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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1918
Page
2
In a Lawrence whistling contest, one man quit after four hours ten minutes, outlasted by a rival who played Stars and Stripes Forever. The piece also critiques German industrial aims, contrasting with the Golden Rule as it presumed victory would let Germany force trade.
The Irish World faced a mail ban due to attacks on England, despite its long standing anti English rhetoric. The action highlights tensions between Irish nationalist sentiment and U.S. postal policy during a period of international strain.
The piece argues world democracy must include Ireland, urging Irish Americans to press the government for fair treatment. It notes the National Federation of Federal Employees pushing for higher pay and shorter hours, contrasting federal worker wages with soldiers and criticizing labor leverage during wartime.
Jay House notes Cosmo magazine favors George Ade as the greatest American humorist while Ring Lardner backs Newton D. Baker as secretary of war. The Great Bend Tribune recalls Colonel Hubert Lardner of Fort Scott who originated the phrase He kept us out of war.
British naval action targets the German cruisers Breslau and Goeben, pursued since their Balkan crisis retreat to the Dardanelles in 1914. The campaign showcases persistent British efforts to neutralize the two ships as part of early World War I naval strategy.
The article reflects on German pursuit and capture of the Breslau and Goeben, arguing their seizure would have kept Turkey neutral or allied with the Entente. It notes British losses in the Black Sea and the impact on Ottoman decision making, suggesting the ships’ fate foreshadowed Turkey’s wartime alignment.
In a February Mother's Magazine excerpt J Horace McFarland extols roses as a dominant queen of flowers guiding gardens across lands and languages. He notes soil needs, recommending well rotted manure mixed thoroughly, ideally cow manure, with careful incorporation. He envisions climbers not only over porches but shaping hedges like the American Pillar against frost.
A canvas at Camp Funston shows men who cannot read or write. Some lack schools, others missed schooling due to work. The printed page is opaque to them and their lives are limited until literacy is learned. The piece urges sharing reading and writing knowledge to open new experiences for all.
The Salina Journal extols giving the gift of literacy to the illiterate. It urges older individuals to learn and teach others to read and write, noting that hundreds have time to devote if they choose. The piece frames literacy as a major blessing and a societal good.
Brief reflections mix satire and nostalgia on school time fantasies, wartime oysters, and political quips. The author riffs on ambitions, prohibition, and speeches by Dunlap Dover while recalling Mars winters, old political figures, and the idea that courage and humor shape youth through a simple, ironic lens.
Twenty five years ago on Thursday evening Merchants Hall hosted Miss Marion Innes and Miss Meg Russell for a social with visiting friends. Otto Guffler has been too sick to attend school at K U for several days. Grace Rector visits her cousin Miss Don row ersock in the city. Last Tuesday evening Miss Mabel Prentice entertained many friends on Indiana street with progressive sixty five. First prizes went to Miss May Mason and Mr Ben Horton, consolation to Miss Lizzie Gardner. After refreshments a lively dance closed a pleasant party with attendees including numerous Misses and Messrs. from the community.
A Douglas County farm wife writes to the Journal-World praising war food rulings and recounts her family’s adherence to meatless and wheatless days. She also notes lessons learned in frugal meals, corn bread, honey and sorghum, and reveals her husband cannot tell butter from oleo.
An old ad promotes To Cure a Cold in One Day lake laxative brom quinine tablets claiming to stop cough and headache and promising a refund if it fails. It bears E. W. Groves signature on each box and references D. Fe. Smith in Kansas City. Miss Adriance Jaillette of Council Grove and Mrs. Lawrence are noted for weekend travel with a Kansas City departure.
An advertisement promotes St Jacobs Liniment as a fast, harmless remedy for neuralgia and general pain. It urges readers to obtain a trial bottle from a druggist and rub the sore area for instant relief, claiming it stops pain in the face head or any body part without skin burning or discoloration.
Mrs. Emetie D. Cutler born October 1 1840 at St. Albans Vermont. Married to Henry A. Cutler in 1860 and moved to Kansas in 1860s. Lived at 840 Ken Street forty nine years and died January 18 1918 after a heart attack. Survived by two of six children Frederick D. Cutler and Mrs. Florence Morris. Funeral January 20 at Plymouth Church with Rev. Ross W. Sanderson. Misses Riggs sang Nearer My God To Thee. The Eastern Star attended and burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery beside husband and children. Continuous church work since 1871.
Lawrence patrons enjoy Vitagraph standard quality films this week with Nell Shipman in The Wild Strain and Stella Maris starring Mary Pickford in a double role Friday and Saturday. Doug Fairbanks presents Down to Earth midweek as a conservation bid. The Man Without a Country screens Thursday, Hale's Civil War era tale praised for national sentiment.
An outbreak of German measles at the University of Kansas affects students. Eight new cases are at the KU hospital with possibly eighteen total active cases. most are light and isolated to prevent spread. The hospital reports it is providing care and preventing further transmission, with four new cases today.
The No 1 Company will present the musical comedy Love O Mike at the Bowersock Theatre for a single performance on Tuesday evening February 19. The show ran thirty nine weeks last season in New York and is under the management of Miss Elizabeth Marbury and Mr Lee Shubert. Clara Hoskinson, daughter of Mr and Mrs J D Hoskinson of Vinland, has traveled to Hutchinson Kansas to visit relatives.
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