Letters from Rex Miller in Mesopotamia During War
Rex Miller, son of J. P. Miller of Lawrence and Oxford scholar, writes from Mesopotamia that the Holy Land campaign seems near end. He describes Magil and Kut battlefield remnants, Shatt el Arab near Basra, and plans to supervise YMCA educational work in the area before heading home via India, Rangoon, and possibly China and Japan, aiming to depart May or June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kilworth
Rex Miller
University of Kansas
Mex
Holy Land
Rex
J. P. Miller
Lawrence
K. Uy
Oxord
Oxford
M. C
Palestines
Bombay
Busrah
Mesopotamia
Magil
Lad
Arabia
Kut
Tigris
Ghd
Persia
Townshend
Pusht-i Kuh
India
Poona
Bangalore
Galcatta
Rangoon
Irraweddy
China
Japan
Wali
States
Samarra
Furlough Knocks KU Dean Templin to Speak War Work
Dean Olin Templin, on furlough from the University of Kansas, will return next week after six months in Washington D C with the Federal Food Administration. As director of the collegiate section he helped organize the War League of American Colleges and may speak at a convocation about war food control. He is attending a deans meeting at the University of Illinois Urbana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. U
Washington
Olin Templin
University of Kansas
Dean Templin
Washington, D. C
Federal Food Administration
United States Food Administration
Food Administration
Templin
University of Illinois At
Open House Day for the 353rd Regiment at Funston Camp
Tomorrow Camp Funston Kansas hosts an all-Kansas regiment 353rd open house. Relatives and friends join a holiday program with a 30-voice Lawrence Choral Society concert, dances, jazz, and a 352nd regimental band performance. Soldiers will be relieved from duties for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
353Rd
Zpiboats
Funston
Kans
all-Kansas
Lawrence Choral Society
352Rd Regimental
Will Enlist KU Women War Land Army Organizing
The University of Kansas and statewide groups organize the Woman's Land Army to recruit and classify 800 KU women and engage farmers through questionnaires. Ida Hyde leads the drive, detailing housing, references, and county placement while preparing for future needs and potential expansion after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of
Land Army Organization
Land Army
Woman's Land Army
Cabbage and Sausage Diet Promoted by Mayr Remedy
A Lawrence woman touts Mayr's Wonderful Remedy claiming it cured diverse ailments after doctors recommended surgery. The ad asserts the simple cabbage and sausage diet eliminates catarrhal mucus, reduces intestinal inflammation, and cures stomach liver and intestinal problems including appendicitis, with a money back guarantee from Round Corner Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mayr
Round Corner Drug Store
Naismith Reports Bombardment Amid Paris Drive
Dr. James Naismith, former University of Kansas physical education head, now in France with the Red Cross, writes that Paris is being bombarded but with no panic. He notes shells may come from far away, soldiers are well fed, and predicts a cold season in trenches requiring wristlets and helmets. He mentions meeting many Americans and the continued enthusiasm for the American uniform.
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Paris
James Naismith
Department of Physical Education
University of Kansas
France
Naismith
R. U
Local notes from Tonganoxie and nearby towns
Walter Quisenderry travels to Kan sak City for business. Several residents return home or visit relatives in Leavenworth Lawrence and Kansas City. A three months old son of John Sparks dies of pneumonia. A sacred concert is planned at the Congregational church. Many locals spend weekends or days in Lawrence Kansas City Leavenworth and Topeka.
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Walter Quisenderry
Kansak City
Hmos
Luella Cartinters
Walter Bleakley, Jr
Six Corners
Tonganoxie
Ivan Sechrest
Leaveworth
John Sparks
Sparks
Bert Harmon
Honey Valley
T.J. Kidd
St. Louis
Missouri
B. C. Stringfellow
Piper
Ray Ridgway
William Reno
Congregational Church
M.D. Bagwell
Kansas City
Edith Himpel
Business College
Charles’ W. Himpel
John C. Laming
Leaven‘worth
Deane Nelson
Camp Funston
Robert W. Freeman
Earl
Sherman Casebier
McLouth
William Olsen
Olsen
Frank Percival
Kansas
Call Logan Moore Lumber Company for Arkansas Coal
Phone 113 listed for Arkansas customers seeking semi anthracite and Cherokee lump coal from Logan Moore Lumber Company.
