The Journal Lawrence Republican Newspaper History
The Journal, later Lawrence Republican, began in 197 and absorbed the State Journal and Herald of Freedom. It acquired the Lawrence Tribune in 1874 and continued as a daily and weekly paper with a long running publication, including a Saturday weekly edition. Subscriptions: daily by carrier within the city for 10 cents.
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Lawrence Republican
State Journal
Herald of Freedom
Lawrence Tribune
Joc
Lawrence
Jommral
Freas
Vere
Sanday
Jovanal
Iaizvanne Pege
Ovary
Lonia
Kangen
Vfhe
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Associated Press Report
Republican Ticket and State Officials Listed
Readable fragments outline party tickets and officials including Governor and Secretary of State candidates, State Auditor, Treasurer, Attorney General, Supreme Court judges, Railroad Commissioners, State Printer, and congressional nominee Charles F. Scott. Miscellaneous political commentary questions statehood for Oklahoma and Roosevelt era policy stances.
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Ose Een Eas
Seveeek
W. Hoch Ligut
W. J. Fitzgerald
Denton
James M. Nation
Mark Tally Attormmey
Suprema Court
A Johneon
EB. A. Burch
Silas Porter
O. B. Graves
B. T. Fairchild
Charles Barnes Railroad Commissioners
Frank L Bgan
D. A. Byker
George W. Kanagel
T. A. McNeal
Republican County
J. J. Eddy
Woodward
Hugh Means
Tom Harley
Frank Kerns
Register of Deeds
A. . Mitchell
W. B Brubbs
Gommisaloner
Walton
Political clash over Benson Cummins and Roosevelt
The Journal laments Gov Hoch and supports no third terms while noting Benson and Curtis battle for succession. It praises Roosevelt for public service and beef packing reforms, urging full inspection and sanitation rules to avert a meat industry crisis and end embattled packers’ controversial practices.
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Journal 13
Gov Cummins
Semming
Benson
Coburn
Henson
Curtis
Bristow
Roosevelt
Echoes of an Early Day in Chicago Liquor Trade
A Chicago Record Herald piece reviews 1831 business books from a grocer showing liquor dominated trade. The day book lists items and prices such as brandy whiskey gin and decanters, while many entries lack prices or are illegible. The note contrasts past liquor charges with modern practice and temperance pressures.
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Chicago Record Herald
Chicago
Do Ile
Kansas
Lawrence
Foley's Kidney Cure Outsizes Disease and Diabetes Claims
A historical ad-like piece touts Foley's Kidney Cure as reversing Bright's disease and diabetes. Personal anecdote from Marlon Lee describes rapid relief after taking three bottles. Barber & Son markets the product to readers, noting a cure for various ailments including speech impediments.
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Bright
Foley
Marlon Lee
Dunreath
Barber & Son
Portable houses and rugged travel amid midwest transit plans
Fragmented notes describe portable cabins and folded iron frames used for mobile living from Michigan to Wisconsin. References to Ravenswood work on cabins, frame materials, and transport difficulties hint at early preindustrial housing solutions. The text drifts into stray mentions of public figures, smallpox, and a London tombstone, creating a mosaic of era curiosities.
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Chiewu
Michigan
Wisconsin
Coteyule
Gatin
Doans Kidney Pills Credited With Restoring Child's Health
A Lawrence Kansas mother praises Doan's Kidney Pills for her son’s relief from kidney related back pain headaches and night disturbances after scarlet fever left him weak. She credits the remedy with lasting improvement and urges others to buy from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as sole US agents. A second blurb hints at a separate fiction note about a widow marrying a man.
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Doan
Lawrence
Alice Thornton
New Jersey Street
Kan
Goa
Hunaa
Uating Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Dean
Long Teamcenes Figt. Taught by W. I. Kawis in Helle Tean
A fragmented 20 year note credits W I Kawis of Helle Tean with teaching ensil catarch and cites a witness quote praising Becklen's Arnica Salve. The ad mentions a 34¢ price and references Al Barbet druggists.
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W. I. Kawis
Helle
Tean
Ensil Catarch
Becklen
Wanted Help Offers and Naive Classified Notes
Classified notices seek a good houseworker a nursey pack yard site near city limits with land for sale dates not specified Five young ladies sought for nurse training at Simmons hospital a young married man for soliciting and collecting with salary 835 plus commissions A L Carey 747 Mass St and J 2 Moore Lawrence Kansas seek energetic trustworthy Kansas rep for large manning company with weekly pay and expenses. Sterling Supply Co Chicago seeks Lady agents and men for salary contracts one representative per town and city to look after interests daily pay offered
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Simmons’ Hospital
Carey
Mass
Kansas
Manna Securing Company
Moore
Lawrence
Kan
Sterling Supply Co
Chicago
For Sale Items and Property Listings from 1633 St
For Sale Hicycles, good sires, wheel brake, new saddles, cheap if taken at once. A young horse registered. One Durham milk cow, fresh soon. For Sale property at corner of Kentucky and Ontario streets, 25 feet front on Kentucky. Seven room house in good repair with barn and fruit trees. Inquire 1633 St. For Sale a piano almost new very cheap. For Sale Good family horse for sale. 1237 Teun. St.
