Laxatives and medicines touted by Barber Son ads
Advertisements for Oring Laxative Fruit Syrup and Kennedy’s Laxative Cough Syrup claim gentle, pleasant relief of bowels and coughs with no nausea. Dr King’s New Life Pills promote liver and bowel health. DeWitt’s Kidney and Bladder Pills and Foley’s Honey and Tar are recommended. Notices include final settlement for Michael Ratherman estate in Douglas County Kansas and various local services and amusements news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Q. P. Barber & Son
Dr. King
Barber & Son’s
DeWitt
C. P. Barber & Son
Foley
P. Barber & Son
Lawrence Daily Journal
Michael Ratherman
Ereby
Douglas County
Kansas
Nobody Went to Hear Dr J E Roberts at Opera House
Lawrence residents largely ignored Dr J E Roberts as he vilified religion at the opera house last night. The speaker claimed to battle evil but drew no crowd and thus may fail to achieve his aims. The report also notes the Nelson Gans prize fight failed to appear on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
J. E. Roberts
Opera House
Roberts
Kipua Knights Triumph 23 to 0 Over Waab Burn
The report notes a one sided football game on Saturday with a final score of 23 to 0 in favor of K U. It appears in a Lawrence Kansas paper dated November 7 1908 and mentions municipal matters including a Board of Equalization meeting in December to review taxes and proposed street improvements along Lee Street to Adams Street and related paving projects.
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Irl BR. Hicks
Hicks
America
Rd and Works Pub. Co
Locust Street
St. Louis
Everyitizen
Kansas
Ohio
L. A. Sears
W. H. Sears
Mr. Sears
Hesper
Waabburn
Our
K. U
Lawrence Ly Journal
Board OF Equalieation
Lawrence
City of
Board of Equalization
Lowing Ordinaness Street
Lee Street
Prt
Rhode Reading
Adams ‘Street
McPherson Boy Oscar Jacobson Gains Art Fame
Oscar Jacobson, a McPherson county native who grew up on a Smoky Valley farm, rose to lead a large Minneapolis art school. A Bethany College graduate, he studied and taught at Bethany, painted Governor John A Johnson’s life-size portrait, and gained notice with works exhibited alongside Whistler and Sargent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Jacobson
Amertes
Minneapolis
Minn
McPherson County
Smoky Valley
Bethany College
Yale University
McPherson Republican
Jacobson
Ust
Art Department
Minnesota College
John A Johnson
Metropolitan Music Company
H6th Street South
Jackson
Prince Chu
China
Lindsborg
Kan
New England
Whistler
Sargent
Randall
New Haven
Conn
Lawrence High Suffers Loss to Topeka High in Topeka
Lawrence High fell to Topeka High 8 to 2 on Saturday in Topeka. Weather earlier was unusually warm for November with clear skies, then clouds formed and a storm threatened by morning.
Do You Want More Light Then Tungsten Lamp
A fragmented product note compares candlepower lamps, suggesting substituting a 43 candlepower tungsten lamp for a 16 candlepower carbon filament to save energy cost, or using a 32 candlepower lamp for about 30 percent savings, with references to light output and efficiency.
Woman’s fashion obsession spoils perfect figures
Despite her figure, she seizes every chance to dress up. Her quotes reveal a relentless emphasis on attire over other concerns.
Home Made Quinine Hair Tonic Promises Savings
An inexpensive home remedy uses Beta Quinol with water and alcohol to create a superior quinine hair tonic. The formula claims to beat ready made brands in quality and cost, preventing dandruff and promoting glossy, abundant hair. Beta Quino and alcohol are available at drug stores for about 75 to 80 cents.
No lark to be a pail bird say the Cynical Bachelor
A satirical remark links resting cures to married men while a claim touts Burdock Blood Bitters as a cleansing tonic for skin and blood. The piece likens convicts and rest cures to broader humor about health and purity.
Flowers and kindness in old Globe reflection and ads
A reflective piece on the old fashioned Bouncing Betsey flower and its ties to neglected graves and enduring gardens. The text contrasts kindness with reciprocal love and includes a traveler’s note about Lonesome Land, plus brief product mentions for Dean’s Regulats and Dean’s Ointment and a Lawrence Transfer ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonesome Land
Shome
Normal boy fears scrubbing brush more than rawhide
A quirky reflection notes a normal boy’s greater horror of the scrubbing brush than of the rawhide, implying a humorous comparison between household chores and discipline.
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Roak Cycle Shop
Mass. Street
Bucklen
AF. Hardy
East Wilton
Maine
Barber & Son
J. M. Flory
Michael Katherman
L. ¥. Conklin
Lee F. H. Bennett
Chris Hunsinger
O. K. Pantatorium
Mass
Clark & Porter
Parker
East
Henry Street
Sehuls
Bowersock Opera House
Chas. A. Sellon
Happy
Wheat Foods
National Biscuit Company
Pawyn
Kaw
Bhoop
Shooy
Snd
Dr. Shoop’s
Night Cure
Chichester
Kansan
Blobbs
Buggins
Mr. Banning
E. F. Woods
Woods
Lawrence High School
Topeka
Sigur
Nelle
Dean
Sete
Jaedione
Speer Ere
Rereer Reyes
Tenderfoot
Dr. Pierce
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Pacific Northwest
Union Pacific
Yellowstone Park
Seattle
Wash
L & Alexander City
Mckee
R. D. Rankin
Pines
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