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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1916
Page
4
An old local notice promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a reliable family remedy for eczema and salt rheum describing the disease's symptoms and urging readers to ask druggists for the product. The page also lists community social notes, travels, visits, births, and local arrivals.
Tonganoxie High School alumni gathered for a banquet at the Walterite school with a banner and floral arrangements in red and white crepe. A program featured Miss Manuel Campbell, Ray Hopkins, Clara Wisdom, and other local graduates. seventy five attendees enjoyed a formal evening with songs, speeches, and a reception led by Hans Presents.
A mid month display in Mig lists the German commerce raider Moewe and a war exhibition titled Mie Gadd. The event features artifacts from the Fertires period and is dated to a Genin venue with Saisterhun Min as a keynote.
Fragmentary report notes a teen aris incident aboard a vessel where imitation gold bars filled cases. Details are sparse, including ship identity and whether any authorities responded.
Fragmentary verse recalls a comrade groaning beneath a fallen horse on crimson fields. A lone lad’s record marks his life and sacrifice, a grave marker amid a somber memorial to those who served and perished in battle.
Notice to Masons about a meeting at Migsen jile Wednesday and attendance at the funeral of Alexander Mirks. The gathering includes Ta work in the Acacia Lodge No. 6 and all journeying brethren are invited.
A car driven by Peren Jolson near Glasco struck a culvert and rolled over into water, killing eighteen year old Miss Vina Nichels and thirty five year old M ait Jolson. The victims were returning from Salina when the accident occurred.
A rabbit catcher named 3 ari Inan described his trade and claimed exemption from military duty after arguing his livelihoods were indispensable to the country. He said he had killed 1000 rabbits since August, and his plea was denied on grounds he would be an essential resource for the children.
A Austrian Women's Union issues a public manifesto denouncing legal prohibitions on marriage. It argues the state blocks whole categories of persons, notably women, from marrying despite no broad push for population growth.
Edward F. Jones former lieutenant governor of New York and colonel of the Sixth Massachusetts sought the grave of Charles A. Taylor the first Civil War casualty. In Baltimore a search led by Jones and the Baltimore G A S concluded with no body found after a long disinterment effort.
At Antietam Union General Sumner and his 22 year old son Captain Sumner served on his staff. The elder bid farewell as the younger rode off into extreme danger. The veteran general later learned his son survived and greeted him warmly.
The fragment laments a soldier's resting place and urges children to honor memory, asking which landscape matters as hearts mourn. It speaks to the ache of loss and calls for keeping the spot of a fallen soldier less dreary.
Local dentists in Lawrence declare weekly closure on Saturdays to receive no patients. The notice dated May 15 1916 lists signatories Geo A Easterly Will R Gorrill and others. In Berlin a separate item reports a Brandenburg commandant ordering measures to curb youth spendthrift and extravagance.
Ad copy touts Radium Soap for cleaning and renewing lace curtains and garments. Claims include washing rinsing drying and starching with ironing, promising “Good as New” results and a guarantee if used as directed. Urges readers to ask dealers for Radium.
An urban ordinance set to curb youth earnings directs under eighteen to receive eight marks of weekly wages plus one third of any excess. The remainder goes to a city savings account in the employer’s name, locked until after the war, with exemptions for cases proving family need. The proposal now moves between city council chambers in a split legislative process.
Washington and J L Mad lead as senators push through the rivers and harbors bill with multiple amendments. The chamber debates proposals expanding projects while lawmakers seek to secure funding provisions and regional benefits.
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