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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1915
Page
2
A garbled New York City traffic rule discussion contrasts with Kansas notes on law and order, wheat costs, and wartime global movements. The text weaves confused references to post office notices, newspaper bureaus, and scattered historical mentions, offering a fragmented snapshot of era concerns.
A garbled report notes George W. Perkins and several figures at a Progressive party event. Mentions Roosevelt and a reading incident, with unclear references to New York and a graveyard context.
A fragmentary account describes a catastrophic incident provoking dense debate and calls for accountability. Citizens question blame while officials urge calm as investigations unfold amid scattered memories and conflicting narratives.
Anita Comfort Brooks, anti suffrage advocate and founder of a movement years ago, hosted a party in Central Park New York featuring a pink hat. The event celebrated a charity meal while Brooks defended her view that a woman's place is at home and against voting in state and municipal affairs. The gathering included food and cake with a cat crest motif, and attracted attention for the contrast between Brooks’s stance and modern suffrage efforts.
A local farmer praises the Journal World as belonging to the community and the town, stating the paper serves the people and the community interests in a candid, conversational note to the publisher.
A reflective piece on a privately owned newspaper serving public interests as if owned by the people. It cites Lawrence Tribune and Journal, noting their long histories since 1834 and 1837, and argues the paper should best reflect readers’ hearts and hearths while chronically guarding community life.
The piece traces California transforming a desert plain into a land of flowers through human effort. It contrasts Kansas and California, praising irrigation, climate, and care that sustain year round blooms. It notes water needs for gardens, seasonal population shifts, and Lawrence as a case study.
A Vallejo letter by a former Kansas resident recalls boyhood in Kansas and urges protectionist tariffs to safeguard American industry. The column praises Kansas soil and people, requests support for social service drives, and hints at political tensions over tariff policy and national manufacturing.
A partial, garbled excerpt discusses tariff ideas aimed at aiding the beet sugar industry in the Middle West. It expresses hope that the rising support in the East may influence Democratic newspapers on this station.
A letter from Elis or Elis reports Peruna relieved stomach trouble with claims of improved health after use. Other mentions include Mr. William Follis and Mrs. Henderson and notes of reactions and side effects tied to Peruna.
In Lawrence and Kansas City area residents plan weekend automobile trips and church events. Rev Herbert Hunt of Kansas City will preach. the Pentecostal church hosts a 3 pm meeting and 5 pm evangelistic service with welcome for visitors. Mrs Chalkley noted for Civil Service Commission work and suffrage activity attends church events.
Community church notices list pastors and service times across several houses of worship. Epworth League details, Sunday school, and worship at the First Methodist, Ninth Street Baptist, and Second Presbyterian churches appear with guest speakers and midweek prayer meetings.
An OCR fragment lists church groups and meeting times. Presbyterians host evening services at 8 pm Wednesdays. Christian Science, First Church of Christ, at 1240 Mass St, with Sunday school at 10 am and 8 pm testimonials midweek. Morning services for Spiritualists and Sunshine Band Chapel gatherings. Alsacreek daily meetings and weekly Wednesday 8 pm sessions. a note invites all to attend.
A garbled text fragment shows a dialogue segment with references to Lawrence, a street, carpenters, and unnamed speakers. It mentions names like Ray and J. Staitti and includes scattered phrases about conversations, setting, and aid, with unclear chronology and few decipherable facts.
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