The Journal and Lawrence Republican History and Editorial View
The Journal founded 1857 in Lawrence with ties to the State Journal and Lawrence Tribune, claims oldest continuous paper in the territory near Lawrence. It publishes daily reports from the Associated Press and a weekly edition. subscription terms listed along with a July 25, 1907, Lawrence Kansas masthead. The piece argues voters must support square deal candidates, criticizes child entertainment in Kansas City, urges stronger action against trusts, and suggests jail terms and license revocation for violators as effective remedies.
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Lawrence Republican
State Journal
Herald of Freedom
Lawrence Tribune, Daily
Sedagelo
Tibutary
Lawrence
Associated Presa
Journal
Kame
Government ownership urged to replace control of corporations
The Garnett Review argues government control of corporations is a shaky makeshift and calls for government ownership. It notes a trend toward ownership and asserts government action can ensure fair deals, promote road prosperity, and legitimate earnings. Competition insured by the government could yield better outcomes for the public.
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Garnett
Reminiscence on C. W. Smith and Kansas history
The memoir notes C W Smith as central to Kansas early history and a devoted collector of old records. Though not wealthy, he possesses immense intellectual wealth. The text cites the Topeka Herald and railroads, commenting on public perception and the press as a railroad mouthpiece.
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C. W. Smith
Kansas
Topeka Herald
The Business Man and the New Financial Era
A fragmentary reflection on the modern business man as a representative of the corporate nation and economy. It contrasts the miner, merchant, and laborer with the urban businessman shaping wealth through steel, raw materials, and finance. Ends with an advertisement for Dr Hall’s kidney cures.
The Way of It. Lawrence Girls And Proposals
In Lawrence, many girls show curiosity about real love scenes and marriage proposals. Women often gain insight only after life proves that men rarely proposed, and mothers and daughters decide on marriage and prepare trousseaux. The piece notes comic self importance in men who claim they will never marry.
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Lawrence
Two Lawrence Men Travel to Kansas City for Shoes
Two young men from Lawrence visited Kansas City last Sunday hoping to shock locals with new white canvas shoes. They found that one in four people wore similar footwear and abandoned their plan to educate Kansas City in fashion, choosing instead to return home and follow the trend.
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Lawrence
Kansas City
Lost Her Money Searey Mrs Sears Loses Pocketbook
Mrs W H Sears reported losing a pocketbook containing 8.65 dollars after leaving it on a table yesterday. An empty pocketbook was found in the yard the next day with two meal tickets left and the money gone. She did not rush to bank the other money at once.
Plea Talks Behind Bars From Lawyer Belief
A prominent local attorney described convincing a guilty client to plead guilty by portraying prison life as pleasant. He claimed the routine, predictable days and potential lighter sentence would help the client reconcile with incarceration and focus on learning useful work during confinement. He said the client eventually chose to plead guilty.
Love and devotion at the McKinley White House
Col East Liverpool resident Col John N Taylor takes his Mule granddaughter Pauline to the White House. The child finds the president’s watch and notes the case is empty. McKinley replies he carries his wife’s picture in his heart, soothing Mrs McKinley.
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Pauline Taylor
Executive Mansion
Mr. McKinley
Pauline
Accumulating Possession and Its Downfall
A moral reflection cites Bishop Mant on how the urge to acquire wealth contracts the heart and blinds judgment. It asserts accumulation narrows affections to self, justifying any means, misreading right from wrong as it darkens discernment.
Sevigne Portrait Installed at Versailles Chateau
Versailles adds a new display to its halls with a 25 year old portrait of Madame Sevigne, a famed court figure under Louis XIV. Curator M. de Nolhac uncovered the beauty amid long curls she popularized and the pearl necklace she wrote about to her daughter.
The Sandal Question in Campus Style
A college girl describes a home rule against discussing sandals for her neglected footwear. She advocates airing feet in summer style without hosiery, insisting the practice helps tired feet and toes spread naturally. The trend stays confined to her private apartment, not public life.
Blind Swimmers Swim Straight With Curious Guidance
A historical note describes blind swimmers holding a nearly perfectly straight course over long distances using minimal cues. It highlights that a blind man can navigate straight paths with remarkable precision, guided only by faint signals at the course end.
Cynical bachelor rails at marriage in old column
The Cynical Bachelor remarks that every girl can make home life happy by refusing his marriage proposal. Benany-Do figures appear in a fragmented discussion about diets and women, with stray references to receivers and diet notes.
