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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1907
Page
2
A 1900 Kentucky law requires drivers to exercise caution and slow or stop for horse drawn vehicles on highways. Failure to comply brings possible penalties up to twenty dollars and court action. the notice warns horse owners and riders to stay safe and give right of way when approached by a vehicle.
The district will hold a school meeting on Wednesday June 25 at the public school lot. Voters are urged to attend as topics include the construction of two committee rooms and possible tax measures.
Mrs Rosie SES and Teury Pap ao of thistle united in marriage at Endora yesterday after a private ceremony attended by limited local witnesses. The event drew family and neighbors from Mul Gee avenue and nearby areas, marking a modest community celebration.
A fragmented notice marks the one hundred and thirteen anniversary of the flag’s creation for a thirteen colony nation. It recalls the flag’s design by Congress and the pledge to United States unity while urging public displays and patriotic recognition.
Good advice from Le Raysville merchant Woolever promotes Bucklen's Arnica for piles and skin wounds. The ad claims quick relief and notes 25 cents price at Baker & Son's drug store. A second item touts Dean's Constipation Pills as a gentle, effective remedy also at 25 cents.
Des Moines and Kansas City discussions push commission government as law takes effect this month. Bank official Breidenthal calls the three member citywide commission plan the most complete. Prominent locals warn of entrenched graft and promote reform through the new system. A humorous dig at hot air ends the column.
Abraham Brown of Winterton New York recounts a confusing medical tale where several doctors mislabelled his condition as heart disease kidney trouble blood poison stomach and liver problems. He credits Elestris Bitters with restoring his health after his wife urged him to try the remedy.
A jumble of religious admonitions and stray medical ads appears in a damaged archival page. The text includes a bishop sermon fragment addressing propriety and gambling among women, plus a testimonial about deafness cures and a medicine ad for Dr. King’s New Life Pills. The garbled content weaves between sermon-like guidance and consumer notices.
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills for pale people as a tonic to enrich blood and stimulate nerves. It cites a testimonial from Mrs Harriet B. Porter of Medford Massachusetts and describes relief from neuralgia paralysis and nervous disorders, noting price and distribution details.
Fragmented text notes Mrs Rawsulple and Mrs Helloway illness mentions and a funeral in Topeka with Negh, Neigh, and Pease families. It references Perry visits, theft, a laughter event, and various names unknown due to poor OCR.
A promotional letter from F. W. Devoe & Co praising Devoe paint claims wider coverage and longer wear than cloth and cheaper gallons. It insists the paint’s quality is measured by fewer gallons needed and lasting finish, addressing Mr. Geo. Innes of Lawrence Kansas.
The strawberry crop is smaller but higher quality this year with twenty varieties under watch. Wm Brown says ten varieties will be cut out after the season as plants are culled if not meeting standards. Bush fruit shows promise while stone fruits elude his taste.
Fragmentary local items mention planning for a golf planting project in Rocky Ford with 500 units cited and a reference to the Melon throwers, plus scattered remarks about teams, finances, and community upkeep. The text is garbled with incomplete names and places, but notes a grand meeting, shipping to Kansas City, and a railway kept graveyard maintained.
The writer notes summer arrived with vigor, rejecting the idea of a year without heat. They praise the season’s warmth for ripening wheat and compare growth rates to past expectations. A pointed line about poverty and wealth appears amid the seasonal reflection.
Early last week a blaze gutted Santa Fe repair shops in Argentine. A court notice in Douglas County Kansas seeks action to possibly add a described territory to Lawrence city limits, with hearings set in July before the Board of County Commissioners.
The Lawrence Kansas city council on June 3 1907 adopted a resolving paving Hancock street from the center of the block east of Kentucky street to the block’s east line. The work will match the width materials and workmanship used on Kentucky street and the notice is published in the official city paper for five consecutive days.
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