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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1907
Page
3
A man and his partner attend a show and refuse to applaud until the third song when the girl explains she must applaud the performer. The crowd notices the couple’s behavior and reflects on manners and timing.
Dr. and Mrs. J. E. Reynolds and Miss Kate bring the body of Will Reynolds from Muskogee I T after his death Tuesday at 12 15. A bilious fever led to an urgent appendectomy which failed to save him. Friends and Masons welcomed the cortege at the depot as Kansas City and Lawrence crowds sent messages. Will, a 1897 1901 N U student, was famed for aiding classmates and helping the sick and needy. A memorial may be erected at the university. his pipe organ plans and church involvement were noted. Funeral held at the big Methodist church under Masonic auspices. J Ream preached. Will Reynolds born May 14 1879 in Sinking Springs Ohio, grew up in Clay Center.
Lawrence Kansas liveryman Will Spurgeon testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills reached the root of his kidney troubles, relieved backache and abnormal secretions after years of discomfort. He bought the remedy at Dick Bros. drug store and reports complete relief since using it. Sold by all dealers price 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents. Remember the name Doan's.
The John Robinson circus, in its eighty seventh season, arrives Tuesday July 2 with a grand parade and a clean, honest show despite rival reports. A double birth on the lot yields a shetland pony Spooner and a tiger named La Follette, while Miss Geneve Morgan charms crowds. The program features thrilling midair acts, 3000 performers, and a climactic hanging sequence as Rev J Stanley Wellington speaks on colleges.
Historic ad copy touts Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure for kidney, liver, and bladder trouble. Claims tested in hospitals and private practice with a free sample offer via mail and a book to identify kidney issues. Also includes a Cantonese listing style notice about deafness cures and Hall's Catarrh Cure with a money-back claim.
The skutmaster general orders that rural free delivery carriers have priority on all country roads and that other carriages must yield. Obstructing the rapid transport of Uncle Sam's mails is a serious offense, as was the rule when four horse stage coaches carried the mail. Get out of the road when the rural carrier with Uncle Sam's mail approaches.
A. E. Thornes, a Buffalo coal operator, describes kidney and bladder troubles ending after Foley's Kidney Cure. He cites dramatic relief and claims the treatment has done him $1,000 worth of good. The note appears amid guidance on postal card rules and mail classifications.
A Lawrence native, son of Mrs. H. F. Crum, Branin rose from Western Union messenger to a top Pacific coast operator. He is praised for speed in sending and receiving on long wires and for key skills during Chicago and San Francisco crises after the 1906 quake.
Oured of Bright's Disexes, Geo. A. Sherman reports long kidney disease, years of treatment, and little relief until Foley's Kidney Cure. He says the first half bottle eased symptoms and four bottles cured him, ending frequent urination and grimy substances. Barber & Son.
A historical note explains how central switches detect a busy line via a subtle click in the receiver. Operators know a line is in use from a single audible cue, not who is speaking or exact duration. The system relies on this signal to connect calls and manage overload.
Kansans urged a state wide push for permanent rock roads and stone bridges from Kansas City to Lawrence to showcase a model highway system. Proponents argue labor and materials are available locally, costs to taxpayers would be offset by farm value gains and reduced haulage, and eastern Kansas could lead in road quality rather than perpetuate dirt roads.
In Mound City Mrs B D Clapp reports a dramatic recovery of her son from a long throat illness after using Dr King's New Discovery. The ad touts the medicine as a remedy for coughs throat and lung troubles with a guaranteed claim and trial bottle offer.
In stomach and liver trouble proper treatment is to stimulate these organs without irritation. Oring Laxative Fruit Syrup aids digestion and stimulates the liver and bowels without irritating these organs like ordinary pills or cartartharties. It does not nauseate or gripe and is mild and pleasant to take. Barber & Son.
Baldwins decision to number houses marks a modernization push in a town once slow to modernize. The piece notes Baldwin’s recent rapid progress, though waterworks remain as the final civic update. A cynic quips about marriage as misery loves company.
Notice in the Lawrence Daily Journal dated June 3 1907 states a petition will be presented July at the Douglas County Commission room to fund adding described territory to the City of Lawrence Kansas. The land includes parts of section 7 and adjacent blocks in Hankell Place and the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section 6 with paths along the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad right of way. The board's finding must show the addition benefits the city without injury to real estate owners.
Washington June 20 The War Department ordered bids to sell coca cola as welfare officials cite reports on the drink’s effects. An Agriculture Department analysis by Prof Wiley found caffeine in many samples, and officers say soldiers who drink six to seven glasses suffer health harm and moral deterioration.
A. A. Herren of Finch Arkansas touts Foley's Honey and Tar as the best cough remedy and claims it cured consumption in early stages. Barber & Son notes that if a man estimates his fortune in round numbers, it may not be square.
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