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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1919
Page
5
A faded sale page from Lawrence Kansas outlines deep reductions in the millinery and menswear departments. Pricing shows trimmed hats at five dollars down to four, untrimmed hats, and various men and boys shirt prices from under two to over a dollar.
The Lawrence chapter of the National Military Sisterhood held a regular meeting at Post hall yesterday afternoon. President Mysiic Jones presided as plans were made for members to possibly join the American Legion.
Mr and Mrs J F Newson announce the birth of an eight and a half pound boy July 18 whom they have named Fir Louren.
Japanese women wear gold pins in their hair until twenty five then white at thirty and plain shell combs at forty. A claimed saying notes a woman’s brain weight peaks around twenty-one and that a young woman is in a better position to make mature judgments than a man of the same age.
University of Fine Arts presents the fourth summer concert at Fraser Hall chapel tomorrow at 8:30 PM featuring violinist Prof. Frank E Kendrie with Prof. Carl A Preyer on piano and Miss Harriet Greisinger on organ. Accompanied by Prof. William B Downing, baritone, program includes Don Juan overture, Grieg Arietta Allegro, and select arias. tickets 50 cents to match envelopes at McColloch's.
H B Bullene of Innes Bullene Hackman cites market conditions on a recent east trip. He says America supplies the world and New York is full of buyers, driving prices up and limiting supply.
In wartime economies some countries pivot from munitions to peaceful industries while still relying on importers like Illinois Lump Coal et al. Matthews. The text notes a severe goods shortage, with early buyers enjoying delivery certainty though facing prices unseen before the war.
The Saguenay headwater Lake St John in Quebec is highlighted by Prof J C McLennan to the Royal Society of Arts as a premier undeveloped power source in North America. The area spans about 350 square miles with a 30 000 square mile drainage basin and sits 315 feet above sea level. Three easily developed sites could yield 1 000 000 horsepower at tidewater, with numerous dock and industrial sites along the river.
A Nincompoep is a refined, satirical insult deriving from the Latin non composimentis meaning not of sound mind. The term humorously blesses its bearer with a classical origin while labeling them a fool or blockhead.
A brief, humorous note from the Louston Post via Cheek by Grow! contrasts men fearing chewing with new teeth and women fearing speech. It cites Celery’s cleansing claim from Dudley Herald to claim health benefits and rosy cheeks.
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