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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1917
Page
2
Memorial Day reflections honor the soldiers who saved the union and call for renewed resolve against slavery. The article also reports a Lawrence Chamber of Commerce luncheon with farmers, business leaders, and officials discussing social service, Y.M.C.A. support for troops, health service plans, and town unity.
Chicago May 40 American railroads report a $79,000,000 traffic gain in the first quarter of 1917 but show a $26,000,000 profit decline from the same period last year. The bureau of railway news and statistics notes $104,000,000 higher operating expenses and taxes, leaving net earnings $25,801,000 below a year earlier for U S railroads over 260,000 miles.
The Journal World notes Kansas denominational colleges push student welfare through health warnings about university epidemics. It highlights Lawrence’s water, sewer, and sanitary systems and moral efforts including churches, Y groups, and Bible classes to support students.
Mrs Luu of Superior Wisconsin describes severe facial pimples that covered her chin and corner of the mouth and caused great discomfort. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment she notes the pimples healed quickly and credits the products for clearing her skin. The testimonial urges continuing use for maintenance and offers a free sample by return.
A humorous meditation on how trends and possessions shape talk and happiness. The writer notes that Kansas is not a cyclone state and that small shoes, new cars, and mortgages reveal social priorities. War tax is likened to a gun’s kick, and aging brings fewer piffleful worries, increasing daily cheer.
A fragmented article outlines Baldwin University football plans under Coach Souhde gan and lists a garbled sequence of games and dates around September to November. It also contains a long narrative about George Pitts’s runaway wagon incident downtown and assorted local notices and social blurbs from the era.
A brief note on how the phrase Copyright 1917 appears often as a shield in law yet more often misused or misinterpreted. It discusses protection scope and common misunderstandings without technical detail.
Correspondence recounts Bob Manley trying to profit from mushrooms by teaching people to pick and eat them. A patch dispute arose when Lloyd Ware exposed a location, leading to a near altercation. They compromised 50 50 and parted with nothing.
An old testimonial touts Foley Kidney Pills as a cure for rheumatism, arguing kidneys remove uric acid to ease aching joints and restore vitality. Mr. A. J. Walsh endorses the remedy, stating it is the best he has used after trying others.
A crowded jumble of names, visits, and moving plans fills the page. Mrs. Kenri Rebingen, Miss Edia Compton, Miss Grae Preston, and many others are noted in visits to Baldwin, Kansas City, Lawrence, and nearby towns. Plans include moves to towns like Crewegea, Tautrance, and Jane 1, with multiple relatives attending ceremonies, meetings, and graduations. The piece reads as a community diary of upheaval and routine, with dates and places scattered throughout.
Hopewell community glimpses include Mr. and Mrs. Erhart Yakle hosting relatives on Sunday at the EB Yakle home. Lessy Fleshman and Robert Winters visited the AQ P Foster home Wednesday evening. Genera Lassier hosted Louisy Hindman Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Will Marie hosted guests at the A. L. Foster home Sunday. Craig and Windmans visited Thursday. Ruhamah Tucker spent time with her uncle in Eville. Mrs. Will Gorril of Lawrence spent Friday and Saturday with Joe from Hammond. A spry plate event was held at Mrs. Gen Hannon Friday afternoon, with Nona and three visitors attending.
Hopewell Country debs with Mrs Martha Price on a Thursday in May had ten members and two visitors. No program due to absences. refreshments by the hostess. Next meeting with Mrs Reser in June. Kanwaka Literary Society hosted a Thursday at Mrs Duffer’s home. seventeen members attended plus guests. They discussed Heroes of the Civil War with a song The Star Spangled Banner and a paper by R. Topping on Civil War history and a flag project from 1849. A magazine excerpt titled The Revolt of Father Pringle was read. Refreshments served. Various attendees and local residents noted, including illness updates and upcoming church events.
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