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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1910
Page
5
An article warns parents and caregivers that shocking infants can damage the nervous system and cause long term harm. It urges quiet, safe handling during the first year, noting dangers of loud noises and rough play and recounting a case of a child crying turned to a seizure and brain disease.
A dialogue in a boarding house features Mr Gray railing at grafters and politicians while the optimist offers comic counterpoints. He frets about a coming panic, debt, and crooked leaders, then jokes about quitting smoking as the scene dissolves into humor from Puck.
A four year old overhears parents discussing being buried alive and jokes that he would not help because if they woke and thanked him with a chin, he would get pinpricked. The Delineator.
A collage of humorous lines and quips from a 19th or early 20th century column. Dialogues touch on social invitations, finances, burglars, and gendered views. Includes a joke about a financier extracting money and a burglar admiring fresh paint.
A young man demonstrates a card trick to a group of girls, promising to identify the queen of diamonds after random selections. The dialogue shows back and forth as the card is chosen and replaced, ending with confusion as May is noted to be present for a bridge game, while Mr Jones had shown the trick.
A British investigator claims women are generally less beautiful because they neglect mental exertion. He cites the Zara tribe of British India where women run state affairs and men stay at home, concluding Zara men are “very pretty” while Zara women are unusually plain.
Complaints about dwindling interest in photographic societies and exhibitions persist. Fewer exhibitions and waning enthusiasm across the United States contrast with rising business in plates, films, and papers, suggesting a complex shift in the photography world rather than simple decay.
Bank of England treasure valued at 10,313,100 dollars sailed aboard the liner Kronprinzesain Ceellie from New York. Freight included 200 kegs with 50,000 dollars in gold each and 505 silver bars at 620 dollars each. The vault-like room measured eight by ten feet and was guarded continuously by a special guard.
A hen owned by an English gentleman hatched a chicken with three legs two feet on the third leg and twelve toes. The bird remains healthy and uses each leg. A student humor column then jests about cleverness and social quips from a Minnesota paper.
Mrs Bugging notes the suitor is steady, calling on Emma six nights weekly. Mr Buggins counters that he goes more often, with Sunday being the only steady night. The dialogue highlights local courtship norms and social scrutiny in a small town.
A Republican primary slate lists J. D. Bowersock for the 11th district legislator, EZ. P. Monahan for Superintendent of Schools, C. Br. Hawley for County Treasurer, C. Hosford, F. M. Buchheim of Kanwaka, and C. E. Pearcy of Willow Springs township as candidates for county treasurer or superintendent, subject to Republican primaries.
In 1910 Henry H. A., D. F. Smith, and C. & M. Moss announce candidacies for clerk of the district court, subject to Republican primaries. Each seeks party support in the upcoming August election cycle.
A sweep of names announces candidacies for Douglas county offices including sheriff County Clerk County Attorney Probate Judge County Assessor and County Commissioner with pledges to run in the Republican primaries on August 2 1910. Repeated entries list Elmer E Meyers W L Banning H Carman M A Gorrill Edw T Riling Fred A Clare W R Green J P Coffman Hugh Means CNas Engle J C Moore J Longanecker C Walton and others as candidates or incumbents seeking party nomination.
The Lawrence mayor and council petition the Douglas County Board of Commissioners to add multiple tracts west of Massachusetts Street and surrounding areas to the city limits. The document lists six tracts with metes and bounds, including portions of Sections 6 and 7, Township 13 South, Range 20 east, and a Moreland Place area, with hearings set for July 30, 1910.
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