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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1919
Page
8
The Journal-World warns solicitors are in town collecting money for a so called Honor Roll of Douglas County soldiers not connected to the newspaper. The Journal-World is compiling its own Roll of Honor with photos, edited by Capt. Joseph W. Murray assisted by Capt. Clint Kanaga.
An advertisement touts permanent tile granaries or National Steel corrugated tanks with roof, vent, doors, spout and galvanized features. It promises strength and lower cost than wood and includes contact for David Babb at 934 Twentieth Street. Also notes Siberia’s Verkhoyansk January mean at 50C below zero with harsher frosts.
Displayed artifacts highlight school honor rolls and wartime record books. Curators promise the volumes will be the most artistic yet produced, pairing archival pages with decorative bindings to capture history and memory for visitors.
Douglas County boys who served in the world war will be honored in a forthcoming Honor Roll book. Journal-World staffers will sell the volume this week with credentials for their sales force. The 8 leather bound volume includes wartime leaders portraits, government photos, and Kansas figures, dedicated to the local troops. Captain Murray and Captain Kanaga contribute, with compiling by Hollis and Church.
Dr James Naismith head of physical education at the university argues that most college athletes benefit and few are injured by rigorous training before 1907. A questionnaire shows favorable views from former athletes but he cautions results are not conclusive.
In Douglas county schools boys and girls will dust and dust off objects, transforming hand grenades into savings banks for mantel clocks shelves and pianos as part of a preparatory display for a forthcoming reception. The plan envisions only a handful of examples to illustrate the era's curiosities and civic education.
In the Tenth district war savings division plan, students earning vacation money will swap stamps for a grenade bank, shown to teachers at school opening. Under ten years, one stamp. over ten, two stamps. Douglas county war savings chairman and county superintendents back the effort to foster thrift among youth.
Lawrence prepares for a single day circus event on Monday July 7 featuring Hagenbeck-Wallace with 38 performers and acts from Europe and London Hippodrome. Highlights include Ritter on a long silver wire, the Marvellous Eugene troupe, La Rose Marguerite with tango horses, and a trained wild animal display. Two shows at 2 PM and 8 PM with doors opening earlier.
The parade will open at an hour earlier with the event still set for 10 oclock in the morning.
Lawrence Rotary representatives Walter Varnum and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Manley traveled by special Number 13 from Kansas City to Salt Lake City for the international convention. They toured Denver Pueblo and Colorado Springs, climbed Pikes Peak, held Flag Day exercises in Pueblo, and returned with a calm journey. Varnum spoke at the Elks Club luncheon today. Manley couple will take a month off after the convention. Runes explained with notes on Teutonic tribes and early beliefs, linking to heathen superstitions.
A civic note urges directing enthusiasm to constructive work and cooperation while opposing wrong. It counsels working with people and avoiding constant attacks on theories or opinions. The piece closes with Mrs. Bessie Glasco buying property at 1302 Tennessee Street to reside there.
An old advertisement urges readers to purge catarrh from the blood rather than treat surface symptoms. It promotes S. S. S as a complete antidote and invites medical advice from the Chief Medical Adviser at 42 Swift Specific Co, Atlanta, Ga.
A poetic excerpt by Maurice Thompson extols an early morning country gallop on a bright May day with dew flowers bird song and wind-rustle. The horse senses the rider and shares the lively zest of the ride in these fresh, fragrant hours.
The text describes removing marks by applying a tannin solution to the skin following the original design, then using a silver nitrate crayon until the skin darkens. Excess moisture is wiped away and the caustic is allowed to penetrate the skin, causing pain and reddish scars that may gradually fade.
A brief quip from the Boston Transcript shows a young woman apologizing to a librarian for misplacing a book name. The exchange highlights librarian patience and cataloging as a practical aid in finding titles.
In Brussels, Belgium the capital, President Ison and his party were met with enthusiastic reception. The city has long been praised as one of Europe's most magnificent places dating back to the sixteenth century.
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