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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1906
Page
2
A mosaic of editorial opinions and letters from the Lawrence Journal about newspapers, railroads, public conscience, and social issues. It includes reflections on Roosevelt era politics, taxonomies of public trust, and notes on dime novels and cigarette culture, with references to figures like Senator Brackett and President Roosevelt.
In the second congressional district two papers Fort Scott Republican and Olathe Mirror are accused of unfair advocacy against Mr Stubbs. John W Richardson defending Stubbs notes he seeks fair play as state committee chairman and condemns hostile party papers. He praises Stubbs as incorruptible and driven by integrity.
A Leavenworth man was arrested Saturday for violating the city prohibitory ordinance by not paying a license yet continuing to supply liquor. The case highlights long tensions between the city and alcohol vendors, with the dispenser accused of giving away liquor to customers. The city, it is noted, had previously collected monthly fees and acted as watchdog. The report questions how a town can use state law for its own self interest.
Real estate transfers list several parcels and grantees with small sums noted, including Michael Eder and wife to John Eder for 1.00 and Loula Eder for 1.00, plus transfers in Lawrence and to Lizzie Bigger with 900.00. quit claims noted. The column also contains brief local notices and odd anecdotes about juvenile court reform, medical remedies, and a testimonial about Burdock Blood Bitters, all in a compact 19th/early 20th style.
A book received at this office titled The Abolitionist Together with Personal Memories of the Struggle for Human Rights from 1530s64 is compiled by John F Hume. It praises abolitionists for shaping the Republican Party and Civil War, with sketches of leaders and Missouri's wartime role.
At a January 2 1906 city council meeting Lawrence Kansas adopted a paying resolution ordering the grading curbing and paving of Kentucky street and intersecting alleys between Winthrop and Lee streets. The work will use brick paving with sand formation and two courses, curb from limestone, funded via ten annual installments.
Column lists rentals a modern three room house near Paris Avenue and a barn for rent. For sale offers include a two story, one room plus a route on the Lawrence Journal and a seven room house on New Jersey street with well and cistern. Help wanted requests seek a general housemaid and a responsible white woman for housekeeper duties with child. addresses given as Journal office and local street corners.
The civil engineering society met at 4 30 PM in the junior drafting room with Mr A K Hubbard presenting on The Fundamental Principles of Reinforced Concrete. Officers were elected and a class debate by freshmen and sophomores is planned for the evening before May Day. Harbert S Hadley Missouri attorney general and KU alumnus 1892 is pursuing evidence from Standard Oil. The Journal job department notes high work quality and more room for staff.
Sealed bids due February 6 1908 for grading curbing and paving on New Hampshire Ohio Warren Quincy Connecticut and Henry streets under ordinances 187 199 200 203 204 with excavation brick paving and new curbing quantities listed. Each bid must include a local bank check and a 10 percent bid accompanyment for grading or curbing alone. City reserves right to reject all bids.
A fragmented 19th century recipe describes preparing turkey, batter, and buttered pastry for a dish resembling cornish pies. It details mixing ingredients, shaping into rounds, adding seasonings, and forming a baked steamed final, with references to flour, salt, water, and butter. The text is garbled but centers on a turkey based meat filling and pastry preparation.
A historical guide from The Commoner explains duck preparation including selecting young ducks, keeping them in a stall, feeding with cracked wheat, and plenty of frost water. It covers scalding, removing pinions and cock, stuffing with an egg herb paste, roasting 30 to 45 minutes, and serving with brown gravy and apple sauce or stewed chestnuts.
The People’s Ways Journal offers home remedies for nervousness soothing hot salt baths and acidity. Suggested are ammonia doses for stomach acidity and a tincture mix with glycerine for throat inflammation. A isinglass milk drink eases inflammation and a foot bath with alum or vinegar prevents corns. Cold lavender water or vinegar helps weak ankles.
The piece cites Cleveland Moffett in Success Magazine arguing that rising wealth concentrates power and decadence, fostering societal ills. It notes estimates of American fortunes, listing prominent names and vast estates, and contrasts 19th century wealth with the era’s even larger concentrations, highlighting the Rockefeller fortune and similar magnates.
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