The Actual Cost of the Pacific Cruise Reported
The article argues the circumnavigation cost far more than the stated daily rate and £100 million in assets, noting maintenance must continue at sea or in port. It discusses fuel, crew, and supply costs, the fleet’s movements from Magdalena Bay to the Straits of Magellan, and the higher overall price tied to the project financed by modern times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Narrafgansett Hayue
Magdalena Bay
Hampton Roads
Straits
Murribe
Aferica
Sean Dieht
Transpur
United States
Witthey
Macving
Mie Amerie Review of Reviews
Slates
Keeping Open House at Barber & Son's Drug Store
An old ad explains Dr Kings New Life Wills regulate stomach liver and bowels so perfectly readers are urged to visit Barber and Son's drug store for a 25e sale. The notice suggests all Indy readers are welcome to attend and try the product for better digestion.
Pompadour Craze Spreads Among Younger Men As Barber Shop Quips Rise
The unitary trend of pompadours grows among younger Bays with secrecy in barber shops. Early wearers faced stares as they fashioned the bold hairdo. now middle aged men join the fad, brushing aside old styles. A quippy era of fashion and humor follows as styles evolve.
Vacation Friday Shuts Schools for Teach Association Meeting
The Northeast Kansas Teachers' Association meeting in Leavenworth causes no school in Friday and Saturday. Chancellor Strong will make an address Friday evening. The April Atlantic features essays, criticism, and fiction including Whistler recollections and Canfield stories, with music by F. S. Converse at the Harvard Festival. Publication notice appears in the Lawrence Daily Journal March 26 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Teachers’ Association
Leavenworth
Strong
MW Athurie
Hang Yi Lapies
Lebler
Edwin Lo Wak
Kun Barrengh
I Haitrand
Felix Klein
Emi
IL Hynson
Latir
Sidney Starr
Whistler
Henry Sedgwick
Thomas More Usherin
Aubury
No V
Publicer Commissions Law of
New York
Louise Darke
Imalayan
Blake
Chateaubriand
Gilbert Wirin
Ant
Atlantic
Tee Brown
Rose MacLeod
Dorothy Canfield
Mary Comi
M.A. Dew
Converse
Robert Bridges
O. W. Firkins
Charles la Nell
Madame Ponlard
Man In the Mirror
Lome
Lawrence cement worker advert and quiet title notice
Notice of skilled Lawrence cement contractor guaranteeing work on sidewalks floors piers and foundations with free plans and specs. Also legal notice from C E Lockwood in Douglas County Kansas seeking to quiet title to Lots 102, 104, 106 King Street Baldwin City with a May 6 1908 deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Lawrence Nat'l Bank
Mass
St. Bell Phone
Lawrence Granitord Mfg. Co
C. E. Lockwood
Douglas County
Kansas
King Street
Baldwin City
Bucklen Arnica Salve Praised By Manilla Carpenter
Manilla N Dakota man E G Lopez praises Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the best healer for cuts burns sores ulcers fever sores eczema and piles. The product saved him suffering and money at Barber Son Druggists. A quip on married men follows about dollars and sense and changing wis es of wives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lopez
Manilla
Barber & Son Druggists
Dr UR Babaher Carrothers Osteopathy Graduate
UR Babaher Carrothers a graduate of the American School of Osteopathy under founder A T Still has an office at 913 Maas Street. Office hours are 9 to 12 and 1 to 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UR Babaher
Carrothers
American School of Osteopathy
A. T. Still
Maas
Upsisire
Day of Fools as The Gazelle Pokes Fun at Our Folly
A satirical verse notes fools abound in daily life. It mocks playful scams and the urge to show off in town while warning that tricks bring pain. The piece ends with lament on a world that grows less jolly and more prone to trouble as folly spreads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emporia Gazelle
Woods Challenge to Fifth Ward Council Candidate
The council votes to hear protests against placing A Woods on the ticket for the next Tuesday election. Hugh Blair appointed to observe, with a board meeting at the city building to hear objections. Woods’s petition allegedly lacks five percent of Fifth ward voters and contains irregularities. Woods runs as an independent candidate for Fifth ward council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nile Tea
Mane
A. Woods
Hugh Blair
Ety
Sindee
Hall
Tamer Rew Anurnineg
Ooekork
Mrr. Woods
Mr. Woods
April Fool Jokes Continue Across Town
A garbled April Fool day note describes playful pranks and taunts in a town setting. Reporters describe people caught by the jokes and items like candy and cotton used in the gags. The piece highlights the humor of April Fools and mentions hill callveturs among the day’s comic acts.
Public health action ends theater hazard in Topeka
In Topeka the Majestic theater faced a possible smallpox like outbreak as workers fell ill and health officials intervened. Lawrence officials urged safety after Nickle theaters were linked to unsafe conditions. The Journal’s critical coverage spurred the council to pass an ordinance aimed at protecting the public. The Topeka paper claimed better methods than other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majestic
Topeka
al Ponce
Lawrence
Indiaml
High School Friday Chapel Programs Esteemed
Regular programs at the high school feature Friday morning chapel events. This Friday the freshman class leads the program with many good numbers. Teachers plan a magazine entertainment for library funds.
