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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1909
Page
3
A May ahead plan for floods advises levies on Grant township west bank, cattle moved to bluffs, tents for long shelter, south side aid, vacant nursery packing sheds for refugees, house anchoring, wedge trees, poultry rafts, and a four oar punt kept ready May through June to turn overflow into a picnic.
Proposal urges raising main roads above the 1908 high water mark and bridging ponds. Install metal culverts on marshy sides and paint river gauges on river bridge piers to show water height at a glance. Water stage by telephone should be in feet. Maintain gauges, expedite drainage after flood. An open ditch or canal could drain overflow lands, but may become a river channel. A tide drain may fail if it fills with sand. protect upper and lower ends. Rapid removal of water to save submerged crops is essential.
Washington NC resident W R Lipscomb recalls his brother’s decade long struggle with consumption before Dr King’s New Discovery cured him with six bottles. The ad touts relief for lung ailments and offers 50 cent and one dollar sizes with a free trial bottle. Barber & Son guarantees and provides auto and livery services with 24 hour prompt handling at 920-929 Mass street.
The second winter course recital by Miss Augusta Cuttlow will be at Fraser Hall on Thursday. Since her Worcester Festival solo, where she played MacDowell’s second concerto with the Boston Symphony, she now plans Heroic Sonata to depict King Arthur. Aimed at lovers of American music and English literature, the recital highlights one of America’s leading pianists.
In a light verse by Walt Mason the hopeful warmth of spring clashes with a plumber’s duties as April breezes melt snow and tempt lazy pipes. An old testimonial extols Hem-Roid and Wem-Reid for piles, claiming cure and restored strength, dated March 23, 1908.
A long list of political notices announces candidacies for city council from multiple wards, city treasurer, and mayor, all subject to Republican primaries on March 2. Separate items promote the February Woman's Home Companion issue and various ads, including Dr Shoop Health Coffee and a Lone Star sale.
Foley's Honey and Tar stops coughs and strengthens lungs to prevent pneumonia. The genuine product contains no harmful drugs and comes in a yellow package. Refuse substitutes advised by 0. P. Barber & Son.
Lawrence Undertaking Co announces relocation to 907 Massachusetts street in bigger quarters with J H Bowlin still in charge. The firm, successor to Robertson Undertaking Co, lists phone 392 and notes a shift of personnel to new premises at 830 Massachusetts St for the Pantatorium matter.
A nostalgic overview of St Valentine celebrations focusing on classroom valentine exchanges, homemade cards, and the joy of delivering love notes door to door. It notes historic roots from Roman festival origins, the shift to saintly remembrance, and the fading custom of homemade home valentines among youths.
A temperance lecturer in Emporia uses a jar of whiskey with a piece of raw beer to illustrate the stomach damage whisky causes. He argues whiskey also harms the brain, outlining a chain of ill effects from reduced appetite to warped judgment, and calls for abstinence despite lacking a final brain demonstration.
A jumble of social notes and household updates mentions several families visiting, spending Sundays together, and returning from trips. The fragment also advertises remedies from Ely Bros for catarrh and hay fever, and Bucklen's Arnica Salve for burns and skin wounds.
A traveling man jokes about owning a train for a day to live on easy street. His friend challenges the idea by calculating revenue per mile and per hour. They estimate ten coaches with fifty people each paying two cents per mile, totaling about $500 per hour and roughly $12,000 per day, sparking disbelief.
A Philadelphia Enquirer summary proposes that earthquakes arise from shifting Earth's surface driven by ocean water weight. It notes tidal and other influences cause localized faults and subsidence, with land gradually sinking and later rising, a slow cycle seen along the Atlantic coast and in various regions.
A western judge granted a divorce on account of ill temper and bad breath. Dr King's New Life Pills promised prevention, curing constipation that caused bad breath and liver trouble. Ads claim relief from ill temper, dispepsia, colds, headaches, and chills, 25¢ at Barber & Son. Reed's Self Basting Carving Sets.
A fragmentary social column lists visits and calls among residents including Mr J D Martin and Dollie Thurber with Sunday gatherings and preaching by Rev Boyer noted. An advertising blurb promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a pneumonia preventive, citing Dr C J Bishop of Agnew Michigan and a claimed three severe pneumonia cases treated successfully.
Finney County beet area to increase to 5000 acres with contracts at United States Sugar and Lang company. Garden and other mills expect planting to reach as high as 15000 acres this year. Farmers urged to grow more beets as mills plan longer runs and crops look exceptionally good for the season.
The article lists the first white children born in Kansas with dates and places: Napoleon Boone born August 1828 near North Lawrence, Lewis B. Daneherty born December 7, 1828 at Fort Leavenworth, Colonel A. S. Johnson born July 13, 1832 at Shawnee Mission School, and Elizabeth rer born January 24, 1835 at Shawnee Baptist Mission. It ends with a proverb about self-help and opportunity.
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