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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1920
Page
6
Publicity will be a major item in all campaign expenses this year as Lawrence public notices remind readers. The piece comments on army uniforms, Turkey peace talks, the President's veto, and the looming Republican national convention with General Wood leading in delegates but short of a nomination.
Government keeps 1918 bought wool off market this year causing price uncertainty for Douglas county growers. Meantime debate on Armenia mandate rages in Senate foreign relations committee while Armenians plan to send a Moscow peace mission amid Bolshevik pressure.
In San Francisco President Wilson’s message to Democrats signals McAdoo’s presidential assets and Bryan’s stance. Meanwhile in New South Wales drought and a wheat crop blow threaten Australia, likely forcing imports and increasing reliance on Kansas and other regions to feed the world.
The piece recalls Missouri soldiers at Vauquois Hill and Exermont, honoring the Thirty-fifth Division and Palmyra’s paving victory. It contrasts heroic history with altering life, noting how a once-ornate pocketknife lost its full set of tools as era and fashion changed.
Cerl Smith Joslyn a 21 year old Harvard student from Springfield Mass won a $6000 prize in a nationwide contest for the best draft of a Republican platform for 1920. He lost his father at age ten and faced early hardship yet earned his way to Harvard through vacation work and relatives support now entering senior year and planning a career in education.
Today’s anniversaries list several historical events and figures including Samucel PF MacEnery born in Monroe Louisiana and passing in New Orleans in 1910, Archduke Maximilian’s arrival in Vera Cruz as Emperor of Mexico, the 1873 US Agricultural Congress opening in Indianapolis, the 1882 Jeanette expedition survivors reaching New York, Gladstone’s public funeral in Westminster Abbey in 1898, and the 1918 formation of the American Railroad Express Company under government supervision.
One year ago today King George revived Hawker and Gingham Palace and decorated them with air force or soda water season ix on. Have an case sent to your home. Me Nish. Phones 198. Totato spraying mate Drug Store. City
May events include the Democratic presidential convention opening in San Francisco, a Buch Festival at Lebign University in Bethlehem Ca, and a Philadelphia civic meeting urging higher pay for teachers. Hearings on railroad rate changes proceed in Washington with Interstate Commerce Commission. A Carnegie Hall debate features Gay de Aton and Samuel Gamper on labor disputes. Ohio votes see many signatures invalid, while Detroit sees more garage-dwelling homes. Memorial Day on May 31 empties Lawrence banks.
In Topeka a new bicycle theft case was linked to a boy who tried to sell the bike for five dollars. Officer Brad Logan chased and recaptured the youth after a brief escape, with Chief James Monroe confirming the theft and thanking Topeka police for the investigation and a reimbursed expense.
Wichita grain dealers convene in Kansas to discuss restitution for grain held at the time of price surges. Speakers from Waco and Arkansas City weigh remedies, while a resolutions committee plans officer elections as the convention concludes.
Fernanda Bermejo, a government student at the University, received an honorary membership in the Kanoas Bankers Association. The ceremony, held Friday afternoon in Wichita, recognized her as one of two exceptional students. The speaker noted Bermejo's intent to pursue graduate studies at a major state university, while discussions about the exact institution continued.
In Omana Nebraska May 28 a breach of promise suit arises as former spouses Hazen and Mas seek to revive their marriage and Mrs. Hazen seeks $25 000 heart balm after years of separation. The couple previously divorced and allegedly built a home together before relations cooled and Mrs Hazen moved out.
In police court this morning Thurlow Nehavender paid a $6.50 fine for leaving a car parked on the south side of a street between Louisiana and Indiana streets without a ticket for two days and two nights.
The clippings discuss asbestos as a versatile mineral for packing marine engines, shellfish used in dyeing silk, and a pest control anecdote touting RAT-SNAP to eliminate rats. The jagged text interweaves product placements with brief notes on coastal resources and farm losses.
A mangled OCR piece reads as a drug ad promising a single dose to cure stomach distress. It mentions removing a goat’s edearrical avaca and claims to cure a wide range of digestive issues, with lines about ros e carner drug store and widespread availability.
Fragmented OCR text recounts a convoluted tale of Alior, TJ Topel and A Savi an United States serret serv remit. Major Petfen ser to Kansas for trial is mentioned after Petfenberger’s arrest at Taurence. A sheriff, Lariner, reports shifting identities and admissions. Mentions of a bond, a construction worker hire, and various names appear amid unclear context.
George Greruire a Seattle longshoreman recounts six months ill with stomach trouble rheumatism and fatigue. He credits Tanlae remedy provided by Lawrence by wher Drug Company for his dramatic recovery and return to work.
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