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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1908
Page
2
A long prose piece contains social commentary on envy and criticism within families and villages, mixed with editorials about newspapers, politics, finance, and public figures. It discusses personality flaws, figures like Hetty Green and Rockefeller, and opinions on walking events in Kansas City.
A miscellany of aphoristic lines warns that a square deal protects against being trodden on and that idle rumor is the most industrious force. It contrasts sacrifices for others with the failures of parents to demand responsibility from their grown sons.
In Lawrence a crowd on Mass street heard a heated exchange between Benjamin Carman and a colored youth over the 1908 Taft election. Red claimed Taft would win, while the boy challenged the prediction, amid cheers and laughter from onlookers.
A Lowellen South Carolina advertiser touts Electric Bitters as a cure for malaria misery and chills. The 50 cent tonic is said to purify blood relieve stomach liver and bladder complaints and back pain. Barber & Son's drug store offers it under guarantee.
Five Chase County senior boys at Cottonwood Falls took the first swim of the season in the icy Cottonwood River after postponing from Washington's Birthday. With water near 32 degrees, the plunge was praised as fine and plans to make the annual event for each senior class.
An investigator and Mrs Cain discuss fashion trends from hats to waists with criticism of shifting styles. They compare Gibson girl era silhouettes to modern figures and note manufacturers drive change, while public opinion shapes what women wear. Kansas City Star references.
Clinton Maine resident Mr. E E Chamberlain says Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured piles chapped hands and old sores without leaving a scar. He reports it did the business and recommends Barber & store for purchase.
Gertrude Deay wed Oscar Shuck last Wednesday February 25 at the Deay residence in Willow Springs. Reverend Josiah Rinehart of Worden officiated. The couple received numerous gifts from family and friends, including china, linens, and silverware sets from relatives such as the Deay family and the Micheal, Jones, and Schmidt households.
The notice references remedies for piles and states a product Foley's Honey and Tar is not affected by the New Pure Food and Drug Law. It claims safety for children and adults with no opiates or harmful drugs and hints at a fresh start for actors. Barber & Co.
An OCR fragment discusses breaking a will and references a Hive woman and Down's Ointment. It mentions Hon. 8, Wy Matthews, Commissioner, and Luthor Statistics Amgisia Me in a garbled historical context. The text is incomplete and may reflect a late 19th or early 20th century usage.
Odd compilation of real estate transfers and deeds listings with names like Rohiet ML Marek and J. R. Woulwand. Mentions sheriffs deed and quitclaim actions, including parcels described by directional bounds and references to pneumonia dangers and old remedies.
A group of young women in Law yance propose a boycott against boys who do not take them to the theater. They draft articles pledging to withhold social visits and meals until the practice ends, arguing that men rarely escort them and that change is needed. Martha volunteers to lead, while others debate the social cost and potential backlash.
Four years after treatment TL Burhans from Carlisle N Y testifies that after using Foley's Kidney Care the pain and symptoms of his kidney disorder disappeared. He reports no relapse in four years and endorses the product.
A piece discusses women's modesty and the reluctance to undergo medical exams. It notes examinations are seen as essential by some, yet many women suffer unnecessary shame and discomfort as doctors diagnose diseases.
Public notice in Douglas County Kansas courts warns of a suit by W L Kiefer against Alden C Millard and others to quiet title on a 30 acre tract described near Lawrence. Numerous ads list beauty parlors, supplies, services, and real estate buying requests including farms, houses, and land parcels.
Several properties offered in Lawrence Kansas area including two residence lots near city park with barn cistern and city water, one 10 room house suitable for rooming or club use, a vacant corner lot at Warren and Truliana, a six room dwelling on South Ohio Street, a seven room house on South Lawrence with two lots, ten head of two and three year old mules, a wooden go cart, and a cottage with two acres near city limits. Inquiries directed to listed addresses and Bell phones.
For rent 220 acres farm area two miles north and one west of Midfard Station. Ten acres bearing orchard nine acres prairie hay 400 acres plow lands. Fences water two wells and a spring. Address J U Dynes 10 East 15th St Kansas City Mo for price and terms. For rent also 6 room house adjoining in sal candilina inquire 27 I M Sr.
A noisy, fragmentary classified page lists items for sale including cows horses wagon and equipment. Names such as J Hunzick and B M Morrison appear with addresses in Lawrence and contact numbers. it also advertises lost items a jarzerold buckle reward and various household goods.
The article outlines flowered net trimming on a dancing frock for young girls with wreaths of pink roses and garlands on the skirt and bodice. It notes striped gauze frocks in yellow white pale blue and pink trimmed withValea clennes and satin ribbon. First published February 29 1903 in the Lawrence Daily Journal. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT Executors named in Lucas H Perkins estate in Douglas County February 1908.
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