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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1925
Page
4
A mixed extract from the Lawrence Journal World notes old subscription rates, legal notices, and a Moral-Religious reflection. It discusses city growth plans, Christian ethical questions in international affairs, U S actions on China, Moroccan rumors, and debates on freight rates and farm policy amid broader world events.
The article reflects on scrapping laws and vessel dismantling costs funded by taxpayers, noting limits on scrapping to vessels built for that purpose. It contrasts building activity as a prosperity index with a corporate executive’s tour highlighting highways and rural progress, and reports fifteen gallons of contraband liquor seized by sheriffs near Lawrence, with Fort Scott Tribune commentary contrasting past federal actions.
Dr Warren K Lewis head of MIT chemical engineering for five years and a 1905 MIT graduate with a 1908 Breslau PhD, served as a civilian expert in the Chemical Warfare Service during the war. He is a prominent member of many scientific societies and now one of five honorary members elected by the British Institution of Chemical Engineers.
Today marks Pioneer Day celebrations in Utah Idaho and eastern Oregon commemorating Brigham Young and the Mormon arrival to Salt Lake Valley in 1847. Also noted are South American Bolivar memory events and Cheyenne Frontier Days guest of honor Vice President Dawes with arts sales in London and Sargent works sale in London.
Book reviewer praises Oliver Curwood The Ancient Highway set in Quebec and French Canada. The piece notes vivid Arcadian charm, traditional farmers and simple folk, and a balanced mix of adventure sentiment and beauty that showcases Curwoods strong character drawing.
A long OCR passage lists numerous church events, times, and leaders across multiple congregations. It names Street Baptist, Centenary M E, St. Mary’s, First Church of Christ Scientist, Pigmouth Congregational, Seventh Day Adventist, Free Methodist, St. Paul’s Evangelical, Immanuel Lutheran, West Side Presbyterian, First Methodist, and Union Christian Mission, detailing prayer meetings, preaching, Sunday School, Epworth League, revival services, and university student activities with pastors and supervisors.
A revival opened with forty to fifty attendees at the gospel tent as men and women sought salvation at the mourners bench. Many cried, prayed, and praised with radiant expressions as relatives urged others to step forward. A 12 year old granddaughter joined relatives at the altar, and the crowd sang Hallelujah with uplifted hands. Local ministers witnessed an unprecedented conversion scene. Dave Hill, the Kentucky lumberjack evangelist, preaches three times next Sunday ending with an all day holiness meeting after a basket dinner. The message last night focused on Present Opportunity or the Things Which Belong Unto Thy Peace.
Fragmentary text quotes Luke 19 41 and mentions trouble doubters and opponents of Christianity inviting readers to attend services. It states all offerings on Sunday will support gospel labors of the evangelist Dave Bill the Irish lumberjack.
The committee of the Hon. P. Davison Scholarship Fund selects six English students for Harvard Yale or Princeton study for the 1925 6 academic year. Winners include H Thomas of Sidney Bulekek Yale W P N Edwards of Corpus Christi Princeton and G C Eley of Trinity Harvard. The fund aims to foster goodwill between the United States and Great Britain. Fishermen Find Antique Statue Near Marathon A bronze youth statue, well preserved, found at sea off Marathon by fishermen. Experts deem it valuable, likening it to The Youth of Antioch sculpture.
The Agriculture Department forecast a crop of about 13 588 000 bales for this year, down from a July 2 forecast of 239 000. Last year’s total was 33 627 936 bales. Prices rose about 55 cents per bale in New York on heavy buying and short covering after the report, closing near day’s highs.
Rail service slowly returns to Trinidad after cloudbursts flood the city and wash out track sections. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe resumed main line service via Des Moines New Mexico over Colorado and Southern tracks. A mile of track and a bridge near here to Raton New Mexico were washed out. Early reports estimate potential damage near 400000 dollars.
The pursuit of ape-men ends with a brutal cliff siege as Indians slay many and drive remaining males across the plateau. Victory seeds power shifts, leaving humans masters of the land while Indians and ape-folk enter a grim servile living under their rulers.
On the third day near Indian caves a panic erupts as natives flee into caves. Indians point to danger from two enormous monsters resembling toads with fish-like iridescent skins. Challenger and Summerlee are away at the lake when the beasts pursue a lone traveler. Lord John and the narrator, armed, observe the creatures under a sunlit rainbow bloom.
A brief ad note invites readers to seek cooling treats on cool days with Franklin's Frozann or Black Walnut Ice Cream available at Reese's Drug Store.
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