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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1916
Page
5
Reynolds Bros. touts high sales of its Coca Cola at sponsors and fountains while promoting competitive pricing to boost throat-tingling demand at its beverage stands.
The Unitarian church hosts Omelet and Oatmeals a Thursday evening by the College Alumnae scholarship fund committee with Mrs. Davis directing. The skit mocks Hamlet while breakfast foods mix with songs and costumes loaned from Kansas City. Guests and local engagements fill a busy social page with teas, picnics, and club events across Lawrence.
Indianapolis May 17 reports on the National Conference of Charities and Correction closing day featuring a discussion on alcohol insanity in Kansas. Dr Philip B Newcomb argues distortions by liquor interests and no greater oral insanity in Kansas than in nearby wet states, with context on prohibition and state hospital observations.
The Ladirs Aid of the Methodist Church plans a 3 PM tea at the church with Wise Move providing entertainment. A colored porter quit a factory job over pay and returned after a tense exchange with a white supervisor. Other items note Mrs C F Trip’s visit, EL Laqua’s return from Armer Kansas, J E Prout’s May court trip, a picnic for Oita Society on the Stubbs residence lawn, and Miss Winifred Williard visiting from Denver.
Abis Ws II, Dodderidge and Russell Dodderidge, here from Poze Tan Montana, went to Kansas City this morning to spend the day.
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