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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1909
Page
2
A 1909 Lawrence Journal editorial column discusses political figures and policy, local development, and public debate. It mentions congressmen, banking sentiment, property growth in Lawrence, and cultural issues including art, temperance, and infrastructure, framed in a brisk, opinionated local voice.
In a Minnesotan town the rise of the automobile prompts ordinances on speed and nuisance control. The Health Officer reports on contagious diseases, water quality, and milk safety, while enforcement targets manure piles and cattle drives. A call for property cleanliness and home protection against pests is issued as the town grows and health measures tighten.
Fragmented local notes recount visits and travel to Topeka Lawrence and Ottawa. Mentions families, road conditions, and social calls, with scattered names such as Martin Wilfred Mitchell Wim White and several others. A cautioned paragraph advertises a cure and a Toledo druggist claim.
An old style advertisement highlighting Williams Carriage Shop at 632 Massachusetts St offering work guaranteed carriage painting trimming and baggage handling. It also lists autos and bargains from several firms with phone numbers and locations in Lawrence Kansas and nearby vendors Raymond’s Drug store goldfish and various novelty items.
A push urges readers to spend a few hours to place votes by subscribing to The Journal for a candidate in a contest. Readers are asked to involve friends to boost subscriptions, claiming strong prize incentives and emphasizing community support for candidates. Also promotes Foley kidney remedies and various product pitches amid the distracted text.
Announcement notes Mrs. Fiske, Americus’s foremost actress, with her Manhattan Company, will appear in Salvi Tah-Mel at the Shubert Theater the week of May 1. The piece, praised for its five-character viewpoints, draws large demand across cities, with Mrs. Fiske touring amid critical acclaim and a notable Hell’s Kitchen barroom sequence. First published in the Lawrence Daily Journal, April 10. Public notice also records a Douglas County District Court case, Andrew Christensen v. Kanwaka Stock Farm, with ads for Percheron stock and breeder Schwalm’s Farm offerings and medical services.
Standing of contestants shows Louise Brocker 834 Mass Julia Mellrath 910 Tenn ies Kate Andrews 329 Ohio Elizabeth Kunkel 730 Ind Anna Paaseh K F D 10 iss Harriet Wheeler 326 Tilino Myra Spangler Lecompton Gertrude Bruchmiller Lawre Rose Neal Lawrence Clara Colman Lawrence Mayme Dauberman 226 Lec May E Morse 845 R I Rose Bund 900 Ala Leja Rexroat 203 Eineb Miss Classic Kinzer Baldwin Deliie Kraus Eudora Kaneaz Caroline Neustifter Eudora Gnesie Reese Vinland Miss Lilly White Baldwin Miss Mildred Junkins Lawrence Miss Anna Hyland Baldwin Miss Carrie Cox 1139 Rhode Island Miss Fay Holloway 1833 Mass St
O E Collin general contractor and builder advertises Bell phone 452 and residence at 19 West Quincy. He will build your new home and take old or vacant property in exchange, with jobbing promptly attended.
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