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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1919
Page
4
Memorial Day is honored as the Grand Army of the Republic wanes yet lives on. Veterans from Civil War and later conflicts join today with new soldiers in olive drab, marching for freedom and unity. They return from France resolved that they shall sleep in Flanders Fields.
A Kansas City subscriber recounts investigating Mrs Baker and her Mothers' Appeal. Poor credits and unpaid bills are noted, plus rumors and irregularities, leading to urging proper credentials and city permits before charity solicitations. Memorial Day approaches with concern over fundraising ethics.
Anxieties from wartime strain affect nerves digestion and vitality. Lec nae is promoted as a great vitalizer restoring energy, appetite, and sleep. Peptiron tablets in chocolate-coated form are advertised as pleasant and effective.
The piece notes Lamb, a forced user of alcohol, being treated at the state hospital in Topeka. It praises his kindness, his flowers and baskets, and his plan to visit Journal World for a brief chat. The writer hopes treatment will restore his health and will to return to the world.
Foreseeable leaders in the town and nation have funded the purchase of Woodland Park to keep it public. Sweeney Skinner Daugherty and others have raised money, with promises kept to avoid debt until full funds are available. County may later reprice the land as a park, rewarding donors if the sale proceeds.
The piece argues for cautious trimming of military outlays and forces while avoiding overreaction and unpreparedness. It notes the US wealth and the need to defend sea lanes, even under the League of Nations framework, to prevent aggression and war. It calls for finding a middle ground between heavy military control and total disarmament.
A reflective piece notes that society once praised princes of labor but now judges by the queue of busy workers. It argues that publicity-driven careers from editors to auto tire makers are treated as eagerly awaited events by the public.
A fragment from a Kansas City Star advertisement shows concerns about a letter intended for the department of justice being mailed improperly and not enforced. The text hints at the process and potential misdirection in handling official notices.
A compact old style remark notes that some men insist on a Numidian in the weed pile to prove a proposition only when it is too late. The line plays on certainty and misjudgment in a metaphorical scene.
The piece argues nations must share the burden of postwar reconstruction as Europe bears extensive destruction. It notes Germany’s complaints over terms versus the heavier aggregate burden on allies including the United States, citing a debt rise from 18.4 billion in 1914 to wartime totals earlier in the year.
The article argues nations will owe more than seven billion dollars above 1918 expenses due to Germany's war aims. It condemns Germany as selfish and brutal and cites their bluff and insolence as part of a Rhine-Whine-Bache Review.
A reader argues the proposed 42 000 per mile road contract far exceeds the claimed 18 000 and urges the county and chamber of commerce to pursue a northern route via Stull to satisfy farmers, avoid overpaying, and secure a practical road solution for the county. The letter cites Topeka and Lawrence examples and appeals for a compromise using the middle road to reduce costs.
Mrs E H Siler warns readers that local strawberry crops are likely to be inferior next week despite claims from Wulfkuhle that berries will be plentiful for canning. She notes her patch yielded half as many as earlier in the week and urges buyers not to wait for cheaper berries that may disappoint.
Fifty years ago Delaware announced the installation of a pillory and whipping bell in the rail yard at New Castle. The notice also notes social events, church concerts, circus crowds, and local civic matters including the reved County Agricultural society and real estate transfers involving Pickens Finnemaan Banks Grovenor and Hammond.
A mixed chronicle mentions youth John Francis firing at Queen Victoria, Danial O Connell jailed for sedition, a cholera outbreak in Buffalo with 2000 cases, Mississippi Governor McRae wed in British Honduras, a Confederate monument unveiled in Richmond, Roosevelt advising Britain on Egypt, and World War I era fronts including Russ Rae Qu ns halting German advances and a German claim near Verdun.
Across a large part of the United States veterans of three wars join Memorial Day events honoring wartime victory. In Boston, Rt Rev William Rawrend marks his 69th birthday, while Henry Gee Morrison and pianist Mark Hambourg are noted on their 77th and 40th anniversaries respectively. Dr John C Acheson and the Duke of Norfolk also appear among birthday references. A dessert tip promotes Wiedemann's ice cream for soldier boys. Mount Hope Spring water and contact details are listed.
A roundup noting German forces advancing to within two miles of Rheims and reports of a steel ship launched at Newark Bay while a munitions explosion in Jassy, Roumania killed four hundred people.
An 19th century style advertisement touts S. S. S as a safe, root and herb based blood treatment for rheumatism scrofula ulcers and blood disorders. It claims vegetal ingredients purify the system and urges readers to obtain the remedy from drug stores or contact Swift Laboratory in Atlanta Georgia.
The era marks the 100th anniversary of the first Protestant Episcopal bishop in Ores In England. New houses are planned using a novel concrete blend of slag and seaweed.
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