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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1918
Page
2
Lawrence coal dealers report a labor shortage and rising prices as they fill advance winter orders. Demand is higher this year due to early purchases, with government regulations and new freight rates expected to push costs up. Stores aim to meet orders before cold weather, but labor scarcity delays some shipments.
A Cincinnati chemist introduces freezone a fast acting corn remedy promising rapid relief and extraction. Meanwhile coal dealers report strong early orders with government rules easing supply and Logan Moore Lumber confirms timely fulfillment. Fraternities and businesses lead early purchases as winter demand rises.
A brief item mentions residents in the residence district ordering coal and a standalone line notes Special Banana Nut Ice Cream from Wiedemann's. The fragment ends with a bracketed reference, offering little extra context.
An editorial by Mr. Jwhite urges Americans to unite behind World War I efforts. He compares German autocracy to democratic resolve and calls for patriotic support of the Liberty Loan, pledging that every citizen’s sacrifice—through food, clothing, coal, and money—measures devotion to freedom and the war effort.
A dampened sponge used to seal letters and moisten stamps highlights the common practices in stamp and envelope preparation. Glue for stamps and envelope flaps is described as bone and hoof based, with rag content in paper, and pieces pass through many dirty hands on their way to users.
In George Eliot words, the idea that we reap what we sow governs fate and natural justice. The passage suggests that nature and the divine seed our deeds with consequences, yielding both shifts and blossoms from our own planted actions.
A cryptic note reports nuisance actions by nanites described as surly. The fragment hints at escalating petitions or pleas directed at authorities, with no clear outcome or context provided in the readable text.
Grocers nationwide support the 50 50 plan requiring buyers of wheat flour to also purchase substitutes totaling equal weight. The rule aims to conserve wheat for soldiers and families, with exemptions for Graham and whole wheat flours and certain mixed flours under 50 percent wheat. Consumers may mix substitutes to reach the required total, and a special exemption can be granted for infants and invalids foods containing flour.
The Chamber of Commerce discussed health needs as Red Cross nurses and physicians face wartime strain. Gov urged 25,000 more Red Cross nurses by December 1 and 4,000 more doctors, as several Kansas counties lose physicians to enlistment. Miss Farnsworth urged immediate action, defending nurses against German lies and praising U.S. nurses abroad.
An old health notice extols iron and herbal tonics from Dr. Pierce at the Buffalo Surgical Institute. It claims a soluble iron preparation strengthens blood, cures anemia, and rejuvenates energy in thirty days, available in 60 cent vials at drug stores.
Discussion cited typhoid and venereal disease statistics with thousands incapacitated yearly and many affected by syphilis. Dre Sundwall praised the Chamber of Commerce for public health efforts and Mayor Kreeck for actions. Mayor spoke, attendees included ladies, physicians, and Rotavian supporters. V N Flint and John Bech elected to membership meriting note.
A weary traveler rests on a bridge near Aveca after a long walk by the waters. He murmurs a fragmentary verse about a sweet name and a journey lacking boats, hinting at travel across the countryside on foot.
A fragmentary scene describes a predator using camouflage to approach prey. The pythia strikes, the captured creature vanishes into the hunter’s throat. Another lurker resembles a tree limb and remains motionless as insects hover nearby, while a long forked tongue deploys to seize prey.
A bizarre fragment describes a dew untier instrument called a fich-powered lamp that can be placed in a mouth to illuminate the eyes through runes for examination via the pupils. The text shifts to a meta note on Tools and the Man as an epic, mixing odd phrases and stray reflections.
William A Brenton of Wamego was arrested by Policeman Selmeck and Fred D Logan on grand larceny charges for stealing a suit-case from the Union Pacific station. The case belongs to W H Conway of Topeka. He posted a $700 bond and his trial is set for June 10 at 10 o'clock in Judge J W Clark's court.
Commencement exercises for the country schools of Douglas county will be held at the Methodist Church at 2130 o'clock next Wednesday afternoon. The program will be announced later. Mr W F Keasling of St Louis was in Lawrence yesterday on business.
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