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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1907
Page
3
A promotional notice claims Arrbuckles Ariosa Coffee offers superior quality at the best price in town. It asserts Arbuckle Brothers, the noted ice dealers, will stand behind the offer and urges readers to tell friends about the deal.
A Baltimore American fragment reports a mistress discovers her laundress Susan has left no last name. Susan supposedly went to Pennsylvania and, before leaving, bequeathed the clothes to the mistress via a will. The mistress protests as no arrangements were made before Susan vanished two weeks after the clothes disappeared.
A suited book agent tries to sell a cheap edition of Anthony Trollope to a man at a desk. The man resists, but the agent reveals he is canvassing practice, calmly returning the sample volumes to his valise after the rejection.
During the emperor’s fortnight in Prague Hradsachin area petitions from small children and women were repeatedly presented for monetary aid. The emperor paused for these appeals and the chancery is now handling over a hundred such petitions, investigating them and providing aid where possible.
In a Modern Medicine note, M Moore and M Bowyer recount Emperor Nero’s methods to preserve his voice. He slept with a lead plate on his stomach, avoided fruits and voice-harming foods, and halted outbursts before soldiers or the senate. An officer supervised his speech, warning when he spoke too loudly and even placing a napkin to cover his mouth if needed.
The London Saturday Review mocks a supposed national thrift by claiming the nation would sell any treasure for money. It notes Shakespeare folios, Walton editions, Reynolds portraits and Hom & Wil? items could be offered to foreign patrons who have the taste and money to buy them.
In a light moment after school, Margaret and Elizabeth overheard discuss color favorites with Margaret declaring plaid as her top choice. A playful chat about attire highlights a wholesome, everyday scene in a community setting.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer report describes a Euclid avenue streetcar yesterday afternoon where a woman with a spring suit and a small bulldog occupies a seat. A man seeks a seat, but the dog and owner hold firm. The man sits on the dog's hind end by mistake, prompting the owner to remove the dog and resume reading.
Speke, a young rhinoceros at the Bronx park, was given a daylong massage by six artists using soaps, pumice, and scrubs. The treatment caused skin penetration and even led to a brief “jail” when a hose was turned on him. An extensive washing used several gallons of mage, leaving his hide shiny while others watched in shock.
A noted Michigan auto designer told friends at the Elmont Hotel about riding on a trolley in Lancaster Virginia when a large six cylinder French auto with limousine body roared by. An old Pennsylvania Dutchman declared it a Dragon car, sparking a humorous exchange about car makes and legends. Trout survive freezing ordeal in lake says Canadian fishermen after a night frost. One bite the ice, thaw, and move, with several fish dying before noon while others stayed lively enough for supper.
The bulk of New York olive oil is imported through New England with California producers forming an association. They output about 250000 gallons yearly and operate an eastern bottling plant in New England for bulk shipping in tanks similar to petroleum vessels.
The Gan ka Asahi notes pessimistic projections for Japan's tea trade based on ten year production and export data. It cites Europe America and even Asia showing coffee cocoa and chocolate overtaking tea, with Japan not immune to the shift. The piece compares Lutherans and Protestant denominations, noting US Lutheran membership reached 1,959,000 communicants, a rise of 90,425 or 4.36 percent, with 13,820 congregations and 7,876 pastors, and that ten percent of last year's US church growth was in Lutheran ranks.
A fragment describes a Memorial Day conversation between two women from Hays about a green cloth item and a discussion of color, profit, and a reference to Dr King. The dialogue includes mentions of Irish heritage and a playful reply about admiration for the cloth.
A Kansas City Star report describes a man with a nose bleed in an alley as bystanders offer bizarre home remedies. Suggestions include holding a hand up, placing a key down the back, tucking paper under the lip, or standing on the head, before the patient departs.
A northwest district church experienced a near stampede as garter grass and water snakes were brought to service by choir boys. One boy’s pet garter drifted into the choir loft prompting a week of snake hunting and several snakes escaping among congregants before the sexton recaptured them.
A fanciful note describes milady’s perfumed flower bracelets with an elastic band and a hidden sachet bag, plus a little wrist bag made of iridescent scales with a champia skin liner. It also mentions a new salad fork with a sharpened prong for easier cutting, a fashion conceit amid etiquette concerns. A humorous exchange about a gas tank range shows inconsistent mileage, blaming a whiskered constable’s interruption.
The largest Mohammedan colony in the western world is at Worchester, Mass. It is composed of Turks and Koards who are employed in the factories.
Chesterton reflects on the unity of ancient epic creation and the communal nature of early poems, arguing that Homeric unity may stem from many hands rather than a single author. He contrasts ancient city states with modern individualism and notes the tribal context of epic production.
A Chicago hotel guest explains how a man may seem guilty after death when found with a wife’s items. J Linton notes a photograph and jewelry could falsely accuse him of infidelity, prompting him to consider tearing up the photo to avoid danger to his marriage.
A compact report describes India’s hill tribes the Kolis Kumbis Dhangura and Dhayars. It notes fear of the evil eye for children and unusual marriage customs involving cattle and a ring of rice. The piece also mentions ongoing poverty and hard living conditions.
A pair of Marshal Field salesmen discuss a dramatic line about burning the candle at both ends. They reflect on Bo Parker shooting himself and question the motive, noting the speaker’s grim humor as they consider consequences and the fate of his "brats."
A Sunday school infant department schemes to collect money for a piano by asking nearly everyone their ages and taking a cent for each year. One woman refused to reveal her age and gave a dollar saying to keep it all, prompting a child to ask if she was really 100 years old.
A five year old named Katharine, nicknamed Matherine, annoys her father at dinner. He scolds her for making noise and she asks to add for something. After a pause she says, Papa, you said I could add for something if I wanted it. He confirms, and she asks to add for unspecified item.
Fragment from a newspaper page shows garbled dialogue about a young man and a forehead injury with phrases like Ites of It and Boer ovecteat, lacking coherent context or identifiable names or events.
Stop itching instantly with Dean's Ointment advertised as a cure for piles eczema salt rheum teeter hive outbreaks and herpes. Available at any drug store.
A large supply of 2100 cattle and calves arrived yesterday followed by a run of 15000 today. Receipts of quarantines moderate this week, about 8000 in two days. Cattle and calves show mixed trends with feeders in demand and higher prices for heavy weights. Hogs and mutton markets steady to higher with light weights favored by Eastern shippers. Utah shipments small. main movement from there won’t start for a month.
The town reports rapid progress in cutting weeds while country roads remain ragged. Farmers are urged to mow now as roadside weeds are as pernicious as those in fields, affecting appearance and agricultural health.
Yesterday marked Lawrence's hottest day in two years, giving residents relief and a sense of justification for the heat.
In Eudora several Haskell Indians are employed in summer tasks. A few girls do house work while several boys work on farms and with manual labor in surrounding towns.
In a lively dawn scene, residents gather as a circus unloads from 3 to 6 pm, mixing the poorest kids with the town’s trendsetters. Early risers witnessed elephants waking and a free exhibition, while fashion falters and frying bacon scent the air.
Amos F King of Port Bryan NY aged 85 suffered long with a leg sore that troubled him most of his life. The sore was completely healed by Bucklen’s Arnica Salve, touted as a world renowned healer of bores burns cuts wounds and piles. Druggist O P Barber Son guarantees the remedy at 25 cents.
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