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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1908
Page
3
An old advertisement lists iron beds at various small prices from 26.00 to 3.00 and a sale on chairs including Four-Spindle, tow back, bow back, and Five flat spindle chairs with reduced prices around 58 cents to 90 cents. The copy is garbled but presents a liquidation vibe for metal beds and wooden chairs.
An official plan announced by Secretary Strong and Postmaster General Meyer aims to ease farm labor procurement through a nationwide distribution of information cards. Employers can request workers by submitting filled return cards and no fees are charged. The program emphasizes careful selection by Commerce and Labor experts, with unused applications usable for future labor needs. Also noted are political commentaries and local notices about Democratic returns, plus brief items on Dr Shoop's Restorative and a local singer Miss Lillian Jonasen. chilly weather and Haskell activity are mentioned.
Topeka visitors Chas Snell and Clarence Cule visited relatives near Twin Mound and Richland. Lawrence visitor G W Watson stopped by. Grandola Banks is improving after illness. Mrs Heyl hosted Mamie Postina and others. Miss Ada Lindell and daughter from Lone Star visited. Arthur Vestma to teach at old Belvoir this winter. Local folks attended church and gatherings near Lick Skillet and Kielland. Clint Harding of Topeka visiting relatives. Myrtle and Helen Mey spent time with Elmer Trarding’s.
A rural Cochran reader reports Bucklen's Arnica Salve healed a stubborn instep sore after a 25 cent box. Barber & Son's drug store sold it under a guarantee. The piece also notes Dr Shoop's Restorative praised for nerve support and health claims. A Lawrence tale mentions a big team and a move to Topeka due to wife’s health, plus a light quip about Minister Wu hoping to reach 100 and a joke about marriage.
Lester M. Nelson of Naples Maine reports that Dr King s New Discovery saved his life after years of using it for coughs and throat and lung complaints. The remedy, praised as a preventive of pneumonia and healer of weak lungs, has stood for nearly forty years and is sold by St Barber Sons druggists with a trial bottle offered free.
Thursday August 13 at the Eldridge Hotel until 5 pm Dr Potter, president of the staff of the Boston Electro Medical Institute, tours the state offering free consultation examination and medicines for a cure. He claims to treat deafness and many other ailments with a new process and invites all to benefit regardless of status.
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