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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1918
Page
2
A 1918 page lists subscription rates for The Journal World and advertises AP content use. It includes a political editorial urging Americans to vote and support the war effort, with jabs at German forces and calls to vote against enemies of the United States.
The article questions why Allies lack a dedicated corps of women for offensives and credits W. R. Smith with counterattack experience, noting women’s greater counterattack experience than men.
A Kansas newspaper column criticizes concealing offenders' names in public reports. It contrasts headlines about flour hoarding and a grocer selling flour without substitutes with calls for accountability and individual responsibility.
Hutchinson Kansas editor Iron-jaw Brown publisher of The War Club magazine, a Democrat and noted state figure, condemns attacks by U S Guyer on Congressman Ed Little under the heading Dirty Politics. Brown charges unfair tactics and political bias in the dispute.
A correspondence targets Mr. W K Edgar urging voters to scrutinize tax figures for Douglas County and the City of Lawrence. The letter accuses misrepresentation of county and city tax shares and questions Edgar’s support for Mr. Green tied to stock ownership. It notes a 1916 17 county record on The Edgar Steel Seal Mfg Co and requests explanation to Lawrence Grant Township voters.
In a letter to readers the War Club editor denounces alleged falsehoods circulating about the 20th Kansas and its role in the Spanish American War. The writer defends Col onel and urges voters in Lawrence and Grant Township to judge candidates by records and integrity before the August 6 primary.
A column by Paul C Renkin lampoons modern journalism and war coverage. It contrasts old Sunday school tales with today’s papers and notes German grievances about Allied methods, urging restraint amid grim news.
Fragmentary notes discuss morality in wartime behavior and self-justification for success. The remarks reference October timing and a belief in an extra hour of sleep, with caveats about disturbed nights and personal apologizing for success.
Hanna of Burlingame Kansas reports complete relief from itching burning and scaling after using D D D for eczema. He describes long trial with salves and medicines before relief from the first application and two years without recurrence.
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