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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1918
Page
6
The C. C. Carl team defeated the H. T. Jones squad by three points 27 to 24 at the Country Club golf tournament. A celebratory dinner for the players and losers is set for 6:30 p.m. tonight at the Club. Individual scores listed for both teams.
We offer for sale United States Certificates of Indebtedness Series TV A dated June 25 1918 payable October 24 1918 with 4 1 2 per cent interest. Certificates in denominations of 500.00 and above. Watkins National Bank.
Ferdinand Gottlieb recalls a winter incident where a newsroom worker hid in a pile of paper scraps and caused a startling discovery when a broom attack exposed a moving cordovan head. The piece mixes humor with a dramatic office anecdote and an ad for Exelso McNish. Also notes a meditation on time and an archaeological find in Dorset with a Roman coin in a skeleton’s mouth.
A quirky survey of historic papers and oddities, from the phosphorus ink Luminara read in the dark to the edible dough Regal Journal. It notes light political bids at August primaries and musings on sleep as a gift of God, plus a note on Salina tractor show travel.
J N Van der Vries now with the National Chamber of Commerce in Washington praises progress toward postwar stability. He cites proposed wage and working-condition arbitration boards to prevent strikes and shutdowns, and notes his work spans from policy to the Pacific. Grasshoppers plague alfalfa near the city, raising seed-crop concerns. Paris Green offered by City Drug Store.
Joshuantour known as Indian Ref was arrested this morning by officer W D Schneck on a charge of beating his wife while drunk. The complaint was filed by Mrs Montour. The trial was set for Wednesday morning at 8:30 before Judge Fred Clark. Montour is a driver for Monk Taxi Co. and has a street. Tanlac at the City Drug Store.
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