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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1922
Page
4
A damaged OCR fragment references Lawrence local news, postal notices, and random quotes. It mentions Jeremiah, Lloyd George, Isadora Duncan, and Kansas City chamber secretary Claude Scott, with scattered political and cultural allusions. The text is partial and not cohesive.
The ex-kaiser’s weddings will be staged with royal pomp in Doorn where his former staff appear as virtual prisoners. Titled guests will wear attire befitting real royalty, though the event is a second hand affair and filled with deflated pretenses.
French dispatch reports Rheims will be rebuilt even better after the German bombardment. The great cathedral, famed across Europe, is to be restored, with work projected to take seven years and restore it to its prewar state.
In the central offices of the film industry a publicity idea surfaces to urge local show owners to publicize crime interviews with criminals and police. The plan aims to keep everyone talking about crime to lift box office receipts, regardless of other outcomes. Local managers resist, preferring better taste and restraint.
The Times faces uncertainty after Lord Northcliffe’s death with speculation on ownership and policy. John Walter IV, now treated as head, may shift the paper toward government support, altering its traditional editorial stance and influence.
The Thunderer notes insurance examiners report American masculine waistlines widening. They warn against overindulgence in food and advise moderation through diet and exercise, linking sedentary work to health risk. The piece suggests waist measurements reflect broader economic hardship, not dining tables alone.
Dr Henry Noble McCracken, honored with the cross of the Order of the Crown of Italy, becomes president of Vassar College, effective after a career in English literature studies and professorships at Syrian College Beirut Sheffield Yale and Smith College. He hails from a family prominent in education, with his father as chancellor of New York University and a brother as president of Lafayette College. McCracken, a Toledo native, studied at New York University and Harvard.
A jumble of satirical lines about politics ambition and show business. Notes include a East St. Louis actress impersonator a Delphos Kansas teacher with no pupils and a Florida man recounting a long fishing tale. The piece mocks societal pretensions and human folly.
Centenary of Theodore Runyon as first U.S. ambassador to Germany is noted alongside Woodrow Wilson’s two decades since becoming Princeton president. Postmaster General Work speaks at the Direct Mail Advertising Association in Cincinnati. National Retail Lumber Dealers convenes in Cleveland, through Saturday. Pan-Pacific Commercial Congress opens in Honolulu with leaders from public life in the U.S. and abroad. The 13th American Manufacturers Export Association convention begins in New York City to discuss foreign trade in all its phases.
Famine aid in Russia seeks drop off at the Social Service hall on Friday and Saturday Oct 27 28. The room will be plainly marked by placard and open 8 p m to 5 p m each day. Those needing packages called for should notify Miss Savage at 1623 White or Mrs W R B Robertson 1701 Louisiana street at 2074.
The British House of Parliament spans about eight acres with a river frontage of 940 feet and contains more than 500 rooms and roughly eighteen residences. The population is stated as being about an unspecified number.
Washington reports that over 100000 diverse surplus war items were sold through a nationwide auction system in a year. About 129 auctions in 51 locations across 27 states raised roughly $83,000,000 in cash for the Treasury while clearing $243,000,000 worth of stock.
Twenty insurgents accused of operating against the Soviet government were sentenced to be shot by an extraordinary revolutionary tribunal in Kharkov. Twelve Don Basin partisan committee members received prison terms. Of 42 tried, 15 were acquitted. General Petlura was said to be in Galicia outside Bolshevik jurisdiction.
An Oct. 25 report from Vladivostok states that Primosha residents must register with their church communities and risk fines or expulsion for nonattendance. Each district church will form an executive council, subject to governor approval, shifting civil power to religious bodies and provoking ridicule as the “civil governor.” The piece cites Zemstvo history and urges peasants’ self-expression after years of political control.
English explorer Greville plans a fourth attempt at filming the Sahara from Lagos to Zinder in British West Africa. Nine men have died in prior attempts. The brothers have spent about 60 000 and shot roughly 100 000 feet of film, with 400 miles remaining.
