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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1910
Page
4
A local discussion warns that aging cobblers face extinction as few young people enter shoemaking. A man interviewed calls the trade poorly paid and says there is little money, predicting the industry may die as old cobblers fade away.
Dr. Pierce declares his Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription now issued with full ingredient lists and independent expert endorsements. He asserts no alcohol or minerals, and notes the medicines use native medicinal plants learned from Indigenous practices including squaw weed. Sold by medicines dealers nationwide.
A cobbler recalls earning low wages, charging 73 cents to nail soles, with leather costs and rent cutting profits. He describes a forty-year career since learning the trade in Ohio after arriving from England. He highlights that most shoemakers, including himself, were never rich due to high material costs and labor time. He first learned the craft in Devonshire and came to the United States forty-two years ago after farm work.
Miss Annie Carroll Moore, at the Rochester meeting of the Playground Association, argued that Story Telling rapidly becomes a recognized literary activity. She said it is literature itself when told well, preserving old folk tales for immigrant children and providing nourishment for American born children, though cautioning against stifling imagination.
Garden seeds and flower seeds offered at Mrs Prentiss's Home Store located at 907 Tennessee Street with a selection including pansies and other flowering plants for easy growing.
Kansas women have surged into banking roles with over 550 in official positions including 4 presidents and 15 vice presidents. Amma Speck notes women run banks with caution, honesty, and strong management, citing examples from Mrs. Alice Haldeman to Miss Clara Hallett and others guiding local institutions to solid returns.
Local manufacturers received Washington circulars about July 1 changes in internal revenue laws. Taxes on manufactured tobacco and snuff rise from six to eight cents per pound and on cigars and cigarettes the per thousand rates shift with smaller packs affected. The higher duties will lift costs for manufacturers and dealers and likely reach consumers over time.
An old advertisement notes HIATT, THE CLOTHIER offers spring suits from THE ROYAL LINE at 946 Mass. St. It invites readers to visit FP H Bennett for savings on plumbing and wiring and mentions Sqaires for pictures.
An advertising feature extols Foley Kidney Pills as a cure for sleeplessness caused by kidney and urinary disorders. It claims quick relief and lasting benefit, detailing symptoms like back pain, frequent night awakenings, cloudy urine, and nervous dizziness, and includes testimonials from J I Southers and Captain A H Bogardus praising the product. Sold by O P Barber & Son.
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