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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1918
Page
4
An irregular notice warns dealers to follow the Useir Food price list and abide by regulations. It states price checks up to ten cents per pound and labels profiteering as unacceptable, urging vigilance on profit margins.
Sept 19 report from Washington Bureau lists the Students' Army Training Corps forming a naval section at the University of Kansas in Lawrence. About 2200 men will be admitted, with volunteers inducted through draft boards, and training to begin around October 1. Men and women workers are urged to avoid overwork and seek relief if fatigued. Local notices promote Foley Kidney Pills as a tonic.
London dispatch reports Premier Eleva congratulating Gen Pershings on American Lorraine victory as he lies ill. The piece contrasts old fashioned remedies with modern drugs and notes Grandmother’s Remedy and a popular herb based tonic. An extra shift is planned at the Columbia plant to meet demand for the company’s products.
Fragmentary OCR lists names and relations among residents, including Mrs Kirchner Daisy Mrs Ingle and family visiting Baldwin on Monday. Mentions of Mr Harry Flory Glenn Flora and Miss Fermand with neighbors, and notes of movements to Baldwin and Bristow.
A jagged clipping notes various Sunday activities and visits including church attendance, dinners at different homes, and mentions of individuals such as Mr Flory and Miss Allen. The text records multiple names and places in a scattered sequence, reflecting a social or community diary style entry.
A home remedy ad claims nightly use moistens the scalp to remove dandruff. With three to four applications, it supposedly dissolves all signs of dandruff and relieves itching. The product allegedly makes hair fluffy, lustrous, and glossy, with a low cost of four ounces.
Columbia Sept 19 Coach Henry Schulte of Missouri faces building a 1910s team with only four veterans Morris Edwards Kirkpatrick and Urie. Freshmen may be allowed to play due to lack of varsity material as the schedule lists games at Columbus Manhattan Columbia Drake Norman Columbia Omaha Kansas Ames Lawrence and Lawrence.
Athletic Director W C Hamilton reports box fighting lessons are being taught to student soldiers this fall to promote fitness and discipline at camps nationwide. Daniel Hassler from Centropolia was seen in Lawrence en route to Valley Falls to oversee a newly purchased farm. Mrs J A West and Miss Geneiva West spent the day in Kansas City.
Private Lee Hegeman transferred to Camp Beauregard La and Baker's Corps is named head cook at the large camp. He is 21, fights at 3 pm, spends 2.5 hours daily on kitchen inventory and must report costs per man. He drills one hour daily and notes few colored troops. Parents Mr and Mrs L Hegeman hear from him. Previously with Jones Mercantile Co Kansas City in tannery cookery at 20 weekly during cantonment work.
An old advertisement touts Adler-i-ka as the sole remedy for gas and stomach pain. It claims instant relief and warns it can empty both bowels, purge foul matter, and even cure constipation. The pitch names Round Corner Drug Co, Dick Bros Druggists, and a 747 Mase Street location as sellers.
A list of visitors and residents includes Theodore G Davis Sr with his son, Dr F P Fishburne visiting McLouth on business, Archie Knox party to Kansas City, Mrs Emmett Taylor and Mrs John Kessinger to Lawrence, Rev James W OtfieId addressing Royal theater meetings, Pickens of Lawrence on Poehler Mercantile business, Miss Sadie Kidd visiting Basehor, Dr Smith of Melouth with daughter Dorothy, Mrs Walter Ratliff and daughters, Joe Metlewski and party at Lansing picnic, J W Ratliff and son Herbert at University, and a note to order ice cream from Neemann's.
Spooner Library remains open all week with same hours as regular session for S A T C students. Arrangements may place books in barracks for study hours 7 30 to 9 30 at night. American Library Association may send books to cantonment for Student Corps men. Miss Lucile Elmore of Topeka visits Chi Omega House.
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