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Benany
Fragmented text offers little coherent item
A garbled OCR style passage mixes phrases about Europe and America with unclear names and fragments. No discernible event or person yields a concrete news item for a proper card.
Sewall’s Pure Paints and Plumbing Ad Mix
A muddled advert page lists Sewall’s chemically pure paints oils varnishes and brushes with Kennedy and Ernst at 826 Mass St plus assorted services from carpet cleaning enlarging photos and tailoring to home repairs and loans. It includes notices for upholsterer J Keilman and a Lawrence Packers Co mention and various phone contact hints.
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Sewall
Kennedy & Ernst
Mass
Hand Woven Mexican Fibre Summer Hat at Indian Store
They are all hand woven selected from Mexican fibre with colored design woven in brim and weigh 5 ounces. A strong serviceable hat for seashore camping fishing or garden. Price 50e C. C. Seewir Indian Store 17 Mass. St.
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C. C. Seewir
Mass. St
Many to K P Convention Opens in Lawrence Kansas
The uniform rank of the colored K of P lodge leaves for the state convention in Lawrence Kansas. The team contends for prizes in the contest, hopes to host the event, and to secure the next state meeting. Local members accompany the team to aid in promotion and selection.
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P. Lodge
Lawrence
Kansas
Tela
Tola
Order
Sheriff Sale Notice From Douglas County Court
Published notice of a sheriff sale directed by the district court of Kansas in Douglas County. Names listed include F Caldwell Laura McWilliams Robert Williams and others. Sale scheduled for Wednesday August 1st at 2:00 pm in front of the county courthouse at McWilliams.
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Kansas
Douglas
F. Caldwell
Laura McW Illama
Robert Willams
Jolenita
Lost items and rewards in city notices
Lost gold engraved bracelet seen toward Fairfax hotel or Airdome. Return to Mrs. Withers Room 7 Fairfax hotel or Airdome for reward. Lost last evening July 21 1907 mass street area roughly 9 30. Airdome finder may collect reward from Fred Taggart 734 Mass Sit. Lost July 4 tan satin lined jacket reward Journal office or Myra Belle Woodward Clinton. Strayed black intact Rat Terrier dog very fat light leather collar yellow eye spots return owner 1134 Ohio street for liberal reward.
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Circus
Mass
Wiedemann
Lndies
Fred Taggart
Journal Office
Myra Belle Woodward
Clinton
Ohio Street
Frank Wade Here Prank Wade and Weather Oddities
Local column notes Frank Wade, not here with his theatrical company, claims he can bring rain to break droughts and mentions past successes. The piece lists assorted yard sale items and local notices including furniture, horses, and a 12 inch AC fan, with several names and addresses.
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Wade
Mr. Wade
Frank
Flere
Frank Wade
Jersey Ball
Inquira
A. K. Olmstead
West Warren
Crow
Easy Street
Kentucky Street
Local Auction Notice and Rentals Listing
A fragment lists a livestock auction experience legend and contact for open sale dates at Trovillo and Kreider's lumber yard with phone 347. Also notes for rent: a four room cottage and an eight room house near the university at $25 a month, inquiries to McCuray Harris or J. H. Gillham, the horse shoer at 716 Vermont Street offering shoeing services.
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Trovillo
Kreider
McCuray
J. H. Gillham
Vermont Street
Haye
Remembered County Superintendent Surprise Gift at Teachers Institute
Today marks the last day of the teachers institute. Last night teachers planned a surprise for County Superintendent Bowman and lured him to the courthouse then the park where they presented a fine picture bought by the group. Bowman, long in the school business, accepted the gift gratefully and remains popular with the teachers. Examinations are scheduled for tomorrow and Saturday. If you cannot be good, there is little point in trying.
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Teachers' Institute
Bowman
Court House
Rar Net Aus
Rami
WANTED Advertisements and Labor Calls
WANTED Potatoes and farm commodities with highest market prices paid by W.IL Pendleton. WANTED Four men and four with teams for threstling outtir in Douglas County requested by J. Taply of Law renice Iron Works. WANTED Place to do housework at 9 care Journal. WANTED Good house not more than six rooms via A. B. C. e-o Journal. WANTED Farmers to call on poultry sales, Wm. F. Helm Commission Co. 716 Maga. St.
