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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1916
Page
5
The Lawrence Kansas Journal World features notice text and historical commentary from 1916. It lists telephones for delivery, library, and newspaper associations while discussing Teutschland coverage and fashion notes. The strange editorial asides mention John D. Rockefeller and imagined devices for entertainment.
An early 20th century analysis foresees millions of workers returning from peaceful pursuits to industrial life after the European conflict. It discusses possible labor shifts, fear of unemployed reemployment, and the dream of a peaceful land free of war debt with renewed opportunity. The piece muses on postwar industrial realignment and the impact on U.S. factories and labor markets as peace arrives.
The piece argues that wartime demand will fade and American producers will face renewed competition as Europe recovers. It urges readiness in business, farming, and legislation to manage price fluctuations, channel resources, and craft policies guiding postwar adjustment without sacrificing national rights and honor.
The speech of acceptance by Mr. Hughes spurred strong praise from thousands who heard it, and many more have read the remarks at home. Critics say his delivery and sincerity create real conviction, contrasting with his opponent Mr. Wilbur who arouses attention but less often conviction.
The piece argues that newspaper advertising demonstrates the automobile’s rising value, noting the rapid industry growth since 1900. It highlights mass production, price value, and the Lincoln Highway as proof of cars transforming travel and infrastructure, with hopes for a coast to coast highway linking California.
A fragment reflecting on travel philosophy urging travelers to savor every mile and enjoy scenery rather than rushing to a destination. It contrasts road, air, and rail travel, emphasizes safety and presence, and notes the joy of new experiences during vacations. It extols nature, pleasant places, and people encountered along the journey.
A busy clipping lists locals: a woman seen running the cook on Kentucky street and others on various errands. Mrs. Geo Shearer buys the Wilder and Palm building on Massachusetts street. S. M. Matthews travels to Topeka. Hargis leaves for Oxford. Jim Kenyan visits Forepaugh’s wonders in Topeka. McCreath and wife visit North Topeka. Mrs. Moody and daughter return from Mound City. Mrs. W. S. Kinnear and sons plan Kansas visit tomorrow. Miss Georgia Wilder visits Topeka. Dr. P. J. Williams preaches in Otto wa. Mrs. Geo Dick and Mrs. Littell depart for southern Kansas. Miss Hattie Filer leaves Councilman Haskell’s family for Colorado. Frank Haskell heads to Colorado Springs for Sunday.
A Baltimore ordinance requiring all citizens to stand during the national anthem carries a $100 fine for noncompliance. Critics argue compulsory patriotism breeds sham respect and urges education in schools to foster genuine devotion rather than coercion. The Hutchinsan Gazette echoes concerns about forcing patriotism and calls for cultivation through learning rather than law.
Aug 8 report shows Col. Ed C. Little carrying the First regiment by 18 votes while Guyer carries the Second by 7. Unofficial returns place Knapp ahead of Dyer by 395 votes with Morton county unreported, suggesting the lead may hold. A mix of political notes and stray ads fill the page with local chatter.
A Long Island man seeks a fee of 83 for sitting with a corpse in a curious local notice. The item hints at morbid humor about lingering funerary customs, while Carroll’s promotes swimsuits for kids and announces Dr. Reding’s return from vacation ready to do business.
In Shikarpur India the hospital run by H T Holl and the Seth Tiranand performs 700 eye operations in a month mainly cataracts. The facility treats up to 700 outpatients in one day and the donor left a legacy of about $33,000.
Visit our new fountain system by Carroll's to reduce the humming of telephone wires attached to buildings. The German design encloses the lines in cement cylinders with a softer interior, aiming to dampen vibration. Puck quotes and Penslar Remedies referenced. Dick Brothers mentioned.
Dr Wiley states cabbage is best when made into sauerkraut and worst when turned into five cent cigars. The Houston Post notes Dickson's handmade cigars cost three cents.
In a reflective weekly essay, the author contemplates twilight as a healing daily blessing. As day fades, nature quiets and the evening star shines, inviting contemplation of home, virtue, and the good in the world amid life’s turmoil.
Denouncing wholesale remedies is as unwise as attacking physicians. Standard cures sometimes aid where doctors cannot reach. Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is cited as helping women for forty years. Miss Genevieve Elliott leaves for Colorado Springs to spend the rest of the summer.
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