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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1929
Page
4
City commission to study whether bosses may run routes as they please and if bus lines may use city streets for storage and loading. Bus transport, a new industry, will face its own early issues as the commission considers street access and station yardage needs.
The Fort Scott Tribune notes a potential local club of residents saved by recent medical advances. It asserts more than twenty Fort Scott people would not be alive today thanks to healing methods perfected in the last ten to fifteen years, mainly from cancer, inflammatory bowels, kidney issues, or similar conditions, with perhaps two hundred in the county.
Congress expresses sympathy with the Federal Reserve Board plan to restrict loans to Wall Street gamblers to free money for legitimate business. Yet lawmakers warn over how reforms are enacted and hint at possible coordination with the Bank of England as rate actions align. The inquiry seeks to balance national independence with financial stability.
Lawrence police officers followed a ski trail to swiftly pursue and catch a boy who had taken many items not his. The pursuit ended with the thief in custody as officers suggest using skis in future operations to deter crime.
The piece notes a hopeful turn toward spring as mid twenties temperatures thaw, with Europe similarly eager for change. In Topeka, waterworks fear ice jams as the river remains two feet frozen and critical plant equipment lies in the channel.
A former Journal-World reporter, now a Cole Rainie teacher in Minnesota, writes that warm days feel amusing to residents. He recalls a brutal winter with repeated below zero days, including 40 below with wind, and imagines spring will bring a grand welcome to travelers and locals alike.
A Michigan writer recalls harsh winters and hard farm chores of the past, from dawn wakeups to wood stoves and griddle cakes, then contrasts them with modern mobility, radio life, and the end of isolation. The piece argues that American life has transformed across rural and urban areas, urging recognition and adaptation to new conditions.
Mr and Mrs Barney Palmer announce the birth of a boy on Tuesday. A stone crosswalk is under construction at Tennessee and Hancock. John Donnelly has reorganized his cigar and tobacco store with a neat front and sample room in back. Tailors prepare for spring trade. Sam McConnell plans a handsome stock. A masquerade ball hosted by the Social Verein drew many masked attendees with Bach’s orchestra. Ed Learned of Farmington Maine visits his uncle Deacon Wood. Mrs Walsh of St Louis visits her mother Mrs Wilson Shannon.
Twenty five years ago this week the University Lecture Course shifted the Crampton Concert to a downtown venue to avoid climbing the hill in cold weather, hoping better patronage. A Presbyterian church concert is set for Monday night. Rev C L Milton of Fort Scott has accepted a call to lead the First Christian church in Lawrence, arriving around April first. The Happy Go Lucky club celebrated its membership with a Gould’s banquet and related activities.
A 1928 social note from Claude Callan reports a banquet hosted by Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Gould. Miss Alice Watkins served as toastmistress with toasts from R. Protsch, Mrs. J. Smith, F. H. Roberts, Mrs. Chas. Lescher, Mrs. Harry Lander, and John Watkins.
A reader praises editor requests for feeding birds during harsh weather and urges every student and teacher toset out food in sheltered spots. The writer notes many feeding places in Lawrence and mentions several near their location, describing the community’s care for birds.
A reader recalls finding a frozen dog in snow and feeding it on a porch while learning Lawrence has no Humane Society since its closure over a year ago. The writer urges immediate reorganization of humane services to help stray and starving animals.
In Kentucky testing eight dairy herd improvement associations cover 198 herds and 33,506 cows. One month shows 22 cows yielding 50 pounds or more of butter fat and 76 cows with 40 pounds or more. Unprofitable cows are sold and farmers buy pure bred bulls to build better herds.
In 1875 a business block in Independence burned with losses estimated at 20 000 dollars. In 1879 William Tholeh died in Leavenworth, noted as the first state treasurer under the current constitution and a captain in the second Kansas regiment.
Germany plans a robust push to win South American air service contracts against strong French rivals. German firms have expanded operations in Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, and Colombia since 1920, with multiple routes and profitable dividends. Prospects for further German aviation interests in the region are described as bright.
Freeman of the trawler Wide Awake reports nearly hauling a two ton fossilized mammoth chunk from the North Sea near Yarmouth. Nets caught on what looked like wreckage as the crew surfaced a five foot long, two foot wide fossilized tusk fragment. The skipper believes it originated from a mammoth embedded on the ancient sea floor when Britain and the continent were land connected.
Washington officials authorize a limited number of pollen collectors to supply pollen for medical extracts. Various methods have been tried. improvements by the agriculture department adapt them to requirements. Pollen from over forty plants in the District of Columbia and nearby areas is being gathered carefully to ensure purity.
An American Chemical Society journal report by Prof. L Kofler warns iodine containing fat reducers may injure older women. He says iodine speeds up energy use, harming youth energy. In Chicago nine tons of bread will feed birds near Des Plaines, with Bakers' Club and Izaak Walton League aid.
The report covers grade 1 and 2 pottery projects and valentine plans, reading efforts at the primary table, perfect attendance lists, and spelling stars for Jacob Falles Clifton Perry and Ruth Wagner. It notes third and fourth graders finishing Bobbs readers, music selections, a February 1 writing visit, and safety lessons. The entry also mentions new pupil Inez Lewis, intergrade ball games, and a piano recital attended by Lincoln pupils with coach Mr Nell, plus a Good English Drive and Civil War extracts from 1862 teaching materials.
A confidential clerk Smucker and a stranger press Hanby about buying a Dutchess county estate. A haunted Gray House tale surfaces with a curse and a warning to keep his family away. The visitor urges action to spare lives, intertwining danger, money, and a chilling lake legend.
In Weehawken, Mr. Smucker, irked by perceived capitalist tyranny, awaits a summons at Hilton Hanby's Duplex. A tense scene unfolds as a guarded entrance, a drawing room, and a party of diners reveal class frictions and pending revelations. Smucker demands to see Hanby. The visit hints at a planned bombshell to come.
A reader recalls taking Papes Cold Compound to end a cold rapidly. The product is sold in white tablets for about 34 cents a package and is described as reliably curing the first snuffle in many cases. The note implies even professionals recover quickly from winter colds after using the remedy.
Bloomington Indiana AP reports University of Indiana researchers tested 705 pollen samples. A few began germinating in under a minute in water with sugar. others took many hours. Professor F M Andrews led the study. A related note mentions a Topeka barrier paper in the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting.
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