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Logan-Moore Lumber. Company
Arkansas
No Honest Work Is Wasted Force Is Never Lost
A motivational quote about effort and achievement, stressing that work is never wasted and results follow from persistent effort, with the idea that there are always outcomes when one applies effort.
Work Requires Expert Herbarium Collection Practice
An herbarium is a collection of dried plants systematically arranged and named for ready reference. The work is valued when well done and in constant demand, with two classes kept separate as garden and native plants. Only an expert may collect for profit. Mr and Mrs Sam Watts of La Cygne Kansas are visiting Lawrence for a few days.
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Sam Watts
la, Cygne, Kans
Lawrence
Local School Year Ends With Pleasant Program
Miss Clara Kidd led the last day exercises at Walnut school as Mabel Lawrence Farrel and others attended. Families and patrons enjoyed dinner and a successful year closing. Members named include Miss Ida Kirby teaching Horiniff and Mrs. Greene. Visitors and relatives from Kansas City, Springfield, Milford, and Lawrence were noted, along with preparations for training camp and hospital evacuations at Fort Riley.
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Webb
Mabel Lawrence
Farrel
Kiddy
Walnut School
Clara Kidd
Clifford Gallagher
Leavenworth
Maude Campbell
Springfield
Missouri
J.J. Fain
St. Louis
Kramer-Fair Milling Company
Ethel Hopkins
Linwood
Mia
Ruth Webb
Neva Dodd
Kansas
City
W. R. Gladman
Grisham
Pauline
Basehor
Mas. Grisham
Ida Kirby
Horiniff
Sage and Sulphur Compound Promises Gray Hair Darkening
An advertisement touts Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound as a ready to use hair darkener. It claims gradual, natural looking results with daily use and says gray hair fades, hair becomes glossy, and a youthful look is achieved. The product is described as a cosmetic, not a medicine.
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Wyeth
Fragmentary ancient Rome craft voices in port city text
Fragmented OCR hints at Rome’s industry and traders in early empire times. Mentions Roman glass or buds and a street in Porta Capena under emperors Alexander Severus and Tiberius. The passage is garbled but references making and taxation context.
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Rome
Pon Hluss
Alexander Severus
B. C
Tiberius
Hte
Porta Capena
Topeka Trip For Clara Davis and Davis Family
Mrs. S. B. Davis and Mrs. George H. Davis accompanied Miss Clara and Jean Davis to Topeka this morning to spend the day. Ralph Tarlette and Miss Clara commented on missed chances in life.
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Ralph Tarlette
Clara
Jean Davis
S. B. Davis
George H. Davis
Topeka
Dax
Fragmented ad text hints at medical this and that
The readable fragments show an old advertising notice about remedies and health items including cold and throat relief. It mentions breather aids and various products with unclear branding and pricing, all in a sale-like tabled format typical of classifieds.
Did He Hasten In Jack and Sheos Marriage News
The dialogue scene shows Jack arriving as a father is excited and disturbed at the prospect of the marriage. He agrees to go inside to calm him while the fiancée explains she told her father that they intend to marry.
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Jack
Bosten Transcript
New Corn Treatment From Cincinnati Man
An ad promotes a freezone based corn remover. A quarter ounce costs little and will remove hard or soft corns from feet. A few drops on a tender corn supposedly relieves pain and lifts the root with one finger. The product dries quickly and does not irritate surrounding skin. The ad urges readers to save a loved one from infection by using the remedy.
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Cincinnati
Father
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