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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1917
Page
4
The Lawrence Journal-World notes bids for a new water plant and reflects on local politics as “Birthday beer party” claims tie men to city leadership. It calls for a broader cleanup, mentions upcoming garden plots, and discusses submarine warfare, Kaiser forecasts, and railroad life insurance plans for Enron Pacific employees.
The readable text suggests growing public concern overseas and pressure for drastic action. It notes people are not enthusiastic for war yet accept political necessity, with calls that national rights must be defended despite uncertain outcomes. Potential implications for policy and unity are implied.
Springfield resident Mr. D T Remington, longtime state official and trusted doorkeeper, reports lasting heart and digestive relief after using Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pepticon Pills. His friend George Putnam of Lowell advised the regimen, and the result is renewed energy enabling him to walk 14 miles round trip downtown.
The American committee for Armenian and Syrian relief reports more than a million people starving in Armenia and Syria. A booklet from the committee calls this “the most terrible wine for the world has ever known.” The group presses Congress for action while noting many deaths are inevitable as war robs the region of aid and order.
A police judge hears a case about a seance disturbance. The chief defendant explains his laughter caused by the medium during a private talk with his dead wife, claiming he acted as any husband would under the circumstances. Turkish armies move toward the Tigris as British forces trail.
University of Kansas yearbook notes final deadline for all Jayhawker pictures. Most senior photos submitted. some juniors who had theirs taken must pick up prints at the Jayhawker office in the Museum. Stragglers may be kept for completion tonight to meet the printing deadline.
A Terre Haute mother praises Vick’s VapoRub for her two children aged nineteen months and three and a half years. She notes the product loosens phlegm, helps them rest, and aids during severe colds. She emphasizes external use and safety for young children, with sizes 25¢ 50¢ or 1.00.
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