Sleep Death: New Encephalitis Strikes Cook County
In Cook County Illinois hospital five patients lie near death from lethargic encephalitis or sleep death a new US illness first seen in Chicago where hundreds of doctors monitor cases. Dr John Dill Robertson Chicago health commissioner leads a campaign to uncover causes and treatments. The disease affects all ages sexes and colors and is not always fatal though some endure coma-like stupor for days or weeks.
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Cook Co.ii
United States
Chicago
John Dill Robertson
Cook County Hospital
JL. Robertson
Will Decide on Near Beer Sale Authority Question
Washington reports that the internal revenue bureau plans to seek a Justice Department opinion on whether it can enforce its rule banning beer with 0.5 percent or more alcohol. The move coincides with a brewery stockholders suit in New York challenging the wartime prohibition act.
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Department of Justice
Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Internal Revenue
Borer
New York
Mareh
James Everard Breweries
Joseph FE. Everard
Baldwin deans of women meet in Wichita return
Miss Anna Grace Wirt dean of women returned Monday from a meeting of deans of women in Wichita. Mrs Curtis National Student secretary of the W. F. M. S. and Prof. Elnis of Ohio Wesleyan were in Baldwin on Tuesday for the Life Service event.
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Anna Grace Wirt
Wichita
Curtis
Elnis
Ohio Wesleyan
Baldwin
Dyspeptic Makes Great Discovery
A round faced live wire in communities owes his good nature to Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. The ad claims indigestion can come from various foods and the tablets aid digestion, relieve sourness, gas, fullness, and heaviness allowing to eat anything. It promotes fortified digestion and urges purchasing a second box.
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Stuart
United States
College meeting residents attend chapel and events
The college community held chapel addresses Tuesday morning with Rev. Freeman Havighurst from Drew Theological Seminary visiting Monday and Tuesday. The Glee Club returned from its Aaneas trip Monday evening with violinist Miss Timner. They plan a concert Wednesday at Centenary Hall. Rev. Mr. Scott, Fort Scott district Methodist superintendent, visited his daughter Mare a Balli senior Tuesday. Kensington Club met Tuesday at Mrs. Williams. Miss Phebe Cailey returned to school Tuesday after illness.
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Freeman Havighurst
Drew Theologies Seminary
Glee Club
Timner
Centenary Hall
Mr. Scott
Fort Scott
Methodist Church
Mare
Balli
Kensington Club
Thome
Williams
Phebe Cailey
schoo@l
Cold remedies promise relief with Bromo Quinine tablets
A short note claims colds cause headaches fever and body pains and that Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets relieve symptoms. It mentions there is only one Bromo Quinine and attributes a signature to E. W. Grove on the box.
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E. W. Grove
Local Social Roundup Of Sunday Visits And Sales
Names and places fill a long row of social notes detailing visits across families, including Mrs A N Bidder and Miss Lillian Overbay, James Murphy and Mrs My Murphy, Mr and Mrs Walter, Mr and Mrs Henry Stal, and others at homes in Lecomp ton and nearby. Attendees report attending sales, gatherings, church events, and weekend visits, with numerous relatives noted across multiple households.
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Erie
Thie
Alessem Mis
Mis
Atay
Lillian Overbit
Sami Ruchheine
JO. A. Bidanser
Fox
Borquet
Ane
Walter
William
Willian Snaw
Mrw
Henry Stal Amd
Bo Waltkihte
Mabelecee
Caer Bone
Bert Walter
Stern
Front Ehoud
Jehan Unger
Walter Rane
Peni Thurs
Amrose
Elle Unger
Tom Anderson
George Anderson, Sr
Vred Wualfkuhie
Fredacsnd
Wualfkuhle
Orville McCall
Lecompton
Dave Murphe
Fred Watter
Bidinger
Jake
Troy Dtesain
Mayer
Bone Wolf OK
Heke Hberlert
Farmass
Inger
Ellen
Escher
Local callers visit after conference on Sunday
Fragmented text records visitors including Mrs J. ger and family calling with Juke Bidinsi and others after a conference on Sunday. Names and places are garbled, yielding a brief turnout note with uncertain details.
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J. Ger
Boschoaine
Orie
GMP
Mike
Merny Ape
Panis
Kansas Master Plumbers Convene with Kennedy Elected Leader
Lawrence delegates report one of the best state meetings. X. J. Kennedy, past year vice president, will head the association next year and A. T. Olson is re-elected secretary. Mr. Gilhaus of Kansas City elected vice president. Kennedy named as one of two delegates to the national meeting in Atlantic City. George W. Sutherin of Topeka is the other delegate. The group supports the state board of health sanitation program and seeks closer ties with the state sanitary engineer. Prof. Veatch of the University discussed sanitation and a plumbers short course. The state convention will meet in Wichita next March.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Master Plumbers Association
X. J. Kennedy
A. T. Olson
Gilhaus
Kansas City
Kans
Kennedy
Master Plumbers
Atlantic City
George W. Sutherin
Topeka
Pprgram
State Board of Health
F. M. Veateh
Veatch
Wichita
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days by PAZO OINTMENT
Druggists refund money if PAZO ointment fails to cure itching bleeding or prodding piles. It stops irritation soothes and heals. You may sleep after the first application. Price 60 cents.