Berlin reports show marriages and births declining in the first quarter of 1922. Marriages fell to 8.4 per thousand from 10.4 per thousand the previous year, births are 26.6 per thousand versus 27.7, with deaths noted as reference in comparison to 1913 figures.
An unclear, incomplete excerpt discusses providing any solid food to a baby and a one year old unless written or regulated by a medical professional. The text appears as a damaged OCR fragment with no verifiable details.
Three prominent German educators have accepted invitations to lecture at American universities this winter. Professor Berandt Pick, director of the Gotha coin collection, will discuss numismatics at multiple seats, beginning in October. J Elbogen and Rabbi Perl is, Jewish history and biblical interpretation, will lecture for three months at the Jewish Institute for Religion established by Dr Stephen S Wise.
Stockholm reports its most optimistic official outlook since the war with expectations of a new business cycle. The Foreign Office notes improvements in wood products, pulp and paper, a textile sector near full capacity, rising chemical production, and stabilizing prices. Exports including lumber and cement are strong, with growing trade to the United States and sustained banking strength in Stockholm.
Dante M. Pierce, publisher of Pierce's Farm Weeklies, announced sale of two weekly farm papers the Missouri Homestead and the Kansas Homestead. The Missouri Homestead is published by the St. Louis Globe Democrat and the Kansas Homestead by Farm Life at Spencer Illinois. Publication of the Iowa Homestead and the Wisconsin Farmer will continue at Pierce's plant here.
A readable fragment notes iridium as the heaviest metal used chiefly for tipping fountain pen nibs, mentioning common usage and Ben s as a possible reference.
Topeka Kansas October 25. An order for 2,500 automobile license tags was issued by L J Pettijohn secretary of state as the season nears. The year began with 290 000 tags for pleasure cars and 20 600 for trucks. A prior 10 000 tag order for pleasure cars was used quickly and Pettijohn doubts 2 500 will last through the season. He estimates about 325 000 cars will be registered before year end. The surge is attributed to recent price cuts on popular car makes.
Western Texas hosts what investigators term the largest potash bed in the world. H. W. Hoots of the University of Kansas and a U S Geological Survey member report great salt beds in the area. Conditions nearby favor potash formation within rock salt deposits. A Texas bed of this size could make the United States independent of foreign potash supplies for fertilizer.
In Hutchinson Kansas and nearby Barton and Reno counties broomcorn farmers face contracts fixing brush at 125 dollars a ton while current markets top 200 dollars. J L Stratton, touring the area, notes many farmers hold brush worth 200 but must honor 125. One farmer rejected 125 then sold his brush for 195.
Vernon Castle and wife have had The Modern Dance authorized as Washburn College's dancing textbook. President P P Womer instructed the women’s physical director to buy copies for training use. He told students that Jazz music and jazz dancing are reversions of barbarism and urged reading The Modern Dance.
In a Pennsylvania town cemetery a sign warns that all persons are prohibited from picking flowers except from their own graves. The notice emphasizes respect for graves and property, reflecting local cemetery rules.
Report notes that land on Lord Howe Island in the South Pacific would incur no rent or taxes. The area is described as five miles in size with a certain population, highlighting its unique fiscal terms.
Evanston Illinois October reports and addresses urged daring patience and tact for overseas missionary service. Speakers including four veterans from Smyrna Asia Minor described massacres and efforts to救 the persecuted. Dr Cornelius H Patton noted recruitment figures and rising personal risk amid nationalism, calling for the best workers to extend the board’s reach from 534 missionaries thirty years ago to over 700 today.
Advert says No Health Is Stomach Wrong Mi-O-Na relieves belching heartburn and discomfort within minutes with guaranteed results from all druggists.
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Veterans Bureau warns disabled veterans to submit applications for vocational training by December 16 or risk losing benefits. Forms are available from Veterans' Bureau. in Kansas, offices are in Wichita and Salina with regional control by Kansas City and Topeka offices.
Thirty educational institutions in the United States will be represented by the University of Iowa at the Association of Summer School Directors annual meeting October 27 and 28. Visiting directors will attend the Iowa Purdue football game at Iowa City on October 28. Professor Charles H. Weller directs the University of Iowa summer school.
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