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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1918
Page
5
A column string includes bank and insurance notices from Lawrence Kansas with names like D Bishop and Selig, followed by a discussion of a home remedy for scorch stains using tuber’s earth onion juice and vinegar, then aphorisms about mothers and familiarity with quotes from Seattle Post Intelligencer and Daily Optimistic.
A long published notice advertises a Wednesday auction at the Schehorn farm seven miles west of Lawrence and 22 miles south of Kanwaka Store. The catalog lists 4 horses, 13 cows and calves, hogs, chickens, and farm implements plus household goods including furniture, stoves, and kitchenware. Also listed are political notices and candidate declarations for Douglas County offices. The sale benefits the Kansec Ladies Aid lunch service.
Specials include Mackrel two for .25 to .55 cents, Rio Coffee and Navy beans at low prices, Lima beans, Good Oleo, Bulk Peanut Butter, Limburger cheese, Tinento cheese, tea, toilet paper, and Harvester cook mix, reflecting mid century bargain shopping with unit prices and pack sizes.
The report tells how Sergt J F Brown of Warren, G., after separation near Chateau Thierrngm captures 159 German soldiers with his bayonet in a fierce run to rejoin his unit. He notes four wounded died, and a photo shows Brown believed to be the man who did it.
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century text notes the Parthian invasion of Judea around 40 B.C. as a source of dread, shaping a vivid biblical image seen in the Apostle John’s writings sixteen years later. It also includes a home remedy for varnish removal using a water silicate solution, advising generous application to revive wood appearance.
A new whirlpool bath at a Manchester hospital treats rheumatism after typhoid and dysentery. The facility holds 12 men, fills with feet of water, and seats bathers up to their necks. Temperature stays at 98 degrees, with a quiet, well-lit room and rest areas after an hour in the bath.
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