Limeade ban ends summer thirst in Lawshee era
A historic limeade withdrawal grips Lawshee as non essential goods shun lime juice amid wartime sugar rationing. California crop failure drives lemon and lime shortages while Coca Cola faced sugar allotment limits. Vendors warn of smaller servings to stretch prices as 8 ounce glasses or higher prices loom.
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United States
Lawrence
San Domingo
California
America
Laiwrence
Distilled water scarcity cited in domestic note
The passage notes rising costs and supply limits for common household items including ice cream sirup glasses carbonated water and ice. It mentions making sirups at home but only receiving eighty percent of regular needs and records a request for a bottle of McNish Phoné 198 with no odor to distilled water.
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McNish
Foreign Legion in Riley County Court Naturalization Efforts
Camp Funston reports mass naturalization of alien soldiers in the Riley County District Court. More than a thousand Legionnaires from diverse nations, including Greeks and Italians, are being processed as they march to Manhattan for citizenship hearings. Few refuse, many wish to fight for the United States or join allies.
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Riley County
Union Pacific Bureau
Camp Funston
Foreign Legion
War Department
40Th Infantry
Ft. Riley
Manhattan
United States Certificates of Indebtedness Series IV A Sale
United States Certificates of Indebtedness Series IV A dated June 25 1918 payable October 24 1918 offer for sale at 4 12 percent interest. Denominations start at 500 dollars. Watkins National Bank.
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United States
Watkins National Bank
Cards of Thanks From Nelson Ward Families
Expressions of gratitude to neighbors and friends for kindness and sympathy after a bereavement. Signed by H. C. Nelson and Children, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Ward, Arthur Ward and Family, B. R. Nelson and Family.
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H. C. Nelson
J. M. Ward
Arthur Ward
B. R. Nelson
Phillips Family Visiting Whitcomb in Vinita Oklahoma
L. L., Phillips and their children are spending the week with George Whitcomb and family in Vinita Oklahoma after traveling by car.
Wotta Y' Mean Fight Opinion From Soldiers
The piece notes soldiers in France react to the Willard Fulton heavyweight title fight. Colonel Joseph C. Miller unsuccessfully tried to promote the bout across a dozen states. The Stars and Stripes cartoon captures the soldiers’ sharp question about the event.
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Joseph C. Miller
Stars and Stripes
Local families gather for visits and church events
Mrs and Mrs Harry Rake and child spent Saturday night with W E Rake. Sunday they visited D P Rake. Miss Katie Daumm and brother Henry called at Central office. Henry on a Nebraska vacation. Various neighbors and relatives, including Swadleys, Houk, Kraft, Stull, Nichols, Gress, Roller and Davidson families, shared dinners, calls, and attendance at Children's Day and a wedding in Topeka. A new Maxwell car was purchased by Wm Daum. others vacationed with Hildebrand and Ice families. Funeral services were held for an infant at Pleasant Hill.
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Harry Rake
W. E. Rake
D. P
I. B. Kraft
John. Stull
Will Shaw
S. Stull
Willisee
L. Boehringer
Pearl Gress
Missesdith
Emma Buchheim
Gust Hildenbrand
Sam Swig
Hoffsommer
Harley Dean
Leonard Nuffer
Lawrence
Sam. Buchheim
Bidinger
J. W. Gress
Esther Roller
Ralph Davidson
Topeka
Noble Messer
Ralph
Len Ice
Will Brass
Ella
Ane Howard
W. F. Walkahle
Clyde
Ross
Herman
Boehringer
Rev. Gray
Fred Hilbert
Pleasant Hill
Richland
Willie. Shaw
Mabel Rose
Henry Stull
Wm. Daum
Maxwell
Moss
Gladys
George
Geo. Hildenbrand
Charlie Kampschroder
Clinton
T. A
Slingerling
Stull
Ralph Iee
Press
Dave Shields
Frank Anderson
Mabel Kreipe
Geo Anderson
F. E. Deskin
Rainier
Springfield
Kansas
Pre-Primary Republican Rally Plans in Kansas In Limbo
Topeka Kansas June 20 Whether Kansas Republicans will hold a pre primary rally or state pow wow remains unclear National Chairman Will Hays visit has been canceled Gard en City state chairman Richard Hopkins says the plan may be revived before August Executrix Mary Learnard of O E Learnard deceased noted in filing Roy Deskin to assist with harvest at his home
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Topeka
Kans
Kansas
Richard J. Hopkins
Garden City
Will H. Hays
Sun Flower State
Herfee
Hopkins
Kagisas G. O. P
Mr. Hays
Fred B. MacKinnon
Chase. Moss
Oscar E. Learnard
Means & Rice
Portable Distillery At French Perfume House
A French perfume manufacturer builds a portable distillery to extract essences from wild or cultivated flowers in the regions where they grow, enabling on site production of fragrant bases.
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Uncle Sam
Big Brother
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Haint
Lawshee
Cluett. Peabody & CO
Inc Makers
C. P. Barber & Son
Mass
Jaedicke
Ube
Palm Beach
Panama
Ae Eee
U.S. Army Shoes
Munson
Funston
Fred
Yarnold
Roy Deskin
Mr. Deskin
Roy
Warren Henley
K. J
Care Journal.orld
Lawrence Diary Journal-World
Douglas County
Mary Learnard
O. E. Learnard
Care Journal- World
Airiet
E. T. Riling
City Drug Store
P. S. Sterling
Carroll's
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