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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1919
Page
4
The October inspections reveal improved grades overall with many places earning signs of progress. Some alleys and back yards still lower, and missing or misplaced grade cards trigger potential penalties in Police Court. Names of inspectors and numerous bakery, drug, confectionery, bottling, restaurant and grocery entries are recorded.
The Lone Star community scheduled a Thanksgiving program and pie supper at the Lone Star School on October 25 with invitations for ladies to bring pies and men to come with wallets. Local gatherings note wheat sales, visits, and neighborhood trade with Lawrence and Joe Flory events. rain is hoped for to ease water hauling.
Report of an all day meeting held at Washington Creek church. Ike Studebaker left for a visit with his son Jim and wife who reside in Falsa. Harold F spent the weekend with home folks at Overbrook. Thelma Studebaker called at the Austin Flory home Thursday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Charlie Sanders were Lawrence visitors Monday.
Mr and Mrs J J Via of 3 teno TI host guests for dinner. Several residents travel to Colby Kansas. Ladies Aid Society meets with new members added to the roll. Upcoming sale lunch planned at Geo Carter's on November 5.
A Sunburnt column extols the virtue of decision as a key to progress. It argues that facing each problem with resolve shapes character, inspires others, and builds confidence in one’s strength to influence life and relations.
A Evansville reader recounts a conversation with Gerke Drug Co. manager about Number 40 For The Blood. He explains his wife chose it, its alleged marked benefits, and the doctoring outcome as he started recommending it widely. The ad notes the product ingredients and claims effects on glandular and blood-related issues.
Matilda A Rankin widow of Alexander Rankin pioneer Lawrence settlers died last Friday at 907 East Thirty first Kansas City aged 77 with ties to Berkle y and New Hampshire streets and Haskell Institute. Funeral at 3 p.m. Sunday from her home, burial Forrest Hill. Eugene Watson 53 died of cancer at Atchison hospital. Widow Vida Fulton Watson born Revbin Kansas survived by sister Mrs. Ellison and husband Eugene Watson. Burial Oak Hill cemetery in Atchison follows service by Rev. Wiley Keve.
A fragmentary tale from the Australian bush describes how fish came to inhabit rivers after a wind blew a camp fire into the water. The story explains the fish staying warm under waves and the fire continuing beneath, with the crow turning black from attempts to stamp out the blaze and save the land.
The article describes Stokesay castle a fortified manor dating to medieval times with a great hall over 50 feet long and wide windows making the dwelling grand for its era Builders in the thirteenth century added features to improve comfort and protection including glazed horses porches and painted glass walls reflect the shift from mere shelter to hospitable homes.
Fragment from a historical column emphasizing caution before action and the risks of overconfidence. It discusses decision making, intuition, regulation of powerful forces, and includes a vignette about old ferry methods and a brief reference to a wedding note.
The hog-nosed snake bluffing head puffing is described as a harmless, pretty reptile that is wrongly feared as poison. People kill it on sight, misjudging its harmless nature while it helps control pests.
The piece presents garbled lines about memory and perception with stray phrases and names. It hints at counsel, time for reflection, and a shift in perspective, though specific events or entities remain unclear due to the corrupted OCR text.
We thank friends and neighbors for assistance during our father's sickness and death and for the floral offering. Signed by Mrs. E. Robinson Mrs. C. Jackson and Mrs. I. Seait. The Pennsylvania State Federation of Labor calls a special convention in Pittsburgh today to consider action on the proposed general strike in support of the steel strike.
The article notes two statues of Venus Genetrix, one at the Louvre Paris showing a Greek marriage gesture with the right hand raised and the left holding an apple, the other at the Vatican museum, a Fine antique marble copy linked to Areosilas bronze cult statue, both displaying the symbolic marriage gesture and draped figures.
The text discusses difficulties in forming an original personality and the slow pace of philosophy. It compares paths to insight to doors that may lead to hardship or to illumination, ending with a note on moments of clarity from Slavelock Ellis.
Fragmentary note discusses the term maru attached to merchant names as a ship and sail vessel suffix with debated origins. It cites a theory tying maru to a practice when Empress Kongō dispatched troops to Korea and a second about a ship’s name tradition.
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