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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1917
Page
4
The column discusses high living costs, whiskey price rumors, and broad wartime cost projections. It cites reactions to Kerensky and the Kaiser plus wa rning that war expenses will exceed current estimates. It mentions Salina mosquitoes and oddities on the townsite amid press reports from Washington about cranks.
Charles H. Berten, named captain of an Abilene National Guard company, declares the unit is an average organization with patriotic farmers, town boys, section hands, and college men all treated alike. The text criticizes summer reading as provoking local anger and frames this as democracy in action.
Canadian officers in France praise Indians as invaluable in trench warfare teaching the new European style fighting. The piece questions Washington leaders and notes Russian mutinies foretell German hopes and hint at German favored democracy influencing the Russian front.
To those familiar with E. M. Briggs the appointment to succeed Prof. Naismith as dean of the department of physical education will appear ideal. Briggs is a Christian gentleman and has ample ability to lead and counsel students, having previously served as Marshal for special occasions at the university.
The third year of the great war ends as nations debate whether three more years will be needed for peace. The western hemisphere prepares for renewed involvement, while resources and resolve shape the coming struggle.
The excerpt argues that most of North America and South America will align with the Allies as the conflict expands. It suggests neutrals will be unable to stop the autocratic German government and that Germany faces definite defeat, though the timeline remains uncertain if it enters the war.
An opinion from the Chanute Tribune blasts Fees State Auditor Knapp for restricting fees to University of Kansas professors for special work. The piece labels such penny pinching as harming education and urges auditors to avoid grandstanding, asserting Kansas should invest in education rather than stinginess.
Real conservationists at the state university offer a short course for housewives on food conservation aiming to serve the state and nation. The faculty hope Kansas housewives can provide insights beyond what professors imagine.
The Chicago Journal accuses German spies of engineering and funding uprisings and political actions worldwide. It cites Manchu restoration plots in China, Finnish-German ties, Irish and Cuban insurrections, Petrograd disruptions, East St. Louis riots, IWW disturbances, Villa Huerta ventures, and anti Negro agitation, urging removal of Prussianized Germany government.
A satirical column lampoons wartime German bravado and public figures. It ribbings include a Kansas burial note and remarks on public office, voice, and authority. The piece ends with a tractor attachment ad and a note that Mrs. Dan Dahlene traveled to Kansas City.
This old advisory recommends using plain mal sified cocoanut oil instead of soaps or shampoos. It claims cocoanut oil cleanses thoroughly, rinses easily, and leaves hair soft bright fluffy and easy to handle while removing dust dirt and dandruff.
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