Bee Tom Smith Defends Chas F Scott and Attacks Stubbs
Bee Tom Smith defends Chas F Scott over Lusitania editorials from three years ago and questions Stubbs’s 1916 actions. Journal-Works notes Stubbs led Hughes campaign efforts in Lawrence and McPherson and other towns, then campaigned as a free lance when dates failed. Mushrooms slogan cited. war passage contrasts acts of Von Hindenburg with stage-play moral arc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Smith
T. D. Smith
Chas. F. Scott
Lusitania
Germany
Stubbs
Journal-Works
Hughes
State Committee
Free
Lawrence
McPherson
Last act of the drive and the war ends soon
The Leavenworth Times quotes a stark note that the last act of the drive and the war is approaching. It frames final victories as imminent and emphasizes closure on the conflict.
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von Hindenberg
Noyon
Leavenworth Times
Oklahoma Land Car Brings Opportunity to Lawrence
A U S government land sale car tours Santa Fe, offering southeastern Oklahoma lands with timber grazing and agricultural potential. Prices begin at a few dollars an acre with easy payments, no homesteading required, no irrigation needed, rainfall about 45 inches, near railways and growing towns. The display includes Oklahoma products and photos, open 9-12 and 1-5, evenings 7-9, free admission. A mock trial fundraiser is planned at Lawrence High School to support a flag fund for the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
U. S
Oklahoma Oil Belt
Santa Fe
Transplanting War Garden Plants for Victory
The National War Garden Commission urges careful hardening of indoor plants before transplanting. Select sturdy plants, avoid wilting, and harden over about two weeks. Transplant on cloudy days, soil gently pressed, roots protected, and avoid air exposure. Plant staple crops like potatoes beans corn tomatoes cabbage onions and include quick maturing varieties for early harvest. These home gardens aid freight relief and feed Allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National War Garden Commission of Washington
Ellsworth Resident Returns After Visit to Mrs Wilhelmi
Mrs W FE Sheriff returns to her Ellsworth Kansas home after visiting Mrs Max Wilhelmi Jr. Orchard White season is now on. McCulloch s Drug Store can supply your needs with this popular toilet preparation.
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S. M. Reese
Lawrence
Kansas City
W. FE. Sheriff
Ellsworth
Kansas
Max Wilhelmi, Jr
McCulloch’s Drug Store
Truths and Trifles by Paul Rankin
A witty column mocks public sentiment and war talk, lampooning poets and editors. It cites Plum J. Dubb translating a German song about Paris and war, then parodies mis-spellings and phrases, noting how distance and delays affect prizes and ideas.
Iron tonic promises vigor for modern soldiers and citizens
An advertisement extols Tron-tic or Iron-tic as a soluble iron tonic to raise blood iron, pink cheeks, appetite and energy. It links iron to valor, cites Dr. Pierce and a Buffalo Surgical Institute, and urges readers to mail pennies to obtain trials, implying military and civilian use.
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Cromwell
France
Pierce
Surgical Institute
Buffalo
Garbage and Guff by Ed Keilmann
A city plan to send notices to property owners about weed and tree control is discussed with calls for mandatory garbage disposal by the city. The piece argues sanitation justifies higher taxes and city hauling, while critiquing private haulers and teasing a mayoral bid. Local social notes list visitors and residents in Lawrence.
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Lawrence
Liewrence
Lamr
Private playground claimed by Hosford owner
C U Hosford of 1846 Barker Avenue asserts control over a 110 by 160 foot tract fenced and turned into a private playground for eleven children from his family and neighbors. The site features a fish pond with a no fishing sign, sand flies, teeter boards, a turning pole, and a marble path, with plans for a concrete corner for a tricycle and coaster wagon. The owner notes the pleasure of watching children play and cites exercise as essential to growth.
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C.u. Hosford
Barker Avenue
Hosford
Barker
Itea
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HE Journal-World
Mons
Fey
Massachusetts Street
Chicago
A. R. Keator
New York
George H. Alcorn
West 31St Street
New York City
Associated Press
Bureau of Circulations
Bureau of Advertising
A. N
Land OF Opportunity
Oklahoma Land Car
Santa Fe Switch
Lawrence High School’ Debating Society
High Schol
F. H. Olney
FE. A. Lupton
Topeka
Everett True
Ben
Roy
Heeb
U.S. Dept
Bell-Ans
Arkansas
Logan-Moore Lumber Co
BE. H. Farrell
Logan Moore Lumber Co
J. B. Peairs
City
H. 8. Peairs
Presbyterian Church
Township Club
Red Cross
Logan-Moore Lumber Company
Tyre
Son
As City
Kans
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Wiedemann’s
Max Wilhelmi, Sr
Truths and Trifles
Paul
Rankin
Plum J. Dubb
Dunlap Dover
The
Iron Men of History
Keilmann
Ruth Garver
Lomna Marie Raub
L. H. Kennedy
Chanute
M. A. Leary
Walter Keeler
E. T. Johnston
Mr. E. T. Johnston
Mr. W. H. Ps
Louie Ahlers
California
C. G.ookes
Cl.b
MocCalfoeh
P. Barber & Son
Evans-Metcalf Co
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