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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1918
Page
8
The report lists local bowlers such as Edmondson, Reatz, Stevenson, Hetzel, Waterman, Conklin, and Pierson at the Elks venue with scores and lanes. McCulloch's Drug Store advertises fountain pens described as non soakable and reliable for all uses.
Plain coconut oil mixed with water provides a greaseless shampoo that cleanses well, rinses easily, and leaves hair soft, bright, and manageable. It avoids harsh alkalis found in most soaps which can dry scalp and brittleness. A few ounces last months and can be bought at drug stores.
An editorial urges Americans to wake to the World War in Europe noting farmers feed cattle with better food than Germans and Austrians while Europe starves. It warns of rationing choices for soldiers and civilians and urges buying Liberty Bonds to aid the war effort.
Margue rite Clark stars in a Paramount production directed by J Searle Dawley portraying Little Eva and Topsy in a grand screen version of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Frank Lovee plays Uncle Tom in a high valued drama adaptation with elaborately scaled plan.
George C. Foster announces limited stock remaining of 300000 shares in Mary Ann Mining Company zinc and lead property near Oklahoma. He invites subscriptions at par one dollar per share, cites new 40 acres, a model mill, and near-term operating prospects with potential government zinc pricing. Investors invited to inspect holdings and join Sunday night excursion, with closing gate within a week. Also notices of local visitors and Coca Cola availability.
Alice Lee, a Chinese motion picture actress, plans to reform traditional views of women's proper roles in Chinese society. Her stated goal is to shift long held attitudes and advance women’s status through her influence and work.
Baron Wilhelm de Osler, heir of the Hapsburg line, was fined $100 for vagrancy by a Kansas City North Side police court. Once held in Oklahoma on espionage charges, he drifted to Kansas City as an elevator boy after his money ran out. He spoke of escaping the Austrian army for the United States and displayed medals and a red ribbon as he praised America, then was mercy-released by the judge on the North Side.
The article states that each congressional district and territory including Porto Rico Alaska and Hawaii is entitled to two cadets at West Point. District of Columbia has four cadets. Appointments are made by the president based on recommendations from Senators and members of Congress.
Foresters warn that tall cottonwood trees with rigid bark are likelier to be struck by lightning than shorter beech trees. In dense woods, taller trees are seen as more stable than lower ones, and the belief that tall trees protect houses from lightning is dismissed as superstition.
Patchwork art dates back to ancient Egypt and was widely used as wall hangings and screen coverings rather than quilts. Ray Vahnmaier, age 24, died at home near Scompton this morning. funeral planned for Sunday. Vic Johnson travels to Excel Springs for several days. New venture in Chautauqua County seeks interest in drilling on proven structure. $200 bead offered. Fred Morris lists contact for the venture. W. O. Hamilton left for a tack meet in Chicago.
Do you want that old car to work like new Take it to Sommers at the Lawrence Iron Works to bore cylinders fit new pistons and restore six to eight year old cars Make the old car run like new until the war ends Special machinery ensures accuracy.
Bids will be received by the City Clerk of Lawrence Kansas for copper wire insulators cross arms and related hardware to furnish a power transmission line system. Specifications include 2 phase 110 to 220 volt transformers and ammeters, plus wiring and condulets with delivery terms F.O.B Lawrence. A 5percent bid bond is required and the city reserves the right to reject all bids.
The text notes different uses for pineapples as shipment, canning, and juice. It explains that large plantings yield about 5,000 plants per acre for large, perfect fruit, while closer spacing produces uniform discs in cans and juicier yields for juice.
Brig. Gen. William L. Kenly has been placed in charge of military aeronautics after returning from France where he directed American aviation. He will study artillery use with aircraft and oversee aviator training and post production airplane management.
A Galveston News opinion remarks that while exceptions exist, the common portrayal of girls as more innocent is inaccurate, noting that many are not as red as public stereotypes suggest.
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