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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1908
Page
2
Congregational gathering at the Lutheran Church reviews mortgage plans and monthly payments, urging openness about borrowing terms and future due dates. The event includes a social segment and a church notice, while a separate piece notes a Christmas party for dogs and a reflection on personal conduct and yearly inventory.
The Journal announces ownership and distribution across Lawrence Kansas with references to the daily Associated Press and morning patches. It details the Lawrence Gazette news reach and notes the weekly edition eight pages and circulation across post offices. The page carries local editorials and notices about the poor farm, city growth, and public education measures amid broader state politics and public discourse.
The piece stresses a massive Sicilian disaster with up to 150000 dead and urgent aid needs. It urges donations and universal brotherhood, praises teachers for better pay, extols schools as our hope, and criticizes punitive approaches. It quotes reflections by Vinland Vine and Bill Sineakler on society, education, and governance.
A canvass of editorials attacks poor farms in Kansas and neighboring states. Critics argue the county system isolates paupers, invites neglect, and should be replaced by decent town housing or moved near county centers. Reform debates push for tighter oversight and humane treatment of inmates and dependent residents.
Contemporary listings offer a 12 room house near the University for $6,000, a 11 room house between the University and business district for $5,250, and an 8 room house on a 75 foot frontage in the student section, with a quick sale possible at $2,800. A $500 down payment and $25 monthly installments are suggested. Also mentions Eastern Kansas farms and recent Oklahoma listings through Over Peoples Bank.
An advertisement snippet from Coffeyville Kansas dated September 14 1908 promotes Castoria for infants and children and Hall's Texas Wonder as a kidney bladder and rheumatic cure. A testimonial by Geo Dillon says the remedy cured him and sells through Barber & Son. The fragment ends noting duty and weariness in tasks.
Leo F Zelinski of 58 Gibson St Buffalo N Y reports using Bucklen Arnica Salve once daily for six days to erase a stubborn cold sore. The ad claims the salve heals all sores and is sold under guarantee at Barber Son’s hardware. Also lists Anto and Hack Livery services with contact details at 812 814 Vermont St.
Notice to Lawrence stockholders of the Watkins National Bank annual meeting for director election to be held at the bank office in Lawrence between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Tuesday January 12 with details about the directors and locations.
Joe Eddy sent out his second batch of notices to taxpayers urging payment of taxes by 5 o'clock this evening. The county treasurer has provided information on link taxes, and the response has been generous. A dam has been depicted in a new light with a poem sold for ten cents, inviting readers to condemn the dam while supporting the poetical piece Medicine That Is Medicine.
In Lawrence Kansas on December 1 1908 cashier C B Tucker of the store at the local firm is reported amid a loss of cash and valuables including clothing shoes guns ammunition and money to lend with Abe Wolfson named in the note as connected to the incident.
Notice in Lawrence Kansas reports Justice of the Peace George Dames Brooks issues an attachment order on December 12, 1908, against personal property for $447. The hearing is set for January 10, 1909 at 9 am before J A Gully, with Benner's sanitary plumbing noted in the case. The page also mentions local events and a Commercial Club banquet linked to the upcoming inauguration.
Celeste will offer full life readings and business guidance at the Lawrence house. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily except Sundays.
On Tuesday afternoon November 3 two students from The Cosmopolitan School presented a recital in Cable Hall. Miss Helen Broeniman impressed with depth of musical feeling on piano under Mr Harold Hea. Mrs Daisy Judson showed trained contralto vocal ability under Mrs Hamah Butler. The Veinzo Musical Club announces a Sunday afternoon musicale on November 8 at 3 30 in the Ninth Floor Auditorium Building featuring Miss Hazel Harrison. Also notices promote Diamond brand Coffee and Schulz tailor services and Foley’s Honey and Tar cough remedy offered by O P Barber & Son.
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