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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1907
Page
2
A 1907 Lawrence Kans item traces The Journal's origins from The Lawrence Republican and absorbed papers, noting distribution, editions, and rates. It adds colorful Vinland Vine quips and small-town observations about social life, ads, and local characters.
A sprawling opinion piece skewers government leaders and business interests, criticizing advertising influence, labor strikes, and tariff politics. It denounces taft and Buckhel while defending Lindsay and other officials, arguing for transparency and civic engagement amid contested policies and public projects.
Charlie Roberts has improved farming at Samperenmig dle Mist. He saved his wheat crops from green bugs after arriving from Laurence. His chickens prosper with thirty hens producing about thirty four eggs daily, and he plans to double production next year.
In Lawrence last Saturday Endora's Mayor and E W Kraus were at Will Spurgeon's livery barn when a mule kicked Kraus. The blow severed part of his thumb as he held a pitch fork. Heavy rains delayed field work and weed cutting. A Texas Wonder kidney remedy ad appears with an address in St Louis.
A distressed bride misplaces wedding gifts causing confusion as a jeweler recalls a June spike in weddings. She identifies a salad fork and bread boat with partial help from a shopper's description, while clerks struggle to match other items to buyers. She plans to write to likely givers without specifying motives.
A St Louis saloonman recalls the vanished Dickens slab from the Planters House bar once used by Dickens and local celebrities. Also featured are notes on natura faking apple photographs, rare grizzly myths, white headed herons, and a jokey medical exchange from trolley car life.
A chaotic clipping notes sparse liquor express shipments, local business chatter, and a mix of advertisements and notices. It mentions revenue expectations tied to express handling, a reward for cure claims, and various local services from upholsterer J Keilman to carpet cleaning and house chores. It advertises tax lists for Douglas county, a plumbing firm, and general household services with contact details.
The 38th annual Sigel picnic drew the same crowd as in past years with speakers Grant Hornaday Charles F. Scott and W. B. Stubbs among others. Rain began at 3 p.m. and cut the event short, though attendees enjoyed a fine time before the downpour.
J H Mitchell plans a home horseshoe court with electric lights and storm shielding for his friends. He expects it to become popular in the fall months. At the court house officials note that many players are becoming professionals and will require individual courts if organized play expands.
A dense set of classified ads seeks a Jersey cow and poultry selling, general housework, travel jobs, rental housing, farm produce, and real estate purchases in Lawrence Kansas. Multiple listings include Wm Helm Commission Co, McCURDY & HARRIS, and individual homeowners with contact details.
An experienced livestock auctioneer with twenty years in the trade advertises services from an office at Trovillo and Kreider's lumber yard. Contact J. N. Harsh berger by phone.
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