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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1907
Page
2
Readable fragments discuss the American spirit and partnerships with the city. Mention English sparrows, treaties, and ringed references to Kansas and Vitriam. The tone hints at cultural ideals, agriculture, and social ties, but concrete events or names remain unclear.
A garbled note discusses Attor nto Kansas locating at Kansas University and mentions Atte General Hadley of Misswork of the Kansas State University. It hints at possible surprises and the theme of not wasting money on endowments, citing Topeka Capital.
A Wichita/ Kansas political prose piece rails at university funding, reform, and party tactics. It praises Attorney General Jackson, critiques prohibition and enforcement, laments voter manipulation, and defends direct primaries while noting tensions with railroads and the state university over a disputed contest incident. The column voices wartime-era populist concerns, warns against machine politics, and urges public trust in reformist leadership.
The institution defends a colored student who won the oratorical contest fairly. Critics are urged to praise the winner and blame those who failed to beat him in preliminary rounds. The speaker calls out idle student chatter and supports the state representative’s honor.
An advertisement touts a homemade Blood Medicine blend with Fluid Extract Dandelio Compound Karyten Comperund Syrup Sar saparilla and a claim that it purifies blood and strengthens kidneys to filter impurities. It markets ease of preparation, praises a Toral druczist, and cites The Texas Wonder as a kidney and rheumatic cure. Includes address Dr E W Hall, St Louis, and a mail-order offer for two months treatment.
Wanted a furnished house near the University for next school year with at least seven bedrooms. Also seeking cattle and horses to pasture west of Lawrence with good water, and a job for a young man in a large factory. Several other notices request residence property, dining room staff, pasture land, poultry buyers, and seeds or rug making materials. Contacts include Bell phones and Journal office addresses.
Public auction announcement from Douglas County Kansas sheriff. Notices list several FOR SALE items including horses, wagons, farming tools, and a land sale of described tracts in Douglas County. The sale includes a No. 1 work horse team, a 15 horse power steam engine, eggs for sale, a modern residence, and lost items with reward notes. Sale date set for May in Lawrence with terms to highest bidder.
A registered pharmacist operating as Woodward & Co at Massachusetts Street in the First Ward of Lawrence city requests a permit to sell intoxicating liquors for medicinal and el medical purposes. Probate judge of Middlesex County sets Thursday May 2 at 10 o clock for hearing the petition filed in Lawrence.
Dublin Ga man quotes his eighty three year old mother thriving on Electric Bitters. She has used them about two years with strong appetite good sleep and energy. The tonic is praised for female weakness general debility and even weak children. Guaranteed for stomach liver and kidney troubles at 50 cents.
The Journal editor praises frank discussion against the idea that God hides diff erences to test the faithful. The letter notes natural causes for earthquakes and births and deaths, arguing some preachers still call death a friend or quote Pantheus, while acknowledging life ends for many until the end of the world when death ends.
An advertisement claims kidney health is essential and Foley's Kidney Cure can restore health if used at early signs. Oscar Bowman of Lebanon Kentucky says it cured him of kidney disease, allegedly saving his life, endorsed by Bar Ger & Son.
Real estate transfer and patent brief with fragmented names and properties. Mentions United States land parcels NW and NE 14-14, transfers involving Lewis Overstreet and Charlotte Geerstret Tylot, Hugh Blair, Oscar Leiskner, and listed address 3 bik 12 Lane Place. Contains likely legal notice of property dealings and patent references from a historical newspaper page.
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