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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1908
Page
3
An OCR fragment depicts a tense end party scene with guests arguing over dancing, morals, and finances. Accusations of improper behavior surface as couples debate who will pay and who should marry, interspersed with comments about rents and social pressure.
The Lucky Quarter promises better health with Mr King's New Life Pills. It claims help for leadache biliousness constipation and malaria and offers a cheerful refund at Barber and Son's drug store if not satisfied.
An old advertisement extols Golden Medical Discovery and other Dr. Pierce preparations as cures and tonics for stomach disorders skin ailments and wasting diseases. It touts non alcoholic formulas with native roots and glycerine preservation and invites readers to request a free booklet plus testimonials from medical authors.
Ottawa figures a notable business shift as M B Cohn and brother plan departure to Kansas City to become purchasing agent for a 26-store chain. Cohn will retain Boston Store ties in Ottawa while expanding operations through one central buyer. The option on control lines for the 26 states expires soon, with a large southwest firm possible. Cohn notes the move may not finalize until year’s start, and Kansas City will host a major mercantile venture if completed.
A fragmented crime note reports Eph Vancil or Vaneil being sent to the penitentiary after a murder charge. The text mentions transport, belongings, a sheriff, and a delay before departure. The piece also includes crude advertising lines for Ot Druggists and DeWit's Little Early Risers.
Secretary Crambine issues orders to state inspectors urging merchants and food handlers to clean up premises and keep food away from flies. He warns that flies spread typhoid and tuberculosis and urges early prevention and cleanliness to curb summer illnesses. City council and board of education meet tonight. A Lake View Sunday school starts Sunday at 2:30 pm followed by preaching at 3:30 led by Rev E E Stauffer.
Nations unite to curb tuberculosis ravages as public health drives push for stronger prevention and care amid rising cases. Medical groups, governments, and charities coordinate campaigns and research to fight the disease.
Rev J M Brown argues for fair play and equal civil and moral rights for Black Americans. He denounces biased press portrayals, urges equal justice, cites Black progress in education, finance, and industry, and calls for unity with white allies to defend American ideals. He emphasizes patriotism and condemns lynching and racial prejudice.
Will Hunt Fossils led by Prof Charles HL Sternberg and three other fossil hunters from State University plan Oakley as summer headquarters. They will search along the Smoky Jill and Beaver rivers, storing finds in Oakley. Sternberg aims to revive history of extinct game, contrasting with modern hunting. Chalk beds in Lagan and Gove counties yield large fossils, a longtime research area for Sternberg.
A fragment-laden note jokes about certainty and married life amid a discussion of a new food and drug law. The terse quote hints at skepticism toward the law and stereotypes about marriage and finances.
An old newspaper ad extols Kilmer Swamp-Root as the great kidney remedy. It claims kidneys purify blood and that restoring kidney function helps all organs. The ad promotes samples by mail and cites Dr Kilmer & Co of Binghamton New York. It ends with a misleading political anecdote about a boy and the White House.
Mrs J P White of Rushboro Pa proclaims Dr Kings New Discovery cures lung trouble and coughs for good. The medicine relieves coughing and can aid even hopeless cases for sale at Barber and Son drug store with a 50c bottle and a dollar trial bottle offered. Also promote Kodel as a health aid with local endorsement. The piece ends with a printed quip on giving to charity.
Prominent architect Norman R. Coulter of the Delbert Building in San Francisco endorses Electric Bitters as a tonic. He says it benefits everybody, corrects stomach liver and kidney disorders, and builds up the system. The medicine is advertised as the best spring remedy at 50 cents.
The Journal job rooms stock official petition blanks for city and country precincts. Every candidate for every place on the party primary ticket must file a petition of the form approved by the state commission. Blanks sold at 60 cents for 95 or two for five cents, in smaller lots.
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