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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1914
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR shows references to Trof McKeever's work in child welfare, brochures and epistry grants, Ty Lawrence Parcel Post business activity, Iris and Christmas mentions, and a prompt to register in 1940s style prose. Unclear details but highlights community work and surrounding commentary.
The source states wheat farmers are offered one dollar per bushel for the crop and that 1915 may fetch higher later. It argues a dollar per bushel could spur larger plantings this fall, citing claims about gold as the basis of credit and war finance.
In Canton a local minister fills in on mail delivery while regular carriers are on vacation. The improvised pastoral duties are framed as community service, enabling uninterrupted service and offering a unique view of post office routines in small-town life.
Fragmentary notice references Vachon and wartime effort in Canadian municipalities. Mentions employment, war vets enthusiasm, and support sums. Details are unreadable and names unclear.
Fragmentary report shows Victor Murdock Henry Allen and William Alene White involved in Kansas political scene. unclear venue and roles due to OCR errors but references to a significant trio and Kansas intrigue.
The Kansas City Star hails Murdock, Allen, and White as national reputations and ideals in a campaign that rallied Kansas to leadership. They declined easy rewards, embraced duty, and fight for a new birth for freedom, echoed by pioneers and citizens pledging support for progress across the state.
The faded verse laments a speaker drawn by Maine and the coast, with echoes of home and Dirigo as waves crash and salt wind recalls childhood. Mentions a journey eastward, a cradle song, and the Kansas 1901 imprint anchoring the piece in memory and longing.
The Merchants Association has led a campaign urging subscriptions from students and citizens to fund relief for France Belgium and Britain amid famine and war. The piece appeals to Christian duty and recalls the biblical call to aid "the least of these" as it condemns hunger and suffering in Europe.
Fragmented OCR text mentions a November event on Thursday, references to Laslie, Brown, a department, president, counselor, and National Conven with a hall. The passage is garbled but implies an official meeting with attendees and a timetable in November.
Ethel Barrymore and Wilk appear in Charles Wrohman's all star production of the Nightingale at the Theater. The show runs Monday and Tuesday, November 1 and 2, and is presented in five reels.
Regular meeting of Engle Camp No. 78 Sons of Veterans in Gay, AL was lightly attended. Announcement made that the women’s auxiliary will host another Chicken Dinner on Wednesday, November 3, election day, inviting public attendance.
A festive Halloween Eve event is announced at Holloway's Hall for Friday October 30 at 7:45 PM. The notice highlights semi-anthracite briquettes from Griffin Coal Co and a fundraising angle, plus a November 4 organization meeting.
A humorous take on political speakers failing to grab voters with war talk while rumors of Russia and Denmark stir crowds. The crowd drifts away as the newsboy shouts extra and the speaker laments defeat. The piece mocks the distraction of sensational rhetoric over policy.
Lawrence Circle No. 73 leads pledge drive to place memorials on graves at Oak Hill Cemetery. Members describe themselves as wives sisters daughters and nieces of soldiers and sailors and express pride in timely registration and contributions to the department.
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