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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1907
Page
2
The Journal, known as the Lawrence Republican, absorbed the State Journal and later the Lawrence Tribune, becoming the dominant Lawrence paper with full daily AP reports and a weekly edition. It lists subscription terms, contact details, and publication cadence, noting editorials and local commentary alongside notices and ads from June 16, 1907.
Esson of Esson town brings a twig with three apples to the office and complains of contempt of court trials while lamenting judges’ power and discipline in the country. He predicts fifty bushels more and hints at tension between authorities and residents.
A fragmentary lament attacks phrases about Jill and a nameless man, describing envy and imagined misdeeds tied to wealth and birth. It claims a cruel pursuit of fairness, accuses public figures like Fairbanks of misalignment with American sentiment, and questions the ethics of wealth gained and status.
A garbled pantry page presents a Virginian plum pudding recipe for 14, with options for large or small molds and a long aging crust. It lists ingredients such as raisins currants suet citron bread and brown sugar, with spices and brandy, plus serving with brandy sauce. The page adds a large schedule of household chores, then recipes for macaroni croquettes, mushroom gratin maple sugar candy onion fritters and carpet moth control using a hot iron technique.
The Texas Wonder claims to cure kidney bladder and rheumatic troubles, sold by all druggists with stated trestment.
An array of small business notices runs through a neighborhood paper section. F. H. Bennett offers carpet cleaning and pickup at 101 Mass. J. Keilman proclaims upholstery at 19 W. Warren St. Alfred S. Eliot groceries at 1200 New York St. J. Francisco & Sons advertise rubber tired rigs and prompt orders. Brown & Emmons purvey fresh meats at The Original Windmill Grocery.
University Meat Market advertises paying the highest price for spring chickens with ample stock to fill orders. Also lists contact at 1023 Mass St and two phone numbers. Railway timetable notes include Union Pacific Going East and West trains with several numbered trains and local motors and acc.
A jumble of classified style notices seeking a variety of tasks and rentals. Entries request helpers for general house work and serving, lodging requests near the WHUU district, a fountain attendant, puppy buyers, and several other service or sale notes. Includes farm and animal ads, real estate sales, and miscellaneous wanted items. Some contacts and addresses included.
Prof Van der Vries defends bareheaded trend saying it will grow as townsfolk imitate each other. Six men in the class already bareheaded and more expected, while dangers of injury prompt calls to be prepared. Meanwhile a cruel act sent papers exposing a funeral tied event, and Lawrence residents plan a June 20 trip to Ottawa to hear Taft.
Police conducted a Saturday raid on Brown Brothers suspected of liquor law violations. A small quantity of liquor was seized and the Brown brothers were jailed overnight. Rumors linked the operation to Aunt Jane Williams, though not positively confirmed.
First published in the Lawrence Daily Journal June 10 1907 an ordinance extending the city limits of Lawrence Kansas and annexing Hosford's addition Beginning at a point 501 feet west and 30 feet south of the northeast corner of the northwest quarter of section 6 township 13 range 20 in Douglas county then south 905 feet east 132 feet north 905 feet and west to the start point the tract plotted and surveyed is annexed to the City of Lawrence to be known as Heaford's Addition Section 2 states the ordinance takes effect on publication approved June 7 1907 Beal GEO J Barker Acting mayor
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