Vinland Jottings Weeknote in Small Town
Vinland notes mention New Year dinners with sisters in town and Lawrence visits by Mr and Mrs Harvey Woods. Rob Jenkins delivered farm tools to Six Corners. A Grange Hall fruit feast is planned with two candidates to be initiated and officers to be installed. Miss Huth Jones of Lawrence visited locally with family. Geo Kelley family and Miss Helen Gill plan Baldwin trip with Mrs Sam Dell. Paul Walton visits sister Mrs Herman Rumsey. Mrs Frinz spent Wednesday in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Woods
Lawrence
Rob Jenkins
Six Corners
Grange Hall
Senate
Huth Jones
Geo. Kelley
Helen Gill
Baldwin
Sam Dell
Paul
Walton
Herman Rumsey
Frinz
Town
Christmas Gatherings Across Town Highlighted by Family Feasts
A long list of Christmas visits and dinners spans the town as families and friends including Ed Gragg and wife, E Johnsons, Grandma Walker of Lawrence, Fred Pratt, Sherman Randell, Clarence Griffith, Amy Walton, Mrs Will, Mr Newton, John Hill and Mildred Jenkins, and Theodore Johnson with Ottawa connections share meals and hospitality. Community events feature oyster suppers hosted by local lodges, church gatherings, and notes on travel to Topeka. The period closes with ads and health tips typical of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gragg
Ed. Johnson
Grandma Walker
Lawrence
Fred Pratt
Sherman Randell
Clarence Griffith
Amy Walton
Will
Newton
Alfred Cutters
John Hill
Mildred
Rob. Jenkins
Baldwin
Elsie Wood
Theodore Johnson
Ottawa
Charles Johnson
Elbert Tuttles
Homer Wicks
Mr. Bears
Miss Massey
Mildred Jenkins
Renner
Howard Smith
Walter Kennedy
McKinney
Dave Kennedy
Barnes
Bolin
Fred Wood
Harvey Wood
Gills
Tillie Renner
Topeka
K. P
Jim
Meadhurst
Curt Cure
Mercy
Orrick
Coud
Miiss Helen Gill
Fred Cutter
Simthe Thimble Club
Presbyterian Ple
E. A. Roe
Family
Jack Roe
Kelley
John Jenkins
Service
Kansas City
Sherm Randells
McQueen
John Humsey
Herb Rumsey
Chautauqua County
Santa Claus
Lybergars
Cyrus Jones
Sam Deay
Geo. Kelley
Joe Sturdy
J& Marvin Ists
Paledo
O.| Walding
Belleview Social Notes of Christmas Gatherings
Belleview residents report Christmas day dinners with neighbors in Blue Mound and Lawrence. Visitors include Mrs. Elmer Allen, James, and Mrs. Jasper Crane of Olathe. Moves loom as Rogers household readiness shifts and Clarence Crane plans to occupy. A valuable colt perished by unknown hunters. The Chinese preachers were ill, and school held no vacation though children received a treat.
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A. B. Conner
jBlue
Jasper Crane
Olathe
Real Estate Transfers and An Usual Affidavit Notice
Real estate transfers list several warranty deeds in Wyandotte and Baldwin Kansas with small sums and parcel descriptions. An affidavit notes life and death of Wm Brown and references The Orphan’s Home at Marion Ga. and use of Electric Bitters. The ad claims Bitters cure digestive and liver issues and promotes Dr King’s remedies for constipation and bad breath.
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Laura Aa
Ee Street
Baldwin
W. Shaw
Lawrence
M. Kuhn
Joseph M. Ward
Arthur Ward
J. P. Bell
Helpa
Wm. Brown
Jobb Black
Mavon
Barber & Son
Dr. King
A Horrible Hold-Up and Cure by Dr Kings Discovery
An old newspaper fragment describes a man’s past hardships with lung disease and multiple doctors, then credits Dr King’s Discovery with a complete recovery after six bottles. It mentions sales by Barber & Son and Hall’s Texas Wonder, with testimonials from Sam Karney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Texas
St. Louis
Sam Karney
Barber & Son
Pioneer Women and Savages in Kansas Story Echoes
Judge Ruppenthal asks if Kansas pioneer women were contented. Jane Philip responds with memories of danger and endurance from frontier life, noting hopes, jolly times, and fears during Indian raids and separations. The piece recalls soldiers, homes, and the resilience of pioneer families amid hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Ruppenthal
Hays City
Kansas
Jane Philip
Hays
Republican
Hue Vand
le Splomien
United States
Kansas Pacific
Union Pacific Railroad
Russell
Chronic Constipation Cured with Urine Laxative Syrup
Chronic constipation linked to danger of ailments. Urine Laxative Syrup aids digestion and liver and bowel action, restoring natural function. Take it today for swift relief without nausea or griping. Refuse substitutes from O. P. Barber & Sun.
