Dollar Wheat Reward Prompts Salina Letters
Salina headlines report a $5 reward related to a “Dollar wheat” scheme. Mrs. Phillips posts a note to target readers about a mysterious letter. the piece weaves local intrigue with a social critique and commentary on wheat markets. George Phillips defends the situation, noting the broader farm economy and grain movements in Saline County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salina
Bender
Phillips
Evening’s Journal
Valentine
George Phillips
North Ninth
Lincoln
Shaat Lane
Shusband
Goodbye Elsie Dinsmore ends long stage run
A New York critic notes the end of Elsie Dinsmore as a sustained stage portrait of girlhood through widowhood and motherhood, marking the passing of Miss Martha Finley. The piece contemplates the creator's death and the shifting tastes toward younger, more rebellious roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Dinsmore
New York
Martha Finley
Home remedy promises quick kidney and bladder relief
An old advertisement-style note touts a do it yourself medicine claimed to cure kidney and bladder trouble, rheumatism, and urinary issues. It lists dandelion extract, Kargop, and compound sarsaparilla as key ingredients to shake in a bottle and take after meals and at bedtime.
Football and Society collide in campus tale
A Windsor College scene opens with Clara Charley and Miss Whiting meeting, a playful street mishap with Charley losing a grip of his belongings, and a brief taste of a bustling social moment. The page also notes a New York Herald report on football rules, focusing on the forward pass, its acceptance, and ongoing technical debates shaping the sport's evolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
Football Rules Committee
Dow
Antena
New Mexico
Agricul
Developa Ance
Two More States and Public Health Debate
The fragment discusses state contributions to relieve burden areas and rural resources, mentioning 3200 square miles and comparing states California, Tests, and Montana. It also notes a pneumonia case record praising Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and colds, advising against substitutes. The remaining notes reference a journalism class piece and social questions about a man named Bjunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuali
Montana
Secret of Long Life Hoax or Cure All?
A fragmented ad-style piece touts Electric Bitters as a life prolonging remedy claimed to purify and vitalize the body and nerves. It cites a testimonial from W M Sherman of Cushing Maine about kidney trouble relief and targets weak or sick readers with a 50 cent price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Sherman
Cushing, Me
Barber & Son
Simple Remedy For La Grippe Coughs And Lungs
A mix of old medical patent remedies and general commentary appears. Foley's Honey and Tar is urged as a safe cough remedy that also heals lungs, with warnings to avoid substitutes. The page blurs with fragmented notes on population, geography, and immigration in New Mexico and Arizona, plus unrelated health ad copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
P. Barber & Son
Parr
Wall Street
New York
Cerond
Fred
New Mexico
Arizona
Soldier Balks Death Plot in Kemp Texas
A letter from J. A. Stone, civil war veteran of Kemp Texas, claims a plot against his life by a desperate faction. He details years of illness finally relief by Dr King’s New Discovery curing his cough and related ailments, while ads promote remedies and local notices including sewer bids in Lawrence Kansas and various local items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Stone
Kemp
Tex
Dr. King
Barber & Son
Lawrence
John D. Miles
Kansas
Cawaiian
Hawaii
Miles
Calcutta Girls’ School
Cheyenne
Arapahoe
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Pratt
Pacific Comercial Advertiser
The Africa Roosevelt Vision and Big Game Images
A collage of reviews and notes on Roosevelt era Africa coverage including C Bryson Taylor's Africa That Roosevelt Will See and Richard Washburn Child's Stalking the Best of Big Game. The issue features photographs, editorials on human nature and sport, plus frontispiece portraits of President Taft and noted scholars.
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C. Bryson Taylor
Africa
Roosevelt
Richard Washburn Child
Sterne
William Hanna
Thomson
William Hard
Rheta Childe Derr
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Pierce
Anan
Pink Rose Adjustment Co
Lawrenes
California
Oregon
Washington
VIA
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
Pachfac
Alexander City
R. D. Rankin
American Farmer
Indianapolis
Indiana
United States
Solon J. Goode
Plac
Weekly Journal
America Farmer Bath
the Journal
Lawrence, Ks
B. J. Sheridan
Paola
Congress
Mouch
Harvard
Cherokee County
Topeka
Finley
Clara
Charley
Miss Whiting
Mr. Hanson
North Ward
Massachusetts Street
Jade
Kansas City
Eldridge House
Eldridge
A Studet
K. LA
la Grippe
Orina
Serra Enet
O. P. Barber
Iim
Greeser
Giuten
Lea
Ely
Conta ' Ely Brothers
Warren Street
Jakes
Hall
Athens
Mala
F. J. Cheney
Fanfly
Constipaloa
Stur
Finporia
Mall
Morley
Tinley Blige
Kaneas
Maryland Street
North Lawrence
Ordinapee No. Ltd
Vermont
Kentucky
Morris Street
Morris St
Ski Street
Baleuek
Mass
Tennessee
Ohia Streets
Bew’s Avenue
Ordingnee
D. Brooks
City Cherk
St. Y Aed Farm
Wi. Morrison
E. W. Grove
J. G. Aideaart
DeWitt
Barber & Sop
Lawrence Travefer Co
Bres
Uputsty
Tempee
John Buch
Gold Watchea I
L. Riling | Mercantile Co
East Henry Street
Gestateen
Wil
Joseph Lt. Fesperman
Salisbury
N. C
Bell
Erry Kemp
Mat Boughton's
Maza
Straffon
The
Lawrence National Bank
Chris Hunsinger
Street
Lawrence Daily Journal
District Court of
Douglas County
Edgerly R. Bailey
jArther E. Blood
Cdna J
Fannie L. Bled
Jdzi
Hanselman
Ezza J. Blood
Fannington Barricklow
Mary Barricklow
Martin Cosway
Fpeschal Carter
Gen. W. Deitzler
Nekemiah Green
Z. W. Lyon
John Ramsey
Lewis T. Church
F. Merrian
G. Booundate
Francis W. Pennington
Patitan
Steele
Plaintiff
J. ¥. Brock
Lawreses Cranafer Oa
National Bank
Watkins Eatdent
Directos
Watkins
J. Bouse
Miterst
State Bank
Capital
Anoor, Peeenes
Mtabre
We. Jones
Luther N. TS
Bwearay Hitkey
General Sanking_Bualnese
Lawrence, Kansas
A Sonne i. Newgark
A, Marka
Koseard Investment
South Lawrence
Rhode Island
Nese University
Hosford
Peoples’ Bank Building
Presiident-cleet
Dr. Thomas
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