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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1919
Page
3
The column lists numerous visits and gatherings in Independence and surrounding areas. Mr. and Mrs. John Rookhold host, families visit, church events, and social calls fill the week alongside weather impacts on crops with wheat and corn damaged by high water. Local roads and a bridge issue are noted amid community life.
The Lawrence observance committee revealed the leadership for the biggest Fourth yet, naming T. J. Sweeney as chairman and listing chairs for parade, music, decorations, grounds, police, medal presentations, refreshments, finance, speakers, amusements, publicity and concessions. Several locals traveled for funerals and visits, including Mrs. Arthur Owen and two children to summer with relatives, and others to Kansas City and Oxskaloosa.
Dr Edwin A Crosvenor notes in a National Geographic bulletin that the Esthoniana or Esthe, a Finno-Agrian people, suffered under the Brothers of the Sword and German masters after subjugation. They outnumber Germans in Livonia, cling to their language, cherish poetry, and face land ownership disputes and Lutheran identity amid poverty and limited education.
The article raises questions about future air travel in everyday life. It discusses ground safety, aircraft identification, park owner rights over flights, nocturnal noise, and trespass limits as air use expands. It argues legal issues will demand ingenuity to settle.
A Sunday at Home piece recalls Cologne on the Rhine dating to 37 B.C. and a Roman colony named after Agrippina, its Gothic cathedral costing about two million. A report cites over 26 000 snakebite deaths in India last year and profiles Mrs. Hilda Nettipou as leading American potato producer.
A pupil at a local grade school reported a dog ran off with a boy’s knickerbooker note kept in a usual place overnight. The principal learned the reason when the rumor officer investigated the incident, and the note could not be found until the afternoon session.
A brief excerpt notes Shaw's view that money becomes a curse only under foolish conditions where life itself is cursed, reflecting on wealth as a burden rather than a boon.
A husband requests items for his wife from a shop but cannot recall what to buy. He apologizes to the attendant and asks for examples of feminine wear to identify the needed articles.
The violet was a prized flower in classical Athens where citizens were likened to be crowned in violets. Romans valued its medicinal lore, with garlands worn on the forehead said to ease headaches and dizziness.
The article describes cocoa being moved from inland regions to the coast by hundreds of porters. Long lines of cocoanuts on heads stretch along the roads to the railway, showcasing the scale of inland Cocoa transport in the region.
For the first time in University of California history the number of women earning bachelor's degrees this year surpassed the number of men as the college records show.
A Persius quotation notes life as a loan without interest, given to us to use. Fortune distributes time unevenly, hastening the young and supporting the old.
The New York Sun pays tribute to Linder Walker describing her as the inventor of the inside neckband on shirts which shields the flesh from collar button irritation. The tribute appears in a feature called Benefactor of Men.
Costa Rica stands out among modern nations with 2,000 active teachers versus a 500 member standing army. The country has enjoyed internal peace for nearly 45 years.
The saying The voice of the people is the voice of God is traced from Hesiod in Greek antiquity to Latin usage. It notes Hesiod’s murals work and places the expression in the eighth century BCE, highlighting its long history.
Personal notes from Lawrence scene list visits and travel. Dr. W. C Harding of Ottawa spent Sunday in Lawrence. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Harley were in Topeka. Kich Ritter, KU student, returned to Salina. Miss Eva Fisher visited Kansas City with Mrs. Jerry Curtis. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Newby of Hutchinson and Mr. and Mrs. Rook Woodward were in Lawrence.
A flurry of local movement includes Radcliffe party departing for Excelsior Springs, and several Kansas City residents spending time in Lawrence. Others return home from Oklahoma City and Fulton while students and conference attendees travel to Emporia and Shawnee for summer events and commencements.
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