War film study on children sparks debate
An article based on a survey of children and adolescents who watched the war drama Verdun informs how youths aged 7 to 19 reacted. Younger viewers saw war as exciting while older ones noted horror and patriotic pride, with implications for screening tactics and education.
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Lawrence
Iing Age
Ercure de France
Verdun
Batle
Itere
Ainst
France
Sens
Ars
One Cent Fare To Bismarck Boosts Temperance Meet
The Union Pacific offers one cent per mile to Bismarck and seventy five cent round trips from Kansas City Leavenworth and Topeka to boost attendance at the temperance camp meeting. A rain delay postponed last night's opening. A fire at the Journal office gas house damaged the scaffolding over the new stack but did not hinder gas supply. Mrs. William J Flinton and daughter Belle Dix traveled to Chicago and Illinois. John James of Holton Kans married Mrs Jane Gordon of the city on August 20 by Rev A A Tremper.
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Bismarck
Union Pacific
Kansas City
Leavenworth
Topeka
Journal
William J. Flinton
Belle Dix
Chicago
Illinois
A. A. Tremper
John James
Holton
Kans
Jane Gordon
This City
Twenty Five Years Ago in Town August 21
A town round up of notices from August 21. Arthur Evans and sister plan to attend the University this fall. Miss Bertha and Miss Nellie Roberts head to Sheridan Lake for teaching. Zuttermeister’s fireworks display causes a small fire at a peas stand, quickly contained. Kate May and Lucy Rises return from Palmer Lake. Lena Esterly resumes bank work after substituting in the post office. Delta Omicron conclave to be held in St. Louis on August 23. locals Julius Marks Robert Johnstone Henry Perkins and Frank Banga listed. W. S. Everett buys an Oldsmobile in Kansas City and will fetch it tomorrow. Mrs A Oliver and Miss Oliver host Amanda Jones of Junction City. Mr and Mrs Havens of Leavenworth rent the cottage at 640 Ohio Street and plan to move to Lawrence in about two weeks. G. Fitch returns home Friday in ill health under nurse care at 1140 Ohio Street.
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Kate
May
Lucy
Palmer, Lake
Colo
Lena Esterly
Whitman
National Bank
National Delta Omicron
Omicron
Delta
Julius Marks
Robert Johnstone
Henry Perkins
Frank Banga
W. S. Everett
Oldsmobile
Kansas City
Bob Everett
A. Oliver
Miss Oliver
Maggie Oliver
Amanda Jones
Junction City
Head
A. P. Havens
Leavenworth
Ohio Street
Lawrence
Kansas History Item Signals Political Move in 1884
In 1884 Republican factions within Kansas held a state convention to consider resolutions and nominations. They named C. Ke Maliday as a Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, reflecting intra party maneuvering of the era.
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C. Ke Maliday
Repiblican
Jenner Vaccination Pioneered By Observation And Experiment
The conquest of smallpox is credited to Edward Jenner who, inspired by a milk maid’s remark, linked cowpox to immunity. After Hunter’s guidance, Jenner conducted deliberate experiments including his son’s vaccination and published in 1798. Vaccination spread, with the first U.S. inoculation in 1800 and Jefferson endorsing it. He predicted universal acceptance, a prophecy not fully realized as smallpox vaccination remains not universal.
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Edward Jenner
John Hunter
Jenner
Hunter
United States
Benjamin Waterhouse
Harvard Medical School
Thomas Jefferson
Flashes of Life Survey Across Nations and Topics
Notes from New York to Paris on dress norms vitality and gender roles. stockingless fashion sparks debate led by Dr. Thomas Darling ton and Mary Brooks Picken. Society trends include transparent turbans in Newport and a long Spanish war vessel earning battle pennant status.
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New York
Thomas Darlington
Baltimore
National Catholic Women’s , Union
Earl McVickers
Mount Hood Forest
Uountain
Fairmont
Independence Bank Plan Reaches Agreement in Kansas
A plan to replace the defunct Commercial National bank has been agreed by a local banking committee in Washington after talks with the comptroller of currency. Details were not released. Cedar L. Burnham, 85, a lineman for the power company, was killed yesterday when he touched a high voltage line. King Carol defends his position from St Helen and remains to be crowned alone, with reports denying a betrothal to a high-born fiance. Rural telephone facilities are being extended to farmers in the south.
