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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1918
Page
2
Fragmented OCR notes describe Lawrence on Independence Day with gunfire and fireworks. The piece contrasts forth of war with peacetime devotion, urging citizens to honor humanity and support returning soldiers through aid, effort, and shared sacrifice.
Arthur Brisbane quotes question the Kaiser’s boast of capability and asks when civilized nations will reach out in peace. It contrasts Prussian murder training with gorilla violence and questions whether Prussians can dominate civilization or revert to subservient status after war.
A reader recalls July Fourth 1898 and a great naval victory, urges proper flag display today, and suggests every citizen act as a flag inspector to ensure respectful treatment of Old Glory amid ongoing fire-related concerns and public flags.
In a France letter to Chas F Scott Henry J Allen reports Col Frank Travis of Iola as a brave leader in the Luneville sector. Travis, once Chief of Police of Military Affairs, describes his unit’s courage, and notes he has filed papers in Topeka to seek the Republican nomination for State Superintendent of Insurance. He vows not to resign his commission.
A column of wry observations and light jokes on topics from dental health and middle names to Congress, penny pinching newspapers, Uncle Sam hats, and a wary view of war era policy Words weave humor with social poke at politicians and common curiosities.
A reflective note on daily deeds and heroic acts shaping the crowd around witnesses, praising quiet courage. The piece suggests ordinary actions carry grace and inspire bystanders to respond with dignity.
W P Chamberlain leads inspection service of the army division of sanitation. He is an experienced officer in routing conditions that breed disease where troops are quartered. The colonel spent years in the tropics isolating and studying debilitating insedels.
A letter to the Lawrence Journal-World urges printing a church prayer for urban improvement. The text advocates a city built on justice, service, neighborliness, and lasting peace, calling for common effort to achieve civic beauty and moral strength. It concludes with an abridged prayer from Rauschenbusch.
An old advertisement touts Boaschee's German Syrup for coughs bronchitis colds and lung troubles claiming fifty five years of use across the United States. It promises a cool night’s rest free from coughing eased throat inflamation and quicker recovery. Sold by City Drug Store. Mr and Mrs Jess Willard and family plan a motor trip to City tomorrow to attend a Western Electric product event for summer comfort.
Edward Mott Woolley denounces teaching German in U S public schools during wartime. He argues it aids the enemy, urges removing German from curricula and public discourse, and criticizes officials who defend German studies as unpatriotic and disloyal to America. He cites a city spending $4000 yearly to teach German and calls for banning German literature and language use in public forums.
A Lawrence man fumes against Germans in a restaurant scene, declaring plans to kill Germans abroad and in the United States. He boasts two sons in the army and insults ethnic groups, then requests roast beef and coffee while a fly sits near his potatoes. The piece, labeled Point of View in the Times Star.
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