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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1929
Page
4
The page blends quotations from scripture and commentary on diplomacy and travel. It mentions diplomatic immunity varied by country, opium and liquor smuggling analogies, Pullman train developments, and plans for rapid long distance travel. It also reflects on wheat harvest concerns and farm mortgage pressures amid rain.
The piece notes Atchison’s 75th founding anniversary dating from July 27, 1854, praising its history and future prospects. It also mentions Lawrence’s upcoming felicitation, shifts in New York dining toward American cooks, and President Hoover’s stance on tariff protections as guiding measures.
Miss Evelyn Daubber of Cesheelloc and Miss Fernice Blair with Theresa Cummeil joined a line party at the Varsity last evening, followed by celebrations at Von's. Miss Louise Marsh Madge Garrett and Gladys Danakin will perform an Oriental dance this night at the sunny session.
A fragment from the London Times describes new printing machinery that prints an entire edition in a continuous roll, plus brief notes from Saline County about land sales at 25 per acre. Lyman Eldridge opens a boot and shoe store with Mandell. Thompson arrives from Santa Fe after four days. A Kansas City dateline reports runaway incidents, a drunken death attempt, an assault, and a railway rail delivery.
Dr Richard Cordley died at his home at 10 30 last night after months of decline. Obituary columns praise his life in the community. Other brief items note travelers departing for Denver St Louis New York and Janesville and a note that Lawrence street paving will be thirty feet wide with residents having spoken on the matter.
The seventy ninth birthday of James H Hook, long time Douglas County president, was noted. Born 1840 in England, he came to America on the Great Eastern to help operate the cannon on Mt. Oread at the Civil War’s end. His son and adopted son served in the Great War.
Restoration has begun on the old Virginia state capitol House of Delegates chamber in Richmond. Work includes refinishing furniture such as the Queen Anne gift chair from Williamsburg and the John Marshall chair used in Burr treason trial and Confederate congress sessions. The hall will be repainted in its historic colors as in Richmond’s early capital era. It has hosted George Washington and Robert E. Lee in historic ceremonies.
Honolulu AP reports volcanologist T A Jaggar at Kilauea observatory argues an active volcano is a rare valuable asset. He notes quiet periods offer tremors tilts temperatures and chemical emanations as important as eruptions, comparing the volcano to a train moving through mountain tunnels.
Guymon Oklahoma reports Hardesty, once a ghost town on the Texas to Kansas cow trail, is revived by a new railroad line. The revival brings new stores and homes as the Hardesty News debuts at the old town site after years of prairie. the town’s name honors an earlier Texas ranchman.
A Paris based writer Emile Chevalier has published a new novel about John Brown. The item notes a Kansas history date and mentions urban housing statistics and a moonshining arrest linked to an Italian and his son, along with large fraud and tax figures.
Pastor Ross Smith discusses Ezekiel’s prophecy from a recent lesson. He outlines three aims: judgment on Judah and Jerusalem, judgment on ancient enemies, and a call to personal responsibility through repentance and faith in Christ. The sermon urges a Christ like world and proactive witness to bring Christ to others.
4H clubs in Hesper Midland Meadow Lark Brackett Herschel Kanwaka and Jayhaw hold meetings and picnics in July. Members bake muffins perform demonstrations plan carnivals and music, with venues at Hazel Stowe Leo Ousdahl Pleas Alley Schoolhouse and Kent Station.
Local residents from Eudora and nearby areas are listed visiting relatives, attending summer school, attending picnics and showers, and noting family events. The community covered includes the Hague and Zillner families, Neustifter relatives, church activities, and a Memorial hospital to Lawrence, with one obituary for Frank Albert Neustifter and multiple social gatherings noted across Lawrence, Topeka, and Kansas City.
Berlin reports a study by Prof. Geo Lewinsohn of Berlin University linking short sightedness to stooped posture. The research suggests heredity predisposes, with eye elongation caused by head and shoulder strain during growth. Other experts note job-related head inclination in jewelers and needle workers supports the theory.
In a 1328 setting, Sir Richard Guyfford vanishes after a murder scene shows his signet ring beside Julian Guyford. Helen D Arcy confesses to a questionable aid in concealing evidence with Duchess guidance. Gregory suspects enemies plot while new warnings emerge as chapters unfold.
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