Kansas University May 1917 Weather Report Summary
The May 1917Kansas University weather report notes the month was the coldest in fifty years for the station, with 4a3 degrees mean temperature, 6.2 degrees below May average. Highest 85.5F on the 18th–19th, lowest 54.5F on the 1st, rainfall 4.5 inches, down 0.35 inch from May average. Five months into 190 show 10.24 inches rainfall, 2.17 inches below the preceding 49-year average. Wind ran 1,390 miles, below May average, with winds from NT, EF, SE, S, SW, W, NW recorded. The seismograph logged three earthquakes in the month, with multiple waves and estimated distances, and a mean barometer of 28.855 inches. Relative humidity averaged 68.1 percent, peaking at 99 percent on the 25th, with a low of 26 percent at 2 p.m. on the 8th. Weather data includes cloudiness, number of clear days, and brief notes on thunderstorms.
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Tes Sandae
Moean
Tames
Pear
Uist
Maxwell Motor Co announces Liberty Roads prizes
Maxwell Motor Co plans fifty thousand dollars in Liberty Roads as prizes to dealers and owners. Following the May 25 success of the Maxwell Economy Contest, more contests will be held between June 6 and June in Lawrence. Charles BK Banker, Maxwell agent, says every Maxwell driver in Lawrence has a good chance to win a Liberty Bond. full plans to be announced in Tow LYS.
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Maxwell Motor Co
Maxwell
Lawrence
Charles BK
Real Estate Transfers and Local Notices Amid Mixed Listings
Real estate transfers show Josephine Westergreen transferring Lot 43 in Belmont Addition, Lawrence to M. O. Caldwell for $1 and other considerations. Emma E. Plank and husband transfer Lot 1 in Lune Place Addition to George W. Kathne for $800. H. C. Patterson transfers northwest quarter of 10 14 14 to Wilson Martin for $1,200. Also mentions a Lawrence gas station, local football and school activity notes, a drug store refrigeration update, bowling scores, a marriage license for Tack Cathers and Marcia Lohman, and local visitations. The report blends property deeds with community items and business notes.
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Josephine Westergreen
Tonganoxie
Kan
Caldwell
Belmont Addition
Lawrence
Emma E. Plank
Kansas
George W. Kathne
Lune Place
H. C. Patterson
Douglas
Kans
Wilson Martin
Mear
Bat I
Local Man Credits Friends For Medicine Endorsement
Atchison Kansas on May 31 a well known engineer Dent recalled stomach trouble for two years. After friends endorsed the medicine Taniae he tried it and reports dramatic relief after two bottles. The ad notes Tanue as a master medicine claimed to aid stomach liver kidney disorders nervousness and sleep. It also mentions a new outlet in Lawrence at the Round Corner Tug Store.
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Round Corner
Atchtson
Kans
VD. Dent
Atchison
Pine Street
Tanuer
Lawrence
Round ‘Corner
High School Notes On Local Students And Events
Fragmentary notes detail students Ruth Vda and Miss Holmes visiting, staff and teachers like Mr Copier, plus references to classes, exams, and upcoming activities. The piece mentions exams, a census, and a team of high school boys involved in activities, with scattered names and dates.
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Oliver
Holmes
Visttins
Tornier
Phaliprebort
Lucho Andrew Me
Readers urged to send Journal World to soldier boys
The letter lampoons Lawrence residents for slacking in sending the Journal-World to Fort Riley soldiers. It notes only about half of the boys receive the paper and urges readers to mail copies to the service members they care about.
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Lawrence
Fort Riley
Journal-World
Missing Thad Prompted by a Hungry Poet Riddle
A cryptic exchange features a hungry looking poet asking where eof Thad is. His wife replies to send it to the laundry with a quip about Thad being penn and a sour pundit remark about Yookers Statesman.
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Yester
Yookers Statesman
Lesson in Sorrow From Carlyle On Hard Times
A compact reflection from Thomas Carlyle stating sorrow serves as a moral lesson during exile or chaos. Sorrow is not given for sorrow's sake but to teach us something. once learned, the sorrow ceases.
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Thomas
Carlyle
Danger in Overconfidence in Louisville Courier
A 19th century Courier article quotes caution about relying on luck. It warns young men not to let confidence in luck replace prudence, stressing that overreliance on fortune can ruin proper judgment and fray caution.
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Louisville
Courier-dour
Connelly to Visit Father in Washington D C Tonight
J. W. Connelly of Colby has been at the Phi Psi house and will serve tonight for Washington D C to visit his father, Congressman Connelly.
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J. W. Connelly
Colby
Phi Psi House
Washington, D. C
Congressman Connelly
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