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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1916
Page
2
Lawrence Kansas today carries a 1916 notice page reflecting wartime patriotism and press economics. It comments on paper costs, public sentiment, and a “seeing America first” ethos while noting a deaf girl tragically killed by a train and urging safety vigilance.
Opponents of Secretary Daniels question his nautical expertise and command style, with even some of his supporters conceding he is not a traditional navy officer. The remark underscores debates over leadership in the Navy Department.
Local Kaw Valley potato growers have recently harvested profits exceeding earlier gains as several farmers report plowing under larger sums in a few weeks. The article highlights increased earnings amid rising interest in potato cultivation.
Coroner data from Chicago show over half of fatal accidents in the past decade occurred in homes. The safety campaign urges spending less time at home, reflecting a shift in public effort toward reducing home risk.
Exchange editors, used to seeing a yard of candidates on each page, find this week unusually sparse, recalling the days when a flood of hopefuls filled the paper. The shift hints at a quieter political season and fewer names drawing public interest.
An unsigned Journal-World piece urges readers to study Our failing Farms about exhausted fertility, high prices, and food supply. It argues a larger yield beats higher price, critiques James Ends How proposing colleges for hoboes, and questions whether such institutions would replace saloons or educate the unemployed.
In a blunt editorial the Douglas County democracy denounces the party’s primaries as hollow due to a county central committee run as a de facto county convention. It argues the lack of intra party contests drives turnout down, prompts cross ticket voting, and weakens democracy by diminishing primary law intent. It warns continued cross voting will ruin the party’s vigor until Democrats resume choosing county candidates in primaries.
The Journal-World apologizes for misreading voter motives in the Twelfth district race for the state legislature. It states the defeat of Irving Hill does not aim to hinder Elmer Brown and emphasizes that the effort sought to secure capable representation for needed state work, transcending party lines in Lawrence.
Twenty five years ago Miss Belle Roberts rode on Massachusetts street when her horse stumbled throwing her headfirst. She suffered a forehead cut and bruises but escaped serious injury. Other notes include letters from London about Mr. and Mrs. Perkins and their London life, visits from Charles Scott, and various local travel and sick reports.
The Journal-World explains it is not a party organ though Republican in politics due to editor affiliations. It critiques motives behind Mr Hill’s nomination, and hopes Mr Brown may help fund a needed state university building while noting the foundation may crumble. Voters acted with misunderstanding, but future unity could yield better laws and economic state management.
Farmers in several counties are urged to adopt systematic farm teaching and establish a state experiment farm near Douglas county. The argument notes sharply falling yields for Irish potatoes, corn, wheat, and oats, the rise of tenant farming, and the need to use land efficiently with livestock and silos to boost yearly crops and manure value. If a 100 acre model farm existed, it could benefit Kaw valley growers and counter Westward decline by improving productivity with better climate farming.
The letter cites high rents burdening tenant farmers who toil year after year and see little return as landowners cycle properties. It notes some counties employ scientific advisors and experiment farms, suggesting long-term soil health and guidance as a remedy to revolving ownership and ongoing hardship.
An assortment of items from a 1918 era page includes Red Cross Ball Blue praise, camping stoves, and lunch ideas. A letter from Dr. James Naismith describes camp life, inmate letters, tent activities, and planned leagues in baseball and basketball, plus reflections on civic behavior and optimism about the border.
Baldwin August 4 The city light plant is being enlarged and remodeled A new generator will be installed within a few days An additional 1242 by 41 foot room is being built to house a new lathe and other machine shop equipment A W Kirby superintendent of the plant is pressing to have the plant ready for 24 hour home service by September 1.
For years S. S. S. has been advertised as a standard treatment for infected blood and related ailments. The ad claims S. S. S. purifies blood and restores energy, listing catarrh rheumatism malaria skin diseases and other issues from impure blood as solvable by the tonic. It promotes a guaranteed pure vegetable formula and offers free medical advice from the Swift Specific Co in Atlanta Georgia.
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