The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-18
ASK ABOUT War.
Many Inquiries to State Jour-
nal Bureau About Conflict.
Hay Fever and Baby Questions
Also Are Numerous.

How the War Came to America"
a booklet distributed by the Topeka
State Journal Information bureau of
Washington, has proved more popular
than any single pamphlet offered to
the public by the department. Three
hundred and twenty-four requests
were received in a single week ending
July u. Inquiries came from men
and women of every station of life
some bankers, some switchmen ana
some track laborers.
In looking over the requests made
upon the State Journal, ii is found
that during each week. information is
sought by men of at least 10 profess
sions about 20 trades and hosts of
farmers as well as hundreds of city
folks. clerks and stenographers and
merchants To bring the information
seeking group each week in single
house would bring together a. group
of Kansans as representatives as the
members of the legislature of the
state.
other subjects have been pushed
from their proper popularity by the
wave of interest in the war. it's causes
and its purposes and have left the
demand for books on other subjects
with only a request for them once in
a while. During the week of July.
324 war books were demanded while
pamphlets on the same subject-dsked
for during the week ending August
10, totaled forty.
Food Problems Old.
Information on canning has nearly
been forgotten. Only one book was
sent from the department. in the week
ending August 10 while three were
mailed from the State Journal Infor-
nation department from August 3 to
10. Bread making. in other weeks
one of the most popular books, was
asked for in only three letters in the
Las n
week of August not single request
for Bread" was received.
In place of the many demands for
the canning and baking books, pam
phlets on hay fever and on the care
of the baby have become popular. For
ty-seVen letters We're received last
wee; asking for the Hay Fever
book. During the hot months of the
year. as has always been the rule,
the care of children has become a real
problem to hundreds of r1others.
Twcnty-four books on this subject
were sent out during last week-an
average of nearly four each day.
In addition to sending out this
printed matter, the Topeka State
Journal information department has
answered twelve questions for its
readers, and in the two weeks s1O5
scientific treatises have been mailed
out from the Washington offlce OF
the State Journal Red Cross, infan-
tile diseases flies and grey fish were
the most popular of these subjects.
Letter From Old Soldier.
One letter as received last week
from the old soldiers home at Leav-
enworth. The old veteran was in
terested in the war and how it came
to America. other letters received
from State journal readers prove that
the service of the paper to the pub
lie is growing more popular each week
ard that inquiries come from the old
est subscribers of the paper who have
learned to look upon the State Jour
nal4as a. eornrade and helper in all
er1ergen cies.
The following letter is typical of the
hundreds received each week by the
department:
July 20, 1917.
Mr.. Fred Haskin:
Seeing in your good paper, The Topeka
State journal. a chance to get posted on
the facts and events Lending great
country into this terrible war, | am en-
closing n stamp for the book mentioned.
Thanks to the great State Journal for the
opportunity.
Respectfully yours.
JAMES f. CRAMBLET.
Kan.