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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1919
Page
8
A discussion quotes a Solomon proverb on fools and notes two thousand years of wisdom. It then reports that a governor general and party touring northern Korea uncovered the site of the ancient capital of the Korean kingdom Kukuryo, which thrived from 37 B C to A D 668.
A soap-boiler's shop was among discoveries during Pompeii excavations. The city, buried by volcanic ash in A D 79, left soap that reportedly retained some efficacy after over 1,800 years. Leap making was a popular trade in several Roman towns at Pompeii's destruction.
The quote emphasizes that true value lies in how work is performed rather than what is done. It argues that usefulness matters more than the task, and that shame should guide choices to avoid improper work. It ends by urging ethical striving in every endeavor.
When the temperature is 32 degrees sound travels 1090 feet per second and increases by one foot per second for each additional degree. Electricity along a flawless wire travels 192,924 miles per second.
An advertisement from a poultry expert touts 50 eggs a day using More Eyes with claims of doubled production and a million dollar money-back guarantee. It promotes a $1.00 package and a special $2.25 offer for three packages plus a free book detailing poultry fortunes.
Stewart Ludloe departed this morning bound for Kansas City after a short stay at the Pi Upsilon Hose.
Kansas hopes for a strong gridiron season as most 1917 1918 stars return, with Spring practice slated under Jay Bond. Key players include Desmond Marxen Jones Laslett Lonborg Mott Ruble Heizer and Pringle, plus Scrubby as a possible return, with plans for early practice and new plays.
Advertisement notes the Shattuck branch of the Santa Fe railroad opening for settlement in a prairie wheat and stock farm area near the Oklahoma state line Northwest Texas. It highlights thirty miles of railroad, attractive lands ready for plows, good climate and rainfall, and offers free illustrated folders with settlement results and capital needs from T C Spearman, Rail wth ye change, Chicago TH.
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