30 Dec 1907
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1907
Page
1
The item notes grippe influenza in Lawrence with old time warnings and remedies. It cites Dr King s New Life Pills and Burdock Blood Bitters as treatments and mentions a local legal case about stock sale validity and appeals in federal court.
Monday morning the adjourned hearing to settle the Elaine of E. R. Suppeter and M. Kimmel stock of goods came up before Judge Slonwke ers, referee in bankruptcy, at the office of Ord Clingman, trustee, in Lawrence.
An old advertisement asserts Foley's Kidney Cure can heal kidney and bladder diseases and prevent Bright's disease or diabetes when used early. It emphasizes strengthening kidneys and proper function, authored by Barber & Son.
The Topeka Capital prints a Sunday writeup on Mrs. Bleakley and the incubator baby. It portrays an unhappy family under fear with the plucky mother fighting on while the allegedly abusive father is described as distant. The article notes the couple were divorced before the child’s birth.
The Ariosa Coffee from Arbuckle Brothers is cleaned roasted and packaged entirely by in house machinery. A self contained machine weighs wraps and seals the coffee to ensure a clean wholesome and inexpensive product reaching the cup. New York.
Ed Courtney of St Benedicts college Atchison states Catholic immigrant societies have placed nearly fifty foreigners in the college in the last year. Most are fluent in many languages yet unable to speak English as they study the Dane language.
The Journal explains a Saturday article misled readers by implying a dead man in the park was dirty. The officer’s intent was to show certainty of death, not foulness. The man is described as clean and recently refreshed, and the paper apologizes for the embarrassment caused.
C R Parsons secretary of the railroad branch of the Y M C A of Kansas City delivered an engaging talk before a large gathering in the Y M C A auditorium. Miss Helen Phipps played violin with sister Miss Nema Phipps on piano providing complimentary performances.
Arrangements ensure the Daily Journal is delivered to Lecompton by train each evening within two hours of printing. The paper prints quickly after dispatches, offering late telegraphic news and timely coverage, thanks to local support from Lecompton.
A pair of girls on Quincy street between Vermont and Kentucky were threatened during a Saturday evening attempt. The attackers fled after the girls screamed and onlookers emerged, leaving the victims frightened and unwilling to identify their assailants. Residents say holdups are becoming too frequent.
An event titled Big Shooting Match is set for December 31 at a site described as one half mile north and one half mile west of the west end of Elliott street macadam. Names listed include Fred Peter son Bell phone 8192 J. L. Hall Home Phone 8904 Red. A mollycoddls is referenced as the other party to an argument.
Local readers list a flurry of visits and travel. Phil Rice of Baldwin and several others, including Ed Sehall, George Belt, Charles Finch, Miss Jilin Flinn, and Mrs. Irwin Eberhart, are noted as visiting Kansas City, Lawrence, or nearby towns. Everett Copley and Waldron family also made trips, with mentions of relatives in Columbia and Chicago.
An unusual incident in Taowrenee involved a horse frightened by a man who was pursuing it. The creature fled toward the pursuer as the scene reversed the common order on the street today.
A fire engine repair estimate has shocked Kami City officials as an expert raises costs to about three times the expected amount. The council contemplates alternatives beyond relying solely on waterworks to combat fires.
At Police Court a quiet day saw one drunk fined. 650 Police Court was the location noted for the hearing and fine.
The January Circles anniversary number features Augustus Carl on Modern China America’s share at awakening Lyman Beecher Stowe on The School City and its Work and James W Van Cleave on Why We Need Not Fear a Panic. It includes fiction by Elizabeth Paton McGilvary Maude L Radford and Charles G D Roberts plus poems and music studies and a chess tournament announced with Lasker as umpire.
An old tobacco era medical ad warns of a widespread disease. kidney trouble leads to fatal organ failures and failures in the bladder. It touts Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a quick kidney remedy, claiming samples and a book are available by mail order from Kilmer & Co in Singhampton New York.
Reported plan spearheaded by Dr Wy E Beiders wolf to organize an evangelical drive across the state next year. A board member declined to join, citing concerns of misinterpretation. Discussions occurred in Lawrence and Ottawa during revival meetings, outlining an effort to muster an army of evangelists for communities around 1,000 population and up.
Aimes women suffer via doctors treating separate symptoms while underlying uterine disease remains. Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription is promoted as a safe, tonic and restorative for overworked women, claiming to relieve nervous exhaustion and uterine related symptoms with Pleasant Pellets for stomach and bowel vigor.
Amusements announce a whimsical comedy to be presented at Bowerspeck Opera House on New Year’s night. Kubinsky Brothers sponsor the show with Maurice M. Dubinsky in the principal role of a German, praised as artistic and very funny. Prices range from 23 to 75 cents.
Miss Earl McEvers of Haskell died Saturday night from pneumonia at seventeen. The body was taken to McComb Oklahoma by her sister Pearl McEvers. Also noted is the parole of Joseph Cloud from the State Hospital at Topeka and an advertisement endorsing Foley's Honey and Tar for asthma cure with a Davenport Iowa testimonial.
Christmas evening weddings unite Miss Edith Kurtz to Spencer T. Apple in Easter Spring and Clara Kurtz to John F. Melfies at Baldwin area homes. Ceremonies conducted by local pastors Rev. Fallon and Rev. Scott with immediate family present. The couples plan visits to Kansas City and Ness City before settling in their new homes.
Miss Hope Talbott and Ahas Woodyard wed at five in Baldwin with Rev. J F Jenness officiating before about thirty guests. The couple will stay in Baldwin until Monday then travel to Ithiel New York where the groom attends Cornell University law school.
The forecast notes discredited predictions of storms and snow fading as the day progresses. Early expectations of cold, stinging conditions gave way to continued fair weather with no significant changes observed by morning.
W V Henry of Panama Missouri touts seven years of proof that Dr King’s New Discovery is the best medicine for coughs colds and throat chest or lung conditions. The text claims thirty eight years of proof for Dr Ries a ary remedy coughs and colds including asthma hay fever bronchitis and bleeding of the lungs.
First Tril Ja ch appointed administrator of Henry Sviltsins estate in Domdas County. Cornelius Carter, administrator. G A Hamman eyes ear nose throat specialist. Glasses fitted at Dick Drug Store. Ed Parsons boasts West stock cigars 202 in air tight tin for $1. Also asks for wagon burr at Bell-Metcalf Implement Co.
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