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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1925
Page
6
A 1926 competition announces prizes of 3000 for an opera, 2000 each for a symphony or large orchestral work, 2000 for a ballet pageant or masque, and 500 for a three to four member acapella choral suite. Submissions must be in full orchestral score with pen name and real name envelope, English text, serious musical character, and no prior performances.
A flurry of calls and dinners marks a week in Kanwaka with Mr. and Mrs. Morris hosting on an auto tour to Zalgacia Kansas. The Rudigers and Sonia joined W P Martin and Mrs. Guy Bigsby in a pleasant Tuesday evening gathering. Families including the Roffs, Davises, Turleys and Colmans visited and shared meals across town. Rev Snyder visited the West Side church, and well wishes pour in as Mr Lyons eyes a speedy recovery.
Moscow July 27 A Russian musician S Gilev has invented a fourstringed instrument with a one yard wide box and eight pounds weight. Instead of strings it uses a steel comb and tiny pinchers touching the comb teeth. Acclaimed by Russian composers and magicians at the Moscow Conservatory as capable of replacing pianos with a stronger tone and better intonation. christened Piche tone, it may be produced at a price to compete with bulky pianos.
Vienna reports the death of Dr Joseph Breier, a noted psychoanalyst influential since the late 19th century. The obituary cites his epoch making contributions and collaborative work with other scientists in developing analytic systems.
A 1656 treatise on ruling and refinement, titled Treatise on How to Raise and the Art of Educating a Prince, was found amid discarded items in Los Angeles Welfare Industries. The work, attributed to Messieur du Port Royal, advises a prince to study love, beverages, horsemanship, manners, and dress, reflecting a now obscure code of conduct.
Pueblo reports the Arkansas river flood of June 1921 caused $30,000,000 in damage and 100 deaths. A new manmade channel with concrete levees rerouted the river, completed ahead of schedule due to favorable winter weather. The project required moving railroad yards, 1,100,000 cubic yards of dirt, 34 miles of track, and seven bridges and viaducts at a cost of about 4 million dollars.
A fragmented OCR passage reports on a plan and findings involving named individuals and groups. The readable text hints at a report or survey by a group or committee, with references to people and an implied conclusion or action.
A proposed dam seven miles north of Pueblo would store 23,000 acre feet of water for local irrigation. The project aims to support nearby agricultural needs and enhance regional water management.
Berlin reports show a rise in bank depositors over the past year and a half as Germany stabilizes the mark. Officials and workers comprise the largest portion of savers, with earlier spending norms giving way to prudent finance. A motor court case fined Charles Casson one dollar for operating a car with siren equipment. Police received a theft report from Werh Anderson about a Ford speedster stolen around 9 o’clock last night.
Reports from the General Convention in New Orleans reveal a deep division on proposed constitutional changes creating stronger provincial bodies within the Episcopal Church. The majority urges budgets and bishop elections by province to boost work, while the minority warns of sectionalism and loss of churchwide oversight.
Minority members of a church commission oppose a plan to centralize missionary budget decisions through provincial districts. They warn drastic recommendations would strip funds and power from provinces with little missionary activity, risking a return to pay rochialism and diocesan control as the national council administers global missions.
Lexington Massachusetts resident Fred J. Fox recounts a years long battle with neck pimples. After trying several treatments he used Resinol Ointment and within seven days the pimples disappeared leaving his skin clear. He urges others in the area to try the product.
Skinny Wilson pleaded not guilty in police court to the charge of being drunk. His trial was set for Thursday morning with a $100 bond. Bill Williams and Dixon Dixon pleaded guilty to having liquor in their possession. bonds for both were set at $400.
Stockholms authorities announce a new method to curb dust by spraying macadam and unpaved roads with a by product from wood pulp. Tests show a resilient coating reduces dust under heavy traffic. The note also includes an unrelated ad for Chamberlain remedies offering samples in exchange for a small payment.
A fragment notes a chemical treated liquid evaporates to a brown coating resembling crude oil. odor fades quickly. Pulp mills reportedly poured this liquor away. In Stockholm suburbs a roadway treated biweekly now looks smooth and hard like asphalt. A line mentions average American family consuming 824 pounds of pressed meat last year. The text also cites New Zealand's first minimum wage laws enacted in 1694.
An advertisement touts McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablet as a powerful flesh builder with vitamins. It promises 10 to 20 pounds in 30 days, sugar coated pills, and a money back guarantee if no weight gain, selling for 60 cents per box of 60. The Round Garner Drug Co. is cited as retailer.
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