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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1918
Page
2
Captain Roard E- Nelligang directs a battery of physical tests to rate soldiers. Men must perform ten of nine stunts including jumps, rope climbs, sprints, and lifts to earn a positive mark for their unit. Tests gauge athletic caliber across the camp under war department supervision.
A garbled OCR text references a series of names and events with phrases like death, price, and locations but is largely unreadable. It mentions aviaries and a possible public note, yet concrete facts are unclear.
A partial OCR fragment mentions a sea scene with unclear names. It references a shoreline setting and possible personal or place identifiers but lacks coherent structure or complete details. The readable text hints at maritime or travel imagery without a clear event or date.
The readable text lists scattered names and fragments including Mrs Fage Schellhorn and Mr Vyas Jacob with mentions of Laine and Iver. The garbled OCR provides no clear event or outcome to summarize.
An advertisement promotes dyspepsia tablets as a remedy to relieve indigestion. It claims the product revives appetite, reduces sour stomach, gas, and rumbling, and improves mood and breathing ease, available at drug stores nationwide.
Mrs Sam Whelark's Paige, Mrs George W W accompanying daughter to Kansas City. Mr Howard Miller and others visit in Kansas. Mr C N Davis family moving from Lenape to nearby farm. May Dickinson hosted Ruth Phace. Roy Cook sowing Saturday. Mrs D F E Dwyer visited Thayer. Mrs Sam Kelsall back from Lawrence. Ruth Phenicie with Mrs F C Strachan near Eudora. News of Fred Harmon’s Santa Anna, California flowers. Aid Society rounds at C H Dimmick home with Lyttle family entertaining. Diane cornet duets and ukulele music by Lyte. Six Warnes Come meetings postponed. Church visit to Tonganesh. May updates on local families and farm moves. Continue monthly social notes and visitors from Lawrence, Kars, and Colorado.
A vintage print ad extols S S S as a thorough blood cleanser to remove impurities and restore strength. It urges readers to visit drug stores, send for literature from Specific Co. Swift Laboratory in Atlanta, Ga, and claim renewed vitality through a rich blood supply.
Fragmentary text shows Thursday evenings in Detroit with a lecture series led by a president named Dishoge and a speaker list. Details are garbled, but the item references a church event and a related entailed meeting on an upcoming second night.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions names and phrases without clear context. It presents no complete event or identifiable entities to summarize as a news item.
A garbled passage discusses a newspaper advertising push and a publishing group claiming to be the largest in the state. It mentions weekly readings and hearing items, with unclear names and dates due to OCR errors.
An August 1917 testimonial from Miss Pearl Anderson touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment for clearing skin eruptions. She says frequent use cleared large red boils like pimples that itched and festered, urging daily cleansing and ointment as needed. Free sample requests are offered by mail from Boston.
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