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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1925
Page
6
Washington reports the old spoils system in distributing political appointments at the state department is being abolished. The article notes a change away from awarding a consul post in Nicaragua for loyalty to a political party rather than merit.
Agnes counsels Ed about landing a husband and skinny men gaining weight with McCoy’s Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets. The ad promises 5 pounds in 30 days or money back, listing Round Cover Drug Store City Drug Store Rankin’s Drug Store and others.
A shift toward merit based promotion elevates thirteen career men to ambassadorial and ministerial posts abroad. Names include Phillips in Belgium, Morgan in Brazil, Einstein in Czecho Slovakia, Laughlin in Greece, and Fletcher in Italy, with other postings to Haiti Portugal and Sweden. Promotions extend to Rome Honduras Argentina and Nicaragua, while executive roles expand under the secretary of state.
At Woodlawn School students describe assemblies from February to March, grade programs led by mis Conductors, and a vivid range of activities. Reports cover first grade performances Cinderella, the Harp of the Winds picture, National Capitol portrait, music classes, the Woodlawn Orchestra, Campfire and Bluebird events, minstrel shows that raised funds for a piano, spelling and geography tasks, penmanship awards, class clubs, debates, and field trips including a town tour by a student guide.
In an old orchard well a crow drops items when people miss them. Children retrieved the objects with a hook and fetched them from the well. Marion Sphar 4B reports the amusing incident and the crow's raucous noise as the tale unfolds.
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