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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1917
Page
3
A fragment notes a union picnic planned near Roath and west of Bald, mentioning picnic attendees leaving for army duty and a focus on trained men and salaries. References a special effort and training in business.
Mrs. Lawrence Osmond entertained with a dinner party at their home west of Clinton in honor of Lieutenant Ralph E. Barnes who attends the Medical officer training in Fort Riley. Adrienne Atkinson and Vance Hinman engagement announced for Pontiacs Michigan with the wedding set for October 6.
Local notices from Kansas reflect social events and movements of residents. Laura Pendleton plans to teach in Fond du Lac Michigan next year while friends and relatives attend showers news of travels volunteers and military calls. The piece mentions families visiting Topeka Kansas City and Lawrence with ongoing plans for teaching, service, and schooling amid a busy social calendar.
Women form the American Godmothers League to supply soldiers abroad with needed items mothers would provide. Any woman may enroll by sending a postcard address to the American Godmothers League. New York County Red Cross at 12 West Twentieth Street, New York.
A harsh critique of universal maxims argues they stifle growth and divine insight. The passage suggests that rigid rules lure minds away from genuine understanding and intuitive sympathy, contrasting with George Eliot’s nuanced view on moral discernment.
A fragment describes the Marine Corps as part of the United States military tasked with national defense. It explains enlistment terms of four years and contrasts regular army under presidential control with National Guard federal service. The text mentions federal authority and deployment under the president.
A compact history of Ohio's Fire Lands derived from Connecticut's Western Reserve. After the Revolutionary War Connnecticut settled confiscated lands for veterans and sufferers from the war. The area, later called Fire Lands, stretched into what are now parts of Cuyahoga and Erie counties.
An odd historical anecdote describes world pre discovery, barbers in Mexico shaving beards with flakes of a strange substance, and a political note on Napoleon era reforms. It claims military chins were shaved after a French army shift to republican rule, causing the imperial look to vanish as thousands of chins changed.
The article notes resuscitation methods using electric shock and a sharp foot blow to revive the unconscious, emphasizes removing obstruction from the throat, and describes devices that grip the tongue to keep the airway open for artificial respiration.
A short motto urging virtue appears as a daily optimistic thought. It emphasizes probity of conduct as the clearest proof of character and integrity.
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