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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1909
Page
4
West Dayton items report potato growers along the Kaw warn of potato bugs arriving earlier than last year and likely to cause damage unless destroyed. Many farmers plan immediate spraying with Paris green and water for an instant deadly effect on pests.
The ad argues good paint is as crucial as a skilled painter and claims superior results from Devoe Lead-and-Zinc Paint. It urges readers to test the product and insists painters will improve after using it. F. W. Jaedicke is named as the agent.
Riley Rogers is depicted as a hardworking man who balances farm labor, truck farming, and daily vegetable deliveries. The piece praises his resilience through floods and poor crops, noting he replanted three times last year and stayed upbeat about profits. It highlights his steady work ethic and health, framing him as a successful, determined figure. It also includes a brief note of gratitude to Gov. A. P. Kiddie for convention reports and announces E. R. Smith leaving Perry for Alma.
PURELY PERSONAL of Sheffield Ingalls was here from Atchison today. George Stuart has gone to Denver for a week's stay. E. H. Lupton is here from Hoxie visiting family. R. Landrum left for Terre Haute Ind. Miss Dorothea McKnight went to Kansas City. W. B. Brownell and W. W. Cockins also went to Kansas City. Mrs. J. W. Woods visiting from Kansas City. Hazel O Connor here from Mrs. Kirk Fitzpatrick of Williamstown. Eriksen parents of a son born yesterday. Josephine Clark visiting from sc Joseph. Rev. C. Milton back from Topeka Sunday school convention. George and Mrs. Jones left for LaCrosse to buy a farm. Mrs. William C. Kruse and son Wilhhaw visiting in New York. Mrs. Frank Kennedy and Mrs. L. Spray returned from Topeka after Sunday school meeting. Paul Gilmore company rehearsal for Dorothea McKnight. McKnight to join Paul Gilmore in two weeks. Fine Ball Game Tomorrow. Journal and World boys to play baseball at 10 am. Bumper Apple Crop. W. E. Barnes says biggest apple crop yet. Beautiful hand painted jewelry items advertised by Gustafsun.
Prof. Carruth’s poem Each in His Own Tongue is offered at the Indian Store. The little book from the Rust Craft Shop is praised as a handsome graduation present. Wetting paper is 25 cents per box at Houghton’s 1025 Mass St. Try the Tutti Frutti Jee Crean at Wiedemann’s.
Burdick exited in the seventh as Teizer replaced him. Kansas pitching appeared weak and the Jayhawkers were off to a poor start. Washington drove in four runs in the fifth with consecutive hits, while Carlson Wood and Melzer sparked a three-run sixth. A fourth score came in the seventh as Kansans rallied with a flurry of hits.
Mr Kaufman undertakes extensive house repairs while local residents attend visits, church events, and neighborhood gatherings. Spelling contests, illnesses, birthdays, and social entertainments mark the week as residents travel to Topeka and Ottawa for G A R events and doctor visits.
Lew Rockland, owner of the Hiawatha Cafe, purchased the closed Home Dairy under a chattel mortgage. He will operate both cafes and reopen the Home Dairy Monday. Mass Street blocks Kaw River in the 500 block and Thompson's Photo Studio in the GOO block, with a warning to avoid the wrong location.
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