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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1906
Page
2
A scanned page discusses arms use and crime, quoting Dad Lummas on dread and worry. It features Senator J D Young of Beloit as a railroad commissioner candidate, Judge Wolford denying hereditary crime, and a juvenile court bill aiming to divert youths from penitentiaries.
The piece argues railroads steal coal during shortages to run engines, likening it to bank theft. It condemns railroad morals and their lawyers who justify passes, lobbying, and public influence, claiming railroads serve the public yet act like thieves. The analogy juxtaposes public need with private gain and questions legality and ethics.
A garbled 19th century proto-editorial voice argues that officials and rail interests shielded by ends justify means, condemning coal theft and multiple industry misdeeds. It mocks medical quackery ads and cites Foley cures while recounting a Tennessee tale of a bachelor choosing a wedding dress.
Commissioner Francis B. Leupp outlined a New York Times theory at a meeting of the New York state chapter of the Colorado Cliff Dwellings association. He suggested the homes rose high after a mighty river once flowed near them and gradually eroded the bed, leaving the structures nearly inaccessible with doorways just three to four feet tall.
Classified notice items include a dairy work advertisement seeking steady men or boys at George W. White Station A south of university, a cattle pasturage offer for April 15 near Mackey school house by D C Hornsby of Lawrence Kansas, plus J N Harshberger and J C Walton listed as county commissioner candidates for the first district. Also notes on livestock auction experience and local lumber yard office contact, with unrelated scattered lines and jokes.
A Republican caucus will be held at the old courthouse Tuesday evening to nominate candidates for delegates to the county convention. The event seeks party members to participate in shaping the district slate and future county leadership.
A misread item describes a man restored to sight and the shock of vision, sharing an incident of recognizing faces by touch and sound. It notes a caucus of Republicans in Kanwaka township at Lindsey's Hall on April 3 1906 to choose delegates for county reinseation and elect two county central committee members George Carpel Riley Rogers.
Local notices describe Republican caucuses at White School House Grant Township and Grant and Wakarua townships for selecting delegates to county primaries and nominating committee members. The text also includes unrelated quotes and excerpts, with references to April 1 and April 14 dates, plus scattered commentary.
A fragmented promotion lists Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and Foley's Kidney Cure for kidney and bladder issues. It quotes user testimonials, drugstore endorsements, and claims of safety for children, with references to Barber & Son's drug store and local merchants. The text includes various branded lines and unrelated quips.
Lawrence readers learn of kidney cures via Doan's Kidney Pills. Mrs J D Obenoweth of 819 Connections St Lawrence recites relief from dull ache across the loins and night pain after using Doan's at Dick Bros. drug store. Foster, Buffalo NY, distributor. Remember the name Doan's.
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