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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1922
Page
4
The country sees daily heat records as summer sets in. Discomfort rises while picnic season persists despite the heat. Turbulent times in politics and local governance surface with audits of Kansas City water books and a rare open Republican council meeting in Topeka.
The piece argues Labor Day gains meaning amid a costly labor dispute and echoes the long American tradition of work as opportunity. It notes the nation’s history of labor merit, the value placed on manual work, and hopes for U S involvement in European war debt talks while commenting on domestic issues including Kansas’ weather and rail discomforts.
The Reparations Commission values the German mark at three thousandths of its par value. The piece notes coupons attached to purchases now equate to fractions of a mark, with examples from a 5 cent pack of gum and a 25 cent purchase. It questions whether Germany regards the war’s cost as worth the price.
The Rt. Rev. Edwin Stevens Lines, head of the Newark diocese, was selected to preach the opening sermon when the General Convention of the Episcopal Church meets in Portland Oregon this week. A Yale graduate, he was ordained in 1874 and consecrated bishop of Newark in 1902. He has honorary degrees from Yale Princeton and Rutgers and holds prominent church leadership roles.
Today marks the annual Labor Day observance and the fortieth anniversary of New York City’s first central electric power station. The fifty fourth British Trades Union Congress opens at Southport, England, while U S senate candidates James Wardman and Hubert Stephens close campaigns in Mississippi. Campaigns for U S Senate in Wisconsin New Hampshire and Nevada also wrap up ahead of tomorrow's primaries.
Meetings begin in Geneva with the Medical Women's International Association first convention while the League of Nations assembly opens in the same city amid talks on Germany’s admission. Expositions in Atlanta Sacramento Wheeling Indianapolis Spokane showcase national industries.
A collage of brief quips and headlines ranges from Mars dust and fly swats to wireless phones and noiseless noise. It notes Lagawa Island's gender ratio, Burbank peaches, a dancing model, and an insane veterans treatment probe. A Wall Street death and a farmer learning wheat prices close the item.
The article warns of an early hard winter with advances toward the sun ending in 80 days of piercing winds and snow blockades. It cites coal shortages, railway delays, and calls for Chamber of Commerce action while advocating for President Roosevelt or Cleveland. It claims a planetary law behind the forecast and urges farmers to sow wheat promptly.
The thirteenth annual Mid-West convention focuses on Chinese welfare and student cooperation in the United States. About 400 students attend at Northwestern University with officers led by chairman Chil P. Cheng and vice chairman Helen Wong.
Ethel Carew receives a cryptic letter and finds photos of Barney L ou relly among British army group portraits. Lucas Cullen Junior and English peers plot to prove Agnes Cullen is dead to advance a legal confrontation in Chicago, while Bar ney and others race to verify events at Resurrection Rock.
Two boys Ted and Ned recount campcraft lessons from Aunt Mary notes. They improvise cooking over coals, build a clothes closet from a log, heat water with a green wood pole, and create a tiled look wash area with a shelf and soap holder. The piece ends noting ongoing camping skills.
Readable text notes Elberta peaches offered for canning at a special price. The prompt highlights a last chance call and mentions a sale location or seller name loosely, indicating a limited time discount on peaches suitable for canning.
Bertin reports on Berlin sightseeing where Unter den Linden buzzes with English speaking guides, street vendors, and bustling cafes as German capital becomes a tourist showcase. Portraits of old Kaisers and Panama Canal jokes mingle with currency woes and cross cultural chatter among visitors.
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