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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1909
Page
2
The Lawrence Daily Journal of December 15 1909 reports on a proposed big gas trust and reactions from nearby towns like Topeka and St Joseph. It critiques rumors of a gas trust and mentions public discussion of civic and municipal issues, religion, politics and Dr Cook and the Kaw river prospects.
The Journal notes Debs facing public interest amid a tale of a native cave tomb in Put nem’s with a dangerous tunnel. A man and his wife fell to the floor, followed by two more family members, as rescuers failed and the mouth was sealed. A demon guards the cave hoard, strangling each intruder.
The ice gorge extends two miles downstream and has knocked out water power. Town relies on engines for power as the river above the dam rises. The gorge worsens while the water below the dam remains high, but officials say danger is overstated.
Stomach trouble claim Diapepsin will digest heavy meals in five minutes and relieve heartburn belching and sour breath. The ad urges readers to ask their pharmacist to show the 30 cent formula and notes relief from stomach misery after a single dose. Also mentions Diapepsin as a domestic aid for family use day or night.
A famed collector received two Old Masters portraits from Ehrich galleries: Portraits of Fran Urmiller and Daughter attributed to a Swabian master around 1525 and Portrait of a Venetian Lady by Cernadino Licinio about 1540. Licinio’s delicate line and color mark the recent addition as a notable example alongside a related Frankfort work once misattributed to Holbein.
The Tate bishop of Rochester, after illness, seeks medical advice from Sir Frederick Treves. The surgeon warns that winter in Algiers is either health or heaven. The bishop reluctantly accepts the Algiers option as his fate.
A curious 1909 item blends Harper's Weekly travel notes by Harry A. Franck with a Lawrence Kansas public notice. It includes a perilous Damascus journey vignette and bids for real estate, funeral services, and legal notices, with local businesses and vendors named.
An 19th century account by Charles W. Forlong portrays drastic decline of the Ona Indians of the Magellan Strait region. It notes fierce resistance but emphasizes white exploitation as sheep ranges expanded, leading to raids, disease, exile to Dawson Island, and systematic killing. The piece portrays treachery, broken truces, and poisoning of whale blubber as part of the decline.
Mrs. Liliam M. Tidrow opens her Beery building art studio tomorrow from 2 to 5 PM, serving Christmas orders and student drop‑ins. The Lawrence Daily Journal also carries city council pay resolutions on street paving in Lawrence including New Jersey and Pennsylvania streets and related notices in the Probate Court for the Peter A. McCurdy estate with hearings set for November 27, 1909.
Albert Noller offers disposal of old clothes and shoes and invites calls at Bell 1080 or visits to 1015 Mass Street. He promises zeal in cast off clothing and shoes and signs the notice with his name and address.
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