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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1909
Page
2
A mix of letters, ads, and local commentary discusses public sentiment, roads funding, editors, and health remedies. The piece references customs, court battles, and figures like Mr and Mrs Roosevelt, plus guidance on indigestion with Diapepsin and Doan's pills. The tone recalls a Kansas era weekly.
Carl Peer moved to the Priestly place. Kenner loaded a car of household goods and moved to Poult. Carl and Josie Lindstrom visited Peterson's near Lawrence. Miss Sarah Cutter visited Baldwin with Mrs. Sam Deel. Billy Waterston bought the Brenzentine farm. Mrs. Baker stayed with Grandma Baker at Sibley. Newton, Quincy Stevens and Dean Sturdy visited town. Adam Chick arrives from Nebraska with two carloads. Grandma Chick and Mrs. Chick accompany him.
Clarence Chick attended a Stony Point telephone meeting Thursday night where two new officers were elected, a president and secretary, and a central board will be chosen at today’s Grange hall session.
A. E Gatchell sells his Perry restaurant and confectionery to C. Boyle of Newman, who sells his Newman general store to Gatchell. Transfers complete by week’s end with property exchange and money value gap. Also notes on paper knives from hospital sale, a dog incident with Abe Hay’s St Bernard, stock arrival for Ben Urbansky’s store, and Mrs Urbansky’s Chicago millinery pick. Postmaster Hart notes first post office money order to John Goep stert in 1878.
Mrs Seper of Big Pond Pa recounts a near fatal lung illness cured by Dr King’s New Discovery after other remedies failed. The ad promotes the remedy for coughs colds bronchial issues with trial bottles and guaranteed satisfaction, alongside a local sale of watches and novelties by L L Riling Mercantile Co.
Fragmentary clipping recounts T J Edmunds early life as Fraternal Aid secretary delivering ice an ice cutter job ended with a river fall and a lengthy dry time. The notice mocks political forgetfulness and includes medicinal ads for Pazoo tincture and Dr Shoop’s Cough Remedy with brand names and safety claims.
A collage of ads and mock stories notes Edison and Victor phonographs, Dr Shoup restoratives, Hall's Texas Wonder kidney cures, and a general sales pitch. Includes testimonials, a two minute tale about land titles, and notices from local merchants Barber & Son and H Jorgensen furniture.
To the Housewife. Buy Woolf and Menzel’s Best Bread at Sealoaf. Look for the red and white label bearing Best. Ask your dealer for it or call Home 302 or Bell 155. delivery is available anywhere in the city.
Publication summons in Douglas County Kansas as Cresence Maichel sues for a decree quieting title to southwest fractional quarter of section 1 nineteen township fourteen range eighteen and west half of east half of section eight township thirty four range eighteen. City seeks bids for pile driving and bank protection on Elta street north Lawrence with 36 piles and 10500 feet of planking plus wage and specs. bids due April 3 1909 with 200 bid bond. Also rental listings and various notices including for sale land parcels in Baldwin and Lawrence with qualifying terms and dates.
Public notices announce a quieting title action by RL PL Washington against Daniel Lenricks Nancy Henricks and unknown heirs with March 2 1909 response deadline. Also a sale notice by Sheriff W H Banning for March 15 1909 in North Lawrence detailing Lot 10 addition 1 East 4734 feet of West 13714 feet.
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