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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1910
Page
5
A lecturer struggles with a sentence about two converts attacking images of heathen gods and two other vignettes. A poet misreads a sea farewell line, and an actor mangles a nobleman cue. A clergyman and a politician also stumble over phrases, illustrating pronunciation pitfalls.
A young man at a public gathering improvises a speech after admitting he forgot his manuscript. He claims a messenger is enroute with the speech, then news arrives by telephone that the messenger was run over and the manuscript lost.
The piece discusses money as a trap when pursued without labor and self denial, arguing virtue rises from restraint and toil. It notes a wedding cake tradition where a bride hides tokens from family cakes and ancestral cakes, signaling fate for the next bride, wealth, and engagement.
The Cleveland Leader quotes a comical exchange about fate and capability, noting how a man may receive office and brains together or not at all. The piece plays on the proverb that “to whom God gives office, he also gives brains,” amusingly reflecting on gender roles and social expectations.
Government zoologist N H Darton has used underground water surveys to forecast aquifers with striking accuracy. A well at Edgemont, South Dakota, reached 2695 feet and yielded 500000 gallons daily of tepid water, transforming local supply and saving long-haul transportation costs estimated between 60000 and 100000 dollars.
An embassy attach recalls poet Michael Joseph Barry who served as a Dublin police magistrate. An Irish American suspect aroused the judge by asking if a Republican hat exists, with Barry joking perhaps a hat without a crown. A separate anecdote tells of a West Lawrence man awaiting a date that never arrived as he sat gloomily in the dark drinking and whistling.
A declaration confirms J D Bowersock will appear on the official ballot as a candidate for member of the legislature from the 11th district in the Republican primaries. The action reflects party procedures within the Eleventh legislative district.
A collection of candidate declarations for county offices in Douglas County including superintendent treasurer clerk of district court probate judge assessor sheriff and county commissioner with party pri maries on August 2 1910 plus a notice to extend the city limits of Lawrence listing six tracts of land and street area descriptions for amendment of city boundaries.
R E Melvin and Edward T Riling announce candidacies for county attorney subject to the Republican primaries on August 2. Fred A Clarke and W R Green announce for county clerk with second term aim, both subject to the August Republican primaries. J P Coffman also enters as a county clerk candidate under the same primary rules.
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