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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1919
Page
3
The centennial of the Church of the Sea and Land, the second oldest church in New York City, is celebrated today. Wiedemann's offers pineapple loganberry and apricot lies, listed with phone number 182.
Sporsty Hunter Shuart and Miss Helen Hunter wed at the bride’s home in Anthony Kansas. Theo dore Shuart joins the couple as husband and indicate post wedding residence in Hutchinson after July 10. Mrs Wilda McCord of Topeka announces the marriage of her daughter Nelle to John E Meyer of Topeka on June 25. R L Meyer announces the birth of a ten pound son Reuben Douglas on June 25. Congregational Sunday school plans a picnic at T E Gitesa’s home tonight. Josenah Rain Penner of De Soto and Forrest L Doores of Meeteetre Wyoming marry at the bride’s brother Frank Penner’s home at 706 Connecticut Street. Miss Penner formerly taught school.
An assortment of classified like items and community notes features a long health testimonial for Lydia E. Pinkham's root and herb medicine praising the relief it gave a Mrs. D. Atters of Oregon. Local notices cover weddings, picnics, social events, and various residents traveling or visiting.
Mrs. C Walters spent the day with Mrs. J D Fonte and plans a visit to Melville Kansas then an overland trip to Chicago. C S Brown left for a business trip to southern Kansas. Mr and Mrs C A Watkins left for Tulsa Oklahoma while visiting Mrs Patterson. BE T Gallagher visited Kansas City as did Mrs W W Burnette to see her sister Evelyn Swarts in hospital. Tom Wood and Miss Anna Earle also appear in transit or return trips among Topeka Lake View and Kansas City.
The excerpt offers morning meal guidance highlighting fruit garnishes, whole wheat preparations, ground grains, and keeping leftovers. It discusses fruit, cereals, bananas, eggs, hash varieties, toast, meats in moderation, and a breakfast muffin recipe with eggs, milk, flour, and butter.
A vintage remedy advises mixing the juice of two lemons with three ounces of orchard white to make a quarter pint freckle lotion. Grocers supply lemons and drug stores offer orchard white at low cost. Massage daily on face neck arms and hands for clearer softer rosy skin with no irritation.
Reading notes describe Nicaraguan eastern Indian burial practice where the body is buried at once and a spirit house is built over the grave. A manioc field is planted and a dance invitation follows. Also noted: Arctic Nights viewed as dark yet brightened by stars and aurora borealis, with explorers noting the need for amusement during long winter nights.
In Chinese Gardens gardeners plant statuettes of men in pots and train evergreen vines to grow up around them. The vines form a robe of green leaves that partly covers the figures, with white faces and hands emerging.
Aboriginals weave bushy dog tails into beards to lengthen facial hair while Puget Sound tribes fashion dog fur blankets. Borneo natives view black dogs as sorcerer familiars and believe laughing at a dog crossing the path brings a stone fate.
May dances return in English villages as children celebrate with maypoles and spring frocks. The tradition brightens city school playgrounds on May mornings, with girls singing and performing long held festive steps.
The London Sketch quips on the folly of woolen wear and laundry guarantees that claim garments will not shrink. A discontented bachelor ponders what happens when the unshrinkables themselves shrink under a dubious promise.
Mrs Ben Faust and Mrs Roy Dougherty of Eudora spent today shopping in Lawrence seeking gifts and personal items.
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