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 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1918
Page
2
The War Department may implement a new selective service plan announced by Provost General Crowder, concentrating callups from Class 1 to military service. Officials say many enlistees will be single, without dependents or critical domestic ties, accelerating mobilization beyond current levels.
The Emperia Gazette argues that the capture of Palestine by Britain strains the Central Powers. It questions whether Germany, facing Allied victory, can or will restore the Holy Land to the Ottoman Empire and return Jerusalem to Moslem rule. The piece notes religious loyalties among German Catholics Lutherans and Austrian Catholics and mulls whether Wilhelm will break with the Turk.
The Dayton News reports encouraging figures from Canada's military hospital commission. Based on European battles, a Canadian soldier has twenty nine chances to return home for one chance of death. Ninety eight to recover from a wound versus two to die from wounds, and one in five hundred to lose an arm or leg. Only one in ten dies from disease, though ten to fifteen would in other wars. About ten percent of disabled soldiers cannot return to prior work.
A humorous column mocks postwar hopes and cautionary talk about national speech habits. It notes wartime shifts in culture and humor, remarks on pacifying tendencies, and jests about foreign affairs and the British Navy commander. It also recalls a boy trading letters to Santa for a knife and a gun-related memory.
A jumbled 1590s to present day reminiscence mix mentions Phintom in Kansas, local officials, a Lawrence singing engagement, a veterinary hospital plan, and an appeal for Hood's Sarsaparilla. It includes a seaside of letters from a devoted grandson in the Marines, Christmas greetings, and a note on continental newspaper editions.
Sanitary health note claims Dr Edwards offers Olive Tablets as a superior substitute to calomel. The ad touts gentler cleansing benefits and urges readers to try the patent remedy, asserting improved digestion and vitality. No official endorsements are cited.
A Kansas University graduate and Phi Psi member serving as an American forces censor in France writes home. He details readings of soldiers letters, hometown memories, a homelike English caretaker, plans for a Christmas dinner, and glimpses of life near the Seine with snow in the forecast, plus chatter about Phi Kappa Psi friends and farm life back home.
An advertisement links worry and blues in women to functional derangement and promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy. It urges more outdoor life sleep and water drinking along with a few weeks of treatment to revitalize the system and strengthen health.
A new mechanism by Clarence A. Voyt of Sacana Washington prevents a second exposure on the same film by delaying shutter lock until the film is turned. The box camera device shows a window with Exposed or Unexposed to indicate film position, ensuring images are not ruined by forgetting to turn the film.
A historic ad touts Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound as a ready to use product to darken gray hair naturally. It claims gradual results with regular application. promotes cosmetic improvement rather than medical use and notes the mixture is a vanity aid, not a medicine.
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.