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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1917
Page
2
An editorial argues against mass unskilled labor drafts, warning they demoralize the supply chain and waste valuable months. It favors a voluntary system and emphasizes duty, efficiency, and the risks to national needs if conscription ignores expertise and skilled manpower.
A discussion favors selective conscription as a wartime necessity while acknowledging volunteer service. Proponents argue it mobilizes the whole nation, assigns roles by skill, and preserves essential industries. Critics fear erosion of traditional volunteer ideals and broader civic unity.
At the Lawrence meeting of the Kansa State Editorial Association a year ago a speaker praised Kansas pioneers and warned of danger to the country. Since then Kans has seen patriots rally to arouse the state, with six in proportionate army recruiting and strong navy enlistments, while the National Guard forms and war plans unfold. Kansans stand ready to fight when duty calls, maintaining peace yet prepared to act for the nation.
An old advertisement praises Pepsin Nux Iron and Rilla Fine Cou as a potent tonic purifying blood and aiding appetite. It claims the iron and other vines work together for fourfold benefits in blood, strength, and digestion, naming Peptiren Pills and Pantiven Pi as components and mentioning laxatives and a general wonder season remedy.
A fragmented OCR note notes a defense or immunization in front of a contested site. It references a battic setting and suggests preparations or measures in a historical context. The readable text hints at ongoing efforts or obstacles, with emphasis on readiness and local action.
The piece notes China’s legalization of opium traffic is unlikely and draws parallels with Russia’s vodka ban and France’s absinthe stance. It urges the United States to pursue liquor prohibition beyond wartime, viewing global reform as inevitable and beneficial.
Chancellor Von Holweg offers a peace plan that Europe may reject. The plan would extend compulsory schooling by six months for children with defective teeth, arguing dental care aids learning. The report notes that Roosevelt's division plans for France could boost Allied morale despite the army's large scale.
With presidential suffrage granted to women in Rhodesland and Michigan, women in eighteen states can vote for president and vice president. At this rate it will not be long until the phrase vey populi is about half soprano.
The President naming Senator Roe or another American commissioner to Russia signals a move away from partisan politics in a national crisis. The nomination aims to place a well qualified official in a sensitive post, reflecting a united executive approach.
The article notes rising German discontent with autocracy as WWI war resolutions prompt U.S. political debate. It cites President Wilson’s appeal to Congress urging action against the government while appealing to the people, reflecting a tense domestic and international standoff.
Dissatisfaction at conditions prompts German peace mood but Kansas students join war effort. About 3000 in university, over 1000 in military training, 142 enlisted since war declared, 49 partly withdrawn, three companies and eight classes now in service. Navy takes medical internees, Red Cross classes taxed with 240 registered women.
Fragmentary text reflects a satirical collage on publicity, public reaction, and fame. It mentions military service, circus publicity, public support, and emotional motifs while naming unclear figures and places, including references to cinema, vendors, and social pressures.
An old advertisement promotes a lemon based lotion to whiten and beautify skin. Mix juice from two fresh lemons strained into three ounces of orchard white to make a quarter pint. Strain pulp, store for months, and apply daily to face neck arms and hands to reduce freckles sallowness and tan while softening rough skin. Drugstores supply orchard white and lemons at low cost, with massage promised to reveal natural beauty.
William S. Cody, a 1930 KU graduate and former advertising manager of the Dodge City Globe, will leave Lawrence to lead the Lawrence Journal-World advertising department during Clinton Kanaga’s military service. Kanaga will return after duty. Cady becomes permanent, while Kanaga retains ties with the paper.
The past month largely matched average April conditions with slightly heavier rainfall. Temperature peaked at 84 and dropped to a near freezing low on the 6th, and a trace of snow occurred on the 7th. Rainfall totals and cloudiness exceeded and wind, barometric pressure, humidity, and seismograph readings showed notable fluctuations, including several earthquakes and a southeastern Mississippi disturbance noted in the record.
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