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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1909
Page
2
A collection of notes and commentary from The Lawrence Journal, including editorials and anecdotes on politics, tariffs, economics, and public figures. Mentions Dustin Farnum, Baldwin Ledger, and Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur. Ends with advertisements for Bucklen's Arnica Salve and DeWitt's Little Early Risers.
A historical snippet critiques college vacation book sales agents who promote publish house tours. It follows the freshman era recruit process from mid winter recruitment to contract signing and the coach from the firm's main office shaping sales pitches. A Missouri town tale shows a naive sale to a gentlewoman who rejects the book, while another sale succeeds.
A distressed newspaper writer endures abuse and isolation when judged harshly by readers and peers yet savors a rare kind compliment. Dr Thomas remedies and tonics like Doct Blood Bitters promise rapid relief from pain and debility, with Mrs Chas Freestuy of Mugsup praising its restorative effects.
An OCR fragment mixes an early beauty ad for a hair color restorer claiming to return gray hair to natural color and prevent fallout, with a dubious soap mention and a social fad passage about totems. The text includes product snippets and dated language suggesting advertising copy from an old newspaper page.
A fragmentary essay traces the cuff from early forms to the starched white shirt cuff of the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, noting social symbolism and shifts in fashion from lace and ruffles to plain linen bands, with references to Captain Cuff and period trends. It ends by mentioning a Dr Shoop coffee offer and a sales pitch for Wealth Coffee.
A polluted Lawrence newspaper fragment endorses Doan's Kidney Pills for back pain and kidney complaints with a customer testimonial from N Herrell. It also riffs on hatpin fashion trends, liver cures, and a light quip about kissing at the depot, reflecting era advertising style.
L. E. Morris of Dexter Kentucky reports his father suffered kidney and bladder trouble diagnosed as enlarged prostate. Doctors advised surgery but age made it risky. After using Foley's Kidney Remedy, first bottle relieved symptoms and a second bottle ended the trouble. O P Barber & Son.
A tired housewife overhears neighbors quietly criticizing her as she rests on a window couch. They speculate about her husband and social life, while she calmly returns their greeting and redirects the scene with poised civility. The text ends with a plug for Dean's Ointment.
The notice itemizes warranty deeds, a sheriff's deed, quit claim deeds, and a bond for deed involving multipleDouglas County parties and parcels. It references H Wheeler and wife transferring to P Peirce, Chas Wallace to E Free man, F W Stembring to B Jameson, W H Banning sheriff to Emil Hartig, P H Peirce to L W Menger, W A McClure to A L Tainter, with various lot and block descriptions and street boundaries. The page also contains several advertisements for Dr Shoop remedies and miscellaneous notices from C P Barber & Son.
Music by Bert A. Williams listed for late hours. The note credits Williams for the performance, indicating a dining or entertainment schedule with emphasis on evening availability.
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