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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1919
Page
6
A New York business man claims a nearly bald scalp can regrow hair. At 66 he offers a genuine recipe free on request to anyone seeking dandruff relief and new growth. Address: John F H Brittain BA-é04 Station F New York NY 7.
Berlin announces severe rationing to save fuel. Gas and electricity use capped at 500 percent of 1916 quarter figures, with restaurants cafes hotels and amusements limited to 35 percent of 1916 consumption, street lighting at 30 percent, and streetcars halted at 10 15 PM.
A Berne engineer Charles Gingelli has created a process to solder aluminum. Professor Schule of the Federal Institute of Berne tested two bars of aluminum and they withstood eight pounds of pressure before snapping, demonstrating the soldering method's potential to reduce household costs.
Scientists in Hawaii and at Stanford propose that Hawaii was once linked to other Pacific lands through a lost continent. Professor Campbell cites fern specimens on Hawaii and connections to islands south and west toward Malay Peninsula. Professor Jaggar agrees, noting geological signs of a former Pacific connection with South America and South Sea islands. Hood's Sarsaparilla ad follows.
Berlin reports thirty five to forty horses are stolen daily. A special police department fights the crime, but most animals vanish forever and are slaughtered for illicit meat sales. Thieves target teams when drivers leave for a moment.
fragments describe riders driving off wagon teams and horses with valuables, with horses killed in hidden locations. insurance firms halt horse coverage amid rise of these thefts. appears as a historical brief on criminal disruptions affecting rural transport and livestock.
Personal Gamma Phi Beta sorority announces the pledging of Marion West of Lawrence. Alpha Omicron Pi pledges Hazel Drugger of Lewis Kansas. Bernice Ackerman, returning from the Payley-Oukrainsky Ballet School in Chicago, will open ballet classes. For information call 2518. Black.-Adv. There is not a child's garment or
Sibley notes show the Fairview Missionary Society to meet with Mrs. Paul Koehler on a Wednesday. Local residents report visits and travels including Miss Aileen Marshall leaving for Blytheville Arkansas and Mrs. John Akin visiting relatives in Lawrence. Several residents attended a Moore home party while others engaged in farm work and a Vinland fair. George McTaggart suffered a broken collarbone after a horse incident.
Spot Cash Meat Market promotes Saturday specials listing Veal Stew as a featured item. The partial ad mentions price or further details are unclear. Local shoppers are alerted to this sale effort.
An old time remedy claims Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound darkens gray hair naturally and evenly after one or two applications. Advertisements tout its age-defying effects and promise a youthful look with renewed dark, lustrous hair.
A miscellany from Cowles Tuesday morning mentions Scott H. Brown visiting from Lincoln Nebraska and traveling to Kansas City. Mrs Sol Marks and Miss Sadie Dorsey are seen on day trips to Kansas City and Topeka. The column quips about Thomas Parr supposedly living 152 years, Jersey cow cabbage yielding tall stalks used as fence rails, canes and souvenirs for visitors.
The passage notes China keeping a holiday today to celebrate the anniversary of the republic's establishment. It reflects on beauty as both marble and canvas and contrasts outward artistry with deeper inner feeling discussed by Whittier.
California produces over a million dollars yearly from apricot stones. About 7,000 tons are gathered, yielding bitter oil of almonds and a new olive oil substitute. A ton of stones yields roughly $200 in materials.
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