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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1922
Page
7
Stockholm reports 57 percent of women opposed prohibition while 60 percent of men were against the measure. Final tallies show Stockholm Gothenburg and Malmoe heavy anti prohibition sentiment among both sexes, with rural areas more supportive. Nationwide turnout: 800,000 women and 938,000 men. Voting occurred Sunday, August 27.
Lines began forming at nine in the morning at Stockholm polling places. Premier Stanting and his wife voted against prohibition, as did Dr Kraft, Swaden’s noted “drink doctor.” Parades, mounted heralds, and airplanes marked the day as crowds filled the Royal Opera Square watching results until three in the morning.
The Jarts and crafts society established in Lawrence will hold its first meeting Sunday evening at the Unitarian church. Comprised of University professors students and townspeople the group will study writings music literature and plays and include related arts and crafts. An open invitation is extended to all interested community members.
A vintage advertisement promotes Pinex cough syrup as the fastest remedy for bronchitis croup and winter colds. It claims quick relief within 24 hours and provides home mixing instructions using Pinex 2½ ounces per pint with sugar syrup or honey. The ad stresses guaranteed satisfaction and lists The Pinex Co. Ft Wayne Indiana.
PilesN Send claims their Pyramid Pile suppositories provide wonderful relief for itching and bleeding. The ad targets those suffering distress from piles and promises rapid comfort.
Fourteen committees with a faculty head and a student and town person on each will organize a year of three one act plays per program, starting likely before Thanksgiving. The year includes three musical concerts, two by great composers and one by the club, plus painting and art displays. Prof M B Jaslow leads the English committee, bringing Detroit and Ann Arbor experience.
The Baldwin area reports William Jewell football losing 25 to 0 on Cavaness field in Baldwin in the season opener. Officials listed and Baker plans to host Bethany next Friday while Hope for the Mreachers to complete the schedule grows. Nearby figures include Andrew C. Pearson of New York, visiting Baker, and a Baker faculty club steak roast at Shadows with about sixty attendees.
Readable fragments indicate coal origin Spadra and Mathews Lumberland Coal Co with a contact phone number 34. The terse OCR fragment notes anthracite coal at Spadra and a company and phone reference.
At a national dairy, food and drug officials convention in Pune, Dr. J Crumbine urged mandatory state reporting of all food poisoning cases before action, stressing swift investigation and caution to avoid condemning foods prematurely. He noted most poisonings arise from home canned or improperly sterilized foods, not commercially canned goods. He warned investigators to avoid bias during stressful family inquiries. The report also includes local notices of community events and union meetings in Kansas.
A Pleasant Grove band sale at Campbell home drew a crowd. The Barnhart property sold for 91.75 an acre, 55 acres bought by Billy Saunders of Lawrence. A second sale at Union across from the old church fetched 76 per acre, Frank Lutz buying. The article lists visits, dinners, and gatherings around multiple families including Flory, Churchbaugh, Markley, Wingert, and Peterson, with farm work highlighted and mentions wheat planting, rain, and upcoming travels to California and Vinland fair participation.
The Lone Star community circulated news of visits to fairs in Valley Falls Overbrook and Vinland. Attendees included Mrs August Dietz Alfred Erw it Timmons Lily Johnson Pearl Anderson Gladys Flory Frances Curtis and others. Farm work such as sowing wheat and threshing alfalfa seed is noted along with neighborhood calls and casual visits among residents.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a gentle laxative that works while you sleep. It claims fast relief from headach dizziness biliousness indigestion and sour stomach with no stomach upset. The copy targets children and promises a full bowel movement by morning for ten cents a box.
Residents who attended the C P A meeting in Midland Thursday evening include John Canary Herbig Bruckmiller Harold Skeet Frank Wells Clifford Thiry and Wall Rice. Clifford Thiry hauled hogs to the Lawrence market Monday and a local sale at the Stanwin/Meece farm drew a fair crowd with lunch provided by community women.
The Haitian police, facing a rumored pay cut, avoided strike after Brig. Gen John AL Russell interceded. An investigation found the rumor started from a fined officer over a dirty rifle, while food concerns were resolved by a balanced ration program boosting weights. Police patrol boats and traffic regulation resumed as the capital slept peacefully.
Miss Webb reports a surge of high school girls seeking domestic science courses at Cherryvale High. The influx forced two sewing sections to handle double the planned enrollment, and typing classes remained busy all day.
Advertisement claims corns lift off painlessly when a tiny bottle of Freezone is applied. It promises instant relief and easy removal of hard and soft corns between the toes, sold by druggists for a few cents.
A Salina company was started twenty eight years ago with fifty one subscribers, served by one operator. The telephone company reports more than 1 600 subscribers in the city requiring sixty operators. Sir Joseph W. Isherwood, visiting America, invented the Isherwood ship construction system whose patents cover 12,000,000 tons of vessels already built.
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