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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1908
Page
2
The Journal daily edition published every evening in Lawrence Kansas. It notes office address Mans St and two phone numbers for The Journal in County publication details.
The article notes a light primary turnout with the public not using power. It contrasts Missouri and Kansas showing even lower participation in Missouri than in Kansas.
Fragmented text discusses Senator Allison and a late career in the senate, railroads facing an industrial revolution, and calls for railroad reform. It mentions budget strains, dividends, and policy shifts tied to changing times, with claims of evolving political and economic conditions impacting rates and reorganizations.
A collage of early 20th century ads tout Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Foley’s Kidney Cure and Electric Bitters with testimonials from rural and urban residents. The pieces mix brand claims, humorous lines about love and truth, and moral quips, ending with a caution against letting an infant suffer eczema.
A fragmented 1808 Florida hanging reminiscence blends with brief anecdotes and literary excerpts. The narrative voice recounts the first sensations of hanging, then shifts to reflections from Spare Moments and works by Oster and Taft. It includes short sketches on fault riding, a mouse trap anecdote, youth athletics, birds in long flights, and a miscellaneous dialogue about deception and business.
A jumble of old ads urges vacations in Colorado with low daily summer rates and a call to contact local agents. It lists travel folders, names C A Johnson and Gray's Peak Route in Denver, mentions bicycle repair, moving services, clothing stores, grain offices, and miscellaneous business listings with scatteredIncomplete details.
A Shanghai via London report details a late century Han river freshet caused by heavy rainfall and telegraph delay. A misworded 26 foot warning reduced to six feet, delaying evacuation and triggering a massive boat disaster. Thousands of boats broke loose, many sunk or set aflame, with 1800 bodies recovered on the Yangtze bend and heavy loss among women and children.
A Lawrence resident recounts long lasting kidney ache and urinary problems before claiming a cure after using Deans Kidney Pills from Dick Broa drug store. The testimonial credits a complete symptom relief and urges buying from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo as US agents.
Olsson Bros repair and cement contractors advertise under the home goods and building trades. They claim skilled workers, first class results, and a guarantee. listing office at Lawrence National Bank Building and phones 29 and 1302. Also promote Woodward’s Blackberry and Kino as a daily home remedy for diarrhoea and bowel complaints, sold at Round Corner.
Supplemental list of names with addresses and occupations for the Missouri Kansas Telephone Directory dated August 1 1908 includes numerous subscribers across states and cities, plus an advertisement for Byers Art Shop offering needlework seasons at 903 Mass. First published July 20 1908 in the Lawrence Daily Journal. Public notices follow including a lengthy lawsuit over Eudora real estate and a probate matter for Alexander Lewis estate.
A busy classified page lists wants and sales in Lawrence. Private parties seek loans, washing services, a kitchen job, registered Jersey cows, guinea pigs, stenographer work, and general labor. Numerous FOR SALE entries cover houses, land, a horse and buggy, rugs, a chicken ranch, and farm equipment. Lost items include a brown leather jacket, a small watch, a silver scarab pin, and a silver handled umbrella with rewards offered.
A local advertising notice proclaims permanent relocation to 12 Le.treet with readiness to install outdoor signs distribute circulars and samples. Andersen, with years of experience, invites trials and guarantees all work and asks readers to call or visit TLC. The quote about worried people closes the notice.
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