SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Garvier 7 wo 2 A REALLY WISE MOVE
Critics charge the city commission hurried approval of a fare increase for the Lawrence street railway. They argue public service corporations must profit to render service and that higher costs are accepted in hard times. The city aligns with ordinary citizens and recognizes the need for updated pricing to avoid state intervention.
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City Commission
Lawrence
Public Service Corporation
State Commission On Public Utilities
City Debates Fares Tax Draft Language War Congress Nominates
The city commission weighs fare increases versus public affordability as an excise tax on automobiles faces scrutiny. The piece criticizes terminology shifts from draft to conscription and questions army uniform labels while noting the nation nominates candidates for war congress to reflect public will or partisan aims.
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Ford
Truths And Trifles By Paul C Rankin
A light column recalling Nasby quips about voting and money. The writer jokes about spelling errors in Atchison and Hut chinson, attributing slips to a typist’s mistake from Miss Mergenthaler.
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Paul C. Rankin
Imitation and War Echoes in a Lighthearted Column
The text mocks imitation quality, notes a famous spouse’s husband’s obscurity, and laments attribution in press feature photos. It jests about peace, restaurant prices, and pie size, while poking at German morale with a playful lyric swap.
Children Fish for Hidden Cigarette Beneath Sidewalk Grating
Lawrence street scene as four boys under ten scavenge a grating for something dark. Two use string with a wood plug and a cartridge tied with gum as improvised lines while barefoot and freckled, they peer into a tunnel. A passerby asks what they seek and the youngest answers it is a cigarette.
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Massachusetts Street
Muri
Enlistment Drive Draws Lawrence Women to Nurse Reserve
Former Lawrence girls seek admission to the United States Nurse Reserve from South Dakota Kansas City and other places through Mrs C E Friend Douglas County chairman of the National Council of Defense Woman's committee. Applicants receive blanks and information by mail and may enter the program probationary two to six months with completion of the course.
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C. E. Friend
Douglas County
Woman's Committee
National Council of Defense
Lawrence
South Dakota
Kansas City
United States Nurse Reserve
Massachusetts Street
Stubbs
Council of National Defense
Nursing recruits urged to enlist and train for national service
A wartime notice encourages women to join the hospital training school at home, detailing probation periods, course length, and the vital role of nurses in the national war effort. It stresses advancement, leadership needs, and long term public service, urging immediate applications and copying to neighboring papers. Lieut. Ben Mintern was in Lawrence en route to Hoboken yesterday.
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Isabel M. Stewart
National Life-Saving Corps
National War Organization
Ben Mintern
Lawrence
Hoboken
N. Y
First Artesian Well in Europe at Grenelle France
The first artesian well bored in Europe is the Grenelle tube well in France sunk by the government between 1834 and 1840s. It reached a depth of 1798 feet where a prolific water supply was found for Paris.
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Europe
Grenelle
France
Paris
Exy Word Appears Six Times Across Bible Passages
The excerpt notes the term exy occurs six times in scripture, once in the New Testament. It cites Deuteronomy 22:6, Job 6:6 and 39:14, Isaiah 10:25 and 59:5, Jeremiah 17:11, and Luke 11:12. It quotes Job 6:6 questioning if food that is savory can be eaten without salt or if there is any taste in an egg white.
Gard of Thanks and public notices in town
A message of thanks for kindnesses during illness and death of a daughter and wife appears alongside local notices. It mentions floral offerings and lists names David Pugh C E Woodward. A separate note advertises a lemon ice cream special at Wie Demand’s with a contact phone. A public welfare officer announces office hours and inspection duties, and a health and safety advert questions life insurance risk with Northwestern.
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Gard
David Pugh
C. E. Woodward
Uncle Sam Wains Supervised Entrance Salaries and Exams
A historical exam outline details entrance salaries at 960 and promotions salaries. September examinations cover spelling arithmetic weights measures multiplication division and decimal, letter writing, penmanship, copying, and related tasks. The assessor notes this will be the easiest departmental exam ever given.
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SAM_ WAIN
Love From Everyone Says Be Teachable And Learn From All
A reflective note urges humility and openness, claiming growth comes from every person you meet. It argues that true wisdom involves learning from others rather than boasting about education. The piece stresses being teachable to avoid missed chances.
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Irla
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