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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1910
Page
4
In a My Day entry, Roger A Pryor recalls an amusing scene at White Sulphur Springs. A Virginia girl under his wife's care tests a judge by mispronouncing words. The judge eagerly corrects her with patient flair, praising fluent speech as a virtue while admiring her wit.
The Newfound land woods mainly yield birch juniper pine fir and spruce with spruce most abundant but small in diameter. Lumber goes to housing and construction while pulp wood remains central. A pine belt of about 2 900 square miles across Exploits and Gander valleys holds white pine valued at 50 to 55 dollars per 1600 feet. exploiting it requires pairing with other woods to justify the labor.
A poet, famed for witty bets with fellow artists, proclaims he never reads a poem to critics until he has sold it. The anecdote describes his confidence and a string of wagers over whether magazines would take his verses.
In J A Hammerton’s George Meredith In Anecdote and Criticism an anecdote notes that Meredith’s famous talk could pause. A lady visiting Surrey found him unusually silent at dinner and the only quotable line she remembered was a quip about “Excuse the please stretch.”
A whispered anecdote contrasts Yale and Harvard behavior. It quips Yale men own the world while Harvard men pretend not to know who owns it. The note ends with a jab about a girl proud of a cold heart.
A New York restaurateur says a cash desk record helped him catch a patron who presented a 23 cent check while another check was missing. The staff detained the man after seeing a list of missing checks totaling about 80 dollars. He offered to pay all to drop the matter, which was accepted.
The Vatican council approved beatification for Oliver Plunkett the renowned Irish primate executed at Tyburn on July 1 1681 for high treason. A contemporary portrait hangs in the National Portrait Gallery Trafalgar Square. He faced charges of conspiracy to bring French forces to Ireland and of funding rebellion.
The barn gallon was an old English milk measure still used in London trade. It equals 17 pints or two gallons and one pint, a relic from a time when dairymen added an extra pint to two gallons to counter loss in small quantity measurements.
Notice to contractors bids for mason work plumbing sheet metal work and steel roof trusses for the Masonic Temple building will be received at 619 Vermont Street Lawrence Kansas until 6 o'clock p m July 5 1910. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids.
The passage touts Dean's Regulats for constipation digestion and bowel movement relief, Foley's Kidney Remedy with a testimonial from Mrs. Mollie McRaney of Prentiss, Mississippi, claiming four bottles cured kidney and bladder trouble. It also notes blood transfusion as dramatic surgery showing rapid patient recovery under the operator's eye.
An old advertisement touts Dr King's New Discovery as a universal remedy for colds coughs and bronchial ailments. It claims safety and efficacy with a dollar price and a free trial bottle, urging readers to stay connected via the Journal for summer travel.
Announcement lists Don Carlos as a candidate for the Eleventh district in the Republican primaries. It notes J D Bowersock will appear on the ballot as a candidate for the legislature from the Jewish area in the same district and also subject to Republican primaries.
A list of candidates for county offices in Douglas County seeks Republican primary support. E P Monahan Hawley Hosford Buchheim Pearcy Henry Asher D F Smith and others announce runs for superintendent, treasurer, clerk of the district court and related roles with primary date August 2, 1910. The notices urge party voters to back their candidacies.
Elmer E Meyers announces as a Republican primary candidate for sheriff of Douglas County seeking a second term. W H Banning runs in the Democratic primary set for August 2. S H Carman also declares as a candidate for sheriff subject to the Republican primary.
Several Douglas County officials and candidates announce Republican primary plans for county offices including county attorney, county clerk, probate judge, assessor, and commissioner. A separate notice details a drainage damage appraisal by commission through Wak e Haskell and Eudora Drainage District in 1910.
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