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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1925
Page
4
The World Company of Lawrence Kansas lists page content reflecting calendar changes high way law talk fire insurance notes and national events. It mentions the League of Nations calendar revision discussion and comments on Easter timing plus ongoing public notices and editorials about prohibition and constitutional literacy.
Walter Lippman of the New York World questions the practicality of abolishing political machines though he sees some improvement. The piece notes divisions in Britain over a London treaty and warnings in Germany about amendments that could derail progress. The Topeka Capital adds that Kansas fire records show 62 incidents in thirteen years in the state.
King Ferdinand of Reajanate, coronated in 1914 after King Charles, faces alleged Bolshevist plots tied to his turbulent rule. Born 1865 in the Hohenzollern line, he spent early years in Germany and had brothers who fought as German generals. He wed Princess Marie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Queen Victoria’s granddaughter and first cousin to George V.
The item notes a delayed letter from September 24, 1905, sent from Saint Jean Soleumieux ten miles away and reaching after 204 years. It mentions Françoise Belami a resident, and includes obituary details for Mrs. Sarah Hale Muzzy of Lawrence with Civil War ties, her husband Hammond O. Muzzy, and their descendants, church affiliation, and community memory.
Firemen were busy yesterday afternoon at the Market cistern as a Postmaster gone astray in Quincy, Vermont returns. Notable visitors include W. H. Ballou of Kansas City. Packing house work begins. twenty five porkers were killed day before and as many more yesterday. Beef cattle won’t be slaughtered this year. Chauncy Wright of the W. A. telegraph to visit Denver with operatives to hunt buffalo. A group of schoolboys went to a spelling session near Waka Tusa. Reminiscences recall early Kansas Pacific depots and the collapse of the old engine stable in Lawrence. The Gormahi trial fills the university’s morning docket. Mrs. Alsonzo Wieox returns from Muscatine. The game’s best turnout features several young women. Chas. Grdeber suffers apoplexy. Tracy Learnard plans a California visit. Mrs. Guenther travels to Missouri for the Quincy show. Miss Towne slips on ivy pavement. Invitations issued for November 20 December 1 and December 8 at the Manley home. Mrs. J A Poff to host. Mesdames Mitchell Young and Garrell to host Presbyterian church tea Friday.
Paris reports cats are increasingly popular with furriers. The trend distinguishes refined household cats from neighborhood strays, who end up as dog automobiles. The piece notes the transformation of well-bred cats into cloaks and high-sounding names, while common street cats are used differently.
Iowa and Nebraska fans hail corn husking as a rising sport with Wallace's Farmer backing. Des Moines hosted a contest where top huskers reached high speeds, the trend drawing parallels to football icons Grange and Rutsch. Nebraska and Minnesota supporters anticipate statewide showdowns and prize events amid evolving competition rules and equipment.
In American Samoa a welfare program visits households every two weeks by a women’s committee to track baby weight and public accountability for mothers. Also notes Bethel College Bethel campus reading movement and student helpers for campus upkeep and highway funding from professors and property owners.
The narrative recounts a strained union where mutual insults and pride block reconciliation. Rouletta mediates as Pierce Pillins seeks help, while Henri Cavendish faces exposure. The scene shifts to a stormy night of travel and a climactic police confrontation awaits, with truth finally breaking through the quarrel.
An old time advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a quick fix for upset stomach gas indigestion and sour stomach. It claims digestion is corrected within moments and promises no flatulence heartburn or distress for a few cents with package guaranteed by the drug company.
State reformatory officials in Hutchinson suggest a combined harvester and thresher on every farm could cut crime and ease prison crowding. A survey of 684 inmates shows 21 claim other states as residences, while a headline error prompts jokes from local figures about Armistice Day celebrations.
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