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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1916
Page
6
Listings of church services across multiple denominations with times speakers and topics. Includes Nazarene, Christian Endeavor, Friends, Baptist, United Brethren, Centenary M B, Trinity, and Evangelical groups with pastors and Sunday school details.
Sunday services at First Presbyterian Cayner Ninth and Vermont with Sunday school at 950. Rev Joseph McNeill of Colorado will preach morning and evening. Morning service at 10345 sermon What is a Christian. Adult Bible class at 645. Shere will J.
Datarsh disease described as widespread and previously deemed incurable. Claims Alls Catarrh Cure by BF J Cheney Co Toledo cures constitutionally by blood action. Offers $100 for any case not cured and urges readers to obtain circulars. notes sale by druggists and mentions Holy Family pills for constipation.
An assortment of ad copy and church notices references Hood's Sarsaparilla as a tonic and purifier. Community church schedules include Christian Science, Methodist, Unitarian, Plymouth, Trinity Lutheran, and Presbyterian services with sermons, Sunday schools, and meetings announced for the week.
State film censors under W D Ross report up to May 1 shows 5,187 films checked, 5,064 approved and 105 rejected. Of those, 62 were appealed, with 30 rejected and 32 passed on appeal after producers removed objectionable scenes.
The Kansas Federation of Catholic societies elected officers before adjournment in Atchison Kansas Leaders include Spiritual director Rev J A Murphy Axtell president J P Noelzer Seneca first vice president B Dreiling Hays second vice president Theodore Osweiler Aleppo third vice president R R Erbacher St Marys recording and financial secretary Anthony Ruhnson Seneca trustees J B Basgall Hays Charles F Schrompp Seneca John H Falk Andale executive board members Rev Susmand Pierron O P M ey Kansas City Rev J T McNieve St Marys deputy to national convention R G Erbacher St Marys alternate Joan Kroutavr Seneca
Lawrence residents report relief from back pain and sleep disturbance after using Dean's Kidney Pills. A Pennsylvania reader notes lasting improvement from daily weariness and muscle strain, contrasting with prior temporary relief from other remedies.
The page blends an advertisement claiming Cardai strengthens weak women with a note that Canada sent 170000 troops, plus parliamentary remarks. Local items mention community events, schoolhouse damage, and a stream of short notices about residents, visits, and a baseball game score of Worden 10, Overbrook 4.
An odd fragment reports a marriage failure tied to a leap year girl who proposed in vain. The text mentions remedies and drenched plants, with references to A Green and S. B. Tay erenee, but the overall meaning is unclear.
The Lecompton Sun notes high water Monday damaged the Kaw river north bank at Lecompton near Perry road making wagon travel impossible and foot travel unsafe. It also mentions a Chivert livgue event with Professor Stevens and a banquet for the Menkty class and a demonstration of Bilisén phemmariph with speakers Haworth and Tress.
The city of Lawrence adopts an ordinance authorizing the issue of Refunding Bonds of the city to retire outstanding indebtedness and provide for their interest. The bonds will be in serial format, denominations of 1000 dollars, dated July 1, 1926, maturing through 1986, bearing interest at four and one half percent, payable semiannually. The bonds will be secured by city funds and the state treasurer will handle payments. The ordinance cites authority under Kansas law and references prior debt totaling 550,000 dollars with annual installments.
City of Lawrence orders refunding bonds to be exchanged for new ones with coupons paid annually. It authorizes the substitution of the old five percent bonds dated 1890s for a new series and directs the county clerk to record the process and provide sinking fund provisions for redemption. The action is approved by the city commissioners and state auditor for lawful indebtedness and public record.
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