University Scientists Test Coburn Egg Duplication Claim
Chemists at the university investigate reports of a mysterious egg bearing the inscription Drouth 1911 and other odd markings. A letter from Ralph Mullen and a response from Secretary Coburn detail tests and a public display, while the note hints at a potential hoax or scientific curiosity.
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Coburn
F. D.coburn
Drouth
Browth JL
F. D. Coburn
State Agricultural Department
Seerstaty Coburn
Yeo
Hilph Follex
Courtland
Jist
Colma
Fadlen
Omy
Haive
Capitel
Anber
Withers Etiimeles
Ralph Mullen
Ken
Lan
Osawatomie seeks form of government in Kansas
A Lawrence Kansas newspaper page notes Osawatomie pushing for the commission form of government as the only sensible plan. It also mentions reporters in Paris and remarks on local officials, law and public notices, plus ads and medical remedies.
Good Times Week Special Features at the MC Gym
The article describes a week of competitive gym activities and exhibitions across all classes at the MC gym. Members invite friends to weekly events featuring games, gymnastics, and sports with a full nightly schedule planned from Tuesday to Saturday.
Endings and reflections on crime and memory
A reflective piece notes a troubled youth’s path to crime and restitution, laments fading landmarks like the old windmill and Mary’s apples, and ponders the role of Lawrence’s history. It closes with a speculative health ad about LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE and a remark on life’s double bind between trouble and escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Bullock
Mary
Martin van Buren
Steve
Lawrence
Americans Lose 75000 On South American Amusements
The U S commerce and labor department reports that a US syndicate invested in popu lar amusements in Rio de Janeiro during the Pan American medical congress and lost 75000. The vice consul notes South Americans did not embrace US park features and warns future ventures may delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
Washington
United States
Sith America
Department of Commerce and Labor
J. T. Seleichta
Rio de Janeiro
Pan-American Medical Congress
Hemisphere
Cure for rheumatism touted by pink pill remedy
An ad explains blood health and how Dr Williams Pink Pills cure long standing rheumatism. It presents a Uniontown Kansas woman named Mrs J Wennyson who suffered twenty years, found relief after using the pills, and urges readers to buy 50 cent boxes or 12 for 2 50 from the Dr Williams company in Schenectady New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
J. W. ‘Ennyson
Uniontown
Kann
Wil
Lam
Crop reports show bumper cranberry yield across regions
New York reports a strong cranberry crop with estimates totaling 1,700,000 bushels for North America. Massachusetts adds 260,107 bushels and New Jersey 192,612 as regions post gains. Long Island and Wisconsin also report large crops while Nova Scotia and several New England states trail last season.
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New York
North America
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Long Island
Wisconsin
Nova Scotia
Rhode Island
Connecticut
A Woman's Back Pain Relief Promoted in Lawrence Ad
Lawrence resident Mrs. C. A. Jennings credits Dean's Kidney Pills with curing years of back and neck pain and kidney trouble after doctors failed. She purchased the medicine at Dick Bros. drug store and urges others to remember the name Dean's. Sale agents Foster-Milburn & Co. Buffalo, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Dinan
Sfaynesville
C. P. Barber & Son
Lawrence
Dean
C. A. Jennings
Ohio Street
Kan
Dick Bros
Price Sal Sents
Foster-Milburn& Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Dean’s
Constipation linked to piles prompts internal cure claim
Advertisement notes that constipation causes piles by paralyzing lower bowel vessels and promoting poor circulation. It promotes Dr Leonhardt's Hem-Rcid as the sole internal cure, with a $1 price and availability through Dick Bros in Lawrence, Kansas, and Dr Leonhardt Co in Buffalo. It adds Ely Cream Balm as a remedy for nasal catarrh with a 50 cent price and mailing from New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Leonhardt Co
Station B
Buffalo
N.Y
Ely
Ely Bros
Warren Street
New York
Asbestos Production and Trade in 1908 United States
A historical report notes 1908 refined asbestos output at 4,624, with U S imports dominated by Canada and half of exports sent to the United States from Canada. The rise in output is linked to chrysolite production and higher market prices, with the United States purchasing asbestos products from numerous countries.
