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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1917
Page
2
The column mixes wartime satire and social observations from Kansas in 1917. It mentions patriotism drills, prohibition as a war measure, weathered views on autocracy and John Barleycorn, and reflections on life insurance, flower beds, and potato growing. It also notes sugar price speculation and sugar shortages affecting retailers and consumers.
An editor recounts an accidental armed assault by Mrs. R A Gipple of Nebraska City while setting type. The attacker grabbed the editor by the hair and brandished a handbag a gun was found elsewhere afterMarsis Kane and Jim Vickens intervened.
A wartime appeal urges prudent consumption to avoid waste while keeping industry moving. It stresses buying essentials, maintaining employment, and producing all possible food, warning against panic and hoarding even as Kansas faces varied yields.
A reflective piece critiques appearances versus action in wartime duties. It notes mothers guiding graduates, dresses versus readiness for work, and thrift tensions. The column links rising leather prices to bootlegging costs and suggests courage has many forms beyond bold acts.
An ad extols Gets-It as the world’s easiest corn remover. It claims 2 to 3 drops dry instantly and let you wear shoes immediately. Sold for 26¢ by druggists and listed outlets in Chicago and Lawrence, with local stores promoting it to relieve painful corns.
An unclear fragment discusses a woman wearing a new hat at the office or a tea party and references older lines about money and barter for gasoline. It mentions King Solomon, a local newspaper, and observations of a youth in an automantle seeking quick exchanges, with a nod to Little Egypt and a cigar brand.
Washington April 2 reports say a program by Deepitee the Vine company achieved a notable milestone in maritime logistics. The ports of S270 184009 set a new Angierican record, with imports and exports continuing despite submarine restrictions.
Topeka Kansas April reports a broad alliance of insurers and lobbyists forming a statewide insurance lobby led by the Kansas State Insurance Federation. The group aims to protect the insurance business from state regulation and proposed reforms seen as against insurer interests.
Announced engagement of Guy Weakley and Lillian Shirk both Baker University students surprised friends last Sunday. They say engagement began last July but kept quiet until school year end. Weakley involved in Zeta Chi fraternity and was VA president. Shirk a Zeta Alpha sister. Weakley left for Clinton Missouri this week to assist with farming. plans to return next year to finish college unless war disrupts.
Fragmentary ad copy describes a woman suffering from back ache joint pain and rheumatic symptoms accusing kidney issues. It promotes Foley Kidney Pills from Barber & Son as a remedy claiming bladder and kidney relief and urges readers to use the product.
Fragmentary text lists individuals including Shan, C. Friend, ASHS Russell, Mrs Matt Kaufman, Miss Etnel Mullins, Adriance Juilette and events in Kansas City with scattered phrases about watching wagons, screen doors, and a morning motoring trip.
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