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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1906
Page
2
A garbled column insults Japanese friends as yellow peril and praises loyal press stance on railroads. It criticizes Catholic France despite church resilience, notes Mrs Adams and her daughter, and touches Christmas appeals and Army charity plans in Lawrence.
A jumble of local column ichor and patent medicine pitches features misheard stories, social gossip, and multiple ads. It mentions a woman in a rough encounter, the Texas Wonder medicine, Pine Forests resin remedies, Piles cures, and testimonials. Names and places are sparse but imply a small town newspaper page.
A fragmented piece discusses superstition and belief in luck among women and in common objects. It notes medieval credulity persisting into the twentieth century with examples like gowns, lucky tokens, and ritual fears, echoing doubts about rational causes behind such practices.
Incomplete OCR summary of Marion Township annual report lists expenditures and balances for the year. Mentions entities such as MLW KOR ETS and local references with garbled phrasing, obscuring specific figures, dates, and recipients.
A New England tourist rejects a hotel cranberry sauce in Pasadena calling it not cranberry. A waitress from New Hampshire defends the dish saying it is cranberry sauce though the man protests its likeness to a peanut or pumpkin.
A historical note describes two major earthquake belts: the Mediterr anean Alpine Caucasus Himalayan belt with 53 percent of quakes and the circum Pacific Andes Japan Malayan belt with 41 percent. It cites De Montessus and Swerey Weekly sources and includes unrelated quoted dialogue about a Minnesota man.
In Lawrence Kansas the city council adopted a paving resolution on December 3 1906, ordering grading curbing and paving of Kentucky street from Finckney to Lee streets and Connecticut street from Willary to Lee street. The plan calls for brick or brick with concrete and curb construction and for the city to bear the costs as a public improvement. City Clerk Frank D Brooks published the measure in the Lawrence Daily Journal.
A flood of want ads from Lawrence area papers seeks help for diverse jobs and rentals. Listings include salespeople cooks janitors maids and housekeepers plus rooms for rent cottages and branch office manager positions with contact notes and phone numbers.
For sale items include a second hand typewriter and parlor organ from Keever's Book Store. Also offers a large modern race east drant on a paved street near University dis quet with price reduced to 4000 dollars. Contact CHB or similar listed numbers, with indications of quick sale and potential trades or payments.
Property listing from a 20 acre farm description near Naw Hampshire street with 875 par score. Includes four trem house and outbuildings, orchard fruits and water. asks inquiries at 935 Team street or 68% Home. Also offers a large building site on west side and a five room cottage at 1036 Connecticut street. Live stock auctioneer advertises services and open dates at Trovillo and Breider’s yard. contact J. N. Barsh.
A fragmentary OCR text item presents a clipped notice with scattered names and vague event cues. The readable portions hint at dates and places but lack complete context or actionable details for a fuller summary.
Fragmentary notice advertising a lost heavy case wristwatch with Elgin movement and a reward. It mentions 722 New York Street and a reply to T. A. Wineball, and asks readers to send inquiries or a 50 cent copy request to Burr McIntosh at 22nd Street, New York City.
JH Gilham with three decades in horse shoing continues business at 118 Vermont Street. He laces and fits all types of horseshoes and ensures quality work.
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