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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1908
Page
2
Fragmented page summarizes The Journal of Lawrence Kansas with historic note on price and publication. It ends with a lengthy political reflection on campaigns, victory, and personal tragedy in elections, highlighting Julius Ad and public sentiment.
An advertisement extols Ely's Dream Balm for restoring taste and smell impaired by nasal catarrh. It states immediate relief when applied to air passages and urges purchase from druggists or by mail for 50 cents from Ely Bros New York. The rest of the text includes unrelated campaign chatter and contact notes.
In Herrington, girls organize the Osages club adopting a warrior motif with tomahawk gavel and bow and arrow guard to preach charity monthly. They beautify parts of town, fund seeds and flowers for a Topeka trip, and aid a poorhouse letter writer with a care package.
Emporia residents will hear Kansas poet Harry Kemp in a lecture recital of his poems soon. The exact date will be announced later. Kemp is touted as a leading young American poet and has visited Emporia several times, building local friendships for an entertaining event.
The Jane Addams Chrysanthemum will attract visitors at the national flower show in the Coliseum on November 6, hosted by the Society of American Florists with the Horticultural Society of Chicago. Rockford florist TI. W. Buckbee originated the bloom which Miss Addams permitted to bear her name. The rose pink flower features a silver reverse petal, large blossoms, and a shaggy look described as_reflesing Japanese type.
A jumble of notices and promotional items includes a Christmas sale at the Unitarian church on December 4, a local home store ad, Thompson's Studio promotion, and various endorsements for Byron Jones meat market. Weather folklore and cold weather warnings mingle with Dr Shoop cough remedy pitches and pharmacy notices.
Louis Seufert, a long-time settler of this county, died at his home near Seufert Station on Friday after a lingering illness at age 74. Born in Baden Germany on May 31 1634 he arrived in the U S with his parents in 187 and later moved to Kansas with his family in seit He married Barbara Leininger in 1855 at Lancaster and they had six children four sons and two daughters all surviving with his widow The funeral was held Monday at noon at the home conducted by Rev Jeffrey with the Masonic Lodge assisting The remains rested in Maple Grove Cemetery amid many relatives and friends.
A new book by Mrs Mary J Lincoln author of the Boston Cook Book offers recipes using a fat called able oil cooking fat. The author notes it can replace lard in all uses and yields light rich pastry that is easily digested and economical.
Rubber tires promoted by C. G. Schulz for new stock and quality workmanship. Lawrence Transfer Co offers household storage with experienced packers and responsible management. After the Skating Rink E. G. Laxman & Co advertise refreshments with chili and short orders at 1031 Mass. St.
A reflective piece examines the common phrase Gone to Bed for a father who worked hard and died, arguing the line offers comfort to mourners by signaling he rested now in peace, while noting the sentiment may feel inappropriate for a laboring parent.
Real estate transfers in Toledo Ohio list Mary J Manean and others with parcel details and amounts. The record includes Frank J Cheney sworn notary and statements about Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Other items mention Eliot and Jobus meat prices, house wiring, cider, tailoring college, and bakery notices in Lawrence, Mass.
A mix of local advertisements and notices appears, including Sunflower Shoes with contact at 903 Masa St Parker's Suita Fit Auto and Hack Livery services, and Bell & Conger purchasing Jerry Ewers business at 1019 Main St. The page also promotes Dr Shoop's Restorative, O. P. Barber & Ben, and a quip about men avoiding work for women.
The notice promotes tungsten lamps as substitutes for carbon filament bulbs, claiming equal light at lower current costs. It suggests 80 candle power lamps for a 10 percent saving, or 48 candle power for similar savings, and cites potential near-halving of bills with 32 candle power lamps. It also advertises local tailors and buggy equipment shops on Mass Street, urging readers to visit for services and bargains.
In dark days and stormy evenings light lifts mood at home. The ad promotes the new Tungsten lamps with Holophane shades as an affordable electric current option. Dr G A Hamman, specialist in eye ear nose and throat, offers glasses and examinations, with offices over Dick Bros Drug store.
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