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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1909
Page
3
London coroner hears Mrs Noble describe dire poverty after a child’s death from burns. With six other children, and husband out of work, they live on about 12 cents daily, renting cheaply, eating little, and lacking basic furnishings. Coroner notes the tragedy in wealthy London and grants aid from the poor box.
A collage of 18th century land transfers of Battery Park and riverfront lots in New York City alongside mid‑century testimonials praising Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and Electric Bitters for eczema and rashes. Reported items include a Nos. 1787 lease and 1807 deed in city records, a potboiler of anecdotes, and formulas for relief.
A historic piece outlines the assessor’s need for precise answers to diverse household and farm statistics, from families and livestock to mines and manufactories. It notes the value of prepared data and lists common March weather sayings guiding agricultural expectations.
Wright Lov e and Wright Lorimer star in William A Brady's Shepherd King at Convention Hall with matinees Tuesday Thursday and Saturday marching the biblical romance. The play follows a shepherd lad later king as Gibeah scenes and Elah camp unfold. Five cars move the scenery for a company of about 150 performers.
A Chicago Tribune essay proclaims women of fashion endure through the ages as poets and sculptors do. An exhibit at a convention highlights medieval revival styles with mentions of fourteenth century attire and designs for spring.
Rates change threaten the thirteen cent stamp and mention Benjamin Harrison on the first issue. A Kansas City production at Convention Hall March 15 features Wright Lorimer in The Shepherd King about David, Saul, love, jealousy, and war with over 150 participants.
The Trueblood family from Lawrenceres set to move to the John Pickett 160 acre farm near Glen Elder for $9,000, after visiting Beloit. Mr Trueblood, early county settler, will relocate in July. Probate intrigue surrounds the Franch estate with claims by a wife no longer with him, potential legal complications, and a daughter in eastern Kansas.
The Tonganoxie Mirror notes the death of Annie Gray a fortune teller of Leavenworth colored community. Her death ends a local custom where residents sought readings from coffee grounds to divine fate.
A local advertisement urges property owners to protect buildings with Devoe Lead-and-Zinc Paint. It stresses avoiding decay from weather and seasons and promotes F. W. Jabdikoe as the local agent for the safe paint brand.
The article notes the annual US loss from animal tuberculosis at fourteen million dollars, with higher costs from human cases. It highlights prevention through education, recent school program introductions, and state actions in Massachusetts New Jersey North Carolina Rhode Island and DC. It mentions efforts to teach consumption awareness and new curricula. Names include districts and states. A testimonial from J. H. Walker of Sunbury Ohio appears.
A testimonial promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for stomach trouble and dyspepsia from blood purification and rest. Mrs Jennie Temple of Ford de Lac Wisconsin attests improved appetite, better sleep, stronger heart action, and weight gain after taking four boxes, with pills sold by mail order.
Sealed bids are invited by the City Clerk of Lawrence for paving earth excavation and sewer work on Newspine Penn New York Maryland and related streets. Bids due April 5 1909 6 p m at the city office. Specifications and bid forms available at the office.
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