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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1910
Page
2
A fragmented column traces the Lawrence Journal’s founding and mergers, noting its absorption of rival papers by 1867 and 1869, then laments local politics and civic ambitions. It references Taft, Hearst, Fairbanks, and Dr. Cook, with commentary on Kansas news culture and Lawrence growth.
In a collection of dated clippings, voices praise farm and outdoor living as healthier and more enjoyable than urban life. The text notes notable figures living outside cities, plus commentary on rural resilience, while mixing advertisements and brief notices about illnesses, rescues, and political matters.
Public health notice from Lawrence warns kidney troubles are dangerous and progressive. An ad cites backache, headaches, nervousness, and dropsy as signs, touts Dean's Kidney Pills from FosterMilburn Co of Buffalo as a cure, with testimonial from Mrs. J Rittenhouse of Ottawa Kansas. The piece ends by noting wedding attendance humor.
Plans for a huge West and Washington streets skyscraper by United States Realty and Improvement Co. announce a building with about thirty stories, more floor space than the Metropolitan, Singer, City Investment, Broad Exchange, and Terminal buildings, cost in the millions, with no dramatic exterior features but ample light and air for tenants. Also notes on cures for skin diseases with ZEMO, and brief notices of deaths and health remedies.
A warned public notices danger of mercury in catarrh remedies. Fini’s Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney & Co Toledo is said to contain mercury and affect blood and mucous surfaces when taken internally. Hall’s Family Pills are recommended for constipation. The notice ends with a sharp, unrelated quip about marriages for reform.
The government offers annual pay from $300 to $1200 for Railway Mail Clerks and up to $2500 for other positions. Examinations will be held nationwide for roles including Beat Clerks, Custing, Telegraphers, Bookkeepers and more. Open to men and women over 18 with free information by writing the Bureau of Instruction, 414 Hamlin Building, Rochester NY.
Mrs. ML. Dix of Clarksville Tennessee credits four years of suffering with severe chest pain to Dr. King's New Discovery for the throat lungs. The medicine treats obstinate coughs colds hay fever and bronchitis. It costs 50 cents to a dollar with trial bottles free guaranteed by O P Barber & Son. Dr King's New Life Pills promise healthier skin clearer complexions and blood. Available from O P Barber.
The board will receive bids for the sale of the Vermont section property until 6 o'clock p m April 18th. Bids filed with F P Smith, clerk of the board. The board reserves the right to reject all bids by order of Board of Education.
Farmer Jake Brunton near Uinh astonished the county show managers by bringing a fully developed ear of corn with an odd number of rows. The plant produced 48 grains per row on some ears, while others varied. investigators counted the ears without reaching a consensus. Brunton, inspired by a prior contest offer, planted odd numbers of grains in odd-numbered hills and methodically counted each ear, but he did not take the specimen to Omaha for the national show.
David Beehler reports a sorrowful tale from Sioux City where De Wolf Hopper, Arthur Dunn, and others met at the West hotel. On the same day Hopper learned of his mother's death while Dunn heard of his father's and brother Ezra Kendall's passing, all within hours.
The passage argues that women must embody social ability and readiness to act in every situation to gain status. It claims no woman currently possesses the ideal blend of qualities, yet urges improvement and representative behavior across societies, though real progress remains uneven.
A New York Press opinion piece laments long suppression of brutality through education and humane thought after two centuries of violence. It argues that primitive instincts persist without reform and urges moral progress to curb cruelty globally.
A Paris contemporary recalls M de Caters impressions of Constantinople and Turkish reaction to aviation. He notes Turks and Arabs found the passing airplane awe inspiring with the belief of divine restraint and that few dared approach the biplane while those who did salamed it. A second quip contrasts marriage roles with a proverb about burden sharing and life effort.
A narrator describes chronic fatigue headaches stomach bloating and back pain improving after taking Footek Root Juice. After six bottles the writer gains weight sleeps better and no longer belches. The ad urges readers to contact Q Barber & Sons drug store for the remedy.
A garbled mix of quotations and local notices from early 20th century sources includes stray remarks about crime and education, a public notice from Lawrence Kansas cautioning residents to remove manure from alleys, and small classified lines seeking pasture for cattle and a month worker. The piece blends fragmented dialogue, a mock scholarly accolade, and a city marshal’s instruction.
An amalgam of lost items including a lady’s gold Elgin watch and Yellowstone related articles, with a found item at the post office. Also a long political notice list featuring candidates for county offices and Republican primaries, plus local medical and legal advertising.
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