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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1919
Page
6
The New World and the Demand it Will Make Upon Public Education is the theme for today's sessions of the National Education Association convention in Milwaukee. Also noted are local travel and infrastructure items and brief historical notes from Munich Korea and Damascus.
Kansas City's E C McBride reports Lawrence Kansas trio led by Hutson Bricken and Funk scattering new dollar bills with Lawrence labels in Detroit heading to Toledo and Chicago venues. The group tours daily by car amid hype and bets on Jess. A Detroit stay and Toledo trips fuel rumor of a major promotion.
Local notices list Arthur L. Corbin visiting his sister Alberta Corbin and planning to teach in Berkeley summer session. Social mentions include Phi Delta Kappa banquet officers, travel to Des Moines, Kansas City, Iola, and Colorado Springs, and various trips for harvest work and church financing.
James Stewart in Plocncosmos published in London 1782 explains how wigs reflected character types from lawyers to country gentlemen. He describes the deperuke for lawyers the long bob for tradesmen and the hunting peruke for country gentry as visible markers of rank and profession.
A Thrift Magazine tip suggests sponging shiny areas on garments with hot pure vinegar, rubbing it in vigorously, and pressing as usual. Repeat when shine reappears to keep clothing usable and looking neat. Cheery Kitchen urges simplifying the kitchen with labor-saving devices and decluttering to reduce daily exertion for housewives.
The music known as Hall Columbian or The President's March was written as a march and reportedly first played in Washington during President's inauguration era, with a performance in New York's John Street theater noted.
Hog receipts rose and prices drifted lower amid a strong weekly market report from Kansas City and nearby yards. Beef cattle showed some late improvement with steady overall tone, while hogs moved mostly 5 to 15 cents lower as liberal receipts kept pressure on prices.
June 1919 at Lawrence had 4.52 inches of rain, below the 50 year mean of 4.89 with only two events over one inch. Humidity was high, temperature averaged 73.98 degrees, and the month was average for temperature though slightly above the longer trend. Wind ran 35,690 miles, about 3,175 miles below average.
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