The Journal Lawrence Kan January 7 1907 history note
The Journal, founded as the Lawrence Republican, absorbed the State Journal and Lawrence Tribune over the years. It is the oldest paper in the Lawrence area, publishing a daily Associated Press report and a weekly six page edition every Saturday reaching county post offices.
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Lawrence Republican
State Journal
Herald of Freedom
Lawrence Tribune, Daily
Lawrence
Daily Associated Press
Kanon
Seven Cents Journal
Edvence
Mass
the Journal
Kan
The Changing Times A House Party Then And Now
The Emporia Gazette reflects on social change from kin visiting customs to modern house parties. It contrasts crowded, informal kin gatherings of the past with present rituals, noting evolving manners as neighborhoods redefine privacy and hospitality.
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Christus
Emporia Gazette
Speaker Elder’s Prayer Command Stirs 1890 House
A historical note recalls P P Elder a Franklin County candidate for State Senate as a deeply religious man. While Speaker in 1890 he protected the chaplain’s prayer and once ordered the chaplain to pray faster, saying be damn quick in criticizing Governor Elder.
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Down
Franklin County
House of Representatives
House
Avis
Anis
Topeka Herald
Governor Elder
City Ties and Jails, Markets and News from Lawrence
A reader shaped column notes on Lawrence Kansas issues including calls for a new city jail due to collapse and un sanitary conditions The piece criticizes the Kansas City Star influence on statewide politics and cites a Rhode Island street paving court decision as a Lawrence victory It also rails at Harriman on railroads and rail safety and ends with various ad style lines and quips from the era
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Lawrence
Supreme Court
Rhode Island
Water and health reform through simple remedies
A public health note urges greater water intake to combat stomach, kidney, and bladder issues and criticizes patent medicines. It cites a vegetable remedy with dandelion, kelp, and sarsaparilla, advising regular doses and continued hydration. It also mentions unrelated social and household tips from a Fort Worth speaker and a crafts note on curtains.
Movement to Ban Sunday Baseball Gains Steam in Kansas
A Topeka lobby forms to seek legislative action restrict Sunday ball games amid petitions from churches and Young People's societies. Towns including Leavenworth Hutchinson Wichita Iola Pittsburg Independence Coffeyville circulate petitions hoping to pass a law prohibiting Sunday baseball in Kansas.
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Bt Congregational Ciitel
Lawrence
Kes
W. Holt
Topeka
Leavenworth
Hutchinson
Wichita
Iola
Pittsburg
Independence
Coffeyville
Puzzling Tale of Predator Chase in a Magazine Story
A recent magazine piece narrates an author chased into a tree by a tiger, where a python awaits. The tiger climbs the tree while the python tackles a parrot, and the author crawls along a branch. The python returns to find the tiger, and a struggle ensues with the predator crushed. Scientific experts doubt the events and location, adding that such pythons cannot swallow large prey.
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Kndl
Lystead
Blandfnrd
Icegical Society
Ceylon
Finther
Goods Held Unpacked Perishable Shipment Alert
A seller warns the recipient that perishable goods weigh eight pounds and are not wrapped, will not be responsible for damage while awaiting instructions, and questions whether the shipment was addressed correctly. The letter notes packing issues and urges careful handling in the future.
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ALQ
Stork
Linning
Johns Smith
Master Mason Story From A Long Island Court
A garbled court-room tale from Long Island centers on a fanciful hoboes and a mason grand master. The narrative sketches a peculiar exchange where a tramp tries to claim honesty while a judge and lodge figures respond with ironic, coded remarks.
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Hoboken
Matson
Hms
N. Y
Administration of Justice In Morocco and Long Lived Statesmen
Reports from The Sunday Magazine note brutal punishments in Morocco with severe canings for theft including a death from excessive whipping. The piece also surveys British statesmen who lived long lives, listing ages of Gladstone Palmerston Sidmouth Wellington Grey and others reaching 70 to 87 years.
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Morocco
Merseco
Thadd Woon
Draco
Tly
Gladstone
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Lord Sidmeath
Earl Thissell
Duke of Wellington
Earl Grey
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Chatham
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Sunday Magazine
Stray Stories recollection of hair breadth escape abroad
A narrator recounts a thrilling escape abroad while a swung girl leans in breathless, listening as he depicts wolves near with dark muzzles visible. The exchange conveys danger and tension in a vivid, compact moment.
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Howeslad
Skepticism in China and a Witty Society Exchange
A fragmentary tale contrasts skepticism with sensational claims as Sing-Lung recounts technologies like trolley cars and electricity to villagers who doubt him. The tale blends cultural observations and sharp wit through exchanges about trust, progress, and romance.
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California
Sing-Lung
America
China
Mixed Classified Ads with Lost Items and Jobs
A cluttered page of want ads and notices lists a canary request and exam prep for railway clerks, several rental and sale offers including farms and rooms, used furniture and instruments, plus numerous lost items such as glasses and a watch. Numerous names, addresses, and phone numbers appear in scattered entries.
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