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The Lawrence Kansas Journal outlines its law focus and subscription terms. It notes daily content coverage and a 21 cent daily rate with carrier delivery.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1906
Page
2
The Lawrence Kansas Journal outlines its law focus and subscription terms. It notes daily content coverage and a 21 cent daily rate with carrier delivery.
The Journal applauds a successful Lawrence musical festival and local support. It notes the Innes store closed after hours to let workers attend the concert and praises Lawrence residents for cultural and intellectual pursuits. It laments political pushby rail interests in Kansas City Kansas and urges focus on crime prevention and juvenile justice.
The article laments Lawrence’s historic pavement pride amid deteriorating streets and alleys. It notes Lawrence boasts more and better pavement than peers in the Middle West but acknowledges shuttered eyes to current road conditions.
The article argues Lawrence faces rising monthly costs for mud and dirt on pavements. It claims current crews lack proper equipment, causing deep grime despite spending. It recommends buying up to date street cleaning gear, sweeping when dry, and adopting a hose-flush approach used by other cities to maintain clean pavements year round.
City council resolution adopted April 1906 orders Henry street and intersecting streets graded curb and paved from Mississippi to Main. Two courses of virfied Ertok with ud foundation and sand filler. Minestone or cement curb. street width thirty feet. cost to be paid in ten annual installments per city clerk Frank D. Franks.
Notice asks for bids to complete the library building including roof and interior work. Applications to W C Hever are requested by Monday, April. The issuer reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
Eddy is described as a Republican candidate for county treasurer with a long record of public service. He attended Abilene High School and Saltpeter Normal College then earned a degree from Baker University. He runs a real estate firm Menger and Eddy in Lecompton and has strong local support. An active civil service examination for fresco laborers is set for April 21 at the post office with merit as the sole criterion.
Local ad offers to buy a barn for cash and relocation. Contact phone 541 or address 1030 Maas Street for inquiries.
J N Harshberger invites buyers to consignments and crying sales with twenty years of experience. Open dates are available at the office located at Trovillo and Kreider's lumber yard. Phones 34.
Special low round trips offered via Chicago and Northwestern from all points to Alaska aboard the City of Spokane. Sail along the Alaskan coast with fords and islands, with war maps and fur details available for a 2a stamp to W Kaiskern P T M and N W railway Chicago. Spring nostalgia hints at fishing gear for a bonneted woman.
All residents and property owners in Lawrence urged to remove fish offal decayed matter and standing water to prevent foul odors and unsanitary conditions. City Marshall George O Connor warns enforcement under city ordinance. Also a generic Victorian ad promotes Dr King s New Discovery for coughs and colds with testimonial from George Walter of Fore City Maine.
A father's hopeful purchase of pink silk dress, slippers, fan, and ribbons fuels a ill girl Mary's fragile recovery. The dream ends as the illness worsens, with Mary’s voice fading and a nurse’s concern growing, leaving the family to confront a grim turn. The piece blends domestic longing with a sudden medical crisis and hints at age related ailments in a later insert.
A distressed scene unfolds as Mary, eyes bright with life, gazes at a drooping rose and a party dress laid out for Rebecca. Her father hides his face, prayer on lips, while medical staff ease her labored breathing. Mary dies by late afternoon after a long vigil.
In playful chatter a speaker compares a woman to Attis and notes family traits. The exchange mentions a lazy pa and an uncle Jim amid joking social banter.
The Lipwincutts Magazine recalls Gherman and James G Blaine as boyhood playfellows in a driving episode that ends with a flag gesture incident. A sideline notes the navy payroll at $20,000,000 yearly, plus a set of antecdotal quips about dead letters and exports by country.
A garbled advertising page touts Hall's Catarrh Cure from Toledo and other products. It warns against mercury, touts Doan's Ointment, Dr. Thomess Electric Oil, Burdock Blood Bitters, Arnica Salve, and a barber shop salve as quick remedies for colds, pain, indigestion, and piles with dubious testimonials.
GE Lindley announces candidacy for probate judge subject to the Republican primary on April 14. The move positions Lindley in the competitive race for the county seat, seeking party support and voter backing in the upcoming election.
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