Weekend visits and travel notes from Tonganoxie area
A crowded field of local social news lists visits from Kansas City and Lawrence residents, plus trips to Leavenworth, Reno, and Topeka. Mentions include Miss Ruby White, Miss Grace Zoellner, Mrs. Mary Houston, the Nirschls, the Caps, and the Zoellners.
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Noxie
Ruby White
Fern Burneau
Reno
Albert Burneau
Hawley V. Needham
Kansas City
Wis
Eldie
Fred
Helen Needham
Shepherd
Kathleen Needham
Ruth Stevenson
Paola
Edith Anne Thenicie
Leonard E. Hazen
Billy
Lawrence
Hazen
Frank Zoellner
Mary Houston
Whitney Wagner
Anna Wagner
Grace Zoellner
Leavenworth
Walter Zoellner
Amos Wilson, Jr
Mary Loomis
Big Stranger
Fred D. Angell
Dollie Huffman
Manhattan
Kansas
Vance
Amanda Porter
Red Cross
Tonganoxie
Frank Nirschl
Ardith
Anton Nirschl
Mac Huffman
Jack Garret
Holton
A. Gold
Williams
Arizona
JacaYtes
Tid Davis
Edith
Aberdeen
South Dakota
Iliam M. Shepherd
Davis
John Caps
Edith c
Ella Phenicie
Ralph
Dana Sanders
Margaret
Rine Caps
Marl Sawyaqr
Harold Hunter
Highland Station
John C. Caps
J. C. Cans
Dean
Topeka
Authur Caps
Ed McNerney
J. C. Lamin
Givie League
University of Kansas
Meyers
Miss Badle
Tonganoxie High School
Mead
Charles Laming
Carlos
Fort Sheridan
Erma Yates
Georgia Ramsay
Junction City
Ruth Peairs
Grace Zoeliner
Miss Penis
Melting Pots Raise Fund for Hospital Drive
The National American Woman Suffrage Association launches a local effort to fund a 300 bed Overseas Hospital in France near Bordeaux. Pots will be set in Lawrence stores along Massachusetts Street starting Monday, with locations to be announced later.
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Laboucheure
Bordeaux
France
Lawrence
National American Woman Suffrage Association
T. H. Chalkley
Massachusetts Street
Qversen
Florence oWber
Mont de-Marsan
Abouheyre
M. Bacon
Scott
Army War Transportation
Xione
Red Cross
Eight Yank Divisions on the Firing Line
Eight Yank divisions on the firing line report aggressive trench actions against German forces. U.S. troops advanced to meet a 21-man German party and killed them with bayonets without losses. German attempts to feign French troops were challenged as the Germans were discovered by their helmets and coats.
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Garman
Teank Mate
COBS Per Lead St.25. Phone 5 2.-J. Underwood and Sen.
COBS per lead St 25 phone 52 J Underwood and Sen. connection noted in local item.
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J. Underwood
Sen
Women Wanted Overseas by Y M C A for Expeditionary Forces
About 1000 women are recruited by the YMCA to go overseas to work with the expeditionary forces. The appeal emphasizes service, support roles, and readiness to depart for military theaters to aid service members.
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Y. OB. C
Dogne Tits BP To Help Bows Shun War
Fragmented OCR text mentions a young volunteer aiding a department and secretary, with references to the State War and Navy Building wards. Details are unclear due to garbled wording, but the piece centers on assistance efforts and internal personnel actions within a government department. Further specifics are unreadable in the fragment.
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Conai
War and Navy
Mibee Fema
Thirteen Hoodooed Convoy Amid Ocean Voyage
The report notes superstition aboard a torpedoed steamship Oronsa’s convoy. Thirteen aboard were said to be hoodooed the voyage, with 13 vessels in the convoy and 7 YMCA rescuers. Passengers boarded Friday April 15 and the ship carried volunteers including 1 Methodist preacher. Crude novelty details mention three kittens on the thirteenth day and a superstition laden trip.
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Oronsa
Underwood and Son Advertisement
Local advert reads Per Load 1.25 dollars and provides a phone contact 332 for J Underwood and Son.
