Journal of Lawrence Kansas 1908 Ad and Opinion Column
Column from The Journal Lawrence Kansas 1908 notes history of the paper, its editions, and subscription terms. It cites earlier mergers including State Journal and Herald of Free State and describes daily and weekly editions, pricing, and mailing information. Also includes spirited editorials criticizing other papers and stressing fairness and decency in journalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toe Joussar
Lawrence Republican
State Journel
Herald of Frege
Lawrence Tribune
God
Associated Presa
Trenty
Jouxrar
Avery
Avery Posto
Kansas
Davee Jonas
Bo Owe Wee
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Associated Pres Report
Direct Election of Senators Needs State Convention
Agitation for popular selection of U S senators is urged to continue at the upcoming Republican state convention. The piece argues the people should hold power, not politicians, and that direct electoral reform requires a constitutional amendment. It notes Kansas as a future example and calls for voters to urge legislature to enact the people’s choice.
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United States
Repblican Party
Senate
Kansas
Kansas Republicans poised to set example for senate election
A fragment stresses war with subterfuge and ejecting congressmen, urging Kansas to choose senators differently. It argues the state’s future depends on the Republican party and their next convention as the first chance to start the good work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
X Rays Trace Stolen Gem Hidden In Thief’s Stomach
The New York Medical Journal notes a detector approach that uses X rays to locate swallowed jewelry. A Davenport police case involved a man who swallowed a diamond ring to avoid arrest, with X ray imaging eventually revealing the stone and leading to a confession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Souk Holmes
New York Medical Journal
de Marllis
Davenport
Teestone
Dangerous voyage to sea: ships to sail through snow to secure berths
An article describes a perilous voyage as 200 crew per vessel, six to seven ships ready with coal and food for long transits. Men face 50 to 60 mile treks through snowdrifts to reach ships at St. Dolas. Tonnage around fifty, crew size about 200 per ship, coal worth four dollars a ton, with risk of being jammed in remote bays until June.
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P.mith
Marek
Metirath
Tie Vanen
St. Dola's
Parianen
Ube
Lettur
Ely's Liquid Cream Balm and Similar Treatments
Advertisement style text claims Ely's Liquid Cream Balm provides instant relief and cures for colds and related ailments. Mentions names like Nouidit and Elyros with pricing and packaging options. Promotes Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup as a remedy for both small and severe colds and even consumption verge warnings.
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Neaal Cubardi Gay
Ely
Elyros
Lost gold watch and chain reported near Elgin movement
Last Saturday a gold watch and chain disappeared. A reward is offered if returned to the Journal office. Authorities seek the item and advise checking local listings for similar reports.
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Indiana Street
Vermont
Metedist
Vermont Street
Elgin Movement
Journal Office
Icehouse and Cooler Plan for a Farm Ice Room
A detailed construction plan for a farm icehouse and cool room. It outlines excavation, waterproofing, a cement floor, a zinc-beamed ceiling, sawdust insulation, drainage, sash windows, and a regulated vent system. The design aims to store about 20 loads of ice and preserve dairy and meat without heat damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Ghana
Foley's Money and Tar advertised as genuine remedy
The Original, Batey & Co. Chicago promote Foley's Money and Tar for throat and lung relief, noting many imitations. Consumers are urged to ask for Foley's Homey and Tar and reject substitutes, highlighting its safety for children and delicate persons and its mild laxative effect.
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Batey & Co
Chicago
Foley
Barber & Son's
Butter from one cow prompts do it yourself creamers
A Rural New Yorker reply explains an inexpensive homemade cream separator using two one gallon pails with a short insertable tube and corks. The design costs under 29 cents and relies on a simple water bath to raise cream, noting ventilation holes and minimal extra parts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
How to Make Butter and Cream from Milk at Home
Instructions describe cooling, skimming, churning, and handling of milk cream and butter. Emphasizes using fresh September milk, maintaining proper temperatures, stirring, and vented covers. Notes churning twice weekly, using churn, rinsing, salting, and storing in parchment covered rolls. Mentions skim milk for cottage cheese and buttermilk use for cooking.
