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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1909
Page
4
A garbled ad promotes Rodel the Geter as a cure for dyspepsia and indigestion. It urges quick use to eat freely and avoid discomfort, touting a guarantee and simple steps like a and b. The text misprints pills, vendors, and terms, but centers on a digestive aid claim with dubious efficacy.
Two Lawrence girls win the Journal’s Great European Contest earning travel to Europe. The announcement highlights their achievement and the prize awarded, confirming their status as contest victors.
A travelogue style piece describes Dr Leonhardt Hem-Reid’s internal pile remedy touted as 98 percent effective, detailing steamer voyage scenes on the Hudson toward New York from New Jersey, boarding rituals, deck life, sales arrangements, and passengers admiring city skylines and Liberty Island.
A large cash transaction of 599 acres near Downs changes hands as the Gosber family sells the estate to W. ACW, Tivo, and HL KB Akers. Sale details indicate a major farm transfer in Ushurag County with implications for local landholding patterns.
Residents complain about the deteriorating road between Inkuul and Lawrence. They report a poorly maintained surface causing damage to vehicles and numerous delays. Local authorities are urged to repair the roadway promptly to restore safe travel.
On March 16, 2900, JR. Becital was appointed and qualified as Executor of Elizabeth Pease's estate in Douglas County Kansas by the Probate Court. All parties with interest are advised to govern themselves accordingly. Executive moved to 906 Massachusetts. Auction items include gold watches sewing novelties and suits. L. L. Hiling Mercantile Co.
A garbled report describes a Baptist gathering on Cottage Street with mention of a fire alert and a protest against crime. It references Mayor Barker, Wattle, and a campaign against violence, noting murders and public safety concerns during the period.
A. Monroe advertised a fine driving house for sale in the Journal want column. He received fifteen replies, twelve from rural residents, and concluded farmers in Douglas County are prosperous enough to buy well.
A fragment notes renovations and a price range from 150 to 9360 for items at Rare Cycle Shop located at 117 Mass. The garbled text mentions renovation work and motorcycle prices, indicating a local shop listing pricing for cycles or related goods.
A Topeka political figure, W. E. Sterne, touring San Diego during a prohibition election, accuses Kansas towns including Lawrence of corruption and blasts liquor interests. He cites property values and local figures to claim widespread deceit, while Kansas editors defend the truth and note sustained anti prohibition campaigning.
Irving Hill Postmaster asks patrons to provide suitable mail boxes at their homes or fronts to speed service and protect mail from weather, with boxes bought from stores for small fees. He notes current laws do not require boxes and urges location coordination with carriers to avoid heavy steps and extra trips.
FOR A BETTER LAWRENCE. Ely's Cream Balm qualities are found in Liquid Cream Balm for atomizers. It is praised as a remedy for Nasal Catarrh with growing testimony. It calms inflammation and roots out disease, with Spalding urging improvements like a boulevard, street cars to fairgrounds, and a permanent city fair grounds policy. He envisions Lawrence becoming a city quickly and needing self-rule.
It is spring vacation with no classes held after chapel. Many students have gone home for break as waivers and travel begin. The piece notes campus dorms and nearby residents leaving while taxis are scarce and pills advertising pain relief are mentioned.
The notice states lands and lots in Douglas County were bid off on September 4 1906 by the county treasurer for unpaid 1905 taxes under an act regulating real estate for delinquent taxes. Redemption expires September 7 1900. If not redeemed, the county will dispose of the properties under the law in force. Listing includes multiple townships and parcels with names and descriptions.
Fire at eleven tonight destroyed the home of Mr and Mrs Roy Wayland at Clifton Arizona. Mrs Wayland known here as Miss Jane Adams escaped with valuables, while Miss Mary Mur Guigh, teaching in Arizona and living with the Waylands, saved most possessions. Fire blamed on electric wires.
The Last Weekly notes the end of the Weekly Journal after over fifty two years in operation in the town. It marks a shift to the Daily Journal as the official county paper with legal notices to be published Thursdays. Also includes assorted local ads for Easter lilies and seeds.
On Tuesday afternoon November 3 two students of Cosmopolitan School, Miss Helen Broeniman Janiet and Mrs. Daisy C Judson, showcased deep musical feeling and trained contralto voice. The Heinze Musical Club to present Sunday afternoon susteases starting November 8 at 3 30 in Ninth Floor Auditorium with Hazel Harrison as pianist. A note confirms Foley's Honey and Tar refunds if it fails to ease coughs or colds, warning it contains no opiates and advising yellow package as genuine.
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