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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1919
Page
5
In Topeka confusion over liquor seized in raids. debates on disposal. Government plans air patrols for forest fires, with fires in the west keeping men busy. Rome endures a summer snowstorm, Kansas signals a need to adapt. Texas oil stock pitches flood in as Kansas wheat crops draw attention, and mail carries glittering investment themes.
Explanation notes Britain’s capitulation to equal suffragists via borrowing an idea from women. During wartime the cloth used in Scotch soldiers’ kilts was greatly reduced, cutting government costs by thousands of dollars.
The remark notes a recent Mexican incident that seems minor at first glance but carries broader implications. It hints at significance beyond its immediate scope, inviting caution in interpretation.
A fishing party of sailors was robbed amid concerns over bandit activity in Mexico. The article notes the Mexican government pledges protection yet highlights ongoing abuses by individuals. It reports that "Hard Boiled" Smith, a former brutal enforcer in France, is jailed here after recognition by previous victims and a hospital treatment.
The Manufacturer's Record editor argues high prices, wages, and rates will stay as the world pays wartime debt. He claims US insubstantial money value exceeds gold and that credit rather than money funds the war. If prices stay high, debt becomes easier to service with cheap dollars despite higher costs.
The piece notes that attention on babies stems from fascination with youth rather than need, remarking that as children grow they may care little about the trip to city hall for weighing and measuring. It emphasizes how public interest centers on infancy and maturation.
The piece stresses preparing for children with notes on weight and nurse reports, urging mothers to recall details while the sewing machine drawer holds the scorecard. It links Baby Week to new schools and roads, tied to the welfare of the young awaiting the future and the nurse’s office work in city hall.
A compilation of editorials and comments criticizes smoking near grain shocks and grain stacks, questions the League of Nations foul call, and scrutinizes Kansas gas rate raises. It contrasts public health and consumer cost with corporate guardianship of pipelines and leakage responsibility.
A fragmentary column mixes social quips and local jests about two new mothers, city officials, and profit talk. It references a Talk of the Town style snappy tone, mentions a city hall sighting with ice, and hints at a telegraphy joke about London. Dr Carl Phillips returns to practice at 817 Mass Street, telephone 373.
A compact roll of notable dates and events from 1818 to 1917 includes Kansas’s first governor Charles Robinson born in 1818, Confederate officer Barnard Bee’s death at Bull Run in 1861, gold discovery at Last Chance Gulch, political notes on 1911 Canadian reciprocity, and Russia’s 1917 offensive failure. Also mentions Prince Charles and Princess Maud wedding, and Washington’s 1915 note to Germany.
Today honors notable births: Anna A Gordon of the WCTU born in Boston 66 years ago. Ilaria Christiana of Spain born in Vienna 61 years ago. Frances Folsom Preston born in Buffalo 53 years ago. Also Edward Hanna born in Rochester 59. Fred Warner born in England 54. Joseph Burnquist born in Dayton Iowa 40. Coal ad promotes securing a full bin for winter.
Mr and Mrs E H Eberhardt of Wichita with three children visit their mother Mrs Anna G M Menger. They arrived by auto. The Cut Rate Tire Shop at 1103 Mass opposite the Court House opens for business. Delegates from the United States and Canada convene in New York City for the International Steel and Copper Plate Printers Union of North America annual meeting.
Tug and four barges sunk by a German submarine off Cape. Franco American forces made notable gains north of Chateau Thierry.
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