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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1919
Page
7
Topeka August 22 The state school book commission shipped out 150,000,000 school books to supply school children of the state for the fall term.
The annual statement filed with the state auditor shows cash sales of 42944.59 and time sales of 146287.94 for the last fiscal year. An average of 16000 books are shipped daily to dealers for distribution to school children as public schools reopen next month. The plant publishes twenty six textbooks including revised United States and Kansas histories with data up to July 1 and the Versailles peace treaty signings.
The state withholds geographies from printed material while continuing to publish all other elementary grade texts and one high school geometry book for use in public schools.
In Youngstown Ohio on August 22 union leaders from 24 affiliated steel industry locals evaluated the possibility of a nation wide strike. Most voters approvingly backed caution while awaiting a conference with United States Steel Corporation officials. A separate note mentions a monument to Major General William R Shafter to be unveiled in Galesburg Michigan.
A fragment lists a 9 year old mare weighing 1400 units and references another mare aged 5 with unspecified weight, indicating an livestock inventory or stud records entry from a historical agricultural page.
The listing describes cattle for sale including Holstein cows aged 8 and 3, fresh dates September 17 and 8, a Durham cow 81 years old giving milk, a Jersey cow 3, two veal calves, and a 2-year-old Holstein bull.
A lesson outlines Jesus answer to who is a neighbor using the Good Samaritan parable. The preacher cites law and prophecy, urging obedience to love God and neighbor. The text emphasizes ministering to the wounded and afflicted beyond nationality or faith, echoing Jesus' command to show mercy.
Fragmentary passage reflects on sin, temptation, and compassion for a fellow sinner. The speaker links personal history to universal guilt, describing feverish unrest, fear, hunger, and desertion while invoking Longfellow as an influence.
A fragment from a religious reflection emphasizes serving God, bearing burdens, and cheerful labor. It references the idea of heavenly crowns for those who bear crosses and honors work done for divine purposes. The prose credits authors Spurgenn and E. H. Neslor with brief moral maxims.
Acting Secretary Roosevelt considers increased officer pay as resignations of regular army and navy personnel mount. He outlined proposed congressional legislation to raise civilian pay and improve compensation for officers amid a growing exodus threatening readiness.
Viscount Morley told the supreme council it is in the allies interests to relieve Austria by revising economic and financial clauses of the treaty. Italy’s Tittoni protested suggesting changes would harm Italian interests. Papers say no essential mediation is planned and a treaty signing is believed set for August 30.
A partially legible notice lists Lawrence Optical Company at L027 Mass with a forthcoming legal date. It mentions fines and a scheduled proceeding in Penton with details blurred, referencing a civil or regulatory action and a due date for response.
Fragmentary text notes an explosion involving the submarine A-7 near Manilly in 1917 and mentions Miss Laverns Noble and a morning trip by Ue Souhhtan.
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