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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1911
Page
6
Latent colors through a glass prism showcase red yellow blue and green as the primary colors. Miss Fila Weeks lectures at the Stria Agricultural college on harmonizing color in borders and fabrics. The class learns how systematic study improves taste and home decoration.
The Methodist tennis team won three singles and one doubles match in a state tournament. Baker defeated Wester 6-4 0-6 and Baker beat Boyer in another round while Alderithce overpowered Wester and Boyer 6-3 0-3.
The Old South meeting house interior is rapidly being restored. Furnishings have been gathered and placed as originally. The 1857 pulpit desk is present, but two curved mahogany doors used for pulpit entrance are missing, spurring hopes they remain elsewhere and will be found with public help.
A concise critique questions reformers who claim to be the public’s pulse, noting that genuine reform should reflect broad public needs rather than personal prestige. The piece probes authenticity and the weight of public trust.
A hotel manager recounts a Palm Beach episode where a wealthy New York visitor leaves a table tip of pennies for each meal over 90 days. The waiter Scott preserves the ritual, finally collecting a bag of pennies and a total of $90 as a tip. The scene highlights old fashioned penny tipping etiquette.
The excerpt discusses reading Shakespeare at different levels from a child to Coleridge and Schlegel. It argues that each mind, regardless of size, can generate trains of thought beyond the author, with readers sometimes entering exalted mental states akin to music, revealing vast spheres of intellect beyond the text.
A writer notes varying views on adulteration across periods. He cites London's opposition to hops in the seventeenth century, John Evelyn’s antihop stance, and royal calls to drink cider. Ancient practices mixed torpen tine tar and perfumed oils into wine, with various additives to alter flavor or preserve drink.
The passage recalls Thomas Angrey and his memories of being in the stocks under a scorching sun. It links these vivid scenes to Thomas Hardy works Tess of the d Urbervilles and The Return of the Native. Max Gate sits on crown land once belonging to the duchy of Cornwall, with the late King Edward VII praising Hardy’s wish to own the land.
The Mahmal return ceremony in Cairo's Great Square Mohamet Ali drew the khedive and ministers, with European notables and soldiers watching as pilgrims depart for Mecca. This annual rite, once in November, will shift with the Mohammedan calendar, while Egypt sent 15 619 pilgrims from a total of 0 051 in Mecca statistics.
The late Frank Worthing, famed actor, faced sharp remarks at the Pen and Peace club in Philadelphia. A dramatic critic notes Worthing hated adversary criticism and once retorted with a George Washington tale at the Majestic theater, illustrating a clash of wit and memory.
A discussion on calendar blotters for desk use and how to assemble them with 12 or 6 sheets. It covers layout options for large or small blotters, placement of calendar pages, and tips on matching color to room decor. The text then delves into regional pronunciation of July and April, noting differences between English and Scottish accents and the debate over stress patterns.
The Oliver Penny Plan accelerates adoption of typewriters as the universal written medium. It boosts factory output, expands to meet demand, and endorses legible fast writing over longhand. The Oliver Typewriter promises efficiency with fewer parts and double bearing bars for smoother action.
An advertisement extols the Oliver Typewriter as a modern business tonic. It claims broad use across professions, highlights ease of mastery, and pitches 17 cents a day payments to own the latest model and catalog details from the Oliver Typewriter Co.
Saturday night at 923 Tennessee S210 a small wave started in a brush pile between two sheds and could have lit the buildings until the fire department arrived. Bell Directories reports new Bell phone directories are being distributed with smaller hooks and higher paper quality. Violet Dale Cold Cream in 25c tubes arrives at McCulloch's Drug Store.
The text presents Pasteur’s view that germ diseases may be defeated and promotes Hyomel as a cure for catarrh and related ailments. It claims Hyomel kills germs by inhalation, offering an outfit for 1 dollar or a 30 cent bottle, with a money back guarantee.
An odd ad notes a leather chair made entirely of leather washers, claiming comfort and weight, while another line promotes Hall’s Texas Wonder as a cure for kidney and other ailments. The text then shifts to a historical note on Mexican rurales, their organization, pay, and duties under Juarez, followed by a critique of reform timing and a pithy moral about vanity.
A dialogue set in a bustling town celebrates civic spirit offering free gasoline and landage as incentives to attract aviation parties. The exchange highlights local enthusiasm for hosting visitors and fostering development in a lively urban scene.
The article notes closures of Dickens landmarks in Southwark including Tabard Street rookeries and the Marshalsea area. The Church of St George the Martyr and Little Dorrit's house are cited as famed yet deemed unhealthy by a district medical officer, with the area once a hideout for highwaymen and debtors.
Ella Flagg Young, former Chicago public schools superintendent, said Boston schools are less democratic than Chicago’s. She warned against turning schools into machines and advocated a minimum teacher salary of 1500 dollars plus cooking positions at that rate.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions respect, late nights, fame, and a wreath but lacks identifiable names, places, or events to establish a concrete news item or outcome.
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