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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1917
Page
2
The item discusses wartime policies and public sentiment in the United States, touching on conscription, taxes, censorship, and the need for unity. It notes the difference between democratic action and autocratic control, praises patriotism, and mentions local readers' actions like buying liberty bonds and supporting war efforts.
War era note recalls Liberty loan oversubscription and Red Cross fundraising milestone. pledges around the hundred million mark highlight public support. drive aimed to alleviate wartime hor. The text stresses readiness to accept risks and pride in national credit and solidarity.
A mixed page notes wartime woes and social quirks with satire on conscription and Kaiser references. It includes a preview of Harvard economist T N Carver’s five lectures at Fraser hall next week and a London dispatch about nervous system differences linked to eye color.
Miss Belle Kearney of Kansas City Kansas will give two addresses in Lawrence tomorrow at 4:30 pm at the Unitarian church on War Times in Europe and at 8 pm at the First Christian church on Russia As I Saw It. She will discuss munitions factories Zeppelins and submarines from her eyewitness experience and the talks are free with public invitation.
An advertisement touts a fat reduction method not requiring strict dieting or heavy exercise. It emphasizes outdoor breathing, blood purification, and a small dose of oil of korein after meals and at night, with capsules sold by Korein Company in New York.
Mrs. D. A. Stanzer of Blue Mound Illinois reports a one year old child suffered red inflamed facial blisters that caused itching and bleeding until Cuticura Soap and Ointment cleared the pores and healed the skin without scarring. Free samples offered by return post-card.
The article describes the expansion of Britain's coast defense from a small bicycle patrol to a trained force backed by guns, planes, balloons, submarines, and ships. Cyclists now guard landing sites, inspect approaching vessels, rescue wrecked sailors, and train daily, hoping for a future across the Channel.
A list of film showings at the Varsity Theater includes Monday through Saturday programs with stars Farle Williams Pathe News Valeska Suratt Vivian Martin Frances Nelson Marguerite Clark and an unusual Vitagraph Blue Ribbon Feature Apartment 29 scenes shot in a New York City theater. The article notes high production value and initial permission hurdles overcome for authentic stage lounge and lobby scenes.
The report highlights a stage production paralleling a Broadway feel with Ethel Grey Terry in Apartment 20, followed by The Sleve starring Valeska Suratt at the Varsity Theater. It notes Viviane Martin in Giving Be a Chance, and mentions other local theater notes, arrests for missing registration cards, and Lawrence clearing house hours.
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