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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1908
Page
3
The Journal reports official petition blanks used by candidates for party primaries. Forms prepared for city and country precincts require petitions filed by each candidate, with blanks sold at 30 cents per set or two for five cents, with minimum purchases.
The society columnist relays a prank filled fraternity tale with a sleepy man answering the line and a chaos of questions about a party. The Bath Robe Brigade misfires as a crowd of women and a confused reporter chase answers about attendees and antics.
An eczema specialist praises D. D. D. as a near specific for eczema herpes and psoriasis after four years of use. The testimonial notes remarkable skin restoration and mentions Dr. C. B. Molines of Silver City Mississippi endorsing the external remedy.
An 19th century advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with a nationwide sales pitch. It includes a sworn statement by Joe J. Cheney and a notary, claiming medical efficacy and urging readers to send for a free medical information leaflet. It also urges readers to purchase Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Gladys Arnold a Sterrett Seminary student from Chicago died after collapsing at a Morgan Park party Friday night. Miss Evthel Horton witnessed the scene as Miss Northrop and others waited with escorts. Arnold suffered heart trouble and pneumonia during holidays. death attributed to heart failure. Arnold and Northrop were close friends. the death cast gloom over the school.
The ad states Folly s Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung troubles is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug Law. It contains no opiates or harmful drugs and is recommended as a safe remedy for children. Barber and Son. a What a woman likes about buying.
A Lawrence crowd debates dance trends as new forms spread beyond two steps and waltzes. The barn dance gains popularity, evolving from a clumsy start to a graceful version, and a two step with a short extra step appears, replacing the earlier three step craze.
The council approved several paying ordinances and ordered street paving projects on Vermont Street and nearby avenues. Resignations and appointments occurred at Maple Grove cemetery with Ho wer Winchell named to fill a vacancy. A street crossing proposal on Wincolis Street faced debate as resolutions were read and filed for next meeting.
An OCR reading recounts discharged Philippine war veterans traveling through Kansas by rail and coach. They faced rail guards and locals who taunted them with pay delays and hostile behavior while en route from California to back home via Osage City.
The March Burr McIntosh Monthly highlights top theatrical figures Amelia Rose Louise Gunning Elea Nor Robson Sallie Fisher Anna Laughlin Doris Kerne Josephine Victor Mabel One Billie Burke and Mrs Wiske. It features a double tone sepia landscape cover with Miss Mabel Maliaferra in Polly of the Circus and promotes high class pictorial art from Burr Publishing Company New York.
Last night the movement to narrow paving on the 1300 block of Vermont Street to 25 feet failed. The council favored uniform street widths, arguing the extra five feet greatly improves appearance and usefulness. The city has debated this proposition several times, maintaining thirty feet as the standard.
The World company and Mr Si Evans answer Blanche Oweng Randolph libel petition stating the articles are true with minor exceptions. A rumor says the woman has remarried and has been away from the area, with the report returning.
The convention is described as the last of its kind in the district with a note that future primaries may alter or end conventions. It suggests the primary election law may need fixes to address weak spots, ensuring improvements.
Real estate transfers list multiple warranty deeds and guardianship transactions in Douglas County. Items include John H. Ethest and wife to Frank B. Streng for land near sections 13 19, Philip Henry Heck to Edibest for 77 acres in 1 12 19, J Tobler guardian to L Vana for 40 acres, Ins Albaugh to L Voorhis for one third interest, Elizabeth Porter to Chas Gootstein for 30 acres, and Christena Edholm to Fred W Kopp with detailed parcel descriptions in Lawrence and vicinity.
Voters will select one councilman from each ward and two members of the board of education in ward primaries held Tuesday March 23. An east side movement is noted, with residents urging turnout.
The readable text describes a unclear exchange about a fest at a university, mentioning Fairmount college and Friends university and several obscured names and roles. It references a proposition and social dynamics among elites and fraternities with damaged phrases and scrambled lines.
A garbled survey of literary and cultural items highlights an array of authors and works. It references Elizabeth Jordan, Helman Day, Dorothy Canfield, Bessie Hoover, Kooth Tarkington, and W. Balfour Kor among others, with comments on fiction and frontispieces.
C C Eldridge of Empire Georgia extols Dr King’s New Discovery as the best remedy for coughs colds and throat and lung troubles. He claims seven years use proves its efficacy for his children’s croup. Sold with guarantee at Barber & Son’s drug store priced 50 cents and 1.00 with a free trial bottle.
An old advertisement touts Oring Laxative Fruit Syrup as a liver stimulant and thorough cleanser. The copy emphasizes health benefits and detox effects, reflecting period marketing rhetoric.
An old advertisement extols keeping a stomach clean like a churn to avoid disease. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery to purify blood and cure skin and ulcer problems, and Dr. Pierce's All Healing Salve for wounds. It also touts Favorite Prescription for women and Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as the original liver pills.
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