This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1917
Page
2
In Lawrence perspectives on registration and civic duty arise as prices rise and confidence wavers. A local boy’s eye witness report on Petrograd’s Russian revelations circulates nationwide. Commencement plans at the University face disruption but may proceed if international tensions ease.
A nostalgic note on college students departing for war service, twenty six months of recruits leaving Lawrence with trunks carrying plans for arts and sciences as parents and youths face stern wartime realities. Many trunks may return in fall while others stay behind as owners go to trenches or pursue constructive work to uphold national strength.
The reflection notes that excessive talking delays thinking and praises the chance to catch up. It calls suppression of speech terrible yet says its result may be more thought than talk and vestiges of compensation.
Opinion notes fear that conditions in Russia will deteriorate before improving. The author likens the nation to a bear that walks upright but must sometimes drop back on all fours, despite efforts by a few patriots to sustain progress.
The press argues for freedom and questions limits after amendments to the espionage bill. Congress assumes loyal publication, while critics warn that suppressing information for military reasons burdens the fighting men and war effort.
Fragmentary text discusses Liberty Bond investment and wartime financing. Mentions The United States war effort, economic concerns, and public investment options. Lacks clear names, dates, or concrete events due to damaged OCR text.
The piece notes Kansas leaders pushing for greater care of children as Professor’s writings gain syndication via the International News Service. It also reports on Von Bissing’s posthumous stance that Germany should not annex Belgium, countering Pan-Germanist aims and suggesting German leaders pursue broader aims beyond territorial expansion.
In Indianapolis News, a group of women studying when to aid the country finds less thrill in a hygiene lesson than in real service. They confront heroism stories of English and French women, but realize that practical duty means stepping aside from personal desires to serve the common good and help prevent war.
A health ad copy promotes natural weight loss through sun exposure deep breathing and weekly weigh ins. It endorses oil of Karein capsules and urges daily routines to reach a normal weight, claiming readers will feel younger and healthier.
A fragment discusses freedom of speech and assembly, urging peaceful expression of views without fear of jail. It questions arrest for beliefs and emphasizes individual rights to come and go, urging voters to act according to conscience.
A fragmentary local item blends reflections on thrift and patriotism with social chatter about loans, encyclopedias, and weather as a backdrop to Memorial Day. Amid gossip and idle talk, references surface to Miss Altar Suite, Mr. Lovel, and bank register events. The piece ends noting banks closing for a registration day.
The article compiles many Perry community notes including a Memorial Day program by the Modern Woodmen of America at Odd Fellows Building on Sunday June 3 at 3 pm with Rev. Geo Darsic as speaker. It also lists school events, weddings, visits, and local social notices featuring Miss Alive Mone Alta Visti Mhirvisisey and others, plus details on church activities, registration, and upcoming construction of a Baptist church.
A new shooting gallery opened in Massachusetts under C A Smith, ex-cowboy, claiming Massachusetts has skilled rifle shots. He notes National Guard members train with proper technique, government supplies 222 firearms for practice, and hopes schools may teach target practice someday. Many locals are learning to shoot at Smith’s gallery with Winchester rifles and specialized shells.
Local social notes recount visits and gatherings among residents including Harriett Cowlis Miss Wu and Mrs J Tuttle Mrs Baw Beaumort and others with mentions of weekend activities and a Taawrenee View Club event. The Board of Education schedules a regular meeting Monday night in the Manual building to discuss routine business led by Mr Henry Moore Sper the day.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.