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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1906
Page
2
The Leavenworth Times argues public sentiment supports enforcing Kansas prohibitory law, urging governor action to close saloons in Leavenworth and other towns. It questions why lawmen fear to act and notes the law has become a political football, but remains strong today.
The text argues for tougher laws to enforce accountability on building owners who rent to saloons or joints. It suggests targeting owners rather than managers to curb illegal activities and reduce crime tied to rentals.
The piece argues Mr Russell Sage should distribute his wife Mrs Sage's fortune by individual gifts to help struggling youths rather than endowing libraries and universities. It condemns display gifts, urging direct aid to worthy individuals to improve lives and proportions of opportunity. It cites education as insufficient without personal support.
A West 28th Street resident claims her rubber plant thrives from a unique care routine. She waters the roots with meat-infused broth from boiled mutton or beef and adds four spoonfuls of cod liver oil to the earth weekly, asserting no other rubber plant matches its vitality.
A college girl and her suitor discuss love as a math problem. She explains a circle radii equality and uses the idea that things equal to the same thing are equal to each other, joking that their love follows mathematical rules. The exchange blends romance with playful reason.
A fragmented reminiscence mix of farm life, feast memories, and community talk includes a football enthusiasm thread and a future outlook. interwoven are reflections on old medicines and safety, urging care with outdated remedies and proper disposal.
German sandwiches combine rye and pumpernickel with chopped beef cheese or chicken and pickle with occasional bologna. A dish in season features panned oysters on toasted crackers cooked with butter salt paprika and pepper and turned once Once plated they glisten with the rich pan juices.
Misa Villa stars as Mrs Prea ton in the melodrama A Ragged Hero at the Bower Sock Opera Kouga next Thursday. The program also highlights The County Chairman at Lowersock Opera House next Wednesday with a mix of politics and a parallel love story. The season features Arthur Pryor and his band in The Triumph of Old Glory and other campus notes from University of Kansas and Emporia state events.
A garbled help wanted and housing ad column lists opportunities for young men and women to earn up to 825 weekly with various employers in Kansas and Iowa. It includes positions at restaurants, clubs, railways, and offices, plus multiple rental offers and second hand goods buyers. The fragmented notices also show farm, livestock, and real estate listings across Lawrence and surrounding towns.
A string of red coral beads and a gold pin are missing with a note to leave at the Journal office. Keys were left on Ohio street with a reward and a silk fascinator was taken from Odd Fellows hall last night by mistake, ask to return to J A Benson's store. A gold watch is reported lost on Sunday in town or on the road north. A black leather handbag containing gloves and calling cards was lost between South Park and the post office, return to 1320 Mass street.
In Emporia a group named scheclaara fights cigarette use by holding dealers responsible for tobacco and papers. An ordinance bans selling cigarette paper in the city, but tobacco shops continued to sell and distribute paper, evading the law. The cigarette habit is described as a severe vice among boys.
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