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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1918
Page
2
Fragmented text references AP republication rights and wartime draft considerations. Mentions the U.S. Constitution, presidential influence on elections, and loyalty to constitutional limits, but no coherent local story or dated event identified.
The record quotes Postmaster General Burleson proposing that county welfare would improve if half the nation’s newspapers ceased to publish. He urges explanation to the public on how such closures would affect information flow and government efficiency once press scrutiny exposed past delays and inefficiencies.
The passage discusses partisan press dynamics with about half supporting the administration and half providing information to the public. It asks which half Burleson regards as more valuable and closer to the administration versus the country’s informative press.
Japan reports sharp rises in exports in the first half of the year, led by silk goods and cotton cloth. export values leap as American demand fills gaps left by British embargo, boosting imports of raw cotton and boosting overall trade, with porcelain duties cut under new tariff.
The piece discusses tariff policy postwar and protectionism, referencing Japan, Europe, and domestic wage disputes. It notes labor and import concerns, the Democratic stance, and the push to restore protective tariffs to aid American industry and markets.
A column note discusses health talkers and curious reader letters, with humor and verses about knitting and soldier life. It mentions drivers of sight seeing cars, wartime terms, and a bridal anecdote at a courthouse. The piece also reflects on wartime sacrifice and a family in Dover.
United States Certificates of Indebtedness Series IV A dated June 25 1918 payable October 24 1918 with 4 12 percent interest in denominations of 590.00 and share Watkins National Bank Mr and Mrs Norman Davidson and daughters Betty Lou and Virginia Clairs of Kansas City spent the weekend with Mrs Davidson s parents Mr and Mrs Fred Love
A Lawrence lieutenant dining with a French officer's family misreads a host's wife and jokes about having seventeen daughters. The guest declares his own daughter is seventeen, provoking astonished laughter as the misunderstanding unfolds amid a string of broken conversations and cultural gaps.
Voters cast mostly Republican ballots with scant Socialist or Democratic input. Ballot totals show Giibien, J.it- for Congress. Rising and Marble for various roles. Bristow, Scott, and Stubbs prominent in the Senate slate. Hoffman and Layton lead for statewide offices. Ress and Wooster top for Superintendent of Instruction amid a muted partisan shift.
A fragmented election tally lists Republican and Democratic results for multiple local offices including Superintendent of Insurance, State Printer, County Clerk, Treasurer, Register of Deeds, County Attorney, Probate Judge, Sheriff, Goroner, Superintendent of Table Instruction, County Assessor, and County Commissioner. It interjects ad-like lines about Exeise, a McNish order, and a praise of the Grand Canyon, with stray phrases and typos.
A reflective piece about a young man named shenilii who spends many hours tending crops and writing love songs and war poetry. The text nods to a literary figure Dost and contrasts labor with creative effort. The tone evokes timeless wisdom on timing and purpose.
An advertisement touts a universal healing oil claimed to relieve neuralgia rheumatic pain headaches and swelling in one application. It promotes internal and external use for coughs colds croup throat diphtheria and tonsillitis. The copy claims deep penetration and immediate relief with a golden red bottle priced 50c 60c or 1.00.
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