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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1918
Page
5
Lawrence readers report church convention events in Topeka May 16 and a busy social scene. engagements and weddings include Gertrude Young and Henry Shirar with May 17 nuptials, Grace Evans and Francis Wood wed in Kansas City, plus several visits and travels of locals to Topeka, Omaha, and Kansas City.
A vintage advertisement proposes mixing the juice of two lemons with three ounces of orchard white to create a quarter pint of freckle and tan lotion. It claims daily facial massage will fade freckles and blemishes, leaving soft white skin at a low cost, noting the product is harmless.
The following young men went to Kansas City this morning to apply for enlistment in the navy. Frank Edwards, Emmett Deskins and Charlie Deskins. Picnic: Junior Endeavor of the Christian church held a picnic at Woodland Park last night. Birth Announcement: Mr and Mrs Luke Martin announce the birth of a girl Tuesday May 14. Pan-Hellenic Tea at Sigma Kappa house May 17 3 to 5 p m in honor of Alpha Omicron Pi installation. Chi Pledge: Sigma Delta Chi pledges Charles Slawson Girard Kansas. Debaters Initiate: Delta Sigma Rho held initiation at Meyers Hall for residents active in intercollegiate debates. Officers elected for next year: President Robert Albach vice president Edward Mason secretary treasurer Herman Hangen historian Dean Malloy. Line Party: Coterie club line party at Bowersock Theater. Attendees include Edna Haynes.
An advertisement touts Freezone, a tiny bottle sold by druggists for a few cents, claiming to remove hard and soft corns and calluses between the toes with minimal irritation. It markets as a Cincinnati-based new discovery by a local genius.
Local notes report visits to St Joseph by Mr and Mrs John Page and a Kansas City trip by Mrs F L Dick. Several residents travel to Lawrence and Missouri for shopping and business. The Goodman family, former Williamstown residents now in Colorado and Chicago, are mentioned with illness and family changes. John Alulvihill Jacob Gantz and Ben Kyle motor to Okaloosa for business. Mrs Ed Webb ill, and Mr Ronny died at Aer referenced in fragmentary lines.
Henry Wilson visits son Jayne Wilson at Fort Worth. Mr and Mrs J D Wegener announce a daughter born last week. Frank Mulvihill of Kansas City spent the weekend visiting home folks southeast of town. P J Stallard was a visitor on Wednesday from Kansas City.
A clipped newspaper ad promotes mailing a 5 cent slip to Foley & CG in Chicago to receive two trial packs of Foley products. The offer includes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and colds, Foley Kidney Pills for pain and bladder issues, and Foley Cathartic Tablets for constipation and digestion.
The article notes tires are cheaper than eight years ago and better due to improvements in materials and production. It cites a 1910 example showing a tire for $43.05 today, implying past tires would cost about forty six percent more than modern equivalents.
The text discusses how treated materials are combined to form the final product and notes substantial attention to each oil involved in the process. It emphasizes the assembly stage and the role of various oils in achieving the desired outcome.
Two trains of ten standard army motor trucks traveled through Lawrence yesterday afternoon toward Camp Funston. The first convoy, commanded by Captain J. N. Dowgls and Lieutenant McGuffey of the 14th supply train, arrived ahead of the second under Captain J. N. Pouch and Lieutenant J. D. Barrow of the 617th supply train, Ninety-second division.
Mr and Mrs Harry Keene spent Sunday in Ottawa to attend the Sunday exercises at the Ottawa Unicom.
The commencement reports a smaller graduating class with most senior women not returning and eighteen seniors already joining the colors in service. The piece highlights military enlistment among graduates and a limited class cohort this year.
A terse remark identifies a military figure whose posture and bearing suggest the rank of petty officer rather than a higher or lower grade. The description emphasizes presence and authority without further context or actions.
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