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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1929
Page
4
A religious snippet cites Matthew 1 20 21 about Jesus and Mary while a separate report notes Schwimmer a professional pacifist losing United States citizenship bid after a Supreme Court ruling. The mixed text presents two distinct topics in a single fragment.
A fragmented note discusses a belief attributed to New Mexico Chamber of Commerce members about seven consecutive rainy Sundays. The text hints at overlooked details and begins to outline how only half of the adage is presented, with unclear attribution and context.
Elmer L Foshi heads to Kan City for a position at the Journal. Bartlett C W Babcock and wife decorate day. Lawrence manages a suburban farm with fourteen acres of wheat yielding about thirty bushels per acre. Dr. James W Gleed joins J W Cooper in a summer school. Mr Watts presents a box of top strawberries, markets superb fruit. Derrin and Gilmore families plan an overlay trip. Gilmore brothers depart, Derrin aims to overtake. City Council ordered new surveying instruments. transit has an army court martial case sparking debate on peacetime army reforms. A women’s club speaker questions parental influence and commission legitimacy.
U S Congressman Guyer of the Second district pens a letter to the Journal World arguing the tariff bill favors industry over agriculture. He votes present in the House to force broader consideration, hoping Senate concessions will deliver relief to farmers and the Midwest. The Farm Bill already passed the House, now in conference to reconcile with the Senate version.
Mrs. W. R. Stubbs hosted a gracious reception at her east of city home with sister Miss Eva Hostetler among the guests. A rain plan shifted lawn to piazza and parlors as Miss Maude Maffet and others served punch and assisted in dining. Nearby, Mrs. F. H. Olney hosted a rain‑touched lawn party with music on the piazza. Other items note Delta Omicron dance plans, travelers heading to Lafayette, and an organ recital at Frazier hall featuring KU music students.
Ten years ago on a Saturday in Topeka Lawrence High School defeated Topeka 2-0 as Sethi won four straight sets in singles and Lawrence captured the dual tournament. Players named from Lawrence included Selig Lipton Béery and Hollingberry. Also noted are community notices of teaching moves, travel plans, and social gatherings.
A narrator recalls a sea voyage diary on a ship offering daily news, scores, concerts, games, and social rites. The log notes generous tipping, diverse menus, a final Alphaj dinner, and the shipboard rhythm before approaching Honolulu and the leprosy history at Molokai.
Rough notes recount trio and a halfbreed in the Klondike gold rush of 1898. Berna, Locasto, and a damsel face love, betrayal, and brutal frontier hardship on snowbound trails with a dangerous partnership, a grisly self surgery, and a vow to marry amid death and survival temptations.
A narrator recalls the Klondike era's harsh lure and its toll on dreamers. He reflects on Locasto West and others who vanished as Dawson shifts from wild dance halls to a soberer boomtown. The piece contrasts dreamers' fates with the North's demand for grit and endurance.
Passengers depart the Malolo after a hundred hour voyage from San Francisco to Honolulu at about twenty miles an hour. The ship’s crew and Hawaiian band celebrate with leis and Aloha as passengers step ashore, weary but buoyant after a long sea crossing.
A fragmented 1875 timeline notes passhoppers attempting flight, Topeka farm chosen for a new state insane asylum, and a legislative act dividing Elk and Chautauqua counties. It also mentions F. P. Baker taking three sons into partnership at Toneka Commonwealth and a Taylorville prohibition case with a dismissed charge after a bottle explosion.
The North East District Sunday School Convention in Hesper drew good turnout for morning programs led by district president George Wotan. Dr. Wilbur Mason of Kansas City delivered the sermon. afternoon events for youths and adults saw rain reducing attendance and new officers elected for both groups.
Fragmentary OCR notes show references to banking activity and Federal Reserve districts. Mentions Bank Debits outside N City and weeks of activity. contrasts with prior twelve months. Mentions leading barometers and indicators, but specifics are unreadable.
A sparse notice reports no evening meeting because roads are muddy. The page recounts patients and visits at Topeka and Lawrence hospitals, school commencements, and many social calls and trips among residents of Hesper and nearby towns.
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