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Independence
Commercial National Bank
Washington
Comptroller of Currency
Cedar L. E. Burnham
Power Company
Carol
London
St Helen
Dagger and Chang Kai Sho in a perilous world tour
Dagger Wandering travels the globe in search of meaning after Howard’s death. In Africa she meets Sidiut, in India Ghulam Buk warns of self forgetfulness, in China Chang Kai Sho offers power and a test of desire. A dramatic tea scene and looming invitation signal choices ahead.
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Dagger
Young
Texas
France
John Vaneering
Howard
Moat
Duc de Pontoise
S Howard
Rid
Africa
Sidiut
India
Ghulam Buk
China
Chang Kai- Sho
Chang Kai Sho
The Little Black Clock Learns From Robert Fulton
Mary Graham Bonner narrates a time travel scene where the Little Black Clock takes Peggy and John to a schoolhouse. A late boy arrives with a handmade lead pencil, impressing the teacher who uses him to teach others. The boy is identified as Robert Fulton, inventor of the steam boat.
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Mary Graham Bonner
Peggy
John
Robert Fulton
Washington Hoover panel backs drought credit bands
Overnight AP summary notes a Washington Hoover committee proposing drought relief credit corporations while Chicago figures critique the Jones law as turning petty violators into felons. New York names Gerard appointing fifty nine individuals as rulers of the United States. Springfield nine state democrats adopt a wine and beer platform.
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Associated Press
Jessie
Washington
Hoover Committee
Drough Credit
Chicago
Wickersham
New York
Gerard
United States
Springfield
Mons
Baldwin Farm Bureau Picnic Meets At Mrs Preston Home
Baldwin residents gathered Friday for a Baldwin farm bureau club picnic at the home of Mrs. A. E. Preston. The program included roll call, foods safety talk by Mrs. Maurice Frye, and games. Numerous local residents and visitors from Garnett and Lawrence attended, with travel between Baldwin and nearby towns noted throughout the report.
Travelers Visit Relatives and Local Officials in Baldwin
A Cleveland to Colorado motor trip notes a month in Manitou with springs and letters from Kansas friends. On return the party stopped in Denver to see Mrs. Paul Hunter and family. Several visitors from Wichita, Mercedes Texas, Lawrence and Fort Wayne joined Baldwin residents for visits. Prof. A E Leach left for Kansas City for an operation, with wife accompanying him. doctors expect discharge in two weeks. The Riley-adult Bible class held an all day meeting August 8 at the M E church with a covered dish lunch and bandage making for India.
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Iroi
Soda
Lithia Springs
Kansas
Denver
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Wilder
C. B. Rumsey
Wichita
Berneille Strunk
Mercedes
Texas
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A. E. Leach
Kansas City
Bethany Hospital
Phebe Emery
India
Agnes Kiger
Burlington
Helen Murray
Baker University Library
St Baker
R. Dunmire
Marguerite
Fort Wayne
Ind
James Masters
Lawrence
Baldwin
E. E. Pardee
Radox Foot Bath Promises Corn Removal Miracle
A persuasive ad extols Radox as a modern, easy remedy to eliminate corn roots after a brief foot bath over 3 or 4 nights. It claims to dissolve hard skin and remove callouses, enabling comfortable walking, running, and dancing, with availability at Round Cover Drug Store and other drugstores.
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Great Britain
America
Radox
Round Cover
Thayer Visitors and Baldwin Scouts Return Home
Thayer residents spent the weekend at the Burgtorf home while Daisy and Helen Wheeler of Thayer visited. J A Liggett hosted Sunday dinner with Finn Grahm. Alwilda Mosley and Lorene Williams of Edgerton joined Burgtorfs. Several Baldwin Boy Scouts, including Donald Black Donald Winters Lester Hey and Aubrey Burgtorf, returned from Camp Naish near Bonner Springs. Mrs J E Wilson Angeline and Rachel Wilson visited Collinsville Oklahoma. Lawrence Business College invites prospective students and parents to tour the campus.
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Burgtorf
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Helen Wheeler
J. A. Liggett
Finn Grahm
Alwilda Mosley
Lo-rene Williams
Edgerton
A. E.burgtorf
Donald Black
Donald Winters
Lester Hey
Feel It Duty to Endorse New Konjola
Twenty year old Bruce Fenton of Little Rock credits Konjola with improved health after two bottles. He reports better sleep appetite and relief from constipation and says he will continue until toxins are cleared. Konjola is alcohol free and marketed in Lawrence Kansas at Eldridge Pharmacy and other druggists.
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West Tenth Street
Little Rock
Konjola
Lawrence
Kansas
Eldridge Pharmacy
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