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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1917
Page
4
The Journal World lists subscription rates and contact details with rates for monthly yearly and mail options beginning January 1 1977. It notes call times for missing deliveries and includes notices about staff and audience guidance.
The article discusses schooling for youth under military discipline and contrasts Mexico’s new constitution with the United States. It notes newspapers’ views on German plans and notes gardening plans promising a happy summer, with employment for boys and girls as a byproduct of higher living costs.
The group discussed whether education should foster training and the era of military training for youths. Members argued against national high school training and emphasized convenience to individuals and society amid concerns about schooling and purpose.
Fragmented remarks recall President Wilson and the era’s social sanction. A writer notes the oath and Bible reading, urging honesty and humane treatment of others as the measure of true happiness. The piece contrasts fame money and power with the consensus that character matters most.
An old advertisement extols pure coconut oil as a superior shampoo alternative to commercial soaps and shampoos. It claims washing with plain refined coconut oil moistens the hair, cleanses scalp, removes dust and dandruff, and leaves hair silky and easy to manage. praises low cost and wide availability of the product.
Fragmentary passage argues health over wealth as true happiness requires doing good in life. Emphasizes leaving the world better, being a good neighbor and friend, and raising children responsibly. Text is incomplete and reads as a personal reflective snippet.
Read as published by The Manufacturers Record, the letter to the President frames this moment as supremest in American life. It urges divine aid and strength for leadership, notes a stark future, and promises nationwide sympathy and support. It underscores duty beyond politics, stressing unity and resolve at a critical hour.
A garbled Chicago dispatch riffs on courtship, crime, and politics, noting a woman’s surrender to authorities, a transit scene with a trampling throng, and a mock political roster. It mentions Hoofl's Sarsaparilla as a spring cure and reports Evanston city council allocating 300000 for cultivating vacant lots to curb food costs.
Douglas County Bankers Association announces support for seed quality and increased crop acreage to meet food shortages and high costs. They urge silos, livestock stockpiling, and careful seed selection to boost farming capacity. Includes list of member banks and a note about optometrist FP Brock providing muscular eye treatment at 802 Mass.
Haskell gospel meetings at the Evangelical church attract good turnout each night. Last night’s song service was fine with four confessions for Christ. Tonight the Haskell US M C A Gospel team, with the orchestra, will lead the meeting.
The Kansan State Agricultural College celebrates its first sour Valle basketball championship after defeating the University of Missouri. President H. J. Waters announced celebrations with a reception for the team. Cordley class volleyball defeated Lecompton in three straight. A horticultural society meeting with a 2 pm program and picnic dinner is set for Saturday at the Chamber of Commerce rooms.
Mabel M Wilson died this morning at her home in Kanwaka. The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o clock at the Stull German Church. Belvoir and area residents note visits and social events as community life continues with meetings, visitors from Lawrence, and local progress updates through midweek gatherings.
Mr and Mrs Felix Tuckel and family spent Sunday afternoon at W H Tuckels Adz Charley Metcalf Nett Mond for Olathe where he will resume school work after several weeks away Mr Meritt Woodward has gone to Lawrence to help Mr Daveugh paint Mrs Cope and children called on Mrs EB GJ Steele Thursday Miss Bessie Murphy spent Friday with Abs Carl Woodward Mrs Fred Kampschroder and others attended the Royal Neighbor meeting at Clinton Thursday After noon Messrs E G Seale Hire Kennedy and M Murphy attended Florys sale at Watson last Monday Charley Woodward left this morning for Hutchinson Sunday Kennedy and family Miss Mildred Bowen called at WW Woodwards Friday evening
Tyems report woodchopping as the day’s main task as families in Chaase county travel by car to Carbondale last Sunday to see Kirkman brothers wives off to new homes. Fred Christian recovered from a serious typhoid pneumonia spell and is improving.
An ad style claim touts a remedy called Resinel Boap for eczema. It promises instant itching relief, sleep improvement, and faster healing with little cost, claiming decades of sales and wide druggist availability.
Community items report visitors and calls at the Hatcher and Fogerty households, a sick baby in the Hatcher family, and farm chores such as hauling wood and water. A wool load upset when crossing a culvert prompts improvements nearby. The quarterly conference and Sunday school events at Richland Twin Mound and Linton Methodist churches are announced for Friday March 9.
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