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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1907
Page
3
Lawrence merchants are overburdened by manual accounts and late statements. The Journal offers Lieber & Trussel ledger and transfer binder samples and sheet holders with no obligation to buy. Call 48 to arrange a visit from Me Dinsmoor and receive price quotes.
Excerpts discuss solar energy as a abundant source and the failure of past attempts to harness it. Spaniard Don Isidor Cabanyes is credited with an apparatus using a sun heated base, a chimney, and a blade fixed to a vertical axis to drive a mechanism. The piece also covers finger value in law, a naval craft on the Mississippi, and a quip about a vacation.
A chorus of top medical scientists agrees the commonly accepted life span has a ceiling. Experts caution against overreach and urge further research to clarify the bounds of human longevity.
The Haskell Leader reports on local staff changes, summer activities, and residents traveling or visiting relatives across Kansas and nearby states. It mentions inspections of a burned building, garden work, farm yields, teacher placements, marriages, and several family updates across multiple towns and institutions.
A fragmented local page recalls Mrs Browninger aiding a teen in learning music and crafts at Menominee reservation. It notes 22 weekly visits and a plan to teach bands mandolin and orchestra, while discussing self-reliance beyond government aid. A separate ad touts a $100 reward and a catarrh cure claiming universal efficacy.
A garbled text fragment presents distorted phrases and scattered questions about speech, letters, and meaning. It resembles a cryptic puzzle or language exercise with no clear event, persons, or places available for concrete reporting.
A damaged OCR item mentions various names and places in a cryptic fragment. It references Lidia Bracken Adams and Tyler at Callies Prag, with hints of a ceremony or event and scattered remarks about people and locations. The text is fragmentary and lacks clear meaning.
A dated verse reflection by John Addison Symonds extols steadfast faith and health, narrating a creed of cure and upright resolve. The excerpt likens life to a throne and warns against fear, urging perseverance through looming shadows and a bright, sunnier future.
A Bluff Missouri businessman touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the quickest and surest remedy for sores burns wounds and piles. The ad features O P Barber a local druggist backing the claim with a 25 cent price.
A 1907 Lawrence Kansas notice records a city council resolution to repave Louisiana Street with brick and concrete sections. It orders publication in the Lofty paper for five consecutive days and funds to be paid in ten annual installments. City Clerk F.L.D. Brooks signs the filing.
A fragmented note from Woman's Home Companion highlights upcoming features and patterns for children and readers. It mentions editors, a shop pattern, and contributions from authors and contributors, with hints of serials and monthly materials.
An old stove dealer advertises stoves for sale under the firm F V Jaedicke Kennedy Ernst and Herman Broeker. The note mentions various pipe and screen items and suggests ceat of 6-5-4 to mi ly shtoes Naels as a cheaper enamel alternative.
City clerk records August 1907 resolution ordering curb and macadam paving on Quincy street between Delaware and Santa Fe rails. width set at thirty feet with ten annual installments for assessments. Also lists new Missouri Kansas telephone directory subscribers including Allen J J Bon Meatmarket and Cooper J T residences in Lawrence Kansas.
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