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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1917
Page
2
The article describes exemption procedures for the draft including required affidavits and employer attestations, the government processing of exemption blanks, and the county board’s role as future draft calls loom. It also notes patriotic activity from Betsy Osborn knitting for soldiers, smallpox vaccination observations in Gavlo, and University of Kansas campus walk improvements.
German troops push through eastern Galicia crossing the Zlo fore bit road on a several kilometer advance. Army headquarters reports burning villages and widespread destruction along their path.
Command announces one director for all aviation forces with two squadron classes. Tactical units operate within 25 kilometers assisting troops, reconnoitering and bombing. Strategic squadrons act independently up to 200 kilometers, destroying defenses and targeting depots and factories. Observation balloons support artillery. Only Pershing and Seibert to be named in dispatches.
The Department of Agriculture notes a drop in potato shipments from Kaw Valley due to low prices. Yesterday's market for bagged Early OHIOs ranged from 1.00 to 1.15 dollars per bushel.
Judge C E Lindley conducted a sanity hearing this afternoon at Baldwin. Mrs Susie B Smith, whose sanity will be examined, is ill in a hospital there. A Rare Exception. The quote warns that exceptions exist to all rules and notes that the man who claims to know all is not infallible.
Mr and Mrs Eudaly Mr and Mrs Will Vogt and Miss Estelle Lindley motored to Kansas City yesterday in a short trip noted in this community column. The piece stresses practicality of work locations and the idea there is no better place to work than where one currently is.
Society Pythian Sisters will meet at Mrs. A. L. Krause’s home in Haskell tomorrow afternoon to saw for the Red Cross. All members invited. A motor party toured Fort Leavenworth yesterday visiting post officers wives. Wives of Kansas National Guard officers met at Mrs. Fred L. Morris’s home for organization.
Mrs R B Hartman and children head to Argentine Kansas for a new home. Dozens of locals visit Kansas City and Leavenworth for visits, camps, or business. Martha Jane Peairs joins family in Lawrence. Lucille Smith visits Charline Smith. many families vacation or travel between Kansas City, Leavenworth, and nearby towns.
A concise motivational remark emphasizes that personal actions define value, not others' deeds. It urges readers to focus on their own steps and impact rather than external expectations or comparisons. The message centers on agency and responsibility.
A historical note describes cleaning oiled ceiling spots near radiators using a soft cloth to remove dirt in one direction. It advises applying dry calcimine powder matched to the ceiling shade, rub gently away from the will toward the center, and renew the powder dressing. It also mentions kerosene as a disinfectant and household cleaner.
Secretary Jewels appoints Rear Admiral Grant to vice admiral, reorganizing the Atlantic Fleet. Grant may soon be relieved of command of the submarine force for service in foreign waters.
Anemic individuals benefit from iron rich foods such as cabbage green vegetables asparagus lentils carrots and peas. Thorite, a mineral found mainly in Norway, is described as having some radium like therapeutic powers and offered as a cheaper substitute for radium.
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