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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1907
Page
3
A local report details thread price hikes from five to six cents per spool, sparked by factory costs and supply pressures. Women and dressmakers protest the burden on households, noting extra cents affect garments, Sunday school funds, and penny arcades, with no relief in sight.
An advertisement claims Dr Williams Pink Pills rebuild rich red blood and relieve debility from impure blood. A testimonial from John F. Soins of Lincoln Ind recounts typhoid illness, prolonged weakness, headaches, and improved health after using the pills. The copy notes cures for anemia and nervous ailments and offers free information on blood diseases.
A quirky story from Mis town follows three young partners vying for stylish style as one member’s trousers tear during a Sunday outing. A later plug touts Bardock Bird Bitters as a blood cleanser promising clear skin and sharp eyes.
Residents of Lawrence and Kansas City will attend a meeting to work out the details of a proposed stock read. The gathering aims to discuss the plan, gauge public interest, and outline steps for a possible rail or transport link enhancing regional commerce.
An old advertisement frames deafness as a mucous tube inflammation issue, touts constitutional remedies, and offers Hall's Catarrh Cure with a money pledge. It mentions a marriage next Friday and cites J Cheney Co of Toledo as purveyors, plus Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Heavy rainfall continues across the area with a sequence of showers from early evening into the night. The pattern persisted into the morning, leaving streets damp and rainfall likely to linger through the day.
The market shows unsettled conditions with down and up swings as confidence wanes under weak crop prospects and tight money rates. Analysts note heavy new security issuance and impending government action on corporations, while agricultural forecasts remain cautious though some crop improvements are seen in wheat and corn. The piece also defends policy views on labor and Japan, with quotes from Henry Clews on market discipline and prudence.
A health advertisement urges women to seek perfect health through Zoa-Phora a tonic described as safe for all ages from young daughters to mothers It cites testimonials from Miss Retta Griffith of Columbiaville Michigan noting relief from leucorrhea and painful menses and urges readers to obtain a bottle from their druggist to begin treatment per package directions
The Saturday Evening Post ran a fulsome eulogy of Bill White drawing attention in Emporia as to who authored it. Residents claimed he wrote it himself prompting him to publish a rebuttal to clear the record.
A Lawrence newspaper item explains the vast scale of nickel theatre films with up to 1000 feet of film per act and multiple shows daily. It notes growing popularity, seasonal shifts in business, and describes how tiny photographs create continuous motion, alongside scattered local real estate notices and assorted ads.
Press dispatches recount multiple deaths of men and boys found in lumber cars at Fort Scott Junction City and other towns. Riders coil at ends of cars to avoid detection, but shifting lumber and jolts crush them. Railroad officials warn that riding freight cars is almost certain death.
A quirky note suggests handkerchiefs for girls are nearly as large as their shoe strings for pumps, reflecting playful fashion observations of the era.
Abraham Brown of Winterton New York says doctors misdiagnosed him as heart disease kidney trouble blood poison and stomach liver trouble. After one bottle of Electric Bitters his health improved greatly per his wife’s advice. Barber Son druggists advertise the remedy at 50 cents guaranteed to cure blood poison and related illnesses.
Report notes Walter Williams blamed for a series of barn burnings in Lawrence last year. He was tried and acquitted amid lingering doubt. After leaving town for Moline Illinois the barn fires continued, with speculation of a motive. Also includes an old ad for Dean's Ointment and a quip about marriage and coffee.
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