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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1919
Page
4
The piece notes household stocking and fuel readiness through winter, mentions President Wilson and Europe, and observes changes in clothing as men swap khaki for civilian wear while aiding Belgians. It reflects civic spirit and practical preparedness among residents.
A veteran observer states that paid publicity should go to top talent in news columns, noting that cheap publicity wastes money. The remark comes after disposing of lower quality publicity efforts and emphasizes selecting skilled writers.
The writer argues Henry Ford may prove wiser than critics expect and notes his wage increases and improved workers’ living conditions. They predict a future economic upheaval but believe Ford’s plant will be minimally affected.
Voters often back candidates on a platform of more improvements and lower taxes. After election, many fail to deliver, leading to condemnation of the official for delaying projects or raising the tax rate. The public sees capital and rate decisions as a business with costs and promises.
A damaged excerpt describes a freezing night with a plumber hidden under covers and a telephones sound breaking the quiet. The terse prose hints at small domestic actions and a tense moment in a city setting.
The National Federation of Federal Employes opposes soldier preference laws and urges preserving current job holdings in Washington. It cites veteran training as justice and public efficiency, while arguing civil service readiness should govern federal appointments rather than past military service.
The piece argues business success comes from a deliberate plan and persistent effort not flashy gimmicks. It echoes historic leaders, noting Wanamaker's customer focus and the need for every worker to apply it. It urges enlarging vision, adding effort, and a big catch in our own market pool.
A Larned Kansas family learns their dead soldier son was misidentified after his body arrived for burial. At the funeral train stop the living son in uniform alights believing the coffin to contain his brother, while the grieving mother had questioned the corpse’s likeness.
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery as relief for coughs and colds with soothing action on chest congestion. It notes availability through druggists at 69 cents and 1.20 dollars and claims wide demand and no after effects.
Fragmentary OCR text references a product named Life Pils and a schedule for a remedy. It mentions a branch, breath, and a 25c price. The readable content is unclear but suggests a medical or pharmaceutical context and dated style.
A British front dispatch notes the heavy load of officer salutes along main transport roads. Sentries, privates, and transport crews all salute or acknowledge with head turns, while drivers and out riders sometimes lack time to fully salute. Officers strive to return each salute to avoid missing a greeting.
The Fort Scott Tribune notes that identification tag accuracy has raised hope among mothers of missing in France while acknowledging possible reporting errors. A local soldier listed as dead earlier was later found to be severely wounded, temporarily easing fear during Christmas.
A compact column reflecting on common habits and social behavior. It notes fewer noncommunicative competitors, the value of doing right without motive, odd quips about skunk as a home remedy, and observations on ambition, armistice news, burglars, and competence in various trades.
Private William Tyson of the United States Marine Corps writes from Coblenz Germany about duties in the occupation army and the Rhine patrol. He recalls how in France natives called Marines Bon Ami and describes cleaning riverbanks and scrubbing decks, joking that Marines are now Dutch Cleanser to chase dirt along the Rhine.
Marvin Harms of Wichita will serve as editor of the 1919 Jayhawker at the University of Kansas this spring after Fred Rigby of Topeka resigned. Rigby had been appointed to fill the position earlier.
Gene Dyer enlisted in the navy last summer and Rigby notes he cannot handle school work or the annual. Harms, who studied at Fairmount College Wichita and served in journalism at KU this year, starts his new work today with Lynn Hershey of Abilene as business manager.
The war department releases today list of 837 Kansas casualties. Names include wounded severely Leroy Smith Great Bend Lawrence Lindblow Salina John Bravenee Rossville Herman Bauer Leavenworth and missing in action John Persennett Lenora. Captain Hood cited for extraordinary heroism near Thiaucourt France September 12 1918 with actions to bring guns into action under heavy fire.
Stories from arc tic explorers and whalers recount polar bears showing unusual reasoning. A sailor’s slip noose fails four times to trap a bear as snow and bait trickery are undone. A second tale recalls a bear swimming under ice to surprise a seal through a distant hole.
An Engineering and Mining Journal piece credits insects such as ants to a historic gold discovery in Minas Gerais. It cites John Mawe's 1810 travel account describing negro laborers uncovering gold by disturbing an ant hill, and muses on giving the insect kingdom its due in mining history.
Remains of prehistoric irrigation ditches still exist in Arizona valleys with a famous line along the Prescott to Grand Canyon highway. Water draws from Montezuma's Well a natural 440 foot diameter 93 foot deep site with no bottom at 500 feet. Lime in solution coats the ditch walls preserving the earth, and a rancher is using thousands of feet of these ditches after cleaning. A level line along the ditch shows a nearly uniform grade of 0.01 foot per 100 feet.
A compact blurb records a custom in China involving fish fighting and mentions Singapore stockpiling other fishes on certain roads. The piece hints at cultural practices and regional fish handling without detailed events or dates.
The article describes how Betta splendens, the fighting fish beloved by Orientals, defend and attack when placed near each other. They charge with fins erect and change color from gray green to vivid red and blue, showing combat behavior even outside tight quarters.
A local phenomenon called esturbiv caused oyster beds to die in the pearl-fishing grounds near Margarita island. The disaster is estimated to have wiped out 3,000,000 to 4,000,000 bunlvars in pearls, about $579,000 to $772,000, prompting a fishing ban in the infected area.
Robert D. Carey will be inaugurated as Governor of Wyoming, succeeding Frank L. Houx who has been Acting Governor since the resignation of John B. Kendrick on Feb 26. The notice references Wiedemann's ice cream and a local phone listing.
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