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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1908
Page
2
A dispatch lists The Journal of Lawrence Kansas as the dominant paper with daily and weekly editions, supplying extensive local news, telegraph legs, and county reach. It notes ownership shifts, circulation, and ribbing about politics, Prohibition, and regional events including Taft speculation, editorials, and public notices.
Fragmented OCR text reflects a volatile discussion about government ownership of railroads. It mentions railroads as powerful business engines needing competent management, critiques of clerks in Washington, and references to authorities and reforms amid unclear, damaged phrasing.
A local notice reports a petition circulated yesterday for Harry Meier. It notes political action and voter signatures as part of a civic push.
Mr Jones discusses cattle feeding, noting past high prices and the need to adapt. He explains that efficient feeding reduces time and expense, rejects old ear corn methods, and emphasizes learning from early years to keep up with feed costs and market changes.
If you knew the merits of the Texas Wonder you would never suffer from kidney bladder or rheumatic trouble. One dollar bottle covers two months treatment sold by druggist or by mail. Send for testimonial. Dr E L Hall 2926 Olive Street St Louis. A warm heart isn't always associated with soft hands.
An old text fragment discusses Jesus at the Pool of Bethesda, describing a great multitude of sick and hopeless people. It contrasts Christian history with modern attitudes, urging compassionate faith and warning against mocking Christianity.
A fragment from a period piece cites sermons on sickness and sin, includes a discussion of enduring pain and gratitude, then promotes an at home “marmola” liver tonic for weight loss. It blends religious reflections with advertisement language and hints at reform versus city life. The note mentions Eli Bowles as a cheerful Christian man and cites Phil 4:9.
The text blends sermon notes, local notices, and business ads, citing ministers and families in Coatesville and Lawrence. It references a final settlement notice, estate appointments, and bank and business advertisements along with public notices and legal phrases from early 1900s Kansas.
The Journal bindery has closed a strong year with top quality work that serves as the office’s best advertisement. The binding service highlights a reputation for superior craft across Kansas.
An old style notice offers cures and separations with medical sounding claims. It lists prices from three to five dollars for services and mentions free consultation. The ad provides contact details at 43 New Hampshire street and a Bell phone number, along with names M and Neate and address 716 Vermont street where a shoemaker attends to all sizes.
A column of early 20th century want ads from Lawrence Kansas listing positions and goods sought. Entries include a pern Ne position, dressmaking, white veil, yellow cash, commission opportunities with Grand Union Tea Co, stenographer or bookkeeper, produce and grain buyers, farm poultry sales, and farmers invited to call.
A compilation of local for sale and rental notices from Baldwin and Lawrence areas. Items include a sounder key telegraph instrument, two ponies, incudators, a Jersey cow, Brown Leghorn chickens, Shorthorn dairy cattle, a six room dwelling on South Ohio Street, alfalfa hay, a twenty acre tract near Baldwin, a modern six room cottage in West Lawrence, a gas range, and other miscellaneous goods with Bell phone contact points.
Classifieds list several rental offers including a five room cottage at 524 Louisiana street with Bell phone 1492 and a four room house at 337 Mich with gas water and yard. an eight room modern house at 27 Ohio St. a six room house with ten acres of ground near Lawrence. a lost brown neckpiece near Winthrop or 700 block Vermonts. a gold band ring between unknown locations.
Creditors and all interested persons are warned to appear at the next Probate Court term in Douglas County Kansas on March 3 for an allowance for services as Administratrix of the estate and for attorney fees and expenses. Mary J. McFarland seeks discharge after a full final settlement and accounting of the estate.
A reviewer hails a new college play plus a Great Falls Vermont set piece as vivid and natural, noting the campus life scenes and audience immersion. Lawrence Evart stars in We are King at Bowersuck Opera House, in a dual role that showcases his magnetism and voice.
Sheriff Cody of Franklin county arrived in this city on Wednesday to subpoena a witness for the state versus Frank Seehneck. Seehneck faces murder charges in Centropolis Kansas for the death of his wife and family last year. The Iola Register reports the witness name is withheld at officials’ request and is expected to be a principal figure in the testimony.
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