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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1917
Page
3
Hidden under blast at Great Lakes is a gunboat with battle grey hulls and formidable ports. Its crew, trained at the S Naval Training Station, learn to handle deep water service duties and rope work, turning inland pond experience into first line battleship readiness.
North Dakota observers report a new motor fuel named motor spirit by E J Babcock dean of the University of North Dakota School of Mines. The volatile oil, distilled from lignite coal, is not gasoline yet shares chemical traits and may hold future commercial promise. Production potential depends on distillation yield. vast lignite reserves exist in western North Dakota.
Missouri crop conditions on August 1 were 81 percent of normal. Wheat is averaging 14.9 bushels per acre with 108.9 percent in prospect for 1918. Corn condition falls to 86 percent amid heat and drought, with regional yields by section and a state estimate of 28.9 bushels per acre. Oats yield about 34.9 bushels per acre and 66 cents local price. The report notes strong oats potential aiding wartime needs and details hay, timothy, cowpeas, potatoes, pastures, and price expectations.
In a university food conservation class students tested barley flour as a substitute for wheat flour. A one third barley substitution yielded a palatable loaf, darker and slightly smaller than wheat bread, with better cost and nutrition. Higher barley content produced poorer texture and sogginess.
Weather bulletin reports scattered showers across eastern Kansas with Sedan receiving 24.1 inches of precipitation and Topeka at 0.69 inches. The period ends soon with cooler conditions expected. Miss Ruth Anderson and Miss Cora Reynolds traveled to Green Mountain Falls for the rest of the summer while Mrs. J. B. Minor headed to Spokane for her plans. Gardening lessons continue with no reduction in garden activity noted.
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