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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1909
Page
2
A Lawrence Journal excerpt reflects on public issues in 1908 including voting rights for African Americans, grand jury limits on price tackling, and Ottawa Herald’s view of Lawrence. Commentary decries charity misdirection, criticizes a defaulting banker, and praises Taft's cabinet collaboration on his message.
Chapple Publishing of Boston compiles Heart Songs from popular suggestions to save enduring tunes from fragmented lives. The volume aims to keep generation to generation memories alive, especially for Christmas, presenting a handsome, well bound book that will find a place in many homes.
The article notes strong progress in fighting frauds as public exposure grows. It highlights the sugar trust as a trigger for public scrutiny and condemns disrespect toward women while condemning poet William Watson for a controversial claim about Mrs. Asquith.
Fragmentary ad copy promises curing a cold in one day with LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets. It warns druggists refund money if it fails and notes a signature on each box A A. The text also mentions a college course affecting a boy's earning capacity and lists symptoms like constipation headache nausea and heart palpitations.
An old newspaper advertisement extols Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets with a money back guarantee if relief isn’t achieved. It touts ingredients like Bi smuth Subnitrate and Pepsin and cites B Carmina Stives as part of a scientific blend. Also promotes other Rexall remedies and various household health tips with brief endorsements and product mentions.
Edgar Worthington, a strong line engineer helping survey for the Strang Line extension to Lawrence Kansas, describes his tense two weeks in Eudora after the Bullock bank robbery and murder. Local residents armed and suspicious, a farmer’s posse, and a deputy sheriff’s search at the depot framed a perilous journey ending with note books mistaken for weapons.
Governor Stubbs wants to pay the reward for Earl Bullock to the men who chased him and forced him into suicide after two robberies. He notes they risked their lives without arrest or conviction and wonders if the state can honor the claim. The governor indicated he would like to proceed if possible.
Mrs John Jorissen of North St Paul Minnesota endorses Dr Williams Pink Pills to build up blood after grip. She describes pale skin dizziness weak appetite and exhaustion improving after taking the pills. The ad touts relief from rheumatism nervous debility and other after-effects with sold through druggists.
Mrs. L Tennings of 814 Ohio St Lawrence Kan testifies after years of back and flank pains. She says Dean's Kidney Pills relieved her symptoms quickly after trying unknown remedies and purchasing at a local drug store. The testimonial notes improvement across headaches tiredness and energy loss.
A sequence of 1909 real estate transfers and quit claim deeds in Lawrence and surrounding areas lists multiple parties, parcels, and amounts. Transactions include BLT A twetes and wife to Leary Alivenis. Judit AL daenhs and Callie A. Ja¢ehs to Hneh J. Wer tock. Kinzer and A. J. Shumway to various heirs. Samuel Wise and wife to The Lawrences Rail y & Light Co. Athens JT. Walker and wife to The Lawrence Ratha & Light Co. and August Mangels dorf and wife to AL Brawbor. Details reference Lot VLG, 8 West Lawrence, University Mace Add, Conklin street, Oak Hill cemetery, and miscellaneous parcel descriptions with dates around November 1909 and amounts including 28100 and 337.05.
A Topeka gathering opens with methods for battling tuberculosis and diphtheria as state health officials discuss new approaches. The event features the state board of health meeting in Representative Hall and a series of conferences on water pollution and preventive care. Prominent health officers and experts from Kansas and nearby states participate, presenting on health administration, typhoid control, immunization, and community health initiatives. The program highlights include leadership talks, distribution of antitoxin, and policy discussions shaping statewide public health efforts.
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