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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1929
Page
4
A Bible verse from Jeremiah 23 23 24 is quoted followed by a brief remark noting Jack Dempsey is younger than many peers but has finally faced pressure or scrutiny. The passage contrasts divine omniscience with human limits while referencing a sports figure in a casual aside.
The governor hinted that repealing the intangible tax could worsen investor confidence and shift taxation back to securities. The debate centers on how to avoid double taxation of state bank stock versus national banks and whether the tax system should return to older methods or stay with a broader earnings based measure.
The case of a Lawrence visitor arrested in Houston Texas on Saturday draws public interest. Many question how the racket man plans to finish his run, and why he evades capture or exposure at the prison gate.
Aweathered column riffs on Lindbergh’s media scrutiny and courtship, tax gripes favoring the idea taxes fade, and shifts to Moscow religion, Byrd’s polar fate, whale protection, and Kansas’s ancient-sea lore as humorous asides in a Kansas paper’s roundabout musings.
In the old town Prof Carnes presents Shakespeare at T J Kennedy s offday evening Wilder Brothers are sinking a well at their shirt factory aiming below sixty feet for water The Lawrence Athenaeum met with an insightful lecture on Christian and Jewish Sabbath origins by Capt J B Shane A Rhee plans to visit Leadville and other Colorado towns A H Aver fruit grower returns from Nebraska seeking new prospects A request for a month or two rental of a gentle horse and carriage for an invalid needs and light work in a private stable Style no object James J H Canfield
Ten years ago on February 26 several items appeared. W R Stiner and wife left for Kansas City to attend an auto and tractor show. Lawrence radio operator Henry Albach Jr on the dispatch boat S S Washington helped relay wireless messages to President Wilson’s return voyage. Kansas National Guard head Metcalf and judge advocate general Watagty were confirmed by the senate. University of Kansas Fine Arts will move into the west wing of the new administration building. Vera Blanche Hird married Paul Henry Johanning at his parents home near Baldwin with limited guests. Vera McClelland wed William Obley at her parents home with Rev Frank Jenings officiating.
This morning in Chicago and Kansas City attached siblings travel plans and illness follow. The north end bridge continues to sink with soaked ground delaying completion until a solid bottom forms. Mrs J J Dyke visits her sister Mrs Capt Andrews who is seriously ill in the city. A birthday dish and dinner parties honorings mark social arrivals with games and prizes. Plans for a new library building on campus move forward under Judge Green’s committee. Ray Clifford departs for the Kansas City Journal. Mrs Susie Gilmore and family head to Denver for schooling and Mrs Von Williams travels to Eureka Springs for candy trade work.
Alaskan officials and ParkS promote wider grazing use to grow beef herds. Reports describe musk oxen and elk introductions as possible, with reindeer numbers at 5000 to 100,000 head and rangeland spanning the Arctic coast to interior tundra.
In a Topeka Blade style report, Mesic critic Mrs. Talin testifies that painter Leonard Caprice at issue in the case involving Mrs. Watdenx Tah of Kan musin Da Vined was engaged in disputes over ownership and possible transfer of the painting Lar Delle Meareniere. The testimony questions the painting’s provenance and a claimed $650,000 value, with references to the Kansas Art Travel exhibit and former Governor Char Robinson.
Lawrence high school agricultural students plan pruning and spraying an orchard at FP S Buteher farm west of Lawrence this spring. Instructor William Essick leads the class with student experience in caring for about 100 trees. This marks the fourth year of the project.
Washington reports a blizzard disrupted Taft's inauguration day. Crowds endured wet snow and gales as telegraph lines faltered and stands sagged. Roosevelt attended the ceremony, then left for Overton Bay to prepare for an Africa hunting trip.
In a brief local note, Miss Si mon wed the day before and Bonnie Jean Beami attended. Mrs L B Adr iance spent the weekend visiting relatives as the community notes reference family events, school activities, and a Florida alligator society story amid other fragments.
In a tense scene at the Gray house, Douglas and Hanley dissect Appleton’s motive and the timing of work on the property. Suspicions grow about a roadhouse plan, with Miss Selinos and a secretive garden confrontation hinting at deeper plots. Meanwhile Leslie Barron confronts a godlike intruder by the pool, delivering a decisive blow as tension peaks.
An advertisement promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a soothing remedy for feverish, cross, and vomiting babies. It advises giving a small spoonful with formula or water for older children, claiming rapid relief and easy digestion. The piece touts a free information booklet and asserts the product’s long-standing medical use since 1875.
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