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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1913
Page
3
A jumble of clippings from Lawrence Kansas discusses state constitutions, celebrations plans for the Fourth, park noise regulations, film censorship, and sensational crime notes. Mentions Ohio and Wisconsin constitutional efforts, with scattered dates and local actions.
The article discusses the merits of compulsory workmen's insurance, noting Ohio's law requires coverage funded from earnings. It argues the public should share costs with employers and employees, comparing it to Kansas and urging truth about tea and coffee myths. Personal opinions contrast superstition with sensible facts.
A historical editorial argues standpat leaders control the party, blocking reform and delaying progress. It criticizes both sides, warns against strikes and threats, and urges a fair industrial system for America. The piece stresses endurance of the American way, avoiding work stoppages and violent disruption, and calls for practical cooperation to move the nation forward.
The Wichita Eagle reports the Wichita Business Association plans a weeklong special train trip for its members to visit about 150 cities and towns nearby. The Publicity Bureau organized the trade extension to expand neighborly ties and business interests during the journey.
Walt Mason writes of wheezy aging and a stubborn mower. He comically vows to push the old machine from dusk to dawn, hoping to trim fat and build strength, while lamenting vanity and stalled progress.
The Wichita Booster Trip aims to deepen mutual understanding beyond business ties and map territorial perceptions. It stresses precise, informed knowledge of trades, acknowledges intercity differences, and aspires to unite Kansas neighbors as one vast region despite railroad lines and distance.
For this week only two thirds of basic cane sugar for one hundred dollars offered, various grocery items listed including beet sugar, pumpkin product, pancake flour and light horse items. The fragmentary ad references a local publication and contact details with a phone number and address, indicating a period cold sale or promotion in a midwestern town.
An advertisement offers a free remedy prescription claiming to restore vigor and cure manhood weakness. It urges men to request by mail a plain sealed envelope containing the prescription, from A E Robinson at 4381 Buck Building Detroit Michigan, promising privacy and no charge. The copy also references medical distrust and urges against patent medicines.
The Girl From Paris is billed as a great sensational comedy with constant laughs. Audiences are promised a wild second act with rapid-fire gags and a curtain fall amid hysteria. Front seats and pit tickets are on sale through campusine as the civic league promotes the show tomorrow. Local briefs note trips and visits by James Mott, D E Hoover, HA Vanlandingham, and Paul Barton with friends in Bailwin.
The CME League will handle refreshments for the play festival tomorrow. Expect standard items and typical concessions arranged for the event.
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