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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1906
Page
3
Thomas Lee the Big Merchant hosts his annual New Year dinner for Perry residents. This year the event is described as larger and better, with emphasis on appreciation and community goodwill. The notice notes local attendance and plans for sizable turnout.
A garbled notice page reports Daniel Deford from Kansas named deputy attorney general in Newe York. The text includes probate and estate matters for Lawrence Journal content, listing administrators, heirs, and upcoming court terms with references to Robert Sutter estate and J B Boyd.
An advertisement proclaims the Burr McIntosh Monthly as the best gift, selling at six cents a copy and urging readers to buy at newsdealers or mail order a copy for 50 cents. The piece promotes the magazine as a beautiful and lasting Christmas present from West 72nd Street, New York City.
The obituary notes services held in Baldwin for Frank Nelson. Matt S. Hughes led the funeral rites as mourners gathered, with choir performances and military-style procession elements described in somber tone.
The Boys of Woodcraft held their Christmas tree last night at Woodman hall. The venue was packed and festive with good nature. Each ticket batcher received a present and the group cleared $23, with members feeling buoyant. The Woodcraft organization led by Lawrence is the sole survivor among similar groups. other societies have faded. The Woodmen manager praised the effort and the event’s success, while plans hint at YW activities and the Jamestown exposition.
Local readers are urged to trust Hall's Catarrh Cure to clear mucous surfaces and address catarrh. Marketed as a physician recommended remedy, it claims internal action with purifying ingredients and direct mucous contact. Testimonials are requested, with the product available through druggists for seven cents per package.
A garbled plea describes opening all registered packages to detect theft at a postal facility. It notes many packages pass through quietly, with some people suspecting misdeeds and questioning the process. The passage then shifts to ad-like paragraphs for various medicines and tonics.
Willis T. Morgat a retired U S A Commissary Sergeant from Rural Route 1 Concord New Hampshire recalls two years in Cuba and two in the Philippines and credits Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption with keeping him in perfect health He says it is the best medicine in the world for coughs colds bronchial troubles and all lung diseases The product is guaranteed by Barber Son druggists priced 50 cents and 1 90 for trial
An old state paper extols the Kansas Farmer and Farmers Weekly as the premier rural publication. It touts wire market reports, condensed telegraph news, and nationwide coverage, while promising farmer focused content from livestock to dairying and agricultural research.
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