Lawrence Journal history and Christmas mercy
A fragmented historical note on the Lawrence Journal's origins and editions, plus a lengthy unrelated admittance of a Kansas governor's mercy for John Collins. The column includes a sensational account of Collins' trial and character, mentions the Shawnee county jail, and ends with an advertisement for Catarrh Cure and the Cheney company.
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Collins
Agapathy
Shawnee County
Oklahoma
Kansas
Hoch
Collings
Eskridge Merchants Host Local Trade Excursion
A fragment from Eskridge notes praises local enterprise after Topeka merchants advertised a trade trip. Only 18 passengers rode the Eskridge train. merchants offered three prizes to encourage locals to travel. The top prize winner ferried 53 people, second 88, third 37, with festivities in town and a homegrown trade boost.
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Eskridge
Topeka Merchans
Topeka
Soan
Wade Esmidge
Editorial Pardon of John Collings Praised by Wichita Eagle
The Wichita Eagle prints a lengthy editorial on the pardon of John Collings praising the sensible stance. It recounts the editor’s thorough coverage from start to finish and notes impartial, favorable views toward the prisoner.
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Wichita Eagle
John Collings
the Eagle
Women and Lawyers in Lawrence Tale
A quirky column follows a well dressed woman juggling home life and legal worries. She contemplates consulting Mr X a handsome lawyer about a neighbor's yard walk cutting through her garden and the need to handle a domestic staff issue while defending aging marriage.
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Lnach
Lawrence
Mr. X
Blanks
Weill
A Dangerous Operation and Odd Patent Medicine Notes
A collage of 1908 era notices includes S. B. Lawrence gifting four teen crates of oranges at Christmas, claims for Dr King's New Life Pills and Orino Laxative Syrup, ads for DeWitt's Witch Hazel, and local notices from Lawrence Kansas. It also lists legal notices before Justice James Brooks, tailor services, and entertainment notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. P. Barber & Son
When The Wood Is Gone
Roland Phillips argues in Success Magazine that forests failing will devastate the lumber industry and trigger mass unemployment across allied trades. He warns of cascading collapses in mining, steel, railroads, and farming without transportation, predicting widespread poverty akin to global precarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Remseetine
America
Farmira
China
Greece
Syria
Dalmatia
Better Than Life Insurance and Farm Institute Talks
The notice promotes building and loan stock as a higher yielding alternative to life insurance. It invites discussion with Secretary Mr. Perkins at Farmers' Institute and lists a Farmers' Institute meeting at Fairview school house on December 31 at 8 PM with topics on debt, corn fodder value, drainage, and farm unit limits. Also includes testimonials for Burdock Blood Bitters and Hall’s Texas Wonder, plus Mrs Stella Rudisil teaching Barker school for the remainder of the year.
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Building& Loan Association
Perkins
Farmers’ Institute
Fairview School House
J. R. Baker
Wn. Hines
John Northrup
A. M
H.A. Conley
Tinery Oakes
Fred Cowles
A. H. Schaal
Portable Gas Lamps at Lawrego National Bank display
Building and Loan Association on the second floor promotes a holiday display of portable gas lamps with varied attractive patterns in bronze and bead fringe shades. Lamps are priced at eight dollars, with ornaments for home use and options including electroliers and electric lamps available in the display room for selection.
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Building & Loan
Lawrego National Bank
Graeber Bros HOSFORD INVESTMENT CO Real estate deals
Graeber Bros presents several properties near the University including a 14 room house with modern conveniences for 6000 dollars a 11 room house between the University and business district for 5250 dollars and an 8 room house on a paved street in the student section offered at 2800 dollars with easy terms 500 dollars cash and 25 dollars monthly installments Also listing farms in the Cast to Kansas and Oklahoma with descriptions available over Peoples Bank.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Peoples Bank
Wellsville
Kans
Douglas Co
Baker College
Eudora
Wind Mill Grocery Advertises Diamond Brand Coffee
Rich creamy drink Coffee offered by Diamond brand at Wind Mill Grocery with prices from 15e to 40e. Also notes Thor Motorcycles prices from 130 to 360, Roak Cycle Shop at 1017 Mass Street, Anto and Hack Livery open day and night, and Francisco & Todd with phones 139 812 813 Vermont Street offering carriage painting and trimming.
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Chris
Hunsinger
Mass
Wind Mill Grocery
THOR
Roak Cycle Shop
Mass. Street
Anto
Francisco & Todd
Vermont Street
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