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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1918
Page
2
The page fragment shows a telephones and news department header with subscription rate by carrier information and a street address at 722 Massachusetts Street. It suggests a departmental notice about subscription options and rates.
A passage recounts Solomon asking God for discernment to judge Israel and God granting him a wise heart. It notes Solomon forming alliances, worship practices, and a dream where God invites requests, with references to David and temple building amid royal duties.
The piece argues for a permanent, war time funded solution to maintain the state education system. It criticizes politics tied to yearly appropriations and calls for removing funding decisions from political log-rolling, applying the same logic to major state institutions as to local schools.
The article reports on a Thursday night examination for enlistment where ten signed recruits were expected, but none appeared. Capt. Paul Dinsmoor and Brent J. St Clair deployed to locate applicants, bringing seven before an improvised examining board, highlighting youthful laxity and capable state guard leadership in a time of need.
A collection of wartime musings contrasts politics humor and current events. It jokes about patriotism fashioning a value for Liberty Bonds and contemplates figures like Hindenburg while noting bread rations in Vienna and the state defense council.
A jumble of small ads and notices appears with references to Watkins National Bank and doctor services. Mentions include Avery Tractors at 45 Mass, Green Bros. Columbia Steel Grain Bins, and K U summer session attendance. Personal notes report Mr Richard Stodgy returning home and Alma Possenmuth visiting Lawrence.
A long list of men applying for enlistment in the Kansas National Guard is provided, naming numerous individuals such as Joe Browning John Charlton and Theodore Charlton along with others including Frank Bateson Albert Gist and Myron Dicker. The piece also notes public displays in Russell with signs urging Americans to embrace the English language and loyalty.
The State Defense Council joins seven state schools in urging passage of the Permanent Income Amendment to fund education during war. Alumni committee will campaign across counties with Lee Harrison as executive secretary and E. T. Hackney as chairman. Prof. L. N. Flint notes the public misperception of the fund’s purpose.
The broad recruitment plea extols the Navy as essential to the nation's war effort. It promises rapid promotion, high pay, and elite training for men aged 18 to 45, urging local boards to register volunteers for the duration of the war and praising naval duty as patriotic and superior. It also credits C. E. Friend for publishing the ad.
Marguerite Clark, famed as the sweetest girl in motion pictures, stars in Uncle Tom's Cabin at the Varsity theatre next Thursday Friday. She plays Eva and Topsy and the production presents the famed Harriet Beecher Stowe tale with strong support from well known screen players.
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