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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1917
Page
4
The readable text outlines worship schedules and speakers across several Lawrence churches. It mentions Epworth League events and sermons at First Methodist, First Baptist, Trinity, and other congregations, plus choir and organ details and noted attendees.
An advertisement recounts a severe facial outbreak cured by Cuticura Soap and Ointment after years of treatment. It urges daily use for routine skin care and notes a free sample by mail. The blotted text mentions Miss Beatrice Barton of Grand Rapids Wisconsin and includes promotional claims and contact details.
Fragmented notice-like text references Castoria and Infants formula with a long history. Mentions family gatherings and various names, dates, and places in a garbled style. Indicates a community notice flavor without a clear single event or outcome.
Fragmentary text mentions individuals Barker Pirie Richards Topeka and Virginia visitors with scattered references to meetings, dates, and social events. The legible names suggest a local diary or community note but specifics remain obscured by garbled OCR.
A crowded, text heavy slice from a historical newspaper page references Merida and surrounding regions with scattered names and events. It mentions residents, places, dates, and several informal notes that hint at community notices and social details.
Fragmentary text references persons and places in a local setting with mentions of May, weeks, and various names. The legible items are sparse, offering no clear event, outcome, or concrete details to summarize into a coherent news item.
The Kansas and Colorado fraternals merger case upheld Chapter 210 of the 1913 Kansas statutes and parallel Colorado law. The court ruled private individuals cannot sue for dissolution when no strong equity exists. state officials retain supervision to prevent ill founded actions. The ruling clarifies merger authority for fraternal beneficiary corporations under insurance supervision.
The excerpt discusses statutory limits on injunctions against associations under state supervision. It argues public officers may approve actions of fraternal benefit societies and caution against actions that would damage beneficial yet imperfect institutions. The court would weigh whether judicial inquiry is warranted, given the potential harm of destroying a humanitarian entity.
An advertisement pledges a hundred dollar reward for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It promotes Hall’s tablets and lists F J Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio as makers. The text also includes unrelated notes about a family, commerce, and school meal items.
The notice lists today’s examination centers and yesterday’s locations serving forty seven pupils across five groups. It notes schedules and required materials for examinees and staff participation.
A garbled West Fairview social roundup lists residents visiting kin and attending events. Mentions include AVarga, Misa Currie Montfaort, Miss Livtdie Kotor, Bre Ge Wooebwird, Hoon Wit Pinak, Mattie, Mrs. Po, Miss fuonily, Danwretien, Mrs. Hen, Mrs. Fitzpatrick, Laverne Sieber, Preeman, Merton, and various gatherings at homes, bridges, and churches across a week.
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