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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1918
Page
2
The item notes soldiers at San Antonio failing to vote in the state primaries and comments on voting for soldiers who have an important right. It critiques street fare practices and class legislation, contrasting costs for transit tickets and coins as a symbol of wealth disparity.
A brief, reflective note contrasts modern sugar ration ease with the hardship of earlier eras. It recalls that previous generations, starting with fathers and grandfathers, managed with little or no sugar. The tone questions boastfulness about current abundance.
A reflective note on sugar once seen as an exotic oriental delicacy and a critique of modern indulgence. The speaker argues that society has overprotected itself and now treats luxuries as real necessities.
Exaggeration about rapid border deployment contrasts with reality that Kansas National Guard will take at least three months to organize and train. A full camp maneuvers and organizational readjustment push readiness to next summer, with twelve months leeway before border duty becomes possible.
The text notes government inquiries into fair prices for steel and steel products, with Charles Schwab consulted and his metallurgical engineers brought in to advise. It also mentions Hoover naming the sugar price, highlighting brown sugar selling at eighteen cents per pound before the war and its limited export viability due to melting.
The text questions sugar ration cuts and proposes direct action by industrial chemists and engineers. It discusses avoiding suspicion as prices rise and contrasts government pricing with unmediated technical input, suggesting a potential shortcut to control.
A citizen explains how wages fight rising prices caused by war and how government finances rely on taxes and borrowing. The piece urges patriotic giving through Liberty Bonds and War Savings Stamps, stressing personal sacrifice and donations to Red Cross and Y M C A as essential beyond wage gains.
Food Administration HQ quotes argue sugar is a wartime essential for troops. It cites maple sugar and honey as historic use, notes sugars’ rapid energy and heat benefits after cold or fatigue, and urges soldiers receive large quantities beyond civilian taste. Patriotism and price of sugar are linked to victory.
Logan Moore Lumber Co announces limited supplies of Arkansas semi anthracite and Cherokee Lump coal available for delivery this month and the early part of August. Customers are urged to place orders now by calling the listed phone number 113.
A compact column by Paul Rankin reflects on wartime French leadership and a sea fight rumor. It muses on hats, recognition of ladies, and a playful take on beauty standards, ending with a quip by Dunlap Dover about lost money one never possessed.
A humor column excerpt jokes about a flirtatious inquiry in a newsroom while discussing a potential eclipse scoop and a cheeky ice cream soda bribe. Dialogue references a Keilman, Sara Hanna, and a grafting rumor, with playful banter on who pays and how much.
The writer thanks Sara for a suggested plan but declines a partnership. They joke about a con man named Keilman and two dollars, discuss who is a blonde or brunette, and invite Sara to visit for future schemes while expressing interest in her business eye and possible ideas.
Harry B. Sparks of the Chamber of Commerce warns merchants about crooks in soldiers' uniforms passing bad checks. A man in uniform is not automatically a soldier, the notice says. Investigate before cashing checks and require verification of the bearer.
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