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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1916
Page
3
Local events and personal notices chronicle a busy Perry Creek district. Town residents attend gatherings, church events, and school functions while visiting kin and traveling to Lawrence and St Louis for family and civic activities.
Recipe describes preparing a custard pie with eggs flour sugar milk and vanilla baked in a crust with nutmeg topping. It promotes Cottage Evaporated Milk as superior to bottled milk for cooking and notes its sterilized purity and origin in Chicago by the American Milk Company.
Perry community reports include the Grange fair at Chaniville, a high school election of officers, and visits by residents to Meriden and Chaniville. Warren Strang’s barn fire incident, a county hog sale, and local travel by Quincy Quiney and family are noted along with multiple family visits and community meetings.
The Ladies Aid enjoyed a pleasant all day session with Ben Wanmond and arranged to serve lunch at the Howell sale near Pleasant Grove on Thursday October 14. The next regular meeting will be at Mrs. Tr. F. Vaas of Baldwin on Wednesday October.
The column records numerous visits and family gatherings around Valley Grove, listing residents and guests from Vinland Kansas to Lawrence. It notes sick contact for Orin Smith and mentions typhoid concerns. Many locals, including Mr. and Mrs. Smith and children, Ms. Lombard, and the Ward, Adams, and Stewart families, spent time with friends and relatives over Saturday and Sunday.
An old home remedy using sage tea to darken hair is replaced by store bought Sage and Sulphur Compound sold for about 50 cents. The product is applied strand by strand with a soft brush and promised to darken hair while adding a soft lustre and youthfully even appearance.
Spenk Saturday with Mrs Tra and son Lawrence. Miss Lesta spent the weekend with home folks. Miss Verda Terrie called on Seth Skovs Saturday evening. McGee and McLouth were visitors. Only twelve attended school on Sunday. Next Sunday is church with Sunday school at 2:00 and church at 3:30.
A discussion outlines whether Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company can assume part of the risk for Toll AMA or similar coverage. The note explores feasibility and implications for involved parties.
Sunday gatherings in Sibley bring Ina Cowles and Ida Peters together with local families. Residents note various calls and visits including Griff Johnson and Ruth Cowles, plus entertainment by Mrs Griffith and Mrs Anderson. A navy ship ceremony at New York involves Captain John D McDonald and a sixteen inch gun armament.
Subpoenas issued to 125 men drawn from a jury wheel as the McDaniel murder trial prepares to start in St Joseph. Prosecutors and defense finalize details for what is expected to be a lengthy case that could stretch several weeks. The outcome hinges on testimonies and the ongoing reelection campaign of the defendant.
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