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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1930
Page
4
The paper notes a Leavenworth Times campaign for men’s summer rights, mocking fashion trends like tight collars. It also reports two aviators in St Louis pushing time records and suggests endurance flyers could swap planes to extend records beyond a single engine’s life.
The article notes Smith-Dorrien’s decision to stand and fight at Mons despite orders to retreat. His action, though criticized later by Gen. John French, disrupted the German timetable and aided the Allied reorganization that contributed to the so‑called miracle of the Maine. It also mentions an aviator tied to Kentucky mine bombing suspects denying involvement, claiming a brief flight to sober up.
A proposed Ohio law caps vehicle length at thirty feet to reduce highway obstruction at curves and intersections, potentially influencing Kansas lawmakers. The current Kansas limit is sixty feet one inch, allowing crowding at curves and risking ditch contact. In China, Changsha braces for a second rebel occupation seen as worse than the first amid ongoing conflict. An inch, though small, can signal large rainfall impacts, with Douglas County logging about two thirds of an inch.
A Miami beauty contest winner Beatrice Les from Salt Lake City visited President Hoover and the dispatch says they chatted for minutes. The Arkansas City Traveler muses what topics they may have covered, joking about weather and small talk while noting the oddity of such a meeting.
In Old Home Town notes four weeks away in Minnesota and the Northwest are summarized for Mr. Will Bullene Mrs. W C Barnes and I J B Sutliff with family returning from the East Colorado and New York visits. Mrs E L Farnum purchases a location Annie Wingler stays on as milliner. At Bismarck a “Newspaper Tow” row of five tents draws attention with Mrs Homer Hendricks representing the Topeka Capital and Charles Seewir greeting friends, among others.
A reported quarrel alleges Dora, after marrying Jim, charged $100 for dental work and accuses her husband of pressuring delay until he could cover the bill. The fragmentary item hints at a familial conflict centered on medical expenses.
Twenty five years ago on Wednesday August 13 a column recalls Kansas City area events. Mentions N Flint selling property, travel plans to Colorado, Miss Madge Lane hosting whist for Edna Snepp, and local social visits. reminders of residents leaving for Ithaca Denver and California trips.Miss Bessie Wilder returning from Colorado Springs. many names listed as guests and participants in gatherings.
Ten years ago on a Wednesday in mid August local residents leave for studies coaching posts and medical procedures. George Roceoed and family head to Hays Kansas to coach athletics. Miss Cutter undergoes tonsil removal in Kansas City. Miss Rose Mor planned year at Oxford. Mrs. R Delt r entertains with dinner for Mrs. Addie Browne and Dillian Clarke Sry national president. Ed Olson departs for Phoenix after long service in Heaken. Local G A R members noted through social notices.
In 1884 Kansas Governor Glick announces a quarantine on cattle from Texas and other southern states effective until November 1 to curb disease spread and safeguard the state's livestock industry.
The text discusses the traditional focus on washing hands before touching food, noting ancient and established laws against unclean hands spreading disease. It emphasizes that despite long-standing rules, many hands contact food throughout the day in various settings, underscoring ongoing concerns about protecting milk meat and water from contamination.
An American woman seeks meaning through a pilgrimage with Raoul, a Duc, amid cross cultural bonds and secret agents. Their vow to learn together grows from shared memories of a departed figure. A broader note recalls U.S. presidential china collections and diplomatic exchanges shaping a nation’s porcelain legacy.
De Pontoise meets with the Duc, unsteady and formal as he confesses his love to the unnamed woman who refuses to marry him. She insists she is her own mistress and cannot love him, citing wrongs of social ambition and duty, while he laments their separation and potential future meetings.
Four children explore earth science in a whimsical tale about geology and mountain formation. Characters John Peggy and four odd figures Centrosphere Rock Sphere Water Sphere Atmosphere present imaginative lessons while a clock and changing landscapes frame their adventures.
A collage of brief items spans H L Mencken plans and Nathan series, a New York bride expert Jane Aubert on modern brides, a Paris stage banish saga, a young queen candidate in West Branch, President Hoover tomatoes, a 16 year old war hero, Olympic track star Ray Batbatl, a Greg hack hand tale, and Cedar Cliff Church proposing an 18 hole miniature golf course to help pay debts.
Reported overnight results show Norris and Hitch cock nominated for senate in Nebraska and Wea ver Republican and Bryan Democrat winning gubernatorial contests. Robinson wins in Little Rock while Parnell leads in Alabama, Bankhead to oppose Heflin in Alabama, Davis leads in Montgomery. Democratic contests list Bulkley and White leading in Ohio and other states. Global notes mention unrest and unusual events with fragmented reports from several cities and odd phrases.
Planters in Sao Paulo Brazil shift from coffee to cotton as coffee production falls. An AP dispatch notes Brazilian agriculture authorities promote diversifying crops to reduce vulnerability and stabilize incomes amid shrinking coffee output. The report cites U S guidance and circulars urging farmers to adopt cotton cultivation.
Oregon's agricultural experiment station reports increased pasture growth on lands treated with phosphates and lime near Vienna. AP notes a committee has begun reviewing the findings and potential applications for farmers seeking improvements in forage yields.
The Cal America Lege Art Association of Llano Texas notes an art show abroad under its auspices. Llano experienced extreme weather with two days reaching 103 degrees in the afternoon and dropping to 53 degrees at night.
Mr George Sanders of Linwood Kansas recounts four years of constant rheumatic pain and near immobility. He claims Gly-Cas cured him entirely after a brief course and urges others with rheumatism to try it. Gly-Cas is sold at Round Corner Drug Store in Lawrence and other local druggists.
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