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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1909
Page
2
Today and Yesterday discusses shifts from sail to steam, oil lamps to electric light, and larger daily productivity. It highlights healthier eating trends like fruits cereals and corn flakes, mocking heavy traditional breakfasts and praising Egg-O-See products with the E-C mark as better for digestion and energy.
A fragment from the 1909 Lawrence Journal details the paper’s history, editions, and editor J. L. Brady. It quotes praise for its circulation and notes other Kansas papers, political commentary, and local observations including figures like Cole Younger and Went Murdock.
An old town column discusses the Journal as the oldest paper in town with fifty two years of life, its readers shaping public opinion, and the rise of the tatsiea department. It mentions Lawrence as a musical center, courtly ties with judges, and critiques the role of corporate attorneys in public life. The piece touches on social influence, law enforcement sentiment, and the interplay between media, business, and civics. A pasted advertisement for a catarrh cure by Hall’s is included amid the text.
An OCR fragment shows a blend of patent medicine pitches and language about subscribing letters. It references Foley's Kidney Remedy and DeWitt's Life Early Risers, with anecdotal testimonials. The text diverges into commentary on letter closings and etiquette across cultures.
An advertisement extols Rexall Orderlies as a pleasant candy like laxative that relieves constipation. It offers a full cost refund if the user is not satisfactorily benefited and notes two sizes 100 and 256 F. EB. McCulloch, The Rexall store.
A jumble of advertisements and medical claims discusses nerve stress and kidney issues, praising tonics and kidney remedies. Dr Williams and Foley's kidney health products are cited, with anecdotal testimonials about cough cures and back discomfort.
A dense OCR page shows varied items from public notices to amusements. It lists a publication notice in the Douglas County Kansas court, notices for horses and stock farms around Lawrence, including Overland Limited train details and multiple ads for farms, mares, and stallions. It mentions a theater production of Four Weeks at the Bowerseek Opera House and an Audubon Society elder duck colony project in Maine with names like G A Hamman and Capuna bred.
Pred Loptadt breeds thoroughbred Polawi China and Duroe Jersey hogs. The message hints at savoy wind bears of each breed and includes a contact phone number TA13.
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