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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1919
Page
2
A highly garbled transmission mentions debate over leadership and policy, referencing a city commission and candidates linked to education. It notes concerns about salaries, economic conditions, and the impact of forthcoming periods on the city, with unclear details about prices and local issues.
The discussion centers on the League of Nations with no opposition recorded. The article colors the theoretical framework and potential impacts, signaling a cautious yet open stance on collective security and cooperation.
Fragmentary notes discuss US authority relative to major powers and the burden of enforcing edicts. The text weighs joining a league against risking entanglement, noting domestic politics, legal separation costs, and the influence of senators and residents on policy.
In 1917 the United States planned federal aid for highway construction with each state contributing a share drawn from the national Treasury. Logan Waller Obear, director of Public Roads and Rural Engineering, reported in Richmond that 168 of 228 federal aid projects were approved, six disapproved, with 78.1 million dollars total, about 1,052,143 from state and local sources. The era saw multiple state legislatures in session as 1917 progressed.
An old advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as vital to digestion blood nourishment and renewed strength. It also markets Hood's Pills as a mild cathartic and cites a broader piece on Federal Aid Act road projects urging swift state action to utilize federal funds for highway construction amid high costs and labor shifts.
Today presents a quirky roll of birthdays with Willtan Dean Hivells listed as a leading American figure born in Martin's Ferry Ohio, aged 82. It mentions Lotta Lonis Anspacher, a playwright, plus Dr de Ho Levenson linked to Princeton.
An advertisement touts staying healthy with age by cleansing kidneys and bladder, driving out toxins, and using Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules. Claims improved vitality, vigor, and mental sharpness, urging readers to buy original imported capsules from druggists with a money back guarantee.
Amid national dispute over the League of Nations and the peace treaty, critics attack President Wilson and warn of world upheaval if America withdraws. The NYT editorial is cited as hitting the core, while Wilson stamps pride in the nation’s global esteem and idealist goals. The piece recounts Wilsonian ideals and warns of ruin if opponents prevail.
Fragmentary item from Ligonier Pennsylvania noting a person born there and a 83rd birthday marked today. Mentions Sara Date former Japanese ambassador to the United States and Walter Ge Clippinger president of Osterbein University in Franklin County, a reference to a death six years ago today.
Fragmentary notes record a new British ministry led by Thiers, a Mississippi collision with De Soto and Buckeye, a rift between Chile and Bolivia over Guano isles, disestablishment plans for the Leish church, Herschel’s death in Kingston, Britain declaring a war stance, a German armored ship sinking, and a House vote to empower the president to arm American merchant ships.
The first exhibition of the Manufacturers' Aircraft Association opens today in New York. The event aims to showcase weekly progress and prompt delivery, with Wiedeman's service noted. Tomorrow marks a notable anniversary connected to De Witt Clinton, governor of New York and father of the Erie Canal.
An advertisement claims boils and carbuncles signal poisoned blood from winter strain. It touts a hot water morning ritual, laxative, and a “pure verctable rem hich” from Revts and i to cleanse and invigorate the blood. The text pitches Lax Carin and Lasxearin products from Pittsburgh based company, pricing at one dollar a box and five dollars for six, with mail order payment options.
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