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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1912
Page
7
Two Kansas legislative actions from 1911 discuss a proposed amendment granting women the vote and seek voter approval in the 1911 election. The resolution outlines that rights shall not be denied on account of sex and designates the amendment as a new section of article 5.
A curious miscellany blends naturalist anecdotes with social observations. It records that eagles are brave yet not always, recounts a Belgian asylum town where patients live at home for social benefit, and mentions practical tips from garters to wood marking and a comic wage dispute by a child.
A five year old Willie kept guests awake until bedtime and quipped that he was in for sassin. A grocery clerk sparks debate over the word lovely in cheese description. A dubious fountain cleaning method advocates hot water and shot to scour interiors.
A fragment discusses Hawaii and the absence of snakes and poisonous reptiles, noting mosquitoes arrived two centuries ago via ships from Mexico. The speaker mentions hoax Borowelli and ironic comments about bringing them back. The text reads as a garbled OCR excerpt with unclear attributions.
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