Hoyt Family Visits Lawrence During Brief Stop
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Hoyt of Tel pre Kansas traveled through Lawrence for a few hours yesterday with Mr. Hoyt's parents Mr. and Mrs. C.H. Hoyt and his sister Ms Ed Seetin. Mr. Hoyt is a graduate of K. LA. and owns a drug store at Belpre.
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C. R. Hoyt
Telpre
Kans
Lawrence
Mr. Hoyt
C.H. Hoyt
Ed Seetin
K. LA
Belpre
Castoria Ad Recalls Infant Remedy Over 33 Years
Mrs Otto Guffler of Topeka spent the day in town as guest of Mr and Mrs J O Bryon attended the Shamrock luncheon. Lawrence Taxicab Co advertises service at 708 Mass phone 503 with day and night calls. Miss Martha Schultz and Miss Carrie Wright of Topeka were guests of Mrs J W O Brien at the Shamrock luncheon.
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Otto Guffler
Topeka
J O’bryon Cand
Sis Rock
Tuncheon
Lawrence ‘Taxicab Co
Mass
Carrie Wright
J. W. O’brven
Local Wedding Notes and Odd Historical Toasts
Dr Orclup sees patients in the Dick building while Mr and Mrs Fh Wickersham and Mr and Mrs C E Varnum plan Tuesday overland travel to Granger to set a future home Texts record social customs The text mentions a funeral shroud from a deceased young Japanese woman and notes on white and crimson bridal colors from the Middle Ages
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Wickersham
C. E. Varnum
Granger
Danderine Hair Cleanser Promise of Beauty
An ad claims Danderine cleanses hair to make it thick glossy and wavy. It promises soothed scalp, no dandruff, and stronger roots, suggesting dramatic improvements from a small bottle bought at drug stores or toilet counters.
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Knowlton’s
Kidney Trouble Warned by Big Eaters Ad
An American health ad urges guarding against kidney trouble from rich foods. It promotes four ounces of Jad Salts taken with water before breakfast to cleanse kidneys, reduce uric acid, and relieve bladder issues. The ad touts Jad Salts as a safe, effervescent lithia-water beverage for home use.
Noted Musica to Reach Lawrence for Free Recital
Eriksen Furniture Company will sponsor a musical program for Lawrence Music Lovers at the First Baptist church Saturday at 8:50 PM. Maybelle Waener Shank and the Kieming Trio, with Mr. Eriksen’s party noting the artists’ national acclaim, will perform piano violin and cello comparison with recreated Edison tones. Tickets available from Eriksen Furniture Company. admission free.
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C.J. Mickeon
Bulsen Fur. NitYre Company
Kansas City
Maybelle Waener Shank
Kieming
Lawrence
Shank
Roprano
Pavey
Eriksen
Grand Avenue
First Baptist Church
Grand Avenue Temple
Travelers From Town Headed to Kansas City and Topeka
A list of residents and their destinations for business or family reasons includes Robert Hedse heading to Kansas City, T. Vi Sten Millie to Twoompton, Freeman and children to De Soto, Mere Wooo Tenny for a day in Kansas City, Solon Emery to drive a car for Mrs. We ORL Pens Miss Nan Lapton, IL Taipton to Topeka, Mrs. ToT. Granever of Topeka visiting Atys. Bima Gaffin, Gear iobhag of Boden, Han. in Noashe S Alpha, Leond Webster to Auders, and Abre, TEOW to Kansas City, among others. Anlessen also spent the day in Kansas City.
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Solon Emery
Kansas City
Mrs. We Orl Pens
Assyrian Bulls Restored to daylight at British Museum
The Assyrian Bulls from Nineveh have been brought back into the daylight in the British Museum’s Assyrian transept after war time closures. One room opened since armistice with three more to follow. Rare books and manuscripts were moved to Aberystwyth National Library. sculpture and vases hidden in a Post Office Tube station. Larger works buried under sandbags for protection while sections like Egyptology and prints remain closed.
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Nineveh
Nationalbrary of Wales
Aberystwyth
Post Office Tube
Haid
Museum of Particulas
Eerptelogy
Learning Value of Babies in Nation's Future
Kathleen Norris argues in Pietorial Review that babies are the nation’s currency and that investing in mothers and infants boosts future native-born citizens. She notes Europe’s approach with pensions and predicts reduced neglect as families are supported, envisioning a time when every child brings more ease and honor to mothers.
