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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1919
Page
7
The fifth annual free YMCA swimming campaign began yesterday offering three free lessons next week for non swimmers. More than 75 have enrolled in past years. H W Boltz, secretary, leads the program with classes for girls to begin next week on Tuesday and Friday mornings.
Kansas University baseball team eyes a Sunday afternoon game with the Kansas City Athletic Club at the KCAC field. Fourteen players travel to Kansas City Missouri for the tee-off, with a Saturday trip to Liberty Missouri to meet William Jewell College.
In the seven back tournament at the Elks Club last night the Gerhard team captured three of four matches against Albach. Scores were 296 276 284 for Gerhard and 319 for Albach in the final game. Uhrlaub led Albach with 210 counters while Gerhard’s top scorer posted 230 points. The Reatz and Hults teams are scheduled to play tonight in the same event.
Riling and his bowlers swept three straight wins at the Elks court in a tenpin tourney. The Perkin team dropped to 0-3, with scores 813 667, 784 695, and 723 689 as Riling paced the evening with 547 points while Perkins led his squad with 450.
Three members depart this afternoon with Captain O Leary supervising nine more athletes to follow Friday. Haddock plans an all east to New York City trip after the meet to join Europe bound Inter Allied games near Paris in late June. Palace Market offers high quality meats including choice lamb veal pork and beef at 830 Mass St.
Gas service will be cut off citywide at 1 m tomorrow Friday for about two hours to permit repairs by the pipeline company. Citizens Light Hecht and Power Co. issued the notice.
A reflective line notes that guiding people with hopeful ideas is the ruler's proper duty and purpose, emphasizing uplifting governance over harsh admonition. The phrasing suggests a period voice on leadership and public morale.
Older residents recall past suit club scams promising weekly outfits for low payments. Each week a new suit, then promised payments stop, many members lose money while solicitors hint at losses or profits. The current scheme aims to net about 22.50 per suit though costs reach 25.00, with alleged values at 60.00, prompting skepticism and warnings to residents including women solicited.
Instructions describe using rolled unseed oil on mahogany with a soft flannel pad to rub in and fill cracks. Wipe away excess oil, then polish with a dry cloth. A small amount of vinegar can yield a brighter, dry finish.
In a reflection on looming tech, a contemporary gloomster envisions a future where wireless telephony is so perfect a man would wear a hat receiver managed constantly by his wife. The passage mocks excessive anticipation of new troubles.
A Boston Transcript remark contrasts a man who opens the door to chances with a grumbling figure who waits for luck. The quote: opportunity favors the prepared, not the idle.
A motivational Russell story recounts a northern English mayor granting sea front seating with the inscription The sea to his and he made it, illustrating resolve. The London Chronicle notes the tale, emphasizing steadfast effort over fleetness and the danger of losing courage near success.
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