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Malik
Oreat
Pond Water Dangers for Dairy Cows Highlighted
Experiments show pond water as the worst dairy cow supply. Dewy wells, springs, and running water are preferred. Cows wading in ponds spoil water quality and become muddy themselves.
Health Restored By Foley's Honey and Tar Trust
A fragmentary testimonial from Annie Moaler of Pittsburg Pa describes recovery from typhoid and lingering weakness after illness. She credits Foley's Honey and Tar for restoring health and energy enabling her to work night shifts again. The ad promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as effective for coughs chest and lung troubles.
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Annie Moaler
Pittsburg
Erec
Dick Bree
Prise Soc
Cheap cellar for forced crop storage and heating details
A description of a 12x? foot cheaply built cellar for forcing crops with beds along both sides, a central passage, and a two-foot frost line. It covers ground depth, post and beam construction, roof, manure covering, and an interior entry leading to a storage area. Heating via a small box stove, kerosene lanterns, and pipe routing are discussed, with cautions on lighting, feeding, and seasonal timing.
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Jin
Tia Honae
Luirner
Waeter
Iass
Apple Trees and Rabbits in Orchards Advice
A reader reports methods against rabbits harming young apple trees. Soap on bark caused tree death. wrapping trunks with folded newspapers and twine offered limited protection. Suggests fertilizing and manuring orchards to improve yields, noting heavily manured trees yield yearly crops while poor soils limit production.
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T.c
Peculiar Ear Mark Sparks In City Romance
A Pittsburg man and a pretty woman paused in a street car as a strange mark on her left ear drew attention amid a lively exchange. The pair, startled by the unusual feature, recovered with embarrassed laughter and continued their ride. Observers discuss beauty marks and possible labor indicators while telephony advances prompt receiver changes to hide marks. Several letters and anecdotes from readers describe ear marks and healing remedies as well.
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Pittsburg
Perine
Relief Ads and Home Remedies From a Lost Era
Fragmentary 19th century scrawl touts Foley remedies for coughs catarrh and skin diseases. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure and Doan's Ointment with generic claims and local drugstore calls to action. The text mentions a Chicago infant asylum sheltering hundreds and references Sister Julia.
Nature Spare The Stricken Rose From Grief
An editorial style note praises nature for easing sorrow and contrasts it with grief over beauty. It then shifts to a scientific claim about hair loss caused by a germ or parasite in follicles, promoting Newbro's Herpicide as a remedy. The ad-style closing lists a sample request and Detroit agents.
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Newbro
Bend
Herpicide Co
Detroit
Mich
Woodward
Santa Barbara’s quaint resort town and historic Tolasion
Santa Barbara, California, portrayed as a charming coastal resort with colonial history. The piece notes early Christian missions among American Indians by Spanish friars, the enduring Tolasion, and seasonal tourist visitation via Union Pacific. Contact details list E. E B. Alesander, City Ticket Agent, and J. T. Shanklin, Depot Agent, with local phone numbers.
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Asaside
California
Union Pacific
E. E B. Alesander
J. T. Shanklin
Wabash Trains Expand Service Between Kansas City and St Louis
Observation cars now in service on the Wabash day trains between Kansas City and St Louis with round trips both directions. Advertisements urge asking an agent for tickets and highlight nonstop mail service and daily operation on the Wabash line.
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Kanmes City
St. Louis
Kanes City
Direstions
Travel Permits and Elite Class in Early Tourism
Fragmentary OCR discusses travel permits and elite travelers. It notes that only the best class of travelers are sent and mentions money and travel to California. The text is garbled but centers on passenger movement and control of routes.
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Californis
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Tio
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Lawrence Journal, Company
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Lawrence
Weekly Journal
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Douglas County
Nature Spare
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