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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1918
Page
2
Fragmentary clipping covers wartime social attitudes and local rural news. It mentions English women in war service, a Berlin shout, and commentary on footwear. also notes Kansas potato harvest, winter storage tips, and county household duties amid shortages.
Lawrence merchants will deliver once daily after next week forcing women to place one order per day. Many will shop in person downtown during morning hours to avoid rushed clerks and ensure steadier service. War-time efficiency drives households to shift chores and shopping to mornings while afternoons remain busy.
Fragmentary report highlights claimed promise of Turkish naval support to reclaim a prized territory. Text appears as stray remarks focusing on directed energy and law, with unclear subject and context.
The dispatch notes turmoil in Constantinople as the new sultan and Turkish advisors resent German dominance while the army remains pro German. Officials fear a break with the government as Austria is urged to sever ties with its wartime alignments.
A columnist ruminates on war fatigue and public habits. Observations touch on taxation proposals, tobacco revenue, phonograph use, and social quirks. The piece blends wry humor with reflections on human nature and current events.
July 31 report outlines new sugar limits: two pounds per month per person for households, hotels, and eateries, with two pounds aiding cooking and table use. Soldiers exempt, ration aims to curb crime and conserve supplies as sugar fuels energy and recovery in trenches.
Kansas school superintendents and principals gathered at the University of Kansas summer session and unanimously endorsed W D Ross for state superintendent of public instruction. The drafting committee includes M Thompson, Horton, Guy H Jagard, Albert I Decker, John W Roberts among others.
Messrs John Banks Roger Williams and John Dunn visited Camp Funston and Manhattan from Thursday to Sunday visiting Mr and Mrs Allen Watts and Mr Herman Schellhorn. Mrs Roger Williams went to Lone Star Sunday evening. Miss Lolya Longanecker stays in Lawrence with Mr and Mrs David Frantz. Dorothy Gauck visits Leroy Berry family. Mrs John Banks and Neal went to Lone Star Saturday evening.
In Fairview threshing crews worked nearby with machines finishing grain. Wheat and oats averaged about 30 bushels per acre with some fields producing 40 to 50 bushels. Several locals visited, cooked for threshers, and shared Sunday gatherings at various homes including the Schafstalls, Shirars, Mitchelle, and Koehlers.
Rev Barrick low will have his last day at Valley Chapel next Sunday with a large attendance hoped. Miss Lillies Bond will lead the Endeavor Sunday evening. Several couples and families were called at the Ben Moh tan home Sunday evening. Alvin Bond and daughter visited friends in the neighborhood. Residents traveled to Lawrence to see drafted men leave, including Mr and Mrs Williams and others. Ray McClure was among those drafted for Camp Funston. Lillie Bond returned from Empoya where she attended a Normal. المحلية
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