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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1921
Page
2
Kansas readers see editorials arguing for civil service merit and openness. A plan to convert municipal garbage into fuel is praised as scientifically sound, while Chicago law focuses on securities limits amid a Liberty bond case.
The text notes that force remains the only argument Germans may heed as the Allies’ original offer is viewed as unserious. It warns that the life lesson remains to live honestly, comparing it to another dangerous triangle incident in Chicago.
The Topeka Capital editorial argues Kansas grew wealthy yet asks whether the state can sustain first-rate higher education. It notes rising costs and calls for restraint in lavish spending on luxury items while maintaining strong institutions for youth and future growth.
A fragmented 1896 notice notes City Assessor Walton under review after a prolonged illness. The terse item mentions wage figures and an assessment matter tied to Lawrence events, with no further details available in the readable text.
A series of moves shifts several Grove district families to Lawrence and nearby communities. Mr. Gorbult and family depart for Lone Star with two Grove students joining the new school. Mr. Studebaker moves to Lawrence from Markley, transferring three Grove pupils to Lawrence schools. Other relocations include the Gimblett and Daniels families, with new housing arrangements and neighborly good wishes expressed for the transitions.
The Columbia Symphony Orchestra, a well trained group of thirty young women with eight soloists, performs at the Orpheum Topeka for three days this week under the Business Women's Club auspices. Dorothy Votkey dances The Swan, Genevieve Gilbert sings Il Baccio, Bernice Mathieson plays Liebesfreud, Jane Little harp Impromptu, with Virginia Knight cello and Agnes Zook violin in The Dream. Frances Knight conducts, N. T. Stevens manages. The group hails mainly from the Pacific coast, with one from Denver and one from Boston.
Letters to the editor praise a compound medicine for female complaints as well as address women’s overwork and silent suffering. The Ladies Circle of the G A R announces a rummage sale at Salvage Store in Fraser area this Friday and Saturday with contributions collected Thursday or Friday morning. Marionette play tickets for Fraser on March 5 go on sale Thursday at McGalliag’s Drug Store in Fraser.
Pleasant Grove reports a brisk snow storm in the morning giving way to sunshine in the afternoon. A full moon closed the day in contrast to the morning. Local residents and visitors exchanged visits and helped with wood sawing and farm chores at the Williams, Hibner, Campbell, Churchbaugh, Flory, Peterson, and Studebaker homes. The entry notes social visits, farm work, and a mention of changing moving times affecting the neighborhood.
An advice item promoting Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablet to balance stomach acid after meals. It advises taking the tablet when indigestion or sour stomach arises to offset gastric acidity and aid digestion.
Charlie Williams hosts Elbert Studebaker and Orville Flory Tuesday evening at the Williams home. Mrs. A H Boehle hatched 80 chicks Monday from eight fertile eggs with 12 more hens set. Ida Williams visited, and John Gimblett stopped by Saturday. Johnnie Gimblett, formerly at Worden store, is in Rome. Spring tonic Winchester drugstore promotions and bicycle economy noted.
Mrs G I Knight reports lasting relief from measles and nerve issues after using a tonic said to be a non alcoholic universal medicine. The advert claims the discovery was used twenty years ago by her mother and remains effective, with the product sold by druggists in neat packages.
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