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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1908
Page
2
A column of social notes and opinions touches on many topics from marriage delusions to spring cleanup calls, President Roosevelt and legislative pace, a starving old soldier, church politics with a budeh, Hetty Green’s wealth and its critique, praise for Dr Crumbine, beliefs about truth and human honesty, and gratitude toward the Lumane society with a larger second meeting and helpful suggestions.
Disjointed report notes Lawrence residents involved in a civic effort on New York Street. It mentions girls, friends, and a Contender GLP, with references to a breakage and a lover's quarrel. The text mixes observations about local labor, safety, and social tensions, ending with a question about whether a quarrel can ever be resolved.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as the great kidney remedy. It claims cures for distressing kidney and bladder trouble and offers free samples by mail. The ad urges readers to mention the paper and lists Hams or scamp-Boot mail offers, with locations in New York and Syracuse.
The ordinance authorized provisional special assessments to pay for paving grading and curbing on Union Street and adjacent segments extending from the west line of Massachusetts Street toward Lavish Street and related parcels. The text lists assessment areas and blocks within Babock's and related additions, detailing allotments and boundaries for the levy and collection.
A digest of 1908 real estate transfers in Lawrence and Douglas County includes Mary B Savage to James F. Day for 5500 with multiple legal descriptions, Albert Zimmerman to Tobey Gulley for 62, lot 1 and 2 in Add 1, etc. Also quit claim by Jackson Norrell, patent deeds from United States to Forrester Hill, and various ad copy items appears among the list.
An old advertisement promotes Neo' Dis povery seven years as a cure for coughs and sore throats. The copy touts it as the best remedy on earth against throat and chest ailments and markets through Empire Ga. postings.
The document notes approval after publication as required by law with the formal seal and attestations. City officials GEO. J. BARKER and F. D. BROOKS sign as Mayor and City Clerk respectively indicating official enactment dated March 3 1908.
A resident announces candidacy for the position of Register of Deeds subject to the Republican County Primaries.
D W Littell seeks re election to the second ward council seat with March 23 primaries. W E Hazen and R C Honey run for the fifth ward seat. Dr A P Hultz seeks the first ward seat. Tama runs for re election in the fourth ward. J H Wilder also noted as a candidate.
The Journal offers official primary petition blanks for city and country precincts at 50 cents for 25 or two for five cents. Regular notices advertise beauty parlors, sewing machines, windmills, plumbing, carriage services, and household storage. Various local firms promote services from cement contracting to centerpieces, tires, and loan offers.
A collection of classified notices and advertisements listing wanted items and services. Includes job seekers and job offers, household goods for sale, real estate rentals and sales, farm and dairy exchanges, and business solicitations. Numerous phone numbers, addresses, and brief terms accompany each entry, reflecting a busy midwestern classified page. Key names and places include Topeka Kansas entries, Lawrence areas, Greenewood Wisconsin, Peerless Cigar Co, and McKenzie & Lovejoy.
At a March 2 1908 meeting the city council adopted a resolution ordering the paving of Madam Street in Lawrence from Henry Street to Warren Street. The plan calls for a limestone curb and two courses of vitrified brick with sand mortar, road width thirty feet. City Clerk D Brooks signed and directed publication in the official city paper for five consecutive days.
A worker named White sustained an arm injury after hand caught in an electric wire in a Lawrence cellar during a August incident at Pat store. X-ray revealed a dislocated part with two plates showing its position. Recovery uncertain though arm movement remains decent. report cites Jim.
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