Funeral of Mrs Adelaide M Brown
The funeral of Mrs Adelaide M Brown was held this morning at nine o'clock from the Catholic Church.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1917
Page
2
The funeral of Mrs Adelaide M Brown was held this morning at nine o'clock from the Catholic Church.
An old newspaper ad touts St Jacob's Oil as a harmless rheumatism and sciatica liniment promising instant relief and urging readers to obtain a trial bottle from their druggist. The notice also mentions a McAllaster Parents Teachers Club meeting with Dean Butler and Mrs Butler scheduled for March 13.
An advertisement touts a complexion remedy with claims of cleansing and antiseptic action priced cheaply. Separately, Deputy Marshal Myers of Topeka escorted Meredith Rowe to Wichita for a stead trial on a U.S. Mails robbery charge. Rowe remained jailed in Dovelus County awaiting trial.
Miss Sdna Osborne, graduate student at the University, contributes a short article titled The Correlation of English Poems with History to the current English Journal published by the University of Chicago. She has previous writings in Graduate Magazine and the Daily Kansan.
An old advertisement promotes Laxative Brom Quinine tablets to cure a cold with a money back guarantee if it fails. Ko W Grove’s signature appears on each box. The rest mentions Roberts' Out on Bend, Willie Roberts’ release, and a Prohibition violator case, plus a note about the steamship Ohio torpedoed in a March shipping report.
A memorial chapter hall honoring the late George Fitch, humorist and author, was dedicated at a college fraternity setting. The hall follows lines of a Greek temple and reflects tributes from the Pi and Eta chapters.
Fragmentary ad claims Foley Honey and Tar from Barber and Son in Renton Georgia cured bronchial and snipper coughs and chronic coughs. The text touts a long history of use and references remedies and a nostalgiac trust in local businesses.
The American Institute of Electrical Engineers will meet in Lawrence on March 28 for an all day session with reports and lectures of interest to engineers. The event, formerly known as Electricals, allows engineering students to attend lectures in place of class. Prominent engineers will address attendees and General Electric motion pictures will illustrate manufacturing processes. The day ends with a dinner in Robinson Gymnasium with Kansas City section members of the OuDi Society as guests of honor.
Fifty nine high school basketball teams are entered for the state tournament to be held here Friday and Saturday. The large field brings nearly 600 students and coaches to town. An attendance exceeding 500 teachers at the schoolmen's conference will strain housing capacity, prompting authorities to seek townspeople’s cooperation in offering lodging.
CG March 12 German officers Liebenfels and another were sentenced to a year in Atlanta federal penitentiary and a $500 fine for sinking a vessel in a navigable stream. A separate Kansas City trial date set April 9 for Dr Hyde in the murder case of Col Thomas H Swope. University faculty defend universal military training stance amid Bryan commencement visit questions. Women’s classes expand at the YMCA with evening and morning sessions planned.
The Ushers meet Business College tonight to open the Commercial Basket Ball League week. In the second game the Y club plays the Paper Mill.
The M C A gym team and high school club orchestra held a well attended exhibition at Peliaf for the artist church benefit. An exhibition is planned at Clinton Friday night and a speech by Boss Club Secretary Dillon and Ed Todd is set for tomorrow at the Y M C A. Mrs Mabel Gleason of Boyne City Michigan died Friday. funeral at Pratt tomorrow.
The report notes Kansas quartet leading, with Big Nine schools represented as Eastern and Misson to Treweeke figures. Friction and 50 point totals appear amid freshmen relay concerns as Kansas meets St. Michigan and then a Convention Hall clash in Kansas City.
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