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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1908
Page
3
A lengthy roll of graduates and degree recipients from the Kansas University class of 1908. The list spans multiple schools within the university, naming individuals by name and place, including law, medicine, pharmacy, and fine arts fields, across Lawrence and other Kansas cities. Highlights include graduates from the School of Law, School of Medicine, and School of Pharmacy with numerous hometowns and affiliations.
Crowds surge at depots and stations as inn owners rush to move trunks and passengers. Early afternoon sales rise rapidly with tickets selling at the last moment. excitement grows as locals react to the influx and anticipated trains.
The Norris Carriage Co advertises week sale prices on runabouts buggies and surreys at 625 630 Massachusetts with guaranteed quality. Also features a post card folder of The Old Windmill poem by Louise Prentiss Simpson and drugstore notices for Kodol and DeWitt's Little Early Risers.
Local society notes list Mrs W OA Civifiith visiting Kansas City. Clifford Cole sent a note from his home in Kansas City. Miss Lynch of Baldwin and Miss Mary Hayden of Holton visit the Pi Beta Phi house. Mrs Adiee Hart of Beloit visits the PE Phi house. Mrs Stewart and her mother visit Eu Miss Mary Hayden visits. Mrs Kelley from Topeka attends a visit in Mye ul. He will depart for York City with plans for extended stay in England.
The Denton election will feature five ballots for August primaries: Republican, Democratic, Prohibition, Independent, and a blank ballot. Ballots will have two columns with offices split evenly and include standard instructions. voters may see no candidates on the blank ballot.
The Journal will issue next week a copy of the personal taxpayers of the county outside of Lawrence. Records are not all in yet but as fast as they come in they are copied and the book will be issued the rest day after the last township report. Tax lists appeal to business men and orders should be sent in promptly.
Iron Rose Bible class notes by William H. Ridgway discuss Jesus appeals to disciples John 20:19 31 and faith versus doubt. Contains sermon fragments, references to Johnsons Jim and The Basket Man, plus reflections on peace, unity, and belief.
P N Lowe of Kankakee UL painted his house by sourcing paint and hiring day labor. He used Devoe lead and zinc Paint and spent 5.00. The best contractor bid he could find was 1.50 for a lead and oil job. He saved money and received a quality result with Devoe. F W Draedicke sells our paint.
SABCOXIE reports the birth of a baby boy on May twenty six to Mr and Mrs Horace Smith. The item also notes various local visits to Lawrence and nearby residents, including Miss Dollie Smith, Velma Barnam, Mrs Sarah Moore, and Mr and Mrs Daniel Smith, plus Community Decoration Day chatter and a note on Lawrence corn sales. It ends with an unrelated medical ad about deafness treatment.
Wakarusa Tribe No 7 Order of Red Men elected officers for the coming year. Prophet W B Hollister. Khem-Haios Salamore P Lean. Sagamore Frank Loce. Great Council may consider holding a 1900 gathering in Lawrence with about 200 members expected. The group plans a goal show and lodge improvements.
The glycerine in Dr Pi medicines enhances medicinal properties and acts as a dreen emollient nutritive and antiseptic. It boosts efficacy of Black Cherry bark Bloodroot Golden Seal Stone root and Queen's root in Golden Medical Discovery for chronic coughs bronchial throat and wasting conditions. Also promotes digestion and strengthens organs. mentions DeWitt's pills and Doan's Reguleta as remedies and encourages readers to request a free booklet from Dr Pi in Buffalo.
Lawrence girls plan a summer fad of riding astride in khaki outfits. Several form a club and will take long morning rides before breakfast, challenging the old side saddle custom long abandoned as unsafe.
"Nine years ago it looked as if my time had come," says C. T. Farthing of Mill Creek Ind Ter. He was nearly dead when a druggist urged Electric Bitters. He bought a bottle, regained strength, and has been well since, sold under guarantee at Barber & Bon's.
Readers are urged to subscribe for Chautauqua tickets to support the YMCA. Season tickets for the Young Men cost $2.00 each, while gate prices rise to $2.50. Subscribing now offers a 50 cent saving per ticket.
An old Lawrence advertisement listing Ko daks and cameras for rent at 734 Mass St plus a trunk delivery service. It promotes Turkish baths at 824 Vermont St and natural gas heating installations by O'Brien & Co, with references from over sixty satisfied customers and options to finance sidewalk work. It also notes cement work and granite manufacturing firms with contact details.
Local notices advertise porch chairs washing machines and a soda fountain while warning on weed-cutting penalties. Classifieds mention eyeglasses, arnica salve testimonials, and a meat refrigeration claim. Legal notice seeks revival of a Douglas County Kansas case with defendants Ordered to appear by July 25 1908.
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