Journal-World Era Notes and War Front Reflections
A mixed update includes notices on rates and delivery for the Journal-World, wartime dispatches from the Western Front, and social columns. The piece references Governor Cappo and the Romanian column, describes troop movements to border camps, and notes public concerns over facility conditions and a court dispute over a hermit’s estate. It also discusses American prestige abroad following a controversial reception in a South American nation amid a drunken naval banquet.
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Bulgaria
Warden Coddings Recommendation Sparks Lynch Debate
Warden Codding urges fewer Sparales in penitentiary policy following a lynching in Olathe. He says the victim had parole status and that some view the act as taking the law into their own hands, reflecting broad support and concern over rising vigilantism.
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Codding
Olathe
Eriate
Maly
Doctor Lyklin De Vilbiss Faces Removal Bid in Atchison
Atchison officials and residents move to oust Lyklin De Vilbiss, the critic of the orphans home management, amid a petition from local men and cautions about a possible confrontation at the meeting of health authorities.
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Lyklin de Vilbiss
Atchison
Gullette Withdraws From State Legislature Campaign
The Democratic candidate OF H Gullette ended his run in a principled, nonpartisan manner. He sought a united business candidacy to serve Douglas County but stepped back when the plan failed, refusing partisan involvement and retiring. The Journal World praises the effort as a step toward better representatives for the county.
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OF. H. Gullette
Mec
Inter - Douglas County
Journal-World
Legislature selection priorities for county and state interests
The passage argues that lawmakers must serve both county and state needs. It urges choosing representatives with breadth and experience who can navigate legislative complexities and protect local interests.
Picking a Man and the Local Marriage Debate
The Great Bend Tribune notes town views on marriage options for women who marry for money or status. It argues against courting a suited suitor and suggests courts of domestic relations arise as lives diverge from tradition.
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Great Bend Tribune
Tribune
Cuthbert
Kansas divorce courts blamed for inmate tide
Leavenworth Times reports that the Kansas Board of Corrections ties rising penitentiary populations to children from divorced families. The piece argues courts should hesitate before granting divorces, noting school and prison records show many inmates come from split households.
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Kansas Board of Corrections
Schools of Correction
Kansas
Leavenworth
Times
What Stindents Really Know
A University of Minnesota poll of juniors and seniors reveals surprising gaps in knowledge of contemporary events and geography. Students misidentify Edith Cavell and Mary Pickford, Moses and St Paul, and even attribute the Decalogue to Paul. Wall Street is called The Golden Horn and the motto Millions for Defense but Not One Cent for Tribute is misremembered. High school pupils score 18 percent lower, underscoring calls for tighter history education by teachers and students.
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University of
Christian Service Monitor
Advertising Faith in Newspapers Shapes Economy
A Chanute Tribune quote from E. R. Johnson president of the Victor Talking Machine Co argues that intensified advertising sustains demand without inflating prices, as misrepresentation harms business. Strong advertising can boost efficiency and turnover at lower costs, though many ventures fail from inadequate advertising.
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E. R. Johnson
Victor Talking Machine Company
Hes
Chanate Tribune
Beer experts urge science in beer making at exposition
In New York City at the National Chemicals Exposition Garly A. Nowak secretary of the Master Brewer's Association of the United States urged universities to be called upon for more scientific methods in brewing. He pressed for increased research and education to improve production.
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New York City
Garly A. Nowak
Master Brewer's Association of the
United States
A Great Discovery For Dropsical Conditions And Uric Acid
Swollen hands ankles and feet arise from a dropsical condition often caused by deranged kidneys. The text touts Anuric by Dr. Pierce as rapidly relieving inflammation and pain by eliminating uric acid from urine and blood. It recommends hot water before meals and a 50c package of Anuric, claimed to be highly potent.
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Pierce
Buffato
Gold Medal Health Cure Promoted as World Remedy
An old advertisement touts GOLD MEDAL as a universal health remedy for kidneys and bladder. It claims cleansing effects and healing benefits from a pure imported formula, marketed with a guarantee and druggist refund if not as represented.
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Holland
Beer Science at Colleges and Emporia Paddling Report
A humorous Norfolk Gazette excerpt imagines a chair of Beer Science at Columbia and other colleges with degrees like B E and B D as brewers fund courses. The Independence Reporter adds a paddling tale from Emporia, where two professors were paddled by teachers in a recent letter, sparking statewide amusement.
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Emporia
Kansas
Emporis
Independence Reporter
West in the West Becomes the Best Traveler in the United States
The Salina Journal notes the West sheds isolation myths and becomes a premier traveler region. Railroads show rising travel, Western farmers flex social and economic mobility, sending cars to California and touring millionaire playgrounds. The era’s cosmopolitan West emerges as a lively, learning-minded frontier.
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West Ia
Great West
United States
West
East
New England
Central West
Sir-Ce
California
State Street
Broadway
Salina
Recruitment Crisis For Army And Navy Faces Big Task
Heads of the army and navy confront the need to add thousands of personnel. The navy requires about 20,000 more sailors to complete current and upcoming ships, with a target of over 3,500 recruits monthly. The army seeks incremental increases to 14,800 yearly for five years, aiming to reach higher standards, but faces difficulty attracting volunteers amid strong job markets. Officials doubt exceeding 50,000 recruits annually and warn the nation must address how to obtain them.
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Army
Navy
Congress
Department
Amy
English treatment for catarrhal deafness revealed
Americans are urged to try a home remedy said to restore hearing in catarrhal deafness and head noises. The article cites English methods as constitutional and claims dramatic improvements, noting Parmint and a sugar water solution prepared at home can reduce inflammation, balance ear pressures, and ease middle ear secretions with quick results.
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America
England
New Public Attitude Toward Soldiers and Sailors Urged
There must be new methods of recruiting officers. More important still there must be a new public attitude toward soldiers and sailors. When uniformed servants of the nation are treated in peace as in war, perhaps young men will be more eager for military and naval service. Lola Regis.
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Lola. Regis
Wadsworth to Speak Here Saturday Evening
Communications notes United States Senator James Wadsworth of New York, a former youngest speaker of the New York State Legislature at 27, will speak Saturday evening. The Wadsworth family roots trace to Connecticut with early settlers in Livingston County.
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Wadsworth
James W. Wadsworth
United States
New York
Tower House
Wadsworths
Connecticut
Livingston County
N. Y
Yale
James
Samuel Wadsworth
Harvard
Daniel Webster
Anil
New York Political Figures and Civil War Wounds Mentioned
The record notes a General staffer who ran for Governor of New York as a Republican but lost to Seymour. It recalls a Senator Wadsworth’s election and Speaker Nixon of Westfield, Chautauqua County, as a key political leader who died. The writer M C Rice reflects on Hamilton College graduate and financier Nixon’s death amid a long New York political career.
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MacDowell
New York
Seymér
Wadsworth
Nixon
Westfield
Chautauqua County
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