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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1919
Page
6
A U S Department of Agriculture piece advises starting dairy herds with quality grade calves from proven producers rather than purebreds. It argues small calves cost less, reduce disease risk, and ship well by express or through delivery on terms, fostering better care and faster herd establishment.
The piece argues dairymen can solve the feed shortage by using food economics to feed more people with less waste and by feeding more cows rather than killing people. It criticizes drastic actions and states killing dairy cows would be unnecessary to meet national dairy needs.
A fragmented report notes the Babcock test as a practical method for determining fat content in milk or milk solids. It mentions a test device and method used in dairy analysis.
Ann Rogers leaves Burr and Marchant to answer Uncle Sam's summons. She finds romance with Mr. Marchant amid wartime duties, agency orders, and the lure of Washington. After a brief return, she confronts a choice between duty and affection as the war winds down.
The Single Tax Party nominates Jets City Sepresser for a 2 141 ticket in a local election race, signaling a unified platform. Supporters cite tax reform and municipal efficiency as core goals amid a crowded field.
The article advises on keeping 12 to 25 hens on a town lot for affordable eggs and meat. It details space needs, yard division, crop rotation with cover crops, and green feed to reduce soil contamination. It recommends general purpose or egg-type fowls or well cared for grades if pure-bred stock is unavailable.
The article argues that humane care matters more than fancy cages and dishes. Good stock, healthy quarters, quality feed and water, proper quantities, timely feeding, and disease and predator protection are essential for poultry business success.
During hot weather sour or musty grain should not be used for poultry feed as severe losses can result. Check grain condition in long stored bins and avoid leaving mash in troughs on hot days to prevent contamination and illness among young stock.
The Rt. Rev. Joseph Schrembs, Catholic bishop of Toledo, Ohio, marks the thirtieth anniversary of his ordination with celebrations.
An editorial urges promoting the Boy Scouts to guide boys, praising the organization on its ninth anniversary and calling for volunteers, especially men with foreign military experience, to support its educational mission in democracy and civic growth.
War department order 169 directs officers and enlisted men returning from overseas to consider serving as Boy Scout troop leaders after discharge. The national council of the Boy Scouts of America echoes this call to all service branches to use veterans’ qualifications in guiding youth.
King Alfonso of Spain is a staunch believer in the boy scout movement. He is the only reigning monarch known to wear the scout uniform and praises their public services during crises. The royal demesne hosts a permanent camping ground with basic medical and water facilities for scouts.
The message from Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels to James E. West at Boy Scouts of America HQ New York conveys praise for the scouts chivalric youths aiding wartime tasks. It notes Daniels’ greetings and confidence in a future America worthy of its founders.
During autumn fires in northern Minnesota and Wisconsin Boy scouts aided firefighting, assisted refugees and the injured, and helped locate the missing. In West Hartford a brook was dammed to create a 650 foot swimming pond. Memphis Scout Phillip Faucette saved a baby from a burning house at great personal risk.
The article notes scouting movements in Hartford public schools, stating 71 percent establishment and the rising challenge of aligning scouting with the school program. It emphasizes scouting as a merit-based supplementary education rather than a current primary school activity.
The birth centennial of Thomas Dunn English author of the ballads Sweet Alice and Ben Bolt will be celebrated tomorrow.
The Journal-World states solicitors are in town collecting money for a Douglas County Honor Roll not affiliated with the paper. The Journal-World confirms it is preparing a Roll of Honor with many photographs secured and editing underway under Captain W. Murray.
The passage lists several old fashioned recipes including Ham With Cider, Fried Chicken Southern Style, Rhubarb Baked With Figs, Frozen Boston Pudding, and Blueberry Cake. Instructions cover searing ham in cider, frying chicken in bacon lard, baking rhubarb with figs, making Boston pudding with brown bread and custard, and a traditional blueberry cake with flour, sugar, eggs, and berries.
In a rural scene a scarecrow’s presence fails to bother crows who regard it as a city artist and painter. The exchange has a folksy, humorous tone reflecting farm life and animal behavior.
A fragmentary line references rain and a speaker named Shinbone and a claim that certain men are welcome and necessary but overwhelmed by a deluge.
A sovereign whose authority unsettles many must reckon with widespread fear and caution. The piece explores how power invites unease as subjects weigh risks and loyalties in tense times.
An image shows Eamon de Valera, president of the Irish Republic, after his arrival in New York where he plans to float a 5 million dollar bond issue for Ireland.
The text notes Christian Donelsius as the first major Lithuanian poet, praising Seasons of the Year in hexameter. It claims 1865 saw the Imperial Academy publish his complete works at its expense, and during the war a collaboration produced a Russian hexameter translation of The Joys of Spring by Bultrushattis and Ivanov.
The United States did not gain title to Panamanian territory under the 1905 Isthmian canal convention. It retained a perpetual right of occupation and control over a ten mile wide zone, paying Panama $10,000,000 with ongoing annual installments of $250,000 while occupancy lasted, beginning February 26, 2015.
Francis Scott Key, prolific writer of The Star Spangled Banner and several sacred hymns, published in book form 221857. He authored Be fore the Lord We praise Onis for Thanksgiving and other hymns. He died in 13 while serving as United States district attorney at Washington.
The article explains methods to keep electricity steady amid varying demand. It describes alternating current produced by rapid reversals of each conductor and contrasts it with direct current where reversals do not occur.
The lady of the house fancies a cook and scans the want ads. Her husband teases that she is reading the death notices. She clarifies she wants to see cooks who have employers in the listings.
The passage muses on how people pursue normal life and daily needs. It contrasts the dangers of chasing extremes with the value of a steady, regular course to serve oneself and others. It hints at wisdom in maintaining balance and avoiding excessive deviation from habit.
The text notes the U S national banking law of February 20 and traces the Bank of North America from 1782 charter by Pennsylvania to becoming national on December 3 1864. It explains its historic status and reorganization under its original name without the standard prefix.
Dr. James H. Honan of the University of Chicago denounces coffee as a poison and tea as a nerve shatterer while labeling water a factor in elevated blood pressure. He warns that excessive water intake is especially dangerous to those with hardened arteries, a condition common after age fifty.
A speaker reflects on mortality and the simile of life to a harness. He notes traces of care, lines of trouble, and bits of fortune, with breaches of faith and tongues to bridle. Everyone must tug to pull through in harnessed existence.
An EExchange call laments the sting of pinching dollars and the moral scars of penury. It urges readers to abandon stinginess and adopt a more generous spirit, urging reform in everyday thrift.
A reflective exhortation urges daily adherence to truth and altruism as antidotes to hypocrisy and selfishness. It warns that violating these principles leads to misery and undermines efforts toward a higher civilization in enlightened times.
The text discusses fashion conformity over vanity and the tension between new modes and old ones. It notes that fools may invent new fashions while the wise may conform, choosing to follow trends rather than oppose them.
If Earth's atmosphere were compressed to water density it would occupy 1,268,000 cubic miles. The gaseous envelope would fill a tank 109 miles high by 100 miles wide and 109 miles long.
A reflective note cites Nathaniel 3 Shaler on mankind’s inner struggle. It argues the mind contains ancient evils at war with higher human qualities, shaping behavior and moral choices in daily life.
The passage records two laborers talking about a hospital stay and feeling very bad The second mentions a friend bringing two bottles of beer but cannot drink at all The language is rough dialect reflecting seaside or urban speech from London Bait
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