in Fraser Chapel and a series of public lectures in Fraser Hall and Blake Hall on topics like education through science, high school relationships, home economics preparation, and attendance or behavior issues, with events running Tuesday through Saturday and a university party in Robinson Gymnasium.
Leslie A Fitz and George H Fitz and wives convey undivided 1 2 interest in S W 1 4 of Sec 17 14 20 less 1a for school purposes to M J Halcom and Jessie Halcom for 4500. J W Fields and wife transfer to Thomas Wolt ers Nokomis Illinois Lot 6 Block 9 Lane Trace additions to Lawrence for 6000.
Algernon laments ending his social career after a drunken stumble at a ball. His valet apologizes as chatter swirls that he created a new dance, highlighting sudden fame from a careless night.
A Kansas City Star quotation laughs at success by accident rather than farming. E W Howe notes unhappiness from forcing family ties, recounting personal estrangement after forty. A joke about baking powder prices highlights social habits, ending with Clarence M Woodbury visiting his uncle B H Woodhurs after returning from France.
A boy named Jimmy Saw It James clashed with his mother over his reluctance to take a date. She scolded him for fighting, while he argued that standing up to pressure made him no coward, leaving him with torn clothes after the latest scuffle.
Popular Science describes a wire rod along the flag’s lower edge held by end clips. A hook through a cyclet on large flags acts to secure the arrangement, keeping the flag from tangling on a horizontal mounting.
Brief histories trace the 89th and 35th Divisions from organization through training and service in France. The reports cover casualties, exact regiments engaged, moves to fulfill orders, and full commendations. Comparisons with other divisions, decorations, and a countywide effort to publish an honor roll are detailed.
A brief Exchange urges that small acts of kindness can achieve great outcomes. It argues superiority offers no guarantee of greatness and says the truly large soul acts with gentleness, moving obstacles like rootlets splitting rocks. Firmness may be used when needed, but should be gentle to avoid offense.
The article notes gulls roost in trees on Big Duck Little Duck and Old Man islands in Maine and even nest there. It adds that many Maine coast islands share this behavior and that Boston harbor gulfs also have water roosts.
The guide describes cleaning white enamel by rubbing dirt with flannel dampened with methylated spirit, washing in warm soapy water, drying and polishing with flannel and whiting, and finishing with a dry duster. Regular treatment keeps brightness over time.
The Mirtlites are presented as the most interesting Balkan tribe. They are described as Christians under Muslim pressure. They claim a pure Aryan language resembling classical Greek and Latin and allied to them. They are celebrated as the finest fighting men in Albania, noted for independence.
Canton is the chief Chinese administrative and commercial city of South China. It lies inland from Hongkong, 95 miles by water and 112 miles by rail, in the fertile Canton delta. In foreign trade Canton ranks third among Chinese ports, behind Shanghai and Dalren.
Florida Times Union notes visitors mocked traditional armor from the “fifteens.” A stout doughboy struggles to fit arms in leg pieces, and today’s schoolboys would find the gait tight, illustrating a humorous clash with old heroic notions.
A method to restore tarnished silverware involves placing it in an aluminum dish, covering with water, and boiling briefly. The process cleans the silver while leaving the aluminum dish slightly discolored, which can be cleaned afterward.
A historic note on typists as the most amusing travelers in creation. It claims hands can travel up to 10,000 miles a year in ordinary typing without foot fatigue, and ties this to average office typists' efficiency and endurance.
Observers note trees hollowed by ants and their biting appears strong. Ants are active tunneling under ditches and streams with authentic cases. A South American ant reportedly bored a tunnel under the Parahyba river bed where it is as wide as the Thames at London Bridge.
This piece urges embracing recreation to sustain mental health. It argues that enjoying leisure remains vital as we age, warning against the belief that pleasure fades with time.
In a whimsical tale a British sailor once asked his executors to give his wife one shilling so she could buy hazel nuts, noting she preferred cracking nuts to mending his stockings. The odd bequest reveals a lighthearted end with a pragmatic twist.
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