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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1917
Page
9
Local notes describe skin blemishes and remedies amid school event details. The article previews an upcoming ceremony with diplomas and a featured speaker, highlighting pastor and bishop roles and student performances.
Miss Katherine Miller of Flushing cancels her marriage to Lieu tenant Commander George Ellis Bryart who vanished and is hunted by secret service as an imposter. Miller laments heartbreak yet feels relief at avoiding a man who posed as a British naval hero and Balfour party member.
An advertisement for Zemo from the E. W. Rose Co. Cleveland Ohio promotes its use against eczema itching and skin troubles. It claims the antiseptic liquid penetrates cleanses and soothes while offering 25 cent and 1.00 extra large sizes.
The first American combat air corps arrived at the front under Capt. Tinkham and Lieut. Scully of Princeton. They were armed with carbines in khaki and rode American-ton motor cars. Stars and Stripes floated over the camp as other contingents moved toward active fighting, with French and American instructors shaping early training at a central school.
A dated health column warns of tiredness poor appetite and headaches from liver inactivity. It prescribes cutting alcohol tea and coffee, morning hot lemon water, light exercise, outdoor walks, weekly vegetable laxatives, and specific remedies like Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets and Anurie to ease uric acid buildup and rheumatic symptoms.
A Worcester Evening Post note tells of a three year old girl who places hands in dirt and proclaims she was not bitten because she sat in the dirt. The exchange comment bemoans the cat as treacherous and praises hogs as noble in contrast.
High scores led by Canavan with 210 as Graeber and Albach posted marks. Barteldes faces Reatz in the evening lanes as merchants compete in a local bowling event.
University of Kansas entered Kenneth Uhls in the Missouri Valley conference tennis tournament at Manhattan instead of the Western Conference meet in Chicago today and tomorrow. Captain Allie Cowgill and Walter Newell accompanied Uhls as Kansas, Missouri and Las Vegas contenders join the event.
Letters from Mrs. T Neurever of Eau Claire Wisconsin and Mrs. D Gilkason of Youngstown Ohio praise Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for curing severe croup and lingering coughs in children. They report rapid relief after the first dose and note the remedy also helps adults with throat irritation chest tightness and bronchial coughs. O P Barber & Son advertise the product as a longstanding effective remedy.
The note cites Benjamin Franklin on how small missteps alert creditors. It argues that quiet morning or late evening hammer sounds extend deadlines, while showing up at a billiard table or hearing a tavern voice when at work prompts immediate collection.
Mrs. Florence Fletchner of 70 Dakota Street reports Tanlac improved her sleep, nervousness, and appetite after a year of distress. She notes waking rarely and fuller meals, with Tanlac described as a master medicine aiding blood, strength, and vigor. Adv. copy mentions Lawrence store Round Corner Drug Store.
A terse note from the Atchison Globe quotes a young man who believes he is a devil, reflecting on a past self perceived as wicked and haunted by that identity. The item reads like a brief literary or serialized reflection in the paper.
A fragmentary remark records a lawyer recalling the moment a client asked him to take a case for a watch with no works. The hinger calls it the most outrageous fee ever seen, highlighting a sharp exchange about taking the case.
A fragmentary scene shows a character labeled as Matt introducing a woman twice while he labels his father making a pie. A later return prompts asking about that pie’s trust, revealing a curious, unnamed companion and shifting focus to the pie’s significance.
Frayed OCR text lists rental offers and sales notes plus a help wanted line. Entries mention suitable housing, a sale of two owned items, and inquiries for work experience though details are unclear. Key terms include rent sale and help wanted with partial addresses and descriptions.
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