Lawrence Prepared for Battery Boys Arrival in Civic Celebration
Citizens and officials in Lawrence and Topeka plan a welcoming parade for overseas battery troops marching along Massachusetts Street. A decorated review stand, Red Cross lunches, and a park gathering with lettered start darts are arranged, with Mayor George L. Ryeck declaring a holiday and streets to close. Community groups and employers contributed decorations, while state officials observe the ceremony amid the Southern Wholesale Grocers Convention in New Orleans.
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Herb Bullene
Street Car and Electric Light Company
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Southern Wholesale Grocers’ Association
New Orleans
Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery Claims Skin Cure
A reader praises Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery as a daily tonic that cleanses the blood and clears eczema and skin blemishes. The letter asserts health benefits for kidneys digestion and vitality, noting a household use and a positive personal outcome with a bottle. The message includes ad-like language urging purchase or sending 10 cents.
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Community Notes From Fairview And Surrounding Areas
A cluttered notices page from Fairview recounts visitors and gatherings across the region. Families such as the Mitchels of Tarpeka, the Shiras, and the Schutmeter clan are mentioned visiting friends and relatives, with social events, church meetings, and Sunday visits creating a web of local connections over a period including Fairview and nearby towns.
Famo hair growth promise backed by money back offer
An advertisement for FAMO hair product claims dramatic scalp and hair benefits with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied. It cites dandruff removal, seborrhea control, no alcohol in formula, and growth improvement. Sold by Detroit firm and multiple drug stores with two bottle sizes priced at 30 cents and $1.00.
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Sage and Sulphur Compound Restores Dark Hair Color
An old time home remedy promises dark hair with Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound. Dampened on a sponge the product allegedly removes gray, restores gloss, and thickens hair after a few applications. Advertisements claim the formula is a natural way to keep hair rich and attractive.
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Wyeth
Doans Kidney Pills Endorsed by Lawrence Resident
Mrs. P W Ewing of 1119 Pennsylvania St testifies Doans Kidney Pills relieved back pain and kidney symptoms. The ad touts 60,000 Americans endorsing the product and urges readers to buy Doans for kidney trouble. Price 60 cents at dealers, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Valley Chapel Community News Highlights Local Visits
Valley Chapel notes show residents visiting Lawrence and Olathe areas, with Mintred Longaneeker and Amy Bond hosting week events and church activities. Families including Puckett, Bond, and Martin travel for weekends, shopping trips, and social gatherings. upcoming Christmas Endeavor meeting planned.
Local Community Notes From April Events
Reverend Henry Barker preached at Marker Stashy. The Minervian club plans a meeting on May 7 with Mrs. S. M. Geary. Various residents, including Mrs. Barr Gorritt, Mr. and Mrs. Shipman Carter, and the Richards family, visited friends and spent days with relatives. Fred Kaylor from West Virginia works for Ship Gentry and the Dorval Society met on April 20 with Miss Rose in attendance.
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Community notices from Pleasant Valley and nearby areas
Local residents including Mr and Mrs Thomas Ford Mrs Abs WI Anderson and Mrs James Wleging shared meals and visits around Pleasant Valley and surrounding towns. Charles Mantels returned home from overseas while others hosted friends and relatives, and the community marked the one hundredth anniversary of the Odd Fellows of America in Lawrence.
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Overseas
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Artin Underwood
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When to Gather Roots and Herbs in Remedies
A vintage note on gathering roots and herbs for medicinal use. It explains timing: annual plant roots before flowering, biennial and perennial roots after tops show. Mentions Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a popular remedy of the era.
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Juniors Prepare Play as Track Team Wins Emprix Meet
The Baldwin college Juniors rehearse for Tuesday night’s play while the track team defeats Emporia Normal and the College of Emporia in a Monday meet in Emporia. Faculty Club met in the YWCA rest room. Prof HH iV Ebright spoke on The Ten Jokes of the World. A Tuesday prayer meeting was held at the church at two o clock. Mr Schowengerdt qualified for the next week’s thought and composition elimination for the oratorical contest. Mrs Ryan, back from the Philippines, will attend Thursday prayer service and share her experiences. Mrs A Kirby and children stay with Mrs C G Bear while Mr Kirby seeks a new Hutchinson home.
