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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1919
Page
2
Students in four classes vote this afternoon with separate polls for freshmen and sophomores and joint polls for juniors and seniors. Tickets are named fancifully by supporters and contests include multiple slates with positions for president secretary treasurer and budget reporter.
A garbled OCR reads candidate names for student government roles including president treasurer and secretary. Numerous errors obscure identities and positions, with scattered fragments such as Wat son, Dorothy Clarke, Harriett bert, and Joel Chambers appearing among unclear roles and party labels.
Treasurer and Betty Simpson Budget reporter Walter Rising for president Helen Walton vice president Dane Jones secretary Alfonso Sluss treasurer Betty Simpson budget reporter. Vague note on electric lights and Kennedy Flumbinu Co. appears.
The funeral of Mrs Pattie Harris was held at 2 o clock this afternoon at the North Lawrence church. An unrelated ad portion mentions local office needs and Kennedy Plumbing Co offerings for nitrogen lambs not related to the obituary.
The article argues birds are not man’s enemies but allies in protecting crops. It notes insects ravage fields yearly, causing millions of dollars in crop losses, and birds serve as natural pest control against these pests.
City commissioners opened bids for paving Edge Hill Road with reinforced concrete costing about 100 dollars per foot. The Emery estate bears the cost of 360 feet of pavement while the city seeks final approval after legal consultations and a postponed meeting.
A soldier writing home from France says he cannot name the river flowing through his sector because revealing it would aid the enemy by exposing soup and coffee supply routes. The note appears in the Chicago Tribune.
A brief note describes processing aluminum into a soap lasher device during warm conditions. Instructions mention adding abm Fn items to cream, then applying with ease to peelish vir. The phrase ends with a question about the vat.
A garbled OCR fragment discusses names and actions without clear context. It mentions Hor gibi and Ste prendre along with uncertain references to Gorn and Woysrpialion, offering no coherent event or outcome to summarize.
A garbled note describes someone in a rose garden asking for a pinek et for their neanist. The text references mourning, a deceased parent, and a plea tied to a personal loss.
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