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Kathleen Norris
Pietorial Review
Europe
America
Australian aerial route company formed for London flight
Prominent businessmen in Sydney Melbourne and Adelaide led by Reginald Gloyd of London form a group to explore an aerial air route linking Australia to London. The plan foresees landing sites about 300 miles apart with segments from Sydney or Melbourne to Port Darwin, then 300 miles over Timor to Jiwa Sumatra Singapore Calcutta Todar Karachi and Port Said toward London options.
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Sydney
Melbourne
Adelaide
Reginald Gloyd
London
Unii
Australia
Henry BP
Starrett
Vna
Port Darwin
Northern Territory
Timor
Dutch East Indies
Jiwa
Sumatra
Singapore
Calcutta
Todia
Karachi
Biredad
Port Said
Wandering Auctioneer Sells Old Violin for Fifty Cents
A wandering auctioneer displays a battered violin to a lively village crowd. He extols its worn history with blurred finger marks and fire stains, hinting it may have played for Nero. A local bidder offers fifty cents and buys the instrument.
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Fidel
France
Nero
Rome
Can Cook Anything
Mrs. Temple relaxed her rule on written references and asked for oral ones from a cook applicant. The hopeful claimed she could cook anything and cited six months as second cook at a girls' school dormitory.
AT&T Year 1918 Report Notes Majority Stockholders Women
The annual report of the American Telephone and Telegraph company states that a majority of the company's stockholders are women, based on the year ending December 31, 1918.
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American Telephone and Telegraph Company
City Now But A Memory Ur Reveals Ancient Babylonian Tower
The article recalls Ur in Mesopotamia near the Persian Gulf, once a seaport trading with Paeis and other lands. It notes gradual shoreline change since Alexander the Great, describes Ur’s mound ruins near Nazareth, and highlights a pyramidal tower from the Babylonian era as a prime find of Assyriology.
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Mesopotamia
Abraham
Persian Gulf
Paeis
Alexander the Great
Gullu
Paibyton
Fae Phrates
Nazareth
Tower of Babel
National Wholesale Lumber Dealers Meet Opens in Philadelphia
The 27th annual session of the National Wholesale Lumber Dealers Association begins today in Philadelphia. Topics include forest preservation foreign exports railroad transportation and related matters.
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National Wholesale Lumber Dealers’ Association
Philadelphia
Secretary Redfield to Speak in Minneapolis for League Program
Secretary of Commerce Redfield will address a Minneapolis audience tonight in support of the League of Nations program. The speech emphasizes international cooperation and economic collaboration, with officials noting the event as a key public engagement.
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Commerce
Redfield
Minneapolis
League of Nations
Worcester Hosts New England Coal Coatess Convention
Worcester serves as the meeting site for the annual New England Coal Coatess Association convention today, gathering members from member firms and related industry groups.
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Worcester
New England Coal Coatess Association
Income Tax Collector Roper to Enforce Delinquent Taxes
The piece notes that Roper, as collector of internal revenue, is responsible for gathering income tax. It mentions enforcement for delinquents and references the Wilmington Conference of the M F E Church meeting in Chestertown Maryland in an annual session led by Isaap Thirkield.
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Roper
Internal Revenue
Wilmington
Chestertown
Isaap Thirkield
Penetrating Oil Promises Fast Pain Relief
An ad touts Miller's Antiseptic Oil known as Snake Oil for quick relief of sore throat stiff swollen joints sprains and similar pains. It claims penetration through leather and core pain removal in minutes with bottles priced 30c 60c and 1.00 and a money back guarantee. Take the torn ad to Round Corner Drug Store.
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Continent
Miller
Vinci Helped Mrs. James Croker Restore Strength in Pittsburgh
Mrs. James Croker of Pittsburgh reports a recovery after using Vinci product. She describes improved strength appetite and overall well being following treatment. testimonial notes prior weakness and nervous condition before taking Vinci and now praises its effects.
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Pittsburgh
Vinci
James Croker
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Ethel Scheer
Chas
AAS Sree
BeLeans
Castoria
Ron Leis
Martha Schultz
Dr. Orclup
Dick Building
Musica
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Mime
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T. Vi Sten
Twoompton
Mo OW. Freeman
de Soto
Min
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Georges L. Reed
Tenny
Nan Lapton
Mrooob
IL Taipton
Tot. Granever
Che Eae i
Atys
Bima Gaffin
Gear Iobhag
Boden
Han
Noashe
S -Alpha Iepoison
Peornie
Mos Liond Webster
Auders
Alferd
Anlessen
Feley
C. F. Reynolds
Elmira
N. Y
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Daniel, G. Roper
Perkins
Holmdel
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Laxcarin Products Co
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