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O. P. Barber &, Sun
Amusement Populari Shines In Curiously Voiced Opera
An OCR muddle reports on an amusement piece titled The Gurgomaster with mentions of operatic success and various commodities. The text references curtain times January 5 at 8 15 and ticket prices 75 cents to 1 50, along with scattered musings on relationships and virtue versus vice. The fragmentary item presents a local newspaper style teaser with period voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerelsted
Dr Shoop Restorative Advert
If your stomach heart or kidneys are weak try a few doses of Dr Shoop s Restorative in five or ten days the result will surprise you. It does not drug the stomach or stimulate the heart or kidneys but goes to the weak nerves that control each organ. Sald by O P Barber Son. The devil has offered many a woman a diamond tiara instead of a halo.
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Pape
Uis Oler
Bright
Foley
No-Drip Coffee Strainer Coupon Promises Health Coffee Offer
An old newspaper ad promotes Dr. Shoop's Health Coffee and a 25¢ No-Drip Coffee Strainer Coupon. The copy touts health benefits from toasted cereals and nuts, claims winter weather and lung-healing shrubs, and urges buyers to choose Dr. Shoop's Cough Remedy. Sold by O. P. Barber & Son.
New Telephone Subscribers List No 2 January 1909
Supplemental to the November Missouri and Kansas Telephone Directory lists numerous residents with addresses and phone numbers across cities and streets, including Main 2023 Alley A res and Main 127s Bend W D res West Berkeley. names span Delisi Dela EL and Frye Nellie res 240 Alsbauis. notes cover subscribers in New York Maine Connecticut and Ohio areas. Also advertises Keister’s Ladies' Tailoring College, Lawrence merchants, and Union Pacific timetable details with east and westbound trains and local connections.
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Missouri & Kansas Telephone Directory
Alley
L. Boores
Lincoln
A. Res
Gut Pen Mia
Bend
W. D
West Berkl
Wobb
EOL Newshire
Ulley, FL
Main
Harman
C. L
Penneylyans South
James
North Cor N.Y
Hlubbard
Res
Kentucky
Kepley
Tara
Lomile
Midland
Kuigh
J. W
Lineal
Laont
Thomas J
Ledebues
George A
Mampshire
Messrs
G. Wo
Connecticut
Morris
Lilian
Vermont
Neil
William
Nesbit
M. J
Feay
North Main Street
Osburn
C. Gres
Ontuario
Park
Noa
Louisiana
Phillips
F. W. Farm
Jlay
Geo
Richards
John F
Ohio
Russ
Massachusetts
Skeet
H—Walter Survey
Chantssey Building
Iez
White
Addie
Maine
Young
E. E
Lake
Mattie
Lawrence Daily Journal Items and Local Notices 1908
A mixed item list from Lawrence Kansas includes an optometry notice by J F Brock and a banking stockholders meeting notice from Lawrence National Bank for January 12 1909. Other items promote Smith's News Depot Lawrence Undertaking Co Buck's orchestra and Lawrence Transfer Co services with local contact details.
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Lawrence Daily Journal
Lawrence National Bank
Lawrence
Kansas
Geu
W. Kuhne
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Vinland Jottings
Tfs
Cheney & Co
F. I Cheney
Miles
Belleview
Keppinese
Muskogee
Okla
Oklahoma City
Barber & Sonbles
Pioneer Women
Ely
Ely Bros
Warren St
New York
Mackie
Remington Typewriter Company
West Ninth Street
Kansas City, MO
Kansas Ave
Bowerlock Opera House
Wm. P. Cullen
Luders
Ruth White
Willie
Harry Hermsen
Burgomaster
Mass
ST. Lawrence, Kans
Museone
P. Barbe
Hoowsky
Dewitt & Company
Cmicago
Ill
Ane
Dr. Pierce
Mediccine
Invalids'hotel and Surgical Institute
Buytaalo
World's Dispensary Musical Association
R. V. Pierce
M. D
Main Street
Buffalo
N. Y
Burhans
B. Burhans
Carlisle Center
Greg
Kidoey
Pierce
Worle’s Dispensary Mal Association
Buffalo, N
Keister’s Ladies’ Tailoring College
Maud Brockelsby
Kennedy & Ernst
Massachusetts Street
Kandiva
Francisco & Todd
Vermont Street
Lawrence Transfer Co
G.H. Smith
Mrs. Prentis Home Store
University Mo. Markat
Eliot & Johns
Union Pacific
Overland Limited
K. C
ER. C
Salina
Pacific Coast
Jone’t. City
Leavenworth
Pax Traive
International Ictionary Ori Roefrades
Chris Guth
Reiben W. Ludington
Douglas County
Janay
Eunice
Ludington
TEE Eye
J. F. Brock
McNiah Buttling
Smith’s News Depot
Lawrence Undertaking Co
Magnavhusetts Street
J. 1
Bowlin
Robertson Undertaking Co
Smith News Depot
W. L. Donglsa Shoes
Abe Wolferna
de. G. A. Tamman
Dick Bros
J. Pierson
Black Seal
Hesters. Jeweley
Masa. BT
Wm. T. Sinclair
Maze. Street
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