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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1918
Page
2
A 1918 Kansas essay notes the war bonds city and rural life, praising labor and unity across classes. It criticizes Guyer and suggests partisan aims, contrasting editorial bias with calls for disciplined, civic resolve amid wartime pressures.
In a sharp partisan clash a political rival argues the opponent’s defeat at the polls three times in five years shows a pattern. The text frames a bid to block a Republican congressman to advance another man’s political goals.
The Journal World declines a fight of that character and urges unity for Col Travis in state insurance office. It praises Carey Wilson and Ike Lewis as effective officials and notes Travis would not resign from the army to take the office, but would lead a competent Topeka staff until victory abroad.
The piece lauds W. R. Stubbs as Kansas’s foremost current record holder in achievement for governor and legislator. It argues his proven track record, energy, and leadership will guide future U.S. Senate duties through troubled times.
The speech lauds Governor Stubbs and his six years in the legislature plus four as governor for enacting eleven labor‑side laws and pioneering measures. It cites primary election reform, anti rail pass actions, two cent passenger fare, woman suffrage support, freight train passenger rules, speed targets, state depository and printer laws, whiskey shop closures, blue sky protections, charitable institution reforms, livestock transport, common carrier pipelines, and anti discrimination. It also marks preparedness advocacy as a defining stance.
The interior department’s plan to abandon Carlyle shifts 700 Carlyle students to other Indian schools, likely boosting Haskell as the largest and possibly greatest American Indian institution. Haskell may receive more older students while younger pupils train at agency schools. Washington’s policy aims to place Indian education nearer reservations, with Haskell expanding to meet demand.
An old advertisement touts Boschee’s German Syrup as effective for fifty two years in treating coughs bronchitis colds and throat lung troubles. It claims to ease nighttime coughing restore rest and aid recovery. A marriage license was granted today for Robert W. Matthews and Ella May Tabor of Lawrence.
A Lawrence man recalls the old fashioned patent medicine peddler era as a street show unfolds in a Midwestern town. Dr A as Electric Belt promotes cures with coins and tricks, while Slats and the crowd react, including gifts of dollars and a chaotic sales night that ends with the doctor leaving town.
Army training camps report soldiers suffer blisters and sore feet in long marches. Comfort kits should include Allen's Foot Ease to ease fatigue and keep feet dry. A Turkish soldier, M. 8. Marone, overstayed leave and was returned to Fort Riley by an officer after a week in Lawrence.
In a busy Lawrence restaurant two young men discuss ways to feed soldiers on the hill, lament scarce biscuits and hot cakes, and joke about women organizing meals for troops while criticizing army grub. The fragment hints at civilian support and wartime shortages.
A speaker complains about food shortages and rationing delays. He jokes about missing meals, flatly noting soldiers and wages before asking which church announced a communal Sunday dinner. He mentions scarce beef and hot wieners, then shifts to a question about the church invite.
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