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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1909
Page
3
An archival ad fragment extols Foley’s Honey and Tar for coughs promising lung healing and pneumonia prevention with no opiates, plus a Devoe paint recommendation stressing cost and quality. It includes marketing lines about refunds and agent notices and ends with a proverb about optimism and results.
The Boston Globe notes Miss A S White of Medford, a determined Eastern woman, won 160 acres in Williams County North Dakota after health driven West trip. She filed on November 14 1907 with a locator and paid the fee, later returning healthy and $500 richer.
Clayton residents watch as the amorphophallus rivieri or sleeping plant grows seven feet tall in a jardiniere behind the kitchen, emitting an odor that spurs the family to move it outdoors. reports tell of a Clayton man fainting after inhaling the odor while a train incident is mentioned.
A lively group of women debate jail for lies and the meaning of duty. They trade jibes about sympathy, boredom, and false hair as they recall friendships, secrets, and a past engagement in a rapid, era-tinged exchange.
Notice announces Elizabeth F Pease estate executor appointment in Douglas County Kansas with March 16 1909 probate details. The text also includes a long editorial fragment debating Queenston Heights centennial commemorations and Canadian sentiment and British-Canadian patriotism.
A short historical note discusses long occupancy of farms and the primacy of patent over deed, noting limitations on individuals versus government. The piece hints at legal questions about land rights after decades of cultivation and settlement.
A fragment recounts Superintendent Fairchild and a humorous exchange about his education. The dialogue suggests a challenge between keeping someone grounded and recognizing ambition at the top, with playful banter about intellect and status.
A Kansas reminiscence praises hard work by state schools chief Fairchild and recalls carrying a hod to fund education. Advertisements tout Foley’s Honey and Tar for coughs, Kodol for stomach health, and DeWitt’s Carbolized Witch Hazel. Local notes mention doctors’ claims and health remedies amid midwestern life.
An ad claims Mrs. Gina from Freitury Mousup Conn recovered from years of debility and headaches using Blood Bitters. It promotes Kodol for Dyspepsia and Trages tion as remedies to prevent serious stomach issues, sold by Dr. Barber & Son. The piece contrasts a bowieing boy with one who has been bounced.
Auctioneer W E Nevin offers household furniture sales at 923 Loni street with home phone 747-2 Bell 143-2. Opera Furniture Store owner H Jorgensen buys sells and exchanges new and secondhand items at 522 Mass and 644 Mass gt. Blacksmithing horse shoeing wagon work by G A Messer 1322 Mass St near Park Grocery. G E Collins general contractor builder Bell 352 residence 19 W Quincy promises prompt service and home improvements.
Advert reads motorcycle prices from 150 to 360 at Rork Cycle Shop 1017 Mass Street. Announces Anto and Huck Elvery open day and night with prompt replies. Mentions carriage painting trimming, Francisco and Todd, vermort arrest, moved to Massachusetts, sale on payments, gold watches and novelties offered, FILING Mercantile Co.
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