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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1908
Page
3
The Journal offers official petition blanks for city and country precincts to gather signatures for party primary tickets. Candidates circulate petitions approved by the state commission, from precinct committeemen to other posts. Blanks priced 50 cents for 25 or two for five cents in smaller lots.
Fragmented text concerns a claim of recovery from illness using The King s New Discovery. It references George Moore of firimlesland North Carolina praising the remedy s life saving effects after first bottle. It includes stray names and unrelated local notes about visits and events.
A historical ad notes chronic hemorrhoids yielding to Ioan's Ointment with promises of relief and cure. It mentions druggists carrying the remedy and frames the product as a final solution for persistent cases.
In a tense domestic scene a weary Mrs White receives an informal visit as she contemplates a nap before dressing. The caller, Mrs Matthews, discusses Lent and social plans while the housework and gossip about others fill the conversation. A sudden gust exposes the visitor at the door and the moment ends with a reluctant invitation.
A fragmented opinion piece extols a Democratic governor candidate noting his appeal, practicality, and public demeanor. It contrasts him with rivals and discusses leadership traits, experience, and approach to reform, while tangentially referencing historical political figures.
Mrs. E. D. Charles of Harbor Maine praises Electric Bitters as a neighborhood favorite for many ailments and as a spring purifier. Also a Kansas notice states Mary Ann Flory sues to quiet title on a Douglas County property with May 5 1908 deadline.
A hazy article extols baseball as the boys’ favorite spring pastime. It notes youngsters buy balls gloves and bats, line up for marbles and toys, and endure costs and crowding at stores while chasing the big game. An aside promotes DeWitt’s Widney and Bladder Pills from P. Barber & Son.
The piece urges all eligible voters who did not vote yesterday to register at once for the general election next fall. Anyone who did not vote yesterday cannot vote in November without registering, so readers are urged to act promptly.
The article urges households to use disinfectants and deodorants properly to keep homes healthier and pleasanter. It classifies products into disinfectants antiseptics and deodorants and suggests methods like boiling water and sealing rooms with newspapers during illness. It also recommends hanging sheets soaked in carbolic acid over doorways to protect others from contagion.
An ad promotes Sr. King's New Life Pills as a remedy ensuring smooth action of stomach liver and bowels. The copy claims feeling good when using the pills and notes a 25 cent price at Barber and Son's drug store.
State livestock sanitary commissioner John B. Baker and Dr. J. Haynes, veterinarian, will lead the response to a threatened hydrophobia outbreak near Grantville. They plan measures to control and eradicate the disease after a report from pathologist Dr. A. T.
A Chicago gathering aired doubts about college professors as role models with critics from Dayton Ohio and Illinois. They argued many instructors prefer pensions or personal comfort over advancing ideas and student learning, urging greater focus on teaching and individual student needs.
Kansas City stockyards April 7 report shows cattle arrivals well below recent weeks at KC and other markets. Prices for steers reach top around 6.90, heifers 6.75 to 6.00, cows 4.00 to 5.00, bulls 3.40 to 4.00, calves weaker but up 25 cents. Hog run about 14,000 with steady trade. top 6.06, bulk 5.75 to 6.00, light-weight hogs fetch higher per head. Sheep and lambs soften 10 to 25 cents. top lambs 7.75, wethers 6.75, ewes 6.20, clipped stock scarce. Reports note high meat prices in London but cautious exporters and slow domestic killers.
A letter from E G Lopez of Manilla New York praises Bucklen's Arnica Salve for healing cuts burns ulcers fever sores and eczema. Barber and Bon Druggists advertise the product. The piece also notes a star actress aspires to youth and angels and comments on age perception.
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