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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1906
Page
2
A fragmented political notice lists Republican ticket items including State Treasurer Attorney General and several judges and officials. It mentions congressional candidates and county offices with assorted names and positions. The piece contains editorial commentary on political independence and presidential power scattered throughout.
The text discusses Bryan's rising strength pressuring Republicans to back Roosevelt as the inevitable candidate. It notes anti railroad agitation sparks hysteria yet calls for calm deliberation to avoid reform backfiring. It mentions Kansas City opposition to Trickett and rising seriousness among local factions.
The piece argues against premature pessimism about crops noting May and June weather cleared doubts. Wheat yields reach about forty bushels per acre with good grain quality and strong corn prospects. Dry May and June helped weed control and maturity push, contrasting naysayers who worry before results appear.
The Ida Register accuses Democrats at Fort Lore of drafting Republicans to attend a recent banquet to boost turnout. It reports ticket prices and a surplus from meals, noting only about 400 tickets sold against expectations and recounting a push by a figure named Jake Shepard to fill seats.
Fragmented OCR passage discusses cooking powder, roads, weather, and local economy. Mentions central provider, train and transit, safety reminders, and contrast with past devices. Several garbled place names and numbers appear without clear context or coherent narrative.
Advertisements seek a educated man or woman to travel for a firm with 250000 capital. Salary 1072 plus expenses with weekly pay and expense advances. references required. Address with a lamp J A Alexander Lawrence Kansas. Also multiple brief notices request a good man to travel with expenses advanced and salary 820 a week.
Local classifieds list items for sale including a Studebaker delivery wagon a rubber tired runabout a typewriter and a stock ranch on up to 9400 acres with timber cleared land and houses. Also ads seek a modern residence small truck farm and a near new milk wagon with inquiries to named contacts.
Vintage ad scan shows mentions of motor cars made in India and a range of medical pitches. Claims include Burdock Blood Bitters curing scrofulous sores and Hall’s Ostarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy, with testimonials and sales by local druggists.
Multiple small ads list rental homes on New York and Lee streets Mass street and Indiana efforts plus university cottages and six room houses. Also sales of farm equipment and livestock with name local agents Jones Lipsford Pickens and D. Bonar. Lost and found items include gloves a dog collar bracelet a black coat and a ladies pocket book with rewards offered. A Holstein cow found near Lawrence is available through S M Dolan.
W T Neate offers about 500 stock of notions toys and stationery at half price to clear space. Also accepts exchange for a team or driving horse with cash difference. Contact 939 Mass Street phone 333 or S Doudyshell 1125 Rhode Island Street.
J N Harsh berger advertises twenty years in the business offering livestock auctioneering at his office near Trovillo and Kretder's lumber yard. He invites potential clients to sea me now to repan dates and contact by phone 34.
A fragmented ad notes Silver Heel a top breeding stallion with a record and strong conformation offering limited mares at New York Street. Descriptions praise Silver Heel as a bay horse with speed and disposition plus high-quality traits for racing and breeding. The rest contains unrelated lines about songs and figures, not tied to the livestock sale.
A testimonial promotes Dean's Kidney Pills for urinary troubles and kidney ailments. Mrs Sarah Edledge of 1034 New York Street Lawrence KS reports relief from bladder inflammation and back ache after use. Advertisement lists price 50 cents and Mulburne Co Buffalo NY as U S agents. Remember the name Duga's.
Readable fragments describe rental notices and sign text about rooms and board. The garbled snippet mentions for rent, rooms and board and an unclear date or location, indicating a classified listing with limited details.
A vintage page advertises get rich quick money schemes promising over 20 percent returns on investments from 850 to 500. It also promotes H G Parsons in Room C, F A A Building and J H Gillham a veteran horse shoer at 16 Vermont Street offering reliable shoeing. Nearby are second hand goods buyers at 7 Mass and a D Litwin ad at 607 Red seeking items for sale.
An advertisement from University Gas and Mantle Co touts gas fitting savings and quality workmanship. It claims best fixtures in the city and guarantees on sights and work to attract customers.
A confused travelogue muses on American scenery and distant landscapes. It muddles geography and names, mentioning Alpine, Rhine, Alps, and European locales as admired benchmarks while hinting at the allure of distant grandeur.
A fragmented OCR note describes prewar theater activity with references to performances, banners, and patrons. It mentions copyright concerns, costs, and the absence of a public audience, with scattered names and places, but many words are garbled, leaving the core event unclear.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a chaotic gallery rambler with mentions of Mrs Satk Gastume and Mrs beh Garde, unclear works and booth talk. It hints at artists, critics, and a chaplain named Dr Sayers, but content is largely unintelligible and unanchored to concrete events or outcomes.
An elderly Haynesville resident Mrs. Joanie J. Duncan reports cure from chronic stomach and liver issues with Electric Bitters. The ad promotes the tonic as a remedy for stomach and liver diseases and general debility, backed by Barber & Son's druggists.
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