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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1919
Page
4
A partial 1919 text fragment references Congress and Woodrow Wilson, labor unrest, and local Meriden road work. It mentions a southern correspondent, Edsel’s father, a university journalist, and a noon speech by De Mescan. The piece blends political commentary with local civic concerns and public notices.
Fragmentary text discusses England and France during war, home front efforts, feeding and clothing civilians, and maintaining high production. Mentions units, Dratsiit ester, and the idea nations must sustain production to endure postwar reconstruction and recovery.
American youth show weak pull to seafaring life as the navy seeks officers. Three hundred ensigns were needed recently, but only thirty entered service, signaling ongoing difficulties in filling sea commands.
An advertisement touts Reolo tablets from Dr A L Reusing as a perfect blend of calcium, sodium and iron phosphates with potassium and manganese to boost red blood cell count and hemoglobin. It claims rapid restoration of cellular vitality, nerve energy, and overall health with a two week supply sold by Round Corner Drug Co in Lawrence.
The piece argues the U S merchant marine lacks sailors despite ships, notes foreign powers training crews, and condemns temperance repeal backsliding. It condemns wartime shipbuilding without skilled seamen and cites President Wilson’s veto of prohibition, predicting social and economic upheaval if hard liquor returns.
Cube Wisegood anxiously plans to meet Alma Mater and asks about inspiration. A plot to kidnap Henry and Edsel Ford is uncovered, but the Ford plant remains a key vulnerable target left unmentioned by the would-be kidnappers.
Fragmented items note various odd lines, birthdays and political mentions. It references a Ford figure in Detroit, miners near Leavenworth, Chandler as head of William and Mary College, and a birthday list highlighting Queen Marie of Roumania and General Charles S. Farnsworth among others with dates noted as years ago. The text is a jumbled OCR fragment with mixed names and events.
A garbled list of items mentions George Gannett a pioneer Algerian educator in East Bride witter and the burial of Daniel Webster’s remains at Marshfield Mass. It notes a wreck near Groningen and various political and military notices including Belgium and German actions, with scattered references to British expeditionary forces and overseas events.
An elderly advertisement fragment mentions Tawrence Optics and Fine Eye Glasses at 1027 Mass Ave with garbled text about a memory tribute to a person and a reference to a large American corporation, amid misspelled phrases and unclear context.
Lawrence high school columns promote National American Speech Week. Grace Poff leads English department efforts with junior classes under Leta Maude Harper. Preliminary impromptu contests test ten topics per team with finals planned for Friday assembly.
A local pledge urges boys and girls to improve American speech for a year. It calls for clear enunciation, avoiding dialectal endings, and replacing informal responses with standard American yes and no. The plan aims to fix habits, reduce miscommunication, and promote patriotism through better language.
The speaker thanks Grace E Poff the commander in chief of the Speech Drive for tireless efforts on their behalf. They praise her readership and say it helped them discover joy of living in one attractive home noted as Miss Pleasing Speech.
Advertising notice for Worst’s Mediator claiming pine forest air and a home treatment relieve catarrh head colds and related irritations. It offers a three day free trial via E J Worst box Ashland Ohio with a $1.00 price if satisfied and return if not.
A woman recounts a years long battle with stomach disorders and fainting spells. After trying Plant Juice, she improves dramatically, regains weight, resumes daily tasks, and credits the remedy for her full recovery. Her husband also reports relief and gratitude for the medicine sold at Round Comer Drug Co. in Lawrence.
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