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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1910
Page
2
The Journal in Lawrence Kansas describes its evening publication, sale of the Eelips folder, and a press change. Editorial snippets mention spring starts early, competition in racing, and urging workers to stay in the union amid a new press Fold.
A fragmented column discusses advertising ideas for The Journal, Welch tones on uplift and schooling, and contrasts between whisky ads. It quotes Jean Valjean reference and notes political cross voting in Kansas. It laments harsh convict punishment in Georgia and street garb for women.
An advertisement extols healthy skin with sealing cleansing skin food and true massage. It promotes the Harlan Beauty Cup and Crown Cream as superior facial products, claiming wrinkles vanish with use and urging readers to order direct from Taurian Mfg. Co. Toledo prepaid via dealer or mail. Burdock Blood Bitters and moral sayings close the piece.
Insurgents gain in the Senate with a flawed railroad bill under fire while Lawrence faces occupation and possible income taxes to fund improvements. San Francisco protests Fourth of July clashes as debates over government spending and middlemen profits rise. Miss Anne Morgan spurs political controversy. education shifts loom with tribal land grant reforms and Kansas Oklahoma trade school expansion.
A medical ad warns against harsh purgatives causing bowel damage and promotes Rexall Orderlies as a gentle remedy for constipation. It claims a full refund if unsatisfied and notes availability at The Rexall Store in Lawrence, F. B. McColloch, 647.
Real estate transfers list purchases: Lawrence Walworth to Sarah Isabel Benedict for 1600 dollars, lots on Ames Street in Baldwin. I F Rapp and wife to Lewis J. Gillham for 700 dollars, legal description in Sec. 35-14-29. James Barry to Feverent Adkins for 2000 dollars, property in Sec. 32-13-19. August Wulfekuble and wife to Samuel H. McCurdy for 4100 dollars at 103 Mass Street. C. E. Bryan to Linnie Estella Bryan for 1.00, description beginning point 868.3 feet east of south line. Polina Duck to Jesse Sutton for 6 dollars. Patent notice to A. S. A. Stonebraker as assignee for N E 15-21, 160 acres. Various aging notices and ads follow including medical tonics and a surgical operation report, with patient vignettes and product endorsements.
The Cincinnati Times Star reports New York correspondent says Senator Grady will retire at the end of his term but often hints of quitting and returning, a pattern noted by his friends. Grady is praised as a strong Tammany speaker, sly in debates, with a vivid gift for naming opponents.
Visitors at Hampton Court will miss the famous astronomical clock whose dial has been removed for repair and repainting. The clock, dating back to 1540 for Henry VII, has a storied past including its revival in 1880 and legends of odd stoppages connected to royal deaths.
An ad describes a boy climbing scenery and getting minor scrapes and burns, cured quickly by Biden's Arnica Salve from P. Barber & Son. It promotes a health tonic claiming to heal boils, ulcers, eczema, and piles and urges trial at the store. It also mentions Dr King’s New Life Pills removing poisons and improving liver and kidney troubles, priced 25 aboard at U.P. Barber & Son.
A discussion on how the Dead Sea maintains its high salinity and level, arguing evaporation as the primary escape method and noting extreme Jordan valley heat. The piece weaves in period advertisements for remedies and pet care, including Dr. Thomas Eclectic Oil and Dr. King's New Discovery, with brief, varied notices and whimsical lines.
The clippings recount local endorsements of Root Juice amid medical failures. J Thomas Hays Seymour Ind reports rapid relief and weight gain after starting the remedy, with others like George Cole and F Able confirming benefits. Advertisements cite UW Barbush Son's Drug Store and Royal Clothes promotions.
A garbled classified page offers several rental notices including a fixed room house on three lots with fruit at 302 Mhodeast and street call 7302 Home Plane a one acre fare and house barn water and wood near Larine telephone numbers appear with LM Ketehum and Teun St two furnished rooms for light housekeeping on first floor Bell 1644. A mail order ad promises independence with a free booklet. A used goods and shoe stock advertises A Nollers 17 Mass. Insurance services listed with address No 7 East Winthrop Lawrence Kansas and phone 19.
An old farm and stock menagerie advertises multiple Percheron stallions and thoroughbred sires. Fast Express, Comedian, and Alcantara line up with breeding notes, prices, and season plans for 1910 at Schwalm’s Percheron Farm and Sutton Farm Stallions near Baldwin and Belvoir. Terms include insured standings and foaling payments, with emphasis on pedigree and performance.
A collection of campaign notices from Douglas County listing candidates for sheriff, county treasurer, clerk of the district court, superintendent of schools, and county attorney. Each entry states candidate names and that primaries on August 2 will determine party support. Local physicians and professionals also noted in classifieds.
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