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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1908
Page
3
Board of Education of the City of Lawrence verifies formal testimony dated March 16, 1908 with seals. Attestations show GEO J. Barker and KF DD Brooks as mayor and city clerk respectively.
First Published in the Lawrence Daily Journal March 16 1908 this notice proclaims a special election in Lawrence Kansas to decide raising bond interest from 4 to 4 1/2 percent for 40000 dollars for the Manual Training High School Building and lists election details including wards polling places and mayoral proclamation duties plus a business directory segment of local attorneys and doctors.
A confused report describes a regents gathering that began briskly then faded into an ongoing session. By yesterday only two regents remained wandering the grounds. Regent Potter left as it grew lonely, leaving Regent Morgan as the sole participant and continuing the improvised proceedings.
W RIdgway notes introduce the Iron Rose Bible Class based in Coatesville Pa with recurring calls to kindness and practical Sunday school guidance. The author invites readers to join, study, and apply Bible references in daily life, stressing personal growth, easy illustrations, and personal contact with fellow members.
The Broer home in Weaver burned last Sunday around 4 block. Origin of the fire is unknown. Uncle Sam's postal ruling cost twenty two subscribers, to be sent to a collector without further notice. Endora confectionery changed hands with Will Ziesenis and James Milburn selling to a new partner. The town faces a dog problem described with local pride and references to forefathers.
Barber and Son announce Foley's Honey and Tar cough remedy is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug Law because it contains no opiates or other harmful drugs. They recommend it as a safe remedy for children and adults.
Mayor Geo Barker declares he is not sick after a broken rib and rheumatism. He uses a cane not for mobility but to avoid pity from the public. He dismisses get rich schemes as harmless until problems arise.
Citizens urge legal action to force the water company to supply pure water as endless complaints fail to curb the rotten, scummy supply. The city faces a race between worsening water quality and growing public dissatisfaction.
A pamphlet-style notice warns that a neglected cold can develop pneumonia and weaken lungs, risking consumption. It touts Foley's Honey and Tar from Barber & Son as a remedy to stop coughs, heal lungs, and prevent pneumonia and la grippe.
Lawrence residents will travel to Baldwin on Sunday to attend the Methodist conference. Limited train service may curb attendance but many will drive to Baldwin where the event is the year's major gathering.
Miss Ella Wately returned to Ottawa today after attending the Brives Learned wedding. Various locals including John Brooks Parker, F M Benedict, and Raymond G. Taylor travel to and from Kansas City and Topeka. Lectures and visits: L D Whittemore from Topeka, Ly man Abbott lecture, Miss Gertrude Mussler recital at McLouth.
A territorial ad for a medical practice lists services limited to Eye Ear Nose and Throat treatments. It notes treatment for catarrh and related results, offers glasses fitting, and provides hours 9 to 5 with phone number 513.
Your dollars buy more at Eckes Economy Store. R Barah Be Carrothers, graduate of the American School of Osteopathy, offers seeds from the Bartalde Seed Co. Office hours listed, urging readers to plan gardens and request the seed catalog for complete garden and field seed stocks in the West.
An old advertisement-like passage touts a home fat-burning remedy claiming to melt fat quickly without effort. It promotes a mixture of molasses, cascarar, and syrup with casual claims of pounds lost daily while dismissing the need for diet or exercise. The tone mocks reformers and praises “the greatest good to the greatest number.”
Carlisle Center resident G B Burhans testifies his kidney trouble cleared by Foley's Kidney Cure after two bottles, reporting brick dust sediment and symptoms vanished and no relapse in four years. Barber & Son note. Some people are cranks who expect germa in the milk of human kindness.
In Lecompton a community gathering featured a potato planting theme and a birthday fundraiser at the chapel. Local plans include a farm upgrade by Diane Fitgpatrick's son, job changes at Bell Telephone and Puehter Mercantile, a strengthened baseball team, and final exams scheduled for April 17 and 18 with assigned proctors and venues across multiple districts.
Clears The Complexion promotes skin clarity by stimulating the liver and cleansing the system. Orino laxative is mild and pleasant, does not gripe, superior to pills and cathartics, and safe for women and children. Barber & Son notes weather recovery and birds returning north with minimal freezing this year.
Jacob Spring s of West Franklin Maine praises Dr King s New Life Pills saying they improve stomach liver and bowels. Barber & Saue drug store offers a 25 cent trial with money back if disappointed. The text includes stray ad style lines and odd spellings.
Babs Tyrene of the Editorial Stag DMepicat BEvirw promotes a remedy for a woman’s weakness claiming a cure. The note appears to be an ad or column fragment from a historical newspaper page.
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