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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1921
Page
6
A social afternoon at 900 Tinois Street featured a roll call with jokes and a lawn party with picnic supper after a short business meeting. Additional notes mention Rev and Mrs Klyne and several others, plus a motor trip to Kansas City and upcoming Sigma Chi and Alpha Xi Delta events.
Mrs. W. P. Herriman hosted a dinner last evening for birthdays of her husband and daughter with guests including Mr. and Mrs. Carl Holbeck and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith. Kappa Parents Day follows with a luncheon and a noon departure to the May Fete. MacDowell Fraternity plans a Woodland Park picnic next Monday under Prof. Gustav Soderland, first meeting of the year.
Miss Catharinne Eaton of Baker University arrives for a weekend visit with Miss Eva Arnold. Miss Areta Compton and Miss Louise Timmer travel from Baldwin to stay with Miss Kathryn Lane and Miss Janet Simons. Quincy R Craft, U S forest service agent, stops in Lawrence to visit Prof. John Ise before continuing east. For sale an assortment of household items including a refrigerator and beds is available at 804 Louisiana Street. Ride a bicycle for health.
The Zeta chapter of Bethany Circle at the First Christian church presents a birthday party program this evening. Numbers include Dreams by Strilezki Irish Lullaby Neeham Swallows Cowen Vera Neely When Song is Sweet Sans Souci Jean Burleigh The Gypsies Buck W. B. Downing Legende Wienowski Laura Jackman Theme from Paola and Frances ca Stephen Phillips Mrs Har old L Butler The Sandman Skilton Years at the Spring Bed Edna Hazel tine Selective Scottish Rite Quartet Gifts that last Gustafson.
Police arrested James Heard late this morning as he tried to sell electric bulbs at a restaurant. Officers said he is a known drug addict.
Squeeze juice of two lemons into a bottle with three ounces of Orchard White from any drug store for a few cents. Shake and apply daily to face neck arms and hands to achieve a pleasant lemon scented whitening lotion. It claims to whiten and smooth skin without irritation and cites Famous stage beauties using it for a rosy white complexion and to fade freckles sunburn and tan.
An OCR fragment notes a fabric product named shadowless petticoats praised for a beautiful lustrous finish and ease of laundering. It mentions a width around 36 to 54 inches, suggesting a wide fabric option or garment material. The text is terse and fragmentary but centers on textile features and dimensions.
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