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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1921
Page
2
In Cary the fair aims to maintain decorum while hosting a large carnival. Secretary Lane reassured that objectionable features will be kept out as the carnival runs daily with free acts. Afternoon shows will be at the grandstand and evening performances near the arena center. One act features a tumbler while another offers local comedy.
Weather likely to bring heavy travel tomorrow as new street lamps may improve lighting under a proposed contract. Churches resume full Sunday programs and students are invited. County Commissioners busy with bills while Judge Means travels to Ottawa for fall term. Varsity reopens after renovations, winter odds discussed by J D Bowersock. Woodland Park hosts an all day picnic and races next Wednesday. High school site houses auction Friday. city commission meets Monday. Fort to fort highway work progresses between Reno and Tonganoxie. Old settlers reunion next Wednesday at the courthouse. Forecast: much colder tomorrow with showers. Winfield sells electricity to nearby town, Lawrence pays 1.65 to 2 cents for street lighting. Armour Helmets and Lawrence Athletics play at Woodland Park tomorrow. Frances Hooper draws portrait of Judge Francisco. De House case opens tonight after remodeling. Mrs. L J Overman undergoes surgery at Lawrence Memorial. Dim forenoon dampness and forecast of more showers. Few flags and banners in business district, minimal street decorations.
Enrollment started Monday at Kawaka with 43 students and two more on Wednesday bringing the roll to 45. New pupils include Charles Traynor Marvin Houk Dale Smith Willard Shaw Harvey Trent Marguerite Hird Walter Howard Merritt Richard Dick Fred Stipes Caroline Alice Charles Milfred Bowen. Miss Rose Watson teaches.
The Journal-World notes a 133 year old prized sword heirloom linked to Captain and General William Ross. Presented by Pennsylvania legislature to his descendant, the blade passed through Ross family lines to Samuel Maffet and Colonel Asher Miner, with the inscription on its engraved silver sheath and jade hilt. The paper invites readers to share other heirlooms for publication.
A national debate on bobbed hair surfaces as eastern railroad offices and a Chicago department store push women to grow long hair or face dismissal. Proponents praise practicality and neat appearance, while opponents claim short hair signals frivolity. Some employers eye new dress rules but many women adapt with simple styling to appease business norms.
The salvage shop, once in the Lawrence house on Vermont Street, opens today in the Social Service hall on Sixth Street under Mrs. H. B. Asher. Clothing is the key item, with other donations welcomed. The redecorated space offers a clean, sanitary look with multiple rooms, reading area, private office, and upstairs space for quilting and other work.
New York reports show bright umbrellas in daily wear as vendors note prices rise and demand improves from last year. Working girls and passersby favor purple brown orange and blue shades, lifting mood despite dull rain days.
Miss Anna Blitz, dean of women at the University of Kansas, says the cafeteria is nearly ready but equipment delays push opening to before September. Director Miss Anna Barnum, from Cornell, brings cafeteria experience, with sister as assistant. Nellie Reece Evans will be cashier. College students may fill counter and tray staff roles. professional cooks handle kitchen work.
A fragmented recipe passage describes making White Perfection Cake with creamed sugar and butter, milk, flour, cornstarch, eggs, and a bake time of 43 minutes in an angel food pan, plus notes on using egg yolks for Golden Spice Cake with molasses and spices. Includes an author credit to Mrs. M. J. Wells.
A home kitchen recipe lists ingredients for a white cake including butter sugar pastry flour baking powder milk lemon extract and eggs. It instructs cream butter and sugar, fold in flour and milk alternately, then fold in stiffly beaten egg whites and bake, credited to Mrs. M J Wells and Mrs. A F Brown Route 8.
Simple home tips cover cooling hot dishes, softening butter without melting, reducing salt in soup with a raw potato, and preserving lettuce by partial immersion in water with a wet cloth. Also notes on repurposing old stockings into a dust cloth.
The column surveys fall fashion with Cantu crepe and silk gowns, black tones, fur trimmed suits, and Colonial buckles on pumps. It mentions London park smoking fashion, a prize cake contest, Mary Pickford’s reading tastes, and local store notices for gear from Bankes’s Garage to Brinkman’s doughnuts.
The index records and files of the Nebraska automobile theft department have been placed at the disposal of every person in the United States who rose a motor car by theft, State Sheriff Gus A Hyers, chief, announced today. Mulsified coconut oil is recognized as the finest known shampoo. It is carried by Rankins Drug Store.
Irvin Less of Lansing Iowa reports his two month old brother’s face and hands clearing of soft red pimples after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. He cites complete healing in two weeks and endorses Cuticura products for prevention and skin care.
Dr Doran a medical graduate and licensed in Kansas visits Lawrence for a one day only free expert consultation at the Bl alidvee Hotel on Monday September 12 from 9 am to 4 pm. He offers nonoperative treatment for chronic conditions and emphasizes local at home access to advanced medical care. Married ladies should bring husbands and children with parents. Address: Medical Laboratory of Dr. Doran 835-9 Boston Bank Minneapolis Minn.
A distressed Steens, Mies woman, run down and nervous with female trouble for four years seeks remedies and guidance from the Lydia E. Pinkham Health Co. in Lynn, Massachusetts, sharing health concerns and request for aid.
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