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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1918
Page
5
The town gathers for a Luther Church meeting, summer dances at Woodland Park, and a tea at Fraser hall. A June 12 marriage in Topeka joins Miss Marsh and Mr Salisbury. Red Cross restructures in Eudora with Mrs Hill as chair and a new workroom at A O U W Hall.
A society note recalls an evening at Dr. and Mrs. W. C. McConnell in honor of Silvia McConnell who departs Tuesday for Vassar and Boward for Chicago to enlist. Guests include numerous local figures. the event features a service flag centerpiece and place cards. Also brief society blurbs cover informal gatherings, travel, and local visits in Lawrence plus a postponed Pythian Sisters meeting and Elks Day reminder.
A recipe for summer frocks in chambray or plain colors with minimal trimming. Describes a French blue gown with a deep yoke long sleeves and silver buttons, paired with sheer organdie collar and cuffs for a crisp, becoming style.
Twenty four men are enrolled in military drill at Kansas University. The work is voluntary with no credit. Company A is the official title. Drill is held Monday Wednesday and Thursday nights at 7 on campus west of Snow hall. Some expect to be drafted and aim for Home Guards officer posts. Charles Rush will report at the National Army training school Saturday.
The column lampoons wartime morale and German editors while mixing quips on fashion and patriotism. It notes a Lawrence grocer selling sugar and lard as flour substitutes, cites church notices, and mentions C Young's business trip to Wichita.
The guide recommends using tender small beans like Refugue for canning. Prepare by washing, trimming, blanching in water 3 to 8 minutes, then cooling in salt water. Pack with hot brine, partially seal, and process by steam or boiling methods with specific times. Notes on jars, cooling, and storage follow along with a brief item about local purchases and a Kansas senator's flight.
The advertisement touts Mother's Friend as a topical aid for expectant mothers, promising pain relief and preserved health during delivery. It also notes a belief that Earth’s temperature rises with depth, estimating one degree Fahrenheit per 50 to 60 feet and high temperatures over short distances.
A young man prays for guidance on revealing a fair lady's faults. An elder counsels him to seek out her women friends and praise her in their hearing at the bazaar, as recounted by George Jean Nathan in Pack.
Opinion noting that shifting clocks to five daylight saving would not work because people must wake earlier, but not everyone will. The Philadelphia Ledger comments on behavioral limits to time reform.
An advertisement markets a home bleaching lotion made from two lemons and Orchard White. It claims to banish freckles sunburn and tan with daily massage. The recipe costs only a few cents and is described as harmless.
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