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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1921
Page
4
The text lists numerous Kansas individuals and families from Lawrence Worden and Nortonville visiting relatives in Lawrence and Worden. It notes appearances by McFarland state inspector Edna secretary for industrial relations Jane Carnahan and Frances Hamilton among others.
Social calendar items from Kanwaka include visits by Milton Winster Tan and Christeen Sehro, graduation events at the Agricultural College, and a Kanwaka Literary Club gathering. Members report calls from Mrs Will Colman, Ruth Schroyer, and guests from Lawrence and Manhattan. The club plans a summer program with Ruth Schroyer as chairman and holds its next meeting July 1st at Mrs Willis Colman.
OCR fragment lists multiple individuals including Mrs Ambrose Bigsb Helen Elizabeth Wilma Elsie Evans Ruth Schroyer and Mrs Rainer Grace Arnett with unclear context.
Pleasant Grove reports another heavy rain with flooding along creeks aiding wheat loss while people stock up for Deering and McCor bindery supplies. Maybell Colorado observations describe flowers and insects as rain-battered districts from Pueblo to Fountain face floods. Lawrence trips and church events fill community life as cricket hatching and driving rain reshape daily tasks.
Fragmentary notes describe social attitudes toward women who smoke in Kansas and Ontario communities, contrasting denial and coy behavior with public scrutiny. The piece also mentions a wind storm damaging telephone poles, improving service as linemen repair lines, and local visits including Mr Russell Petefish and Miss Lillian Richardson at a Hull party. It references British neutrality toward the Greece Turkish conflict and a Dublin report of an American pensioner shot by Crown forces.
Melissa Reid Machir born February 1 1833 near South Bloomfield Ohio died May 28 1921 in Manhattan aged 88 years 3 months 25 days. She grew in Romney West Virginia and lived in Lawrence Kansas before moving to Manhattan. Her life centered on faith and family with a funeral May 20 at the First Presbyterian Church Manhattan and burial at Oak Hills Lawrence.
A terse note mentions that authorities warn a few drops of a substance called Qutero on a surface may pose risks. The text stresses safety and advises limiting exposure.
William T. Harding of Los Angeles reports Tanlac relieved his rheumatism after years of pain in Manhattan Kansas. He says his stomach improved, appetite returned, and he feels strong, energetic, and well again after taking Tanlac.
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