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Walker Dyche
Él | Maas St
Durham
L. H. Powell
New Hampshire Streat
Kentucky
Ontario Streets
5Lf Kreck
New Hampshire Street
For Rent A Six Room House Near University
A good six room house for rent near the University. Inquire at Luther's green house, 1447 Masa Street.
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Luther's Green
Masa Street
Agents Wanted 264 Cents Sell San Francisco Ad
Advertisement offering agents needed for a Chicago based publishing house to sell a 500 page illustrated prospectus for San Francisco. Includes freight paid credit and 10 cents postage for outfit plus free household probes.
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San Francisco
Outfit
American Publishing House
Chicago
Investment pitch and secondhand shop notices mix
A fragmented ad offers high returns on investments advertised by H G Parsons in Room C Basement FAA Building and promotes a secondhand store at 734 Mass Street paying good prices for wood clothing hats car parts and furniture. It also mentions Litwin at 1607 Red Room House Lot 180 ft and a bargain at 2100 with Jones and Hosford listed.
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Mass Street
Litwin
Red
Jones & Hosford
Lost or Stolan Lost-A diamond earring and watch notice
A garbled notice lists a lost diamond earring of about 5 carats between Pueschel's barber shop and Glathart's store with a liberal reward if returned to Glathart's store. Also missing is a ladies gold watch attached to a job and a white parasol left at A L Selig's home, 132 New Hampshire Street, on May 13. Call the Journal office for details and reward.
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Pueschel
Glathart’s
Glatharts
Ohio Street
University
Job
Warkle
A L.selig
New Hampshire Street
For Sale Cheap Two Wagons and Working Horses
For sale a four horse double geared power and one double geared circular wood saw two wagons one pair of good work horses and their nest inquire at 1109 North 50 D. Pickens.
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D. Pickens
Best Moe of Fixtures In the City Promises Gas Savings
University Gas and Mantle Co advertises gas fittings and repairs saying their fixtures and work are the best in the city. They promise energy savings and guarantee their lights and labor.
JH Gilliam Horse Shoer Advertises at 718 Vermont
JH Gilliam, a horse shoer with 2 years of experience, conducts business at 718 Vermont Street. He fits shoes to all kinds of feet and guarantees his work. Have your shoeing done right.
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JH Gilliam
Vermont Street
Live Stock Advertises Silver Heir Stallion for Mares
Silver Heir, a premier sire with a 2:17 record and 1150 pounds, will serve a limited number of mares at 1st New York street. The bay stallion is praised for speed and conformation. Also included are health ads and patent remedy pitches from local drugstores, with various testimonials and promotional lines.
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Sesliver Meir
Silver Heir
New York Street
Silver Belt
Educated Grunters and the Curious Intelligence Debate
A garbled but searchable fragment discusses pigs gaining intelligence, referencing famous phrases and satirical tones. It notes comparisons between animal wit and human cleverness, mentioning observers, writers, and possible public reaction amid a chaotic text.
Fragmented OCR sketch of midwestern carnival remarks
Chaotic garbled text with sporadic references to automobiles camps and local figures. Mentions of towns, events, and individuals are hard to parse but hint at festival or political party chatter and casual spectators. Overall, readable facts are minimal, with no clear narrative or outcomes.
Pope Presents Golden Rose On Barlenberg Pageant
The text describes a ceremony featuring a Golden Rose termed The Gulden Ite, with a procession for Prinress Re of Barlenberg amid a geese of termati. It mentions a palm leaf blessing and a nod to John Paul, while recalling a prior battle where a captain and promotions are discussed amid cryptic maritime imagery.
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Pope
Prinress Re
Barlenberg
Termati
Its Scientific Name and the Lapslings’ Grief
A truncated Chicago Tribune item depicts Mrs. Lapsling describing her husband’s bouts of despondency and a child’s curiosity about defeat. The piece ends with a satirical note on how women cope with hardship, stressing gendered reactions.
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Kenaue
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Chas. F. Scott
Alien County
Oklahoma
Ryan
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Kansas City Star
Troy
Doeaot
Dougisa
Gov Hoch
Spain
el Dorado Rapul-s
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Lean
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Sheridan
Lou
Batk
Genuin
Sterling Remedy Co
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N.Y
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Thomas
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J Todfana
Will
James A. Merritway
Jn the Youngblood
Becoml Judicial Distriute
Pustier
London County Cornel
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Southwark
White Charen
Tiscorp
Kings Armes Tavern
St. Mare Raret
Hill
Tame Colo
Ua.e
Teun
Por
H G Parsons
Journal Office
Texas
Aluminum Ranger Co
Chatfield, Mion
Jones & Holford
Ofvee
Trovillo
Kraider
J. N. Harshbarger
Best
Alty
Bath
Jones
Hosford
Hall
F. J. Cheney &,Co
Toledo
City Drug Store
Thos
S. Austin
Leavenworth
O. P. Barber & Son
Adolph Buesing
Weat
Third St
Davenport
Iowa
Crow
Bowis
Tex
W. Kb. Hill
Dr. King
Barber & Ben
Aroggiete
Dee Gates
Walt
Tina
Dew
Steer
Jet
Celigh
Wats
Tee
Tibet
Bates
Rivera
Farmer
Biren
John Paul
Jota
Bembamine Rietari Inn
Ehep
Nyone
Lawrence Atto
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