Subscription rates and notices for The Journal World
Subscription rates list monthly and yearly advance payments for The Journal World. The notice provides office contact at 722 Massachusetts Street Chicago and representatives A. A. Keator and Geo. H. Alcorn in New York. It states Associated Press rights and audit bureau affiliations and asks readers to call by 7 p m if the paper is not received by 7 30.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Red Cross Membership Funds for Lawrence Report
One half of each dollar paid for Red Cross membership stays in Lawrence to be administered locally. Funds support necessary assistance and primarily purchase materials for women to craft supplies for soldiers. A financier from Lawrence built his fortune on a modest fifteen dollar weekly wage. The passage contrasts spending habits of cash carriers and savers among the city’s wealthiest men.
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Red Cross
Lawrence
Red Cross tobacco purchases questioned in wartime role
A marginal report notes two town figures who began as a road grader and a groder yet rose in years of service. It cites an authoritative source denying Red Cross spending on tobacco for soldiers while describing the organization acting as postmaster for European armies and prisoner camps, handling tobacco bought by others.
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Red Cross
Europe
Red Cross Costs Explained in France Relief Effort
The Red Cross dedicates one and a half cents of every dollar raised to expenses with the rest funding relief. Many top volunteers cover their own costs, and within France 600 of 2,000 employees work unpaid. The average salary is twenty five dollars monthly, less than daily board and room.
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Red Cross
France
Monopolizing feminine labor debate erupts in fragment
Fragmentary note quotes Frank Vander lip urging idle women to awaken while criticizing idle rich women for employing many cocks and waiting, highlighting a provocative social stance on gender roles and labor.
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Frank Vanderlip
Wizard Oil and Pills Promoted as Pain Relievers
An advertisement touts Hamlin's Wizard Oil as a safe preparation for rheumatism sciatica and lumbago and claims it relieves soreness for sprains cuts burns and more. It also promotes Wizard Liver Whips pink pills at 30 cents and urges safe withdrawal if unsatisfied. A separate commentary argues wartime labor needs justify using women in productive work and urges households to limit domestic servants.
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Frim
France Uses Government Cinema To Promote War Resolve
The French government plans a film series showing wartime progress from recruit through frontline training to trench life, civilian roles, factories, munitions, aviation, and heavy artillery to inspire public confidence and pride in France’s war effort. The piece contrasts past 1914 guns with current power and ends by urging similar patriotic productions for home audiences. The second excerpt critiques fate and triumph, citing "the bludgeonings of Chance" and praising indomitable will, concluding with a literary flourish from The Searchlight.
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France
Fate
Major Edwards
God
Douglas County Men Sent Draft Questionnaires Saturday
A list catalogs Douglas County men who received draft questionnaires from the local board. The mailed batch to the first hundred registrants includes numerous names, addresses, and scattered Kansas locales, with many entries noting Lawrence and surrounding townships, plus a few out-of-state towns.
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Douglas County
Sacrifice and Resolve in Emporia Gazette Tribute
A moving tribute reflects on soldiers, grief, and the national spirit. It honors those who died in service, describes distant mountains and memories, and calls readers to aspire to noble ideals while striving forward after loss, hoping for gratitude to God and country.
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Sutice
Alesce
Emporia Gazette
Eudora Wins First Eastern District Debate
Eudora High School defeated Bonner Springs in the district’s opening dual debate last Friday. The question was whether the United States should establish a more extensive system of ship subsidies. Bonner Springs negative team included Irene Smith, Martha Peer, Leon Leisenix, and Loren Wade. Eudora’s affirmative team consisted of Louis Schulte, Harold Von Guillten, Anita Greiner, and Margaret Terrell. Judges at Eudora were Mr. McKeen, Mr. Sellards, and Mr. Dale. The article also notes several old sayings about prosperity and virtue and love.
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Bonner Springs
United States
Eudora
Irene Smith
Martha Peer
Leon Leisenix
Loren Wade
Louis Schulte
Harold von Guinten
Anita Greiner
The Cross and War Ties in a Moral Reflection
A dated moral piece links the Red Cross to Calvary, praising mercy and sorrow for soldiers. It contrasts suffering on battlefields with divine compassion, urging aid for orphans and the homeless, and closing with a note on Sternberg and theatre notices.
K U Band Concert A Winter Program At Fraser Hall
The University Band under J C McCanles directs a Fraser Hall concert Wednesday night Featuring Our Allies National Airs Overture from Nebuchadnezzar Trombone Solo Atlantic Zephyrs Saxophone Trio Rigoletto Grand Selection Excelsior Gypsy Life Fra Diavolo Our Nation and Star Spangled Banner Bugle calls are woven through the program Admission 25 cents includes student ticket prompt.
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First School Flag Flies for KU Journalism Group
The University of Kansas journalism department displays its service flag with 42 stars, each representing a student who has entered military service. Additional stars will be added as more names are confirmed, noting that two former KU journalists, Fenton Baker and Calvin Lambert, are in France with the Rainbow Division. A majority of journalism graduates have joined the aviation service, with nine in the Army flying corps and over half commissioned as officers.
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