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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1917
Page
5
Women of the community attend a Women’s Christian Temperance Union meeting at Poor Hall this Saturday. Local events include rummage sales at Brinkman Bakery site and visits by residents to Kansas City and Chicago for enlistment and university work.
An informal afternoon honors Mrs. Wal ter Herriott of Garder City with light refreshments. The Friday Auction Club meets at 801 Thinois Street. Florence Hoar hosts her Methodist Sunday school class picnic at Woodland Park with each member bringing a guest.
Social notes from De Wallville to Sapulpa and Kansas City highlight Mrs. COW entertaining Miss Ruth Snider of Oklahoma City, showers for Miss Bessie Raymond, and a crowd at Woodland Park. Also reports sailing plans for Howes, a June 14 marriage in Lawrence, and various travels and receptions across the region.
Fragmentary notes describe a vast dam project labeled Emigrant Gap stretching across a wide area in Nevada and California. The text mentions a water work core and a large volume of water, noting a substantial, yet unclear, engineering effort.
The passage describes a girl visiting a hospital to see her new baby brother and noting there were other babies in the ward. After tea, she checks the gifts and declares that she got the best one among ten.
A reflective piece on the purpose that guides a life and the hidden joys of poverty. Also a vignette titled No Place for Her follows a child listening to a tale of daily misdeeds with a baby’s sighs and tears.
A brief quotation from Artine CL Tenant extols the joy and frugality of giving, suggesting that the most reasonable pleasures are found in acts of generosity and sharing with others. The remark frames giving as a simple, accessible delight.
The fragment lists Mint or Mint-like products claimed to relieve corns and burn relief while encouraging dancing with little irritation. It advertises peppermint flavored relief and suggests applying the product on various foot issues and toe corns.
The writer frets about a modern idea claiming cold air causes illness and questions the reasoning. They suggest excessive living without proper exercise as a general cause and reference Franklin and Carroll's fountain in a casual, reflective tone.
Miss Maren Carter travels to Kansas this morning to fetch her sister Mildred Carter who has been hospitalized there for several weeks. The sisters plan to return together after Mildred’s treatment.
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