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Boston
United States
Georgia
Vermont
J. 5. Diller
United States Geological Survey
Teriak
Canada
Vitel States
Comba Amie
Unitet Statessia
Bertuc Ar
Gaewad Cauven
Charles Crowder Injured in Rock Crushing Belt Accident
Charles Crowder of 333 Tennessee Street was caught in the belt of a rock crushing machine at Huddle Stone’s works. He suffered a broken rib and other injuries, though not fatal, and was taken home for care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Crowder
Tennessee Street
Crowder
Huddleston
Fragmentary notice from a bustling country page
A garbled OCR snippet mentions rheumatism remedies and a barber, with reference to an event scheduled for next Saturday. It reads as a stray local item amid broader notices but provides few clear names or places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quitey
Milele
Thanksgiving Budget Promises Rexall Dyspepsia Relief
An old high school paper promotes Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for indigestion and dyspepsia. The ad claims the remedy is curable with no cost for trials and urges readers to obtain Rexall remedies at the local Rexall Store in Lawrence or from McCulloch on Mass. Street.
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Bridget
Hema
Opa
Rexall
Lawrence
Kot McCuiloch
Mass
Mass St
C. K. Hawk
Winthrop St
W. HH. Pendleton
Alabama Street
Bell Phone
Maine
Pinckney
Bell
University
J. H. Kenyon
Lone Star
Kansas
Real estate listings and medical ad notes from old city paper
Mixed ad copy lists Reynold’s Tantaturium-cleaning and Foley’s advertised cough remedy claims. Also public real estate offerings from McQuary McNeill Investment Co including farms near Lawrence and Lecompton, with prices per acre and loan options. Public notices urge contact before sales.
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Foley
Loney
Uuil
Patterson
Nashut
Tewa
Forley
Medic ' McQuary-McNeill Investment Co Cine
Ceschange
Greenwood County
Kansas
Lawrence
Kansas City
California
Lecompton
McQuary-McNeill Investment Co
Lyony
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Telis
Ark Traveler
Mr. Stanley
Tye
Wats
Fanoal
Kermit
Niselles
Smithsonian
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Heathland
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Pisanant
Palat
Ee Gterling Remedy Co
Chicago
Lawrence Daily Journal
Associated Press
Mail
Carrist
The
Lawrence Journal Company
BRADY
Baitor
Ican
Bobh
TRE Journal
Paris
Ralph Faxon
Colorado
Missouri
Jim McMahan
Taft
Sami
Bureau of Instructions
Rochester
N. Y
Joseph H. Fesperman
Salisbury
N. C
Anne
A.P. Barber & Son
Wr. Upchurch
Glen Oak
Okla
Dr. King
O. P. Barber & Son
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Hall
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Mali
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Reynold
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Fraternal Aids Building
U. S. G. Plank
Uneeda Biscuit
National Biscuit Company
Union Pacifie
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Kans
J. G. Morris
Eldridge House
Conn
Campbell St
Wells
Hertzler Bros
Place House
Place
W. H. Bates
Red
Western. Nursery Company
Bell Thane No
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West Lawrence
West Warren Street
Indy
Monn Bros. Cigar Co
New York St
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Martin Investient Co
St. Cee
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Tonganesse
Douglas Co
Silas Cavin
St. Lawrence, Kans
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McKenzie Realty Co
Port Sale
Oklahoma
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Journal
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Richland
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Sulvia
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Journal Office
Navy
Tennessee St
Bill
Harry Epley
Trix
Pennsylvania Street
Hutchings Shoe Seam
India Station
Mass. St
Baldwin
Kana
St. Bell Phone
Toueres Gomi
N. L
E. Henry
Elliott Streets
Jumrnal
Nocton Co
Henry
Raymond Watson
Louisiana
Hawks East
Perkins & Co
Luss List Ltd
Watkins National Bank
Burplus
B. Watkins
Clat Tucker
Cashier
C. A. Mil
W. B. Basen
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Directoaro
Betties, Co
W. & Hasey
J. Kinuse
A. C Mitchell
J.C. Moore Savings Department
Dsposita
Peoples State Bank
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