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Fraternal Insurance Treats Big Growth in 1918
Topeka May 7 The fraternal insurance companies issued 3 647 more policies in 1918 than 1917 adding 7 283 501 more Insurance The report shows 41 363 policies written for 45 801 726 in 1918 up from 37 914 policies for 28 548 225 in 1917 By year end 1918 fraternal polices in force reached 307 297 for 117 165 482 versus 292 718 for 42 747 630 in 1917 Claims paid rose by 1 212 in 1918 to 952 213 more than 1917 Total payments for 1918 were 5 (text cuts off)
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Topeka
Frank L. Travis
Danderine Promises Beautiful Hair in Weeks
A vintage advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine as a remedy for dandruff and hair loss. It claims the product cleanses the scalp, halts itching, and rapidly grows new hair, making hair light, fluffy, and glossy with regular use. The copy urges readers to buy a small bottle at drug stores or salons to prove its effects.
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Keke
Fraternal Insurance Claims and 1918 Losses Rise
In 1917 and 1918 assessments fell short of covering claims and losses. Influenza largely drove increased losses in 1918. Kansas lists the top fraternal insurers by policies in force, led by Modern Woodmen of America with 170 817, Knights & Ladies of Security with 45 308, and A O U W with 45 2838, among others. Knights & Ladies of ee posted the largest gain with 1142 new policies.
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Kansas Farmers Form Harvest Association
Kansas delegates from thirty five counties form the Wheat Belt Harvest Association at Hutchinson after a farm labor conference. A wage scale of 50 cents per hour for ten hours with overtime, plus board and lodging for teams, is adopted. cooks receive three dollars a day. The group aims to meet annually the first Wednesday in May and to seek railroad fare reductions for harvest hands.
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Deacon Dobson The Potato Special Garden Cart Hero
Deacon Dobson, a busy motorman in Washington, designs a tiny garden on his streetcar by nailing boxes to the top. He waters between stops and grows lettuce onions spuds and beets to cut food costs. His scheme, lauded locally, shows a thriftful plan to garden while never quitting work.
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National War Garden Commission
Washington
Izzy
Karden
Rotary Club Presents Play Style Program in Topeka
Rotary club noon meeting featured a home town themed living theater with Fred Voiland of Topeka as lead actor. A three act program titled Your Own Home Town included scenes, songs, and a large cast with arrangements, stage crew, and costumes announced for future performances.
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Topeka
George Kirebo
Max Wilhelm
John Amick
United States
Lawrence
Kansas
How the Cricket Sings in Natural Mechanics
The article explains that a cricket produces sound when its wings come together and frictions between wing covers create a thin, thread-like tapering points that emit the chirp. It notes this mechanism is due to the wing structure and friction, a well known insect trait cited by the Christian Herald.
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Epitaphs in the Cemetery of Failure
The remark laments a doomed career marked by lack of tact and sensitivity. It notes worry, pride, and neglect of advice as key factors, describing how the subject failed to find his place and fell short of loving his work.
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Wise Provision of Nature Quote by Carlyle
A compact reflection on idolizing the observable world noting that humans worship something. Carlyle argues that one can perceive the infinite only through a finite thing when tempted to fix attention there. The passage frames perception as a spiritual discipline linking finite objects to the infinite.
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Carlyle
Extracts from fruit stones yield edible kernels
The text describes removing kernels from peach plum apricot and cherry stones by a calcium chloride and magnesium chloride solution, then washing and drying. Kernels are pressed, with bitter taste removed by heating or accretion.
Bayer Aspirin Box Ad Warns Against Fakes in Early 20th Century
An advertisement urges buyers to demand Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with the Bayer cross on both package and tablet. It warns against counterfeit pills and notes a Brooklyn maker sent to prison for selling talcum powder as aspirin. The ad touts directions, dosages, and American made, purse-friendly packaging of twelve tablets or larger bottles.
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