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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1921
Page
5
Memorial Day in France offers comfort to American families with sons buried overseas and a pledge that graves will be cared for. The University of Kansas plans over 600 degree conferrals next week, with graduates occupying almost a quarter of Robinson Gym seating.
A Kansan paper comments on Lenine's alleged admission of Soviet bankruptcy and calls for broader justice across races. It notes Russia’s upheaval shows Soviet rules clash with modern society and warns of the dangers of absolute Soviet power and exclusionary class rule.
Today William Rockefeller and John D. Rockefeller’s brother celebrates, King Alfonso and Queen Victoria commemorate fifteen years of marriage, the University of Virginia opens centennial celebrations, June Weeks begins Naval Academy graduation festivities, Cambridge confers honorary doctorates including the Prince of Wales and Rear Admiral William S. Sime.
The American Association for the Workers for the Blind will hold its tenth biennial convention in Vinton from June 2 to 22. It expects over 200 delegates from the United States and Canada, with the 8 meeting previously held in Toronto. The event follows last meeting in Toronto. The Chinese post office prepared aero plane stamps for air service between Peking and nearby cities, in denominations of 15, 50 and 44 cents, announced April 25.
An experimental plan proposes sending pupils to stores for weeks as part of a shopkeeping course. They would be paid 3 to 7 dollars and could earn a permanent position. Lewis J Kish outlines aims to teach selling tact, patience, and customer handling using a modern department store training method.
Topeka reports a parade amid a decline in bread price to 10 cents at a local bakery. Wichita notes aircraft dealers entering planes for an aerial tournament May 20 and 30 plus. Salina approves $750 to Mrs. Carson after her policeman husband was shot. Emporia says Kansas college and normal intercollegiate athletics will be no-decision. Hutchinson covers street scenes and a rail yard area. Ottawa and Princeton address creek management and land damages. Newton names Miss Bessie Powell as girls athletic director. Kansas City Kansas forms a state association for the blind. Leavenworth Times gains manager Bridle. Teacher demand remains high for trained staff. Totals of life certificates and teaching certs are discussed in Emporia. Memorial Day programs see rising involvement from veteran groups. Wichita posts meals for ex-service members at Lewin Post meetings. Chieupre hosts a national track meet as Ralph McDowall departs. Sunflower Lodge plans a new $100,000 temple in Lawrence. Chicago references close to a different topic with a female district attorney.
A reader notes how former soldiers now show slack postwar posture and sloppy measurements. He recalls the precise war waist and finger-marked tape, contrasting with peace time changes. The piece also mentions novelist F Marion Crawford and a tonic claim about cleansing the system with herbal remedies.
Topeka May 28 reports from O F Whit ney secretary of the State Horticul tural Society warn that fruit yields in Kansas will be well below normal. Apples will be sparse outside flower valleys of the Arkansas River region. peaches nearly nonexistent except for a few trees in the northeast and southern valleys. strawberries, raspberries, and other berries show small hope amid severe weather effects.
An aged Chicago resident recounts minimal streetcar usage and a wartime rumor that a local boy named Dolly Matley may have ridden trains. family memories touch on a YMCA camp, daily life, and the city’s wartime atmosphere as officials discuss broader implications.
Fragmentary note describes a Polish mayoral figure of Polish-German background connected to Detroit authorities. Mentions a priest, shifting national borders, and residence after long stay, with unclear governance at a border region and possible Polish Republic transition.
Dr. Zientinski became mayor in recognition of his relief efforts during Bolshevik invasions. In Detrynit he served as editor of two Polish newspapers.
A fragmentary May news item reports the mummy of an ancient Egyptian queen wife of Amenemkhet or Amenhotep returned to Emory University Museum, Atlanta. It notes her death around 1120 BCE and references royal lineage, artifacts, and a Babylonian scribal record found near a royal palace.
An old advertisement touts No-To-Bac as a simple aid to quit tobacco. It claims the habit breaks quickly, improving mental and financial wellbeing, and offers a money back guarantee if cravings persist. The copy urges users to place a harmless lozenge in the mouth when a smoke is desired.
Dr. Shelton notes only a handful of words tentatively translated from tablets in the Emory collection. Among items are Laniel tablets, preserved Tope-grass rope from a tomb, bronze trinkets, arial tents, and many jars. The relics hint at long burial contexts and antiquities despite partial decipherment.
A vintage beauty tip suggests mixing juice from two lemons with Orchard White to create a fragrant lotion. Applied daily to face neck and hands, it claims to bleach freckles and blemishes, yielding a clearer softer skin with reduced tan and freckling.
A fragmented excerpt describes Norva Sidwell on TV discussing Cuthura healing Hoy brother. The muddled text mentions Kansas and Wyoming, with garbled phrases about a machine, mouth, and a possible public interest moment.
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