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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1914
Page
2
A peculiar visit by Hon. Jack Frost to Lawrence is noted in a brief item from The World Company, with President W. C. Simons and telephone references. The report is fragmentary and lacks clear context or outcomes.
The Lincoln Sentinel remarks that most people suffer from focusing on meanness rather than their means, suggesting a critique of wasteful habits and misplaced priorities. The piece emphasizes moderation and prudent living as a remedy to moral drift.
Reports show that more wheat and flour were shipped out of the United States last week than expected, with prices also higher. The data indicate continued strength in agricultural exports and market demand affecting grain markets.
The recent frosts of the last few nights are expected to repeat within a week, a development lawmakers on both major parties may monitor for potential agricultural or economic impact.
A Galenas report notes a man who works a full day and raises questions about whether he must toil for his livelihood. The item questions the necessity of his labor and its implications.
In Lawrence last night Mr Farrelly argued that the Progres sives belong in the Democratic party. He questioned why the reverse assertion could not apply to other platforms, asking who had raised such questions first.
The United States plans to send a ship laden with Christmas cheer to Europe, offering the opportunity for people to play Santa Chris this year and spread goodwill amid wartime hardship.
The pavement problems on Massachusetts street have been repaired in recent days and officials expect the improvement to extend across Lawrence streets needing work.
A rough social survey from Lawrence reveals 125 male attendees pledged to quit smoking, yet several admitted breaking the anti cigarette pledge. The report notes gaps in commitment and urges renewed adherence among participants.
Readers fret that meetings drag when local speakers speak too long, urging the secured main speaker to take the stage and control the event. The public expresses a desire for focused cadence and stronger emphasis on the planned orator.
The London Times editorial lauds the Associated Press as the greatest news organization, noting it serves journals worldwide and delivers substantially the same news to readers sooner. Readers of the Journal-World would receive AP content quickly through metropolitan newspapers.
Binforia Cilzette recalls a fight between stand patters and Progressives in Kansas two years ago. Circulators urged votes for Democrats, signed by men now urging a straight Republican vote against regular nominees. Curtis once opposed regular nominees, now asks Republican votes, while county leaders who backed Curtis previously attack him.
An October issue editorial criticizes using Cabinet members as partisan operatives in the Democratic campaigns. It argues these officials should run government efficiently, not interfere in elections, and that true progress requires less party dominance and more sustained legislative focus.
Report from Henry Allen on the redesigned ballot to be used next Tuesday detailing removal of party emblems and symbols. Voters must study the new layout to cast selections without the familiar pictorial cues.
The passage laments the demise of the emblem and party symbols, envisioning a dawn when the old vote is buried near the ocean. It predicts a new business like Massachusetts style ballot with office titles, candidate names, party lines, and a small square for the voter to mark, signaling a shift to more careful, informed casting.
A satirical critique of fall novels by Walt Mason and Rex Beach, mocking their melodrama and sensationalism. The piece derides overblown prose about Arctic trials and misfit heroes, questioning the writers’ tamer social commentary and literary merit.
The piece contrasts European dolls with American ones, noting European dolls are large headed and insipid while American dolls are described as character dolls with expression. It argues American dolls are more interesting, less pretty, and distinctly American, urging their growth overseas to replace European doll makers.
An old Puritan outwits Judge Jeffries in a seventeenth century tale. Jeffries mocks the Puritan, claiming honor from head to foot and from Land’s End to John O’Groat, then to the Equator and Antipodes. The Puritan cites scripture, choosing the second proverb and declines to follow into Hell.
A clergyman credits football as a reforming force, arguing recreation reduces vice and sustains temperance. He asserts professional players deserve pay like musicians or ministers, and lauds church influence on London’s sporting culture. He speaks at length on sport and virtue.
Luncheons and receptions mark Halloween season with Miss Annie Lie Murtaugh honored by friends, while faculty of the University host events. Notices include Thimble, 500 Club, and card parties. drones of social gatherings across Topeka with Theta, Baptist Church groups, and local families hosting at homes on West Fourth Street and Indiana Street.
Personal mentions record Orville Smith of Perry spending yesterday in town Mrs Ware visiting in Kansas City for a few days Mrs Thad Smith today at Enders and Mrs A M Workenthin returning this afternoon from a visit with her family
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