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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1910
Page
4
An old friend recalls Chamberlain’s early banking failure and his later repayment of all deposits after the bank closed. Campaign managers used the tale to attack him, but a directors’ statement affirmed his lack of ongoing control and his full repayment of funds.
Miss Mabel Connolly sues over a corset mix up. Magistrate Barlow declines to rule on whether the No 18 or No 19 corset fits, citing unfamiliarity with corsets. Connolly says the long-hipped No 18 cannot fit her figure and seeks remedy after Calisher refused exchange.
A generous Englishwoman who knows her pensioners personally sends aid to London World readers. A young girl arrives after Christmas with a request for a cape or a shawl replacement, asking for a gold framed picksher or a Bobbie Burns memorial piece to please her mother.
A tired clerk recalls a well dressed woman who spent twenty minutes examining every men’s shirt style and color. She explained she was sewing summer shirts for her husband and wanted the right finish, then left without buying anything.
A witty quip contrasts courtship and marriage as a speaker notes a misstep in a doorstep job and now must paint the entire house for a new tenant. The line captures a journalistic flavor of social humor.
A tired New York police officer mops a chowder spill on Madison Square then returns with a half starved cat of the summer in New York variety. The crowd watches as the feline helps clean the sidewalk, and the officer continues his rounds with a contented pet in tow.
In the Fourth ward a prominent ward worker argued the voting machine best expresses wishes with less effort than a blanket ballot. He claimed a precinct vote took under four seconds with a full ticket and all issues, while a countered remark dismissed the watch as a poor timekeeper. The exchange centers on automation versus traditional ballots in Milwaukee.
An unclear border between South Thomaston and St. George leaves hundreds of acres and homesteads in doubt. Residents face dual tax assessments and possible sales as no official line exists. One lifelong St. George voter and taxpayer cannot prove his residence.
A comic Victorian vignette shows Mrs. T Mashle at a window while Mr. T Mashle considers a half holiday plan. He reveals a sudden engagement to play golf at two thirty, insisting on a quick departure despite the summer sun. Kodak and Brownie kits are promoted by Raymond's Drugs for vacation use.
An assortment of local ads promotes HIATT’s Royal Line spring suits, H I Bennett plumbing and wiring savings, Squires portraits, garden seeds and flowering plants at Mrs Prentiss’s Home Store, and Woodward & Co. offerings for Eastman Kodak cameras.
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