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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1922
Page
7
Dean Aarold L. Butler of the University of Kansas claims jazz is dying because it lacks musical quality and appeals to base instincts. He says theaters and movies also fade as audiences seek new productions and urges community singing and school music supervisors to promote wholesome entertainment.
In Minnesota a tight Republican contest in the third district centers on Charles B. Davis and Ruben Thoreen with 211 votes reported as a partial tally. Democratic senatorial race sees Mrs. Anna Dickie Olesen leading Thomas Meighen as Frank Kellogg maintains edge over Ernest Lundeen. Kellogg plans a fall campaign visit. Olesen receives word of W. G. McAdoo visit to assist her bid.
Detroit hosts the forty fourth annual conference of the American Library Association where an exhibit documents county library work across Minnesota Texas Indiana New Jersey Ohio California Maryland and Michigan. It features photographs maps lantern slides and descriptive folders highlighting regional developments and a model library iter to show neighborhood book borrowing dynamics. Azariah S Root will speak by radio on county libraries.
In a recent interview with The Associated Press, Albania’s Minister of the Interior Bey Ahmet Zogu outlines Albania’s quest for independence from oppression, the dream of self-determination, and the aim to gain recognition from America. He describes Albania as a homogeneous, proud people with a 9,000 strong army and a population over 1.6 million, insisting there are no foreign tribes within its borders.
A Boston medical director ties morphinism to crime levels in a Journal of criminal law study. He cites ratios of morphine arrests to other offenses and argues for lengthy sentences and dedicated institutions for addicts. In Kansas a Forsyth County-like clash ends without injuries as harvest hands face charges. William Hayter travels from Ford, Oklahoma to attend his brother Robert Mayter’s funeral.
Chicago report cites Dr. James H. Breasted noting the Edwin Smith papyrus around 1800 B C contains early surgical practices. It describes wound treatment and possible trephining, blending magic with medical procedures and detailing skull fractures, head wounds, and post injury care.
In Vladivostok a dispute erupts as Japan warns nationals to fish on disputed Maritime Province grounds with warship protection, while Russia asserts it will deploy patrols to defend licensed Russian fishery grounds. Trade representatives travel to Petrograd to seek a settlement and possible compensation negotiations reach stalled stages.
A long serving employee with twenty years of dedicated work ends a career marked by steady performance. He faced personal health challenges but remains recognized for his loyal service and steady presence.
Farm bureau statistics show about 2000 head of registered dairy cattle in the county. Five year loads of milk and dairy products were shipped into Wisconsin during the year according to state statistics.
Professor J P Drake of the Kansas State Normal reports radio is expanding in Kansas high schools with about a tenth already installing receiving sets or planning to this fall. Installations delayed by material shortages. teachers lead a radio class to teach school outfits and pupil instruction. An aside notes silk nests woven by Anas pine caterpillars in Central Africa.
A fragment warns readers about a harmful skin bleaching method using lemon juice and Orchard White. It suggests applying the mixture to the neck and arms to achieve a lighter tone but contains unsafe instructions and questionable claims about skin improvement.
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