This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1916
Page
4
The state announces civil service examinations for a department of agriculture agent in Kansas towns including Lawrence. Applicants from other Kansas communities may also apply as the bureau seeks qualified personnel to serve in the state.
Fragmentary text references physics researchers and a California university context. Names and specifics are garbled, hindering clear attribution. No coherent events or outcomes are discernible from the readable material.
O G Lee, Kansas City operator, buys about 700 acres southeast of Overland Park Johnson County Kansas to establish a Shorthorn breeding farm. Land sold for 174 to 300 dollars per acre from Lloyd Sproul W M Thomas estate John James Jr and GC Platt. He erects two large barns a foot silo and plans a large residence.
A local woman's group plans to study election laws to be ready for voting rights if granted. The effort aims to equip women with knowledge for honest elections and to enable informed participation when the ballot opens.
A brief holiday note from Jaedicke's Hardware offers seasonal greetings and mentions garden care tips. It discusses reviving frost damaged plants using cold water and sun exposure, comparing the process to thawing a frozen car, and suggests pruning and waiting for new shoots if roots survive. Presence of Hadley's Restaurant adds local business context.
Dr J D Walters of Kansas State Agricultural College links farmer tool care to thrift and success. He urges simple wooden machine sheds with wide 12 foot doors and well arranged layouts to keep binders, mowers, plows, wagons, and buggies accessible and protected.
Henderson S. Martin vice governor and education commissioner urged rescuing agriculture from a secondary role in American life during the Kansas college Christmas exercises. He praised agriculture as essential to feeding the world and shaping a progressive society, urging students to become advocates and pursue farming or related fields.
As Germany closes its racing season, researchers report about half a million marks worth of gold pieces were turned in at gates for reduced prices during the summer. Initial praise by the press softened as papers called the discovery unpatriotic and discouraging for not turning in gold earlier.
The article notes widespread indignation at campaigns to collect gold from citizens as appeals surge for old ornaments and valuables. It questions the Reichsbank stance on voluntary surrender to meet the empire's vast financial demands.
Tokyo reports that Japan shows the highest divorce rate among nations, with 178 divorces per 20 000 marriages, many by mutual consent and go-betweens. Legal action remains rare, only 409 of 59 000 divorces from 1883 to 1902. The report urges stricter regulations as divorce rises.
Instructions advise lubricating clockworks with fumes from wadding soaked in paraffin. Place soaked wadding inside the case under the works to act on the machinery if the works are not actually out of order. Simple remedy offered.
A fragment describes Dunkley the blacksmith sharing simple friendship gains. The text hints at Christmas gifting, loyalty, and mutual affection as the main rewards, with a poetic tone suggesting deep regard between friends.
Mrs J W Sanderson and Mr and Mrs Peter Emery are visiting in Kansas City. Emery family members Marguerite and Solon Emery spent the day in town with acquaintances as they travel.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.