Depredations in Old Mexico Prompt Local Letter to Editor
The Lawrence Journal-World discusses Mexican depredations and US reactions, noting Americans have lost lives and referencing President Wilson. A Lawrence Democrat opinion says history will judge the president and his cabinet harshly, while university students face rules and restraint. The piece urges immediate river bed fill removal, arguing labor is available and spring floods threaten issues.
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Old Mexico
Lawrence
No Beer, No Work Threat Ties Boozers to Labor
A fragment notes concern over a boycott ploy with the phrase no beer no work. It suggests workers, described as Boozers, would gain enthusiasm for labor after losing supply for weeks, implying a coercive stance amid unrest.
Prohibition Plays Boost Social Service League Funds
Mrs J Gordon Gibb and associates organized a successful benefit play for the Social Service League. The town enjoyed the entertainment and the League gained six hundred dollars to support its work. The piece also argues Bolshevism cannot endure and praises constructive, industrious effort in contrast to destructive movements.
Read the peace rhetoric, heed its practical content
The Kansas City Star editorial critiques Wilsons peace speech, urging readers not to be swayed by rhetoric. It argues Europe doubted US resolve before entering WWI, and that prosperity and appetite for ease influenced neutrality. It notes Wilson used rhetorical excuses to justify positions.
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Kansas City Star
Wilson
Boston
Europe
Hood’s Sarsaparilla Promises Spring Health Boost
An advertisement extols Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a spring medicine for blood, stomach, liver, and kidney ailments, claiming near 50 years of public use and the largest sales among tonics. It praises the formula’s blood-renewing effects and its inventor’s expertise.
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Hood
Boston
America's Peace Speech Misreads War Aims at Boston
A critical editorial argues America misunderstood Europe in the war and in the peace process, denouncing reliance on a formal treaty over real guarantees. It questions a League of Nations as a superstate, urges practical support for France, and warns against celebratory rhetoric masking reality. It notes the wartime narrative shifting from sacrifice to rhetoric and cites contemporaneous reports of German advances and British naval losses.
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Des Moines
America
United States
Cal
Boston
Europe
France
England
Mr. Wilson
League of Nations
Anniversaries and historical milestones noted
A chronicled list recalls events from 1890 to 1915 including Harper’s Ferry armory and factory origins, the Bank of the United States becoming non governmental, the North German parliament opening, the Forth Bridge opening, Bishop Paddock’s death, McKinley’s inauguration, and the first German reply to an American protest. The piece frames these dates within a historical calendar context.
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Harper's Ferry
Bank of the United State
Prussia
Firth of Forth
Scotland
John A. Paddock
Olympia
Wash
Santa Barbara
Cal
Norwich
Conn
William McKinley
United States
Washington
Birthdays of notable figures marked today
Today marks birthdays for Tea and Whitlock United States minister to Belgium born in Urbana Illinois fifty years ago. Admiral David W Taylor chief of the bureau and former governor born in Lexington ages not specified. Arthur C McGiffey president of Union Theological Seminary grand aunt NX aged fifty eight years ago today.
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Tea and Whitlock
United States
Belgium
Urbana
David W- Taylor
Bures Woof
Lexington
Tev
Arthur C. McGifferi
Union Theologiest Seminary
NX. v
Peace Gardens Early Dope By Authorit How to Start Successful Food Factories
A to-the-point War Garden bulletin outlines when to plant hardy seeds and which crops to grow in early seasons. It notes that timing depends on location and climate, advising gardeners to plant as soon as ground is ready despite lingering frost. It also promotes requesting a free garden book from the National War Garden Commission.
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Saysdav
National War Garden Commission of
Washington
Commission
Paris
Drink Hot Water Each Morning to Purify the Digestive System
Health guidance urges drinking a cup of hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate each morning. It claims this practice cleanses the stomach and bowels, stimulates kidneys, liver, and eliminates poisons and toxins before breakfast.
Planting Groups For Garden Vegetables In A Limited Season
The guide lists planting groups for seeds with timing guidance. Group one includes celery and related crops. group two timing follows after two weeks from a specific bloom. Groups three and four cover beans, cucumbers, melons, squash, eggplant, and peppers with frost sensitivity varying by group.
Casualty List Names Kansas Boys on Roll of Honor
Casualty roll lists Kansas youths with unclear spellings. Wounded and undetermined statuses include Roy B. Kennedy of Hutchinson and Corporal Ephraim Ramsey of Ottawa. Sergeants James Haig of Topeka and Ekian Jones of Ottawa, plus Private Chaves Orton of Twin Mound are noted as wounded or undetermined.
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Kansas
Roy B. Kennedy
Hutchinsemutr
Ephrians Ramsey
Ottawa
James Fh. Haig
Fola
Remarkalee Phosphate Teased as Weight Gain Aid
An old advertisement fragment touts Remarkalee Phosphate as a product that purportedly makes thin people fat. The blurred text mentions various terms and names, with unclear claims about tablets and personal effects, ending in a vague promotional note.
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Remarkalee Phosphate
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