Unclear excerpt on fire danger and restitution
Fragmentary passage references a fire outbreak and restitution, mentioning corn stacks and careless acts. No clear date or location, and the text appears garbled with biblical phrasing.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1919
Page
2
Fire prevention study cites Kansas losses and Europe lessons
A 1918 fire summary notes Kansas losses surpass four million dollars as carelessness and defective appliances trigger hundreds of fires. It cites Mobile’s extensive destruction, per capita costs, and urges cleanliness and prevention education to reduce future blazes statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Kansas
Europe
A Slip of the Tongue
A speaker recalls the most embarrassing moment when greeting Jim after learning his father had died. An impulse misfired as the speaker offered congratulations instead of condolences to a friend of wealth and status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Odd Farm Encounter and Coastal Oil Notes
A boy in a plowed field brags he will not be warned by the farmer after a shouted warning. The exchange ends with a stubborn quip about not making a road. Separate items note oil from eggs and a turtle eye oil source in British Guiana. The piece mentions sea bird eyes as good eating, singling the murre near Labrador.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Guiana
Labrador
General Grant Quote Attributed In Fragmentary Exchange
A fragmentary exchange references General Grant and Johnnie Hoskins with a quip about soldiers tired of a steady diet. The obscured text also mentions Arkon seeing Thomas Cat, leaving the exact context unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Grant
Johnnie Hoskins
Jas
Arkon
Thomas Cat
Not at All a Bad Idea
A reflective note urges speaking well of the dead and offering kind words for the living when time allows, illustrating a cautious moral stance.
Kansas Declares Fire Prevention Day in 1919 Proclamation
Governor Henry J. Allen designates Thursday October 9 1919 as Fire Prevention Day urging all Kansas residents to observe. Schools urged to offer programs and women’s clubs to assist while churches are asked to support the effort. The proclamation notes fire loss and the preventable nature of much of it and cites the Fire Marshals Association endorsement from Toronto.
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Nantasket
Bess
Tot
Hbostén Transcript
M.morrison
Canada
Kansas
Fire Maree Association of North America
Lonvention
Toronto
State of
State Capitol
Topeka
Henry J. Allen
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