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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1921
Page
4
The passage presents a defense of the Journal-World's role and business model, praising the support of readers and local merchants. It argues for fair rates, broad access to discussion, and continued cooperation between publishers, advertisers, and subscribers as essential to serving the community. The text cites broader industry context and the history of press to underscore commitment to balanced discourse.
A group of New Yorkers tired of city life formed a colony to settle on forty acre irrigated farms in Idaho. Their dispatch notes most have no farming experience, and many will find urban noise and transit life absent on real farms. Some may return to New York after months of trying. Separately, Kansas utility officials struggle with setting service charges as a federal court and state supreme court oversee the case.
The Douglas county commission weighs oiling dirt roads and considers Johnson county results as a potential model. The discussion in the county focus shifts to road condition studies and the practicality of oiling routes for better transport and countywide progress.
Today features the Festival of St Olaf celebrating Norway’s patron saint, the 200th birth anniversary of Count Johann de Kailey who aided the Americans in the Revolution, and the 80th birthday of Rt. Rev. Thomas S Byrne bishop of Nashville. In St Paul the Svithold assembly meets as a national fraternal order holds its annual session. A Chicago case reports Wanderer, convicted of killing his wife and unborn child, is to be hanged today. Missionary conference of the M E Church South opens at Lake Junaluska with about 71 speakers. John H Tigert begins as U S Commissioner of Education after conferring in Massachusetts today.
The House Clothing Company, one of Lawrence’s oldest stores, has been sold to George Houk and Harry Green. Houk, with fifteen years in sales locally, and Green, with eighteen years in trade, plan to continue the store’s traditions of value and service while modernizing offerings. They bring long local roots and expect strong prospects for the business.
A professor at the University is preparing a manuscript on The Nature and Fundamental Potentials to be published this fall by Motors yet Rook Company. An additional book on Design Railway Construction is also new, appearing about three years later and already widely read in institutions.
Reports indicate widespread damage and fouling in Douglas County with inspectors H. Ay Huff and staff reviewing sites this week. Authorities plan further inspections next week to identify line owners and complete necessary arrangements for cleanup and enforcement.
Harding to open Chicago Pageant of Progress at Municipal Pier with 10 AM ceremony. Exposition features fashion show, automotive and consumer goods halls, naval maneuvers, four days of speedboat races, aeroplane displays, and a pageant crowning Miss Chicago. Mayor Thompson leads planning. Harding to exchange messages with mayors nationwide.
A county wide Colored Folk Day in Woodland Park on August 4 features a Richmond Giants baseball game at 4 30 p m and a program of music parade and entertainment. Local committee invites participation from Kansas Missouri Oklahoma and Colorado. The afternoon baseball game precedes an evening program with dances and a motion picture program including blackface performances and a parade of colored automobiles. Food offerings include fried chicken and watermelon.
Reported talks in Belgrade Sofia and Paris indicate easing Greek tensions with Yugoslavia and Bulgaria. France backs reconciliation under its mediation while Czechoslovakia seeks to reestablish Slav ties and orient policy. Military and political maneuvering mix with diplomatic overtures as officials push for settlement.
The LDS church leader announced plans to start the Mesa temple near Salt Lake City in September. The project covers 40 acres and is expected to cost about $500,000 with completion within a year as dignitaries attend groundbreaking ceremonies in Salt Lake City and adjoining areas.
A fragmented bulletin from Gells Music Store references Ivan and Joe, a Mr Chase, and a sister as future friends in superior tunes. It hints at personal achievement and practice without clear events, dates, or names beyond the store.
Mrs. Charles Key of St Joseph Missouri claims Tanlac restored her appetite, relieved indigestion, and banished dizziness after severe back and shoulder pain. She says three bottles improved her strength, weight, and daily function, easing fatigue and enabling her to do homework again. Tanlac is sold at Roun Corner Drug and leading druggists.
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