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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1918
Page
2
Fragment from Lawrence Kansas newspaper 1918 mentions Associated Press copyright notes and misc notices. It references Lieut H L Fair wounded while in American army, and notes political context with Republican nominating practices.
In eight months of 1917 Lecompton shipped 91 carloads of products and in the same period of 1918 shipments rose to 226 carloads. The piece notes public sentiment around war support, with some covertly favoring Germany now entering a peace discussion, but the front line morale remains unified.
A defense of lasting peace over a German mediated armistice urges nations including America to demand total elimination of militarism. The author warns that any settlement short of real disarmament sustains future horrors and betrays soldiers and families who have sacrificed for civilization.
A mangled excerpt reports someone named Ady aims to shield customers from high clothes prices by maintaining low wholesale costs. The garbled text references liver and beta goods and retailers seeking favorable pricing to guard shoppers from inflation.
The Douglas County Free Fair will feature sixteen attractions with the Parker shows arriving Monday for a week at Woodland Park. The midway will form a horseshoe layout with five riding devices and eleven new displays. The Honeymoon Trail novelty promises great fun for newlyweds as crowds fill the park, with over three hundred people employed and fifty-two wagons in use.
A mixed item notes Mount Hope Spring water and eye clinic services at Dick Building. Dr. Orlap, associated with ear nose and throat care, offers classes and appointments. Lawrence Optical Co. provides eye care details. Mr. Geo Kruse spent the day in the city. Mr. Christian Schenfele visits Kansas with parents.
The letter from Louis Young of 205 Merriman St Rochester NY describes a long stomach ailment with chronic trouble and hemorrhages that finally improved after using Peruna tonic. He notes many suffer similar issues and urges health seekers to ask dealers for Peruna.
A reflective piece by Paul C Rankin on time and value. It muses on how people spend an hour of life in various ways from watching a film to waiting for a train. Lawrence boosters weigh in on local spending and R A T C boys’ whereabouts amid wartime uncertainty.
In a small town near Lawrence a rumor spreads after Bill Winters, a prosperous farmer, supposedly hangs himself. Neighbors discuss motive and details while the storekeeper confronts Joe Summers, the source of the tale, as the claimed suicide unravels into a local spectacle of rumor and reaction.
Washington reports indicate German manpower strains limit forces deployed to the Polish front with reduced numbers. In other notes, Miss Mabel Wilks and Miss Mary Seg are listed as visiting Kansas City from the Mississippi Valley area.
The Haskell Institute community boosts wartime service with 441 students joining or seeking enlistment, 26 in the navy and four commissioned officers. Indian students raise Liberty bonds, earn wages on farms, support war savings stamps, and contribute to Y M C A campaigns, while staff and former students assume roles in nursing, clerical work, and training corps.
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