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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1918
Page
8
The fragment references the Audit Bureau of Circulation and the Bureau of Advertising with a person or initials A. Kh. The readable text is sparse and lacks clear event details or context for a fuller summary.
A wartime appeal explains how thrift stamps fund equipment for soldiers including rifles steel helmets and clothing. It notes the cost per man for equipment and urges readers to buy more stamps to support the effort amid printed ink issues and local responses.
The article honors master plumbers visiting Lawrence as essential workers who provided basic comforts—gas, water, sanitation, heat, and power—throughout history. It notes plumbers as sanitary and electrical engineers, highlights their role in public health and wartime relief, and expresses respect for their ongoing work and return.
The paper highlights a modest lead about six Mississippi men who carried a neighbor14 miles on a cot to a hospital, a gesture praised beside reports of the war, floods, a train wreck, and other events. It contrasts such humane endurance with German Kultur amid atrocities abroad.
A critical note on the German Emperor’s use of God in public discourse. The writer observes frequent references to God but notes he never names Jesus Christ, arguing the God invoked is not the Father.
A provocative critique contrasts Kaiserism with Christian ethics in a sermon excerpt. It decries the Kaiser’s doctrine as worship of force, alleging clerical complicity and a call to obedience over mercy and neighbor love. The piece exercises anti German sentiment and questions church alignment with state power.
The dispatches describe an inventive approach to tortures by the Bolshevik authorities. A reader remarks on adjusting attire when conversations begin and reflects on taking too much territory.
An advertisement touts Peptiron for spring use. It claims the chocolate coated product boosts vitality, nerves, digestion, and blood nourishment. Makers Hood Co promotes quick results and health benefits for families.
The readable lines reference Columbia Mets Choa tee pram and veterans seeking Leckie. The note is garbled with names and phrases unclear in context and lacks coherent events or dates.
The item mentions Mareh Wh. Pst and A Young with family visiting the city. Names like Hutchings, John Frank A. Doane appear as candidates in the fourth ward. Miss Carri Levey travels to St Victor. Daniel Hidridge hosts friends on Kentucky Street with cards and dancing. A list of attendees includes Florence Clarke Josephine Bassett Addie Bryan Allen Smith Addie Hill Nellie Clarke Barker Irwin Chute and Jon Sauvage. Treasury certificates of indebtedness offered with subscriptions due June 18 and denominations up to 500 bear 2 percent interest. Returns to Federal Reserve Bank Kansas City and related banks are noted.
A damaged OCR piece discusses Liberty Garden topics and a Washington plant section. It mentions heavy clay pastes and depth measurements and hints at uniformity and internal logistics. The text is fragmented with uncertain names and places.
A garbled OCR passage records a string of disconnected phrases about poetry, tests, gravel, and devices. It mentions beads like Peony and Wo, with unclear references to lines and bottles. The text reads like a transcription artifact without a coherent narrative or identifiable entities.
Traveler diary recounts a winter rail halt caused by daylight saving mix up. The account notes tense moments at the station and confusion as the train stopped mid route while clerks adjusted clocks.
Cavernous antiquarian sermon blends religious prophecy with antiGerman wartime rhetoric. It rails against Kaiserism while urging reverence for Melchizedek King of Righteousness and Peace, contrasting sacred optics with modern militarism and persecutions. Two named locals enlistees are listed at the end.
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