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J. Underwood and Son
Teeth Bite Self During Escape From Torpedoed Ship
Survivor aboard the Oronsai recalls washing his teeth when torpedo strike forced him into a lifeboat. He grabbed an oar to aid escape and, after a few minutes, felt his hand hurt. Only then did he realize his teeth were biting into his own flesh.
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A. Clie
Ater
Preached Soldiers Mass Behind Lew Guns in Trenches
A clipped wartime reminiscence recalls Gypsy Smith preaching behind Lew's guns in the trenches. He mentions enduring four gas attacks and shellfire while serving soldiers and a fearless response to bullets.
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Bewi
Gypsy Smith
C. A
Japanese inventor unveils sprinkler forming water ads
A Japanese innovator introduces a street sprinkler concept that distributes water in patterns to create promotional images on smooth pavements. The device aims to blend advertising with urban space without leaving residue.
Gas Mask Defies Chewing Tobacco Decline
A cryptic editorial fragment argues modern warfare and prejudice influence the decline of chewing tobacco in America. The text references a gas mask and various oblique figures, mentioning secrecy, a secretary figure, and a Southern observer frustrated by tobacco chewers within the cheek.
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M. C. AL
Fragmentary text on fas mask and mustards in a mouth context
Fragmented OCR line references a fas mask and mustard with garbled dialogue about teeth and a heated mouth war. No coherent event or identifiable entities emerge beyond vague objects and sounds.
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Lawrence Peairs
Martha Jane
Lawrence and
Tonga
Lawrence Optical Co
Jackson
Albuquerque
Mbugquerque
J. W. Miller
John Mathas
George Bleistein
Leéslieg McKeehen
Anna Bell
J. H. Dreisbach
S.J. McNaughton
Lucy McNaughton
Frank Henry
George Fisher
Edward Hoskins
H. Cain
William C. Allen
City Hall
J. Underway
RT Golf Tourney
Lawrence Country Club
C. C. Carl
Ic. Johnson
A. Madfigtray
B. G. Gustafson
H.C. All
M. W. Sterling
C. E. Friend
Chas. Greenlees
J. Meadee
J. T. Skinner
J. G. Gibb
Sam Moore
C. E. Lindley
C.P. Starkweath
P.A. Dinsifoor
G. W. Kahne
Paul O've¢Ary
W .F. Spalding
Frank Stiogy
T. G. Pitch
C. S. Haigy
S. S.A
Wool
Foss
S.H. Jackson
J. F. Jones
J. H. Dnatt
Grant Herod
G. A. Esterly
H. B. Ober
W. A. Hinesley
F. W. Jaedicke
J. W. O'Bryon
F. H. Perkins
F.H. Smithmeyer
Fredo Barteldes
H. V. Helleberg
H. GC. Thurnauve
J. W. O’bryon
M.W. Sterling, Jr
A. MacMurray, Jr
W. Blackmar
Henderson Mar Uiny
Waterloo Boy
Rob McFarland
Williamstown
Kan
Neil Bros
Eudora
A. Weems
Baldwin
V. A. Dehoff
Dennan
Perry
Shirley Bros
Bates
Cox Bros
John Unger
Lecompton
Wm. Griever
Chas. Huffman
Paul Laptad
R. R
Dwyre Bros
Jacob Hammig
W. T. Bleakley
Clyde Sisco
Linwood
H. J. Atteberry
Gregg Bros
Jinwood
Kans
Edd Schaake
Jacob Gantz
Ulrich Bros
Jerry Lyons
C. G. Bolling
DeSoto
L. L. Tyrrell
G. R. Liston
Vinland
E. A. Bright
Henry Metsker
Lone Star
Edd
Shively
Wolf Bros
E. T. Campbell
Thomas Gray. & Son
J. J. Bleakley
O. H. Dorst
C. E. Caton
Welch
Green Brothers
Mass
NATIONAL SUFFRAGE _ASSOCIATION
Burns Kerosene
Dayton Dick Co
Cuincy
Illinois
Jack Baker
Electric Giills
The
Kansas Electric
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