Record of Will in crossing Lawrence bridge scene
Will, a colored young man working for J H Brown, recounts his journey from Atchison to Leavenworth and Lawrence to witness a bridge, noting he crossed the Baw bridge on his own risk after authorities refused. He traveled via Union Pacific electric line, reaching Atchison then Ottawa before returning, spending his last four dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Miteham
J. H. Brown
Eraduate
University
Atehisan
Leavenworth
Missouri Pacific
Union Pacific
Lawerence
Will
Wall
Tie
Ottawa
Santa Fem
Olathe
Frisco
Oheuhe
Kansas City
Raisins City
Aichisen
Lawrence
Atchison
Atchison Globe
Foley's Kidney Cure Recital From Buffalo Operator
A. H. Thurnes, a Buffalo coal operator, reports years of kidney and bladder trouble ending after starting Foley's Kidney Cure. He describes brick-dust urine subsiding and pain vanishing, claiming the medicine has done him a thousand dollars worth of good. Barber & Son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Thurnes
Buffalo
Foley
Barber & Son
Kidney Trouble Cure Promoted By Dr Kilmer
Readers are urged to try Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root for kidney liver and bladder issues with a free sample offer by mail. The ad claims rapid relief and notes bottles are sold by druggists with a safety reminder to mention the newspaper. Address: Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ae Seagoot
Kilmer
Bright
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
Swamp Rom
Neighborly Help Overcomes Sour Neighbor
A fragmented moral about choosing kindness over conflict. The piece urges treating difficult neighbors as friends, avoiding hostility, and not escalating disputes. It discourages threats or harm and emphasizes maintaining peace for community harmony.
Horticultural Meeting Features Fruit Outlook at Douglas Verity
The June Douglas Verity Horticultural Society meeting at Theodore Griesa’s home drew a large crowd. Members discussed fruit prospects for Dallas County, praised new members, and debated peach varieties, evergreen trees, and shade trees while honoring leaders and planning a health report policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Verity Horticultural Society
Theodore Griesa
Matombami
Lawrence
Smith Jost
State Horticulturals Society
Diulas
Macomb
Wuuddt
Kansas River
Kansas
Alberta
Untold Injury and Kidney Disease Remedies in Lawrence
A Lawrence reader recounts backache and urinary symptoms linked to kidney trouble. James McCreath credits Dean's Kidney Pills for relief after years of strain, while Geo A Sherman praises Foley's Kidney Cure for rapid improvement. A man’s attempt to buy whisky without a prescription ends the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Lawrence
James McCreath
Tennessee St
Kan
Dean
Dick Bros
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Geo. A. Sherman
Lisbon Red Mill
Lawrence, Co
Foley
Bar
Ber & Son
State Teachers Report to Detail Wages and Training
Secretary BE T Fairchild will publish a comprehensive state wide report on teachers within weeks. It will list counts of teachers per county, average wages by county, and education levels including those with higher training beyond grade schools. A sample showed 30 female and 3 male teachers, with blanks requested for full data. The project aims to map training, salaries, and demographics across districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Douglas County
Bell Brothers
Lawrence Daily and Weekly Journal
Journal
Beast
BE. T. Fairchild
Child
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Finest Private Car in Existence at CP Railway
Sir Thomas Shaughnessy, president of the Canadian Pacific railway, shows off the most roomy official car with nine rooms including a reception room for fifteen, two brass bed bedrooms with bath, mahogany office, and a dining room for eight. Lawrence boys mostly work harvest fields or sell maps in southern and eastern Kansas. Dancing would be awful hard work if it wasn't such fun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thie Lin
Griese
Kansas
Easi Clive
Lawrence
Thomas Shaughnessy
Canadian Pacific Railway
Local merchants advertise goods and services in Lawrence
A jumble of notices lists shipments of electric fans, papering services, pumps, piano tuning, money orders via rural delivery, paint, shoes, photography, bakery supplies, and refined shop offerings. Vendors like Home Book Co, O'Brien & Co, Union Pacific Tea Co, and Smith's News Depot promote products, repairs, and deliveries to residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific Tea Co
Usal
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Ositians
Teeberres
Tina Wits Ct
Gery
Etteed
Langelbersi
Leeds
Bora
Gloria
Ted Citi
Vile
Tran
Lane
Dane
Acie Cally
Det
Safe tAlways
Gertwmere
Ciarette
Lawrence Wid
Lawrence, Kansas
Bell Brothers Piano Co
Bell
C. Riling
Tenn. St
Gustafson
Ober
Isabella Fox
Fair Dry Goods and Millinery
Guenther
Squires’ Studio
Stevenson
J. A. Erikson
Clothier
Ed. Klein
Stevenson’s
Evans-Metcalf Implement Co
Samuel Reynolds
Hall
Belle
Georgia
Matthews
Theodore Gries
Hoyt
Colorado
Barteldes
Frey
Brown
Barteldes, Jr
Barteldes, Sr
Katie Fem
New York Central Lines
Boston
Chicago
Wea
Lake Shore
Michigan Central
St. Louis
Canada
Adirondack Mountains
St. Lawrence River
Southwestern Passenger Agency
Tenth and
Walnut Streeta
Douglas Wallace
Warren J. Lynch
Fred W. Fein
Laawrence
Fern
Home Book Co
Mass
L. F. Conklin
Lawrence Transfer Co
Peirces Music Store
O’brien & Co
Who
Gardner Gazette
Ontler
Woorens & Co
Byron Jones
F. Broeker
Weat
Warren Street
Loomas Studio
PF. H. Bennett
West End
Gustav Wolf
P. F. Remmington
E. G. Saxman and Co
Uz Smith
News Depot
Perfection
Jaediore
Wilder Bros
Carl Hoffman
Tanor
Harding
R. L St. Bell
FL H. Bennett
Keee
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