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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1919
Page
9
Commentary on the first nonstop Atlantic air crossing by Hawker and Grieve. It notes initial fears of loss, eventual acceptance of success, and questions the cost to the government. Proposes mid ocean mother ships with full power air stations for repairs and refueling to prevent engine failures at sea.
Six people were killed and twenty wounded in a strike at Lima. The article notes workers are out of employment and the cause is unclear, blaming neither Lima workers nor local citizens nor employers, but pointing to imported agitation.
A debated school policy piece objects to tobacco use by teachers and calls for restraint against cosmetics and makeup. The editorial cites Lizzie Wooster criticizes Lorraine phrasing and argues for a plebiscite before changing terms. It laments teachers and guards youth from modern painted appearances.
The article praises the Fourth of July as a grand patriotic display of national unity and victory. It frames independence and World War I Allied triumphs as core to freedom and prosperity, noting minimal postwar disruptions and strong return of soldiers to work.
The passage calls for a large Lawrence event celebrating soldiers' return and a national Fourth of July display. It emphasizes a new patriotic standard, postwar prosperity, and a first postwar Fourth tied to temperance and national liberty, urging all Douglas county residents to attend.
A Lawrence man drove out on the Kansas City viaduct to show some ladies the mouth of the Kaw. One woman joked it must be sick because it has such bad breath, prompting a light moment.
Green peas from our own garden will be ready Tuesday May 27 along with spinach lettuce radishes asparagus and strawberries. Jersey cream will be offered and a future grape may be added. City folks invited to share in the harvest.
The list recalls John Phillips as Boston’s first mayor who died in 1823, followed by events such as the 1860 Hail expedition from New London in search of Franklin, 1869 Washington and Lafayette monument dedication, 1890 Royal visit to Toronto, 1908 Polar Congress in Brussels, and 1910 Curtiss winning a 20000 prize for an Albany to New York flight. It notes 1915 Russian maneuvers, 1916 Italian counterattacks, and 1917 Italian offensive outcomes.
Commander Alexander Ramsay of the Royal Navy marks his wedding to Princess Patricia of Connaught and turns 38. Rear Admiral Herbert C. Dunn of the USN, stationed in Boston, is 62. Mare Klaw of Klaw and Erlanger fame is 61. M Leon Bourgeois, French statesman, is 68. Gilbert K Chesterton, English writer, is 45. Fred T Dubois, former Idaho senator, is 68. Drink Mount Hope Spring water. McNish, phone 198.
A woman complains that pigs in the Journal-World classified ads are sold before she can respond. She asks the paper to hold back the next pig advertisement until she can place a timely order, noting others who get the paper first have an unfair advantage.
One year ago today in the war French city of Amiens was bombed by a German airplane. Germans captured Soissons with over 25 000 prisoners. President Wilson formally created the War Industries Board.
A pastimes and notices page recalls Wiedemann’s fish market mishap after his horse fell during a cow search. Immigrant inflows to Kansas. lawyer Barker praised for efficiency. Gorrill narrowly escaped a runaway horse and fence fall. Johnny Donnelly praises a wolf versus dog, city engineer salary set at 500 dollars, hose crew pay, and police wages set seasonally. County signs a bend contract and rail links inch toward Garnett. Brooks named county clerk. Rock Island rail last linked with Union Parish in May. England France and Spain alliance rumored but Alabama claims persist. About sixty young women rehearse the operetta Taila led by Annie Fuller and Kate Bullene. Eldridge dining hall praised. A. E. Smith proprietor. Okies Triad BAY Ao
In a letter to The People’s Voice the writer denies advocating a political scheme for a city hospital. He calls for a modern well equipped hospital independent of party control yet guided by physicians and Lawrence citizens.
EDA H. Hyde argues for a permanent hospital financed by the Presbyterian Brotherhood, not a municipal project. She asserts a model hospital will attract top doctors, provide emergency and free wards, and be self supporting, serving all creeds and classes in Lawrence.
A Mysore letter to the BSA notes India now has about forty troops with over nine hundred members. Training classes run in Mysore and Bangalore, with a model troop demonstrated. Scouting spreads to Bengal and Travancore, facing language, religion, and caste challenges.
Ernest H. Collins Jr a seven year old Denver skater fell through thin ice in City Park Lake. Scouts Robert Pleus sixteen and Leroy Hoyt seventeen in a passing car used their coats as a rope and fashioned a life line to pull him from the icy water. They wrapped him in a blanket for warmth after the rescue.
Topeka boy scouts will become junior health officers in cooperation with the city health department. Scouts signing the pledge agree to distribute notices and literature, gather information, report on health and sanitary conditions, and assist the health department while not hindering school work or health.
When Washington formed his cabinet it had four members with the interior department yet unknown and war and navy under one head. He appointed two Virginians, Jefferson and Randolph, one New Yorker Hamilton, and one Massachusetts man Knox.
A neighborhood scene shows Everett remarking to fellow boys that being a girl is tough as his little sister watches from the yard and listens to their fishing plans without joining. The aside captures a boyhood moment of gendered observation.
Celia, ill for weeks, regains strength after being helped to sit and then standing briefly. She exclaims she feels heavy to herself, noting a surprising shift in her physical sensation as observers watch.
A brief quotation notes that trust carries greater honor than love. Attributed to George MacDonald, it reflects on character and belief as a higher compliment than affection.
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