Box Supper and Program at Welcome School House
A box supper and elocutionary program will be held at Welcome school house Friday evening. Miss Gertrude Messler of Lawrence will provide the program. The event has been successful in the past and a large crowd is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welcome School House
Gertrude Messler
Lawrence
Bud Craig Murder Trial Postponed to April 11
Bud Craig murder case hearing delayed from today to April 11 at 9 am as investigators collect additional evidence. The defendant remains charged in the death of David Fantroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Craig
David Fantroy
Craig
Weather Report Describes Cold Wind and Frost Odds
Stormy winds overnight left a raw morning with very low thermometer readings. Farmers report fruit uninjured despite the gusty conditions as Jack Frost tests temperatures. The piece urges readers to strengthen their New Year resolutions with backbone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Frost
Stubbs in Enemy's Country Campaign Note
A Kansas campaign sketch reviews Walter Ruseve Stubbs in Reno County politics, praising his direct primary stance and businesslike approach. It contrasts Stubbs with Leland, praising Stubbs as a strong reform advocate and predicting strong support in the upcoming primary based on his anti machine rhetoric and populist appeal. The piece cites Hutchinson Times and Atchison sources from March 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Ruseve Stubbs
Die
Builiwick
Benton Murdock
Stubbs
Pra
William Ypsilanti
Mushere
Mansas
Oliver Cromwell
Cunbridge
Naseby
Phillip Warwick
Corceet
Kansas
Murdock
Dell Us
Cromwell
Lowith
Sinbbs
Romarh
Chester J. Laners
Charles
Roundheads
Kingman
Pratt
Hutchinsen
Eoive
Old Seventh District
Sat
Tass
Umar
Wichita
Reno County
Hutchinson Tines
Atchisou County
Cy Laden
Atchison
Misouth Bouvai
Wieegener
Leland
Accus
Vereen Stubbs
Tie
Althous Leland
Iture
Republican Party
Atchison Daily Champion
Market Letter from Kansas City Stock Yards Cattle Market
Market notes show 9,000 head supply with heavy steers slow and light steers steady while demand remains strong for meats. Prices reported tops at 7.00, steers 6.15 to 6.85, heifers 4.50 to 6.35, cows 3.50 to 5.50, calves 3.50 to 5.25, stockers 3.75 to 5.50, feeders 4.75 to 5.75. March receipts expected 152,000 head, hogs 290,000, mutton and lamb markets firm though lambs down 100. overall demand described as phenomenal and likely to persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Marcel
Texas
Market report on sheep prices and forthcoming slime receipts
Weather hints at a period of slime receipts ahead. Lambs sold today from $7.40 to $7.90, ewes $6.10 to $6.40, yearlings at $7.00 to $7.00, wethers $6.25 to $6.75, thin stock 40 to 70 cents below these figures, with little coming in. J A Rickart L S Correspondent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Rickart
L. S
Neighborhood Favorite Bitters Proclaimed In Harbor Maine
A notice cites Mrs E D Charles of Harbor Maine praising Electric Bitters as a neighborhood favorite aiding dyspepsia liver derangement and general debility with purifying blood effects. Sold at Barber and Sons Drug Store 50 cents. first published March 24 1908 in the Lawrence Daily Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. D. Charles
Harbor
Maine
Electric
Bitters
Barber & [Son's Drug Store
The Modesty of Women and the Favorite Prescription
A draft-like promotional piece argues modesty in women hinders medical discussion and promotes Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription. It touts cures for weakness and menstrual issues, claims non alcoholic ingredients, and cites professional endorsements with appeals for pamphlets and the Medical Adviser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ito
Erce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
Bea
T. Pierce
Local rumor hints at secret afternoon outing
A reader reports a vague rumor about a fellow wl seeking a sly time. The note suggests a padded cull as a possible plan but provides few concrete details or names.
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Uneeda Biscuit
National Biscuit Company
Lawrence Daily Journal
Tc E. Lockwood
Barber & Son
A. J. Woods
Bud
Market Letter
Lawrence’ Daily Journal
State of
Jackson Bower
Mary Bower
Peter Canty
District Court
Township 15
Range 19
Plainiff
Johnson
Woodward & Co's
Victor Talking
Straffon’s Drug Store
F. M. Perkins
Atlas Building & Loan Association
Hosford Investment OG Investments
Real Zatate
Bonds and Steel Merchants National Basic Building
American Farmer
Indianapolis
Indiana
Selon I. Goode
the Weekly Journal
The
Bath
the Journal
Lawrence, Ks
Colorado Points
Ban Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Colorado Midland Railway
Midland
G. H. Speers
Pass
Denver, Colorado
California
San Francisco
San Diego
Union Pacific
Alexander
Pte Ie
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