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W.il Pendleton
Threstling Outtir
Douglas County
J. Taply
Lawrenice Iron Works
E-O Journal
Wm. F. Helm Commission Co
For Sale Humorous Duck Themed Items And Odd Ads
Porals. FOR SALE Ituse Comic Brown Leg horny and Pekin Ducks. Bargain to the i dick buyer. McCoHum Place Box 9 R FLD. 9. FOR SALE Al thouse hold goods nearly new of seven room house Inquire at 1218 Tennessee street. FOR SALE Modern ideas in newspaper advertising. Samples free until convinced. Tell your troubles to cell phone 2099. Divifbiss the ad man.
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Ituse
I Dick
McCoHum Place
Tennessee Street
Divifbiss
Untitled Keystroke Tale of Cars and Obsession
A fragmented tale follows a man who becomes entangled with a car owner, riding nightly and arranging outings to cover debts and social obligations. Threads describe pursuit, attraction, and the lure of gasoline dreams amid a troubled street railway era.
Sheriff’s Sale in Douglas County Kansas 1907 Auction Notice
The Lawrence Daily Journal reports a sheriff sale by order of the Fourth Judicial District court. Defendants include John Boyd Edward Bowl William Boyd and others. sales at the front door of the courthouse in Lawrence on August 13 1907 at 2 I 0 PM. Property comprises parts of Section 33 Township 13 Range 19 and Section 10 Township 14 Range 19 in Douglas County Kansas totaling about 85 acres. Sale to satisfy a partition judgment for cash to the highest bidder. J R Woodward Sheriff of Douglas County Kansas signs the notice dated July 12 1907.
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Lawrence Dairy Journal
State of Kansas
Douglas County
G. H. Wheeler
Kansas
Wis
G. A. Wheeler
Jeannette Wheeler
District Court of
Fourth Guncral District
Joho Suttersamt
Martha Wilson
John Boyd
Edward Bowl
Wiliam Boyd
Goldtrap
Myra Boyd
N Theres Miller
Joseph Miller
Lizzie Miller
Willtam Honey Gailey
Annie May Gaily
Mes
Elmer Gaily
Lillian Gaily
Edith Gaily
William H. Neely
Will
Pom
Lawrence
Douglas Wna
Naensas
N. FE
J. R. Woodward
No Cause for Alarm Over Manual Training Bonds
The board reports bonds for the Manual Training school have not sold yet and cannot be sold for a year. No bidders appeared as investors did not see a bonus in early sale. Bonds will be dated July 1 1908 and likely sold in winter while construction of the new building begins.
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Conal Pation
George Bryder
Nepoleon
Andy Cathartic
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
N.Y
Lawrence Daily Journal
Associated Press
Lawrence Journal Company
J. L. Brady
the Journal
Lawrence, Ke
Hobson
Congress
Crere
Bryan
Harvest Trust
E Company
Mann
Tae Altoney
Ganisel
Cross Roads
York
William J. Bryan
E. W. Hall
Olive Street
St. Louis
Castoria
Caplio
Cleveland
M'Kinley
America
Spalding
Tenth & Oak Sts
Employment S Bureau
D.f. Spalding
JF. H. Bennett
Dane B. Shanes
St. Tier
W. J. Francisco & Sons
Lawrence ‘'raciZer Co
Fred Olson
Bridge Street
Bell
J. Keilman
W. Warren Street
Alfred
Eliot
New York St
Morrison & Lemon
Straet
Colored Lodge
Unidn Pacific
Overland Limited
K. C
Pacife Coast
Salina
Pacific Coast
A.m
Junction City
Leavenworth
Firat
Lo&t
Leame D. L. Eddy
St. Bell
A. B. Martin
Bell Phone
Fint
John M. Newlin
Paul Ridiger
California
F. R. Guffin
Ose
W. N. Rogers
Exesler Springs
Missouri
Free and
Lear
Lottsigns
Rhode Island
Frank Gee
Mase, St
Mississippi and
Pinckney
W. H. Pendleton
John Tarpy
Care Lawrences Iron Works
Lavestock
Elea
Hugh Blair
la Fina Hiram Parking
Kaname
Berby Oh
Lacus Hiram Perkins
Douglas Conanty
Jamal
Adolph.griese
P. Hazen
Care Journal
Vitel
Chichester
Joe Bustone
Hungaman Patent
Intervision
Pierson
Tomorro‘s
Pierson [Filling Co
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