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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1921
Page
4
The article discusses Kansas City Kansas facing Missouri, editorials on the city front yard concept, Wells on world organization, Bergdoll draft case, Canada Easter money, and German postwar reactions, highlighting local rhetoric and national issues intertwined with Kansas City’s civic mood.
The report frames Charles amid royal doubt as Hungary rejects him as king or citizen. It notes his rough treatment, suggesting turmoil for former kings and princes. Switzerland keeps him at a distance, warning he must retire by a set deadline to avoid further trouble.
A financial journal cites that cabinet members average in the sixties while some thinkers place prime age as high as seventy or ninety. The piece argues age brings both gains and losses, noting old workers remain useful, citing Chancellor Lindley’s view there is no fixed age that ends usefulness. It adds a Greek campaign update showing strategic shifts and losses for Greece in Turkish territory.
The article contrasts Russia's plan to denationalize and keep industries running with Britain’s workers expanding control to push for nationalization. It cites General Pershing’s remark about the public’s resistance to learning from experience, suggesting a wider lesson beyond wartime.
The strip artist persists amid hints of spring, noting March had similar bursts of cartoons. The steady artist continues to press on, keeping humor alive as the season shifts.
A brief retrospective notes warm weather and fruit blossoms signaling a large crop. It reports countywide vote on a bridge bond showing a regional majority against bonds, with Lawrence voting for bonds and Marion township narrowly against. Mentions travelers from Lawrence heading to Denver, plus a local financial ad for a Douglas County building and loan association and a photography studio in mass street.
Reprinted from the Lawrence Daily World. Notes on local events from 1896 include a Knights Teap gathering at the Presbyterian church with about forty knights, a first sermon by Winar ton, and a crowded crowd despite bad weather. Mention of the republican judicial convention in Lawrence, wage cuts in Denver crafts, sunspot mysteries, California sharks used for leather preservative, and a St Louis painters strike.
J Frank Jones, secretary of the Lawrence Rotary club, reports March's record showing five meetings with an average attendance of 96.04 percent, one meeting at 98 percent. The club has long been in the first division locally and internationally, boosting Lawrence as a welcoming city to 65,000 Rotarians worldwide, credit to the secretary’s emphasis on attendance.
Valley Chapel enjoyed steady Sunday services with Rev. Dial delivering an excellent sermon. A Friday night schoolhouse entertainment drew a full house, netting 28 25 from supper. Multiple local residents from Lawrence and surrounding farms attended or hosted, with wheat marketing and visits recurring across the week.
Residents attended family dinners, weekend visits, and social events with extended bonds among the Bond, Puckett, and Wil ls families. Several entries note dental work, school travel, wheat sales, and upcoming exams, alongside a local advertisement for screen painting and new machines. The text preserves names like Willis Dunn, Kenneth Puckett, Marie Banning, and Leonard Longanecker, reflecting community life and routines.
A misspelled, fragment filled local items column notes visitors and small events. Names include Mrs Georee McKenzie Mrs Cobb Mrs Anton Kahn and several residents such as Robert Baker Eva Snapp Otto Luckan Noah Canary and Frank Schoenhoffer. It mentions a funeral joke about Pat and a moving picture show attendance.
Hesper and Miss Althe Keener called on the Fall Leaf school Monday afternoon, engaging with students and staff during the visit. The two visitors shared remarks and observations, highlighting standout activities and community spirit at the school.
Personal notes record Mr and Mrs E J Hollands and others traveling to Kansas City for visits and events. Mrs F H Smithmeyer, Miss Sadie Dorsey, and several residents including Mr D Cowgill Mrs Russell Friend and Mrs Herman Knecht are mentioned with brief stays or returns. A trip by J W Wagner and family to visit in Kansas City Kansas is noted along with a school departure for Louis Peckham to Shattuck Academy Minnesota.
A Friday April 8 screening of Lone Star features Louisiana Rogers in a tale set in the Carolina mountains. A jealous neighbor boy competes to beat his rival’s time amid action and romance with a powder smoke finale. Lecompton repeats same program Saturday night at regular prices.
Judge L. H. Meijer of Douglas county probate court today granted a license and united in marriage Minnie Hiemer and John Rea, both of Ottawa. The notice ends with an unrelated promotional line for Jake Hood's Sarsaparilla, claiming benefits for digestion and assimilation.
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