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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1907
Page
3
A Cleveland Plain Dealer report cites store owner complaining that many salesmen lack tact. An example shows a salesman praising an irrelevant trait, attempting to flatter an elderly man and nearly harming a sale with condescension. A second instance shows rude health remarks harming a customer with illness.
A critical look at Kansas 1903 automobile law, lamp signals, speed limits, and rider duty. The piece mocks the act as a joke while detailing required signals, white lights from sunset to sunrise, speed caps in residential areas, and penalties for violations. It notes city powers to regulate, and potential damages suits for noncompliance.
Aeph plian remarks that modern telephony isolates women who order from home and rarely venture out. He urges morning walks to lift spirits and boost work energy. Observes women cleaning, sweeping, and carrying groceries after visits to shops as lively inspiration.
A rugged reminiscence describes how measuring eye-strings symbolized skill and endurance in wild west brawls. The essay recalls brutal melees, severed noses, and the grim taunt of gonging as a path to glory, culminating in drunken revelry after victory. It cites Simon Kenton as witness to these brutal rites.
Prince Ernest of Saxe Meiningen, noted as a painter of fine talent, works on a large canvas depicting John the Magnanimous, founder of the university. The full wall of the amphitheater at Jena University will feature the painting.
A flat dweller recalls an encounter with an honest Ice man who admitted overpricing and promised to cut the charge. He explains a mix up with another customer led to the dispute, and despite no complaint the resident asked the ice man to reduce the bill.
An illustration of a cow as a machine for producing milk and butter cites a Holstein cow at three years old yielding 18 573 pounds of milk in a year and 620 pounds of butter with a net annual profit about 156 dollars. A paradox about Minerva and the beauty prize ends with a philosopher’s reply.
A Kansas City Star excerpt cites a grocer on the West Side saying buyers seek best value with quality, noting changes over twenty years away from nationality or creed driven patronage. He recalls a customer who left after learning his nationality. The piece ends with a remark about babies never knowing such thoughts.
A note from Nuxh us Iowa praises Foley’s Honey and Tar as the best cough medicine. He recounts severe winter lung involvement and failed remedies before a friend’s use of this product cured him. The letter endorses the medicine as the greatest cough and lung medicine in the world.
An old newspaper fragment promotes Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a cure for kidney and bladder issues affecting both genders. It urges readers to order sample bottles and mentions a pamphlet with testimonials. The text also references political notes about state district race and newspaper ownership.
An advertisement proclaims Herpicide destroys the herpes microbe Uhla and promises hair regrowth after use. It notes product samples by mail, lists prices and agents, and adds a political remark about potential war between Japan per the era.
A worn relic of ad copy touts Beauty claims for Electric Bitters promising strong nerves clear eyes and smooth skin. The piece contrasts attractive health with weak women and notes a 25 cent price. A stray montage follows with student ice banter and a joke about thieves and railroads from newspapers.
A reader from Bheiton Washington cites long kidney trouble and relief after using Foley s Kidney Cure first dose. A Philadelphia Elk parade featured forty military bands. An author and Methodist preacher died leaving an estate valued at 288000. A New York baby weighed 19 ounces at birth with unique physical details. Jerome Shoup of Hill City, Graham County, cut 40 acres of alfalfa forecasting at least 2 per acre and three crops this year. A Santa Fe operator at Ottawa worked 36 hours without sleep and relief followed.
A Northwestern Agriculturist piece assesses cheap corn crib construction. It favors wire and 4 inch boards for sides, notes wires ventilate and dry corn, recommends bracing with nails, and suggests roof sheds for wind and rain protection. It discusses double cribs with shed, storage above drive, and urges readers to prepare for the 1905 crop.
Reports from Leipsiceinstrirte Zeitung cite Prof Lemstroem in Helsinki and B Tolksdorf noting a 39 percent yield rise on carrots in year one and 90 percent in year two from currents from a stationary electrical machine. Potatoes show 60 to 100 percent gains on earth-generated currents. Aurora borealis linked harvests in Spitzbergen and Finland discussed. explanations vary from improved soil salts electrolysis to enhanced osmotic activity and irrigation.
Orino Lerative Fruit Syrup claims to improve blotched complexions by stimulating the liver and bowels and brightening the eyes. The ad asserts the product is pleasant to take and free from seats or gripe, urging readers to refuse substitutes.
The annual meeting of the Willard W. C. T. U. will be held at the Presbyterian church on Friday at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Superintendents should bring written reports of their work. Visitors are welcome. County convention set for August 15. Mn GC x ana Bes.
A fox terrier named Johnny climbs a rope hung from a tree in a front yard on Ninth Street. Curious passersby quiz a young woman who explains the dog will swing there all day if the rope is within reach, so it is kept tied up. Johnny is owned by Charles Hicks of East Ninth Street.
A quirky natural history note explains how hearts in many invertebrates lie along the back and can be seen beating from tail to head. The observation spans earthworms caterpillars and other crawling forms with hearts positioned mid to posterior regions.
The social secretary acts as liaison between management and workers to improve welfare, ensure fair pay for effort, and prevent waste from idle on payrolls. The role includes correcting abuses, adjusting salaries by capacity, and shielding both sides by promoting fair practice while protecting the firm from inefficiency.
In Iceland near Ryckavik, the elder duck is raised commercially as a self-sustaining seabird. It dives deeply, grazes on seaweed, and yields down used for lining. The birds are protected. locals deem shooting elder ducks a crime worse than theft in Scotland.
A Concordia clergyman in Egypt notes a pyramid occupies 13 acres yet crops could not grow there. He recalls being surrounded by camel drivers and Hedouins eager for money, hindering his view of the emple. He questions the Scribbler’s role in his own play, implying the money.
It did not rain this season and an unexpected heat wave swamped the ice plant. The shortage is easing slowly as outside supplies arrive, but other towns face the same crisis and cry out for relief. The scarcity will persist as the heat endures and records are broken.
A vintage promotion recalls a Memorial Day pleasure and profit, highlighting Dr King’s New Life Pills billed as painless purifiers that cure headache and biliousness and keep the bowels right. Sold for 26 cents at C P Barber & Son's drug store.
An old testimonial ad declares Dean's Kidney Pills cure backache and kidney distress. It cites a Lawrence Kansas man, Plemy Risley, and mentions Foster-Milburn Co of Buffalo as U.S. agents. The copy also promotes a catarrh remedy from F J Cheney Co and Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A Detroit Free Press note suggests people overlook sunspots by chasing ten spots, highlighting a lighthearted take on astronomical observations and public perception.
Notice to customers states Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs cold and lung troubles contains no opiates or harmful drugs. Barber & Son endorses it as a safe remedy for children and adults.
The Tola Register prints a poem titled Sweetheart Think of Me in which a World War II era tale claims Lieutenant Fred C. Alford of the Kansas Volunteers died in the Philippines. The piece is criticized for misrepresenting history and for sensationalizing a bereaved couple. The editorial notes the lovers were real and briefly suggests the poem twists facts. It condemns the author J. A. M. and warns against exaggeration.
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