Mrs Woodard and Mrs Patton Visit Topeka for Day
Mrs M A Woodard and Mrs F R Patton departed this morning to Topeka to spend the day.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1918
Page
8
Mrs M A Woodard and Mrs F R Patton departed this morning to Topeka to spend the day.
The University Orchestra conducted by Frank Kendrie performs tonight in naser Hall at Bilao Archmission. Tickets are on sale and available at the door.
Dr. James Naismith, former KU physical education head, reports many KU men in France. He recounts meeting alumni like Roland Boynton, Lt. R. E. Welsh, Tom Lee, Lt. Whitehead, Lambert, and Lt. Francis Wilson, noting uniforms obscure identities but shared memories and Y M C A work among officers.
Fragmented text shows multiple classified items including for sale rent and a stolen message. Readable parts mention sale of items, rental offers, a missing or stolen reference, and an inquiry for a department position. Strong entities are unclear due to garbled OCR.
Multiple notices announce candidacies for mayor of Lawrence. Alen C. Bryant seeks re election subject to primaries on March 12 1988. W E Spalding declares mayoral candidacy and references a platform published in February 1918 inviting readers to study it.
An early 20th century advertisement promotes Dr Fine s New Life Pills claiming to purify the body, improve complexion, and keep bowels regular with druggist purchase urged. A fragmented obituary like note references a raid, a lieutenant and a professor in a letter from the Saturday Evening Post style piece, mentioning Mrs Apple bloom and a purchasing department.
A chaotic summary of local basketball notes, team lineups, and league schedules. Includes player mentions such as Allen and Clotauh, references to Missouri and Ware, plus banking ad text, certificates, and a volley ball league entry. Calendar style game lists from Baptists to Presbyterians appear alongside stray quotes and notices.
Joe Jenkins changed his plea from not guilty to guilty for violating the bone dry law. He was fined $20 and costs and sentenced to thirty days in county jail by Judge John Clark after police arrested him while stepping from a Santa Fe train with a suitcase and two drinking glasses containing whisky and gin.
A wartime appeal urges prompt payment of Y M C A war fund pledges by April 1. New York reports 40 men daily sent to war work with no money needed, while Dudley at the National Bank urges settling all promises to reach about five thousand nine hundred thirty dollars by the deadline.
Maser and Miss Giorgi visit. Vi Sant at House and will be in Delta this eve. Visiting Lawrence, Miss Mildred from Manhattan will spend the weekend in Lawrence and attend the Delt bores. Mr Rings Pormi, at Manhattan school, spending the week. Cowgill left for Rae Pry oe shinna a. Dewdoof Ke and Mrs a few days. EP. Meyer of Cann ia plans Tamarrow to spend the week end in Litwt. Mr and Mrs George Phony eH Veut.
A garbled advertisement describes making a cheap lemon based lotion to enhance beauty. It instructs mixing small amounts of lemon juice, softeners, and white components to produce a fragrant preparation. The text promises noticeable beauty effects and urges readers to try the recipe.
A brief sale notice announces Winey’s Quit Business Sale. Other readable items note travelers visiting relatives in Lawrence and Topeka, and students or residents from Sabetha, Junction City, Ot tawa, Kansas City, Natoma, Hutchinson, and Lawrence.
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