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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1909
Page
2
A compressed reader finds an older Lawrence Kansas paper snippet with class mail notice, price list, editorial reflections, and assorted local items. It mentions Senator Hodges, local politics, education funding, and a diarist voice on community life.
The piece argues South Lawrence deserves greater attention as a growing area. It calls for extended sewers, active city involvement, and orderly development of inside-property growth funded by available finances. The text notes brisk activity and hints at further expansion opportunities and services to support bones and health.
A fragmented reminiscence on life’s shadows and the limits of shared sorrow. The piece discusses how people rarely extend deep sympathy beyond familiar circles, yet acknowledges the value of helping lonely friends and the challenge of turning willing effort into meaningful improvement.
Local reports claim a strikingly similar woman to the Mysterious figure visited police headquarters and a merchant shop after bank robber Earl Bullock shot himself. Citizens remain unsure of her identity while authorities with the city’s protection refrain from naming her.
An old advertisement touts Rexall Muen-Tone for catarrh in women, claiming internal treatment plus local remedies are needed. It offers free medicine if not satisfied and emphasizes purity, strength, and health benefits with a money back guarantee. The note lists two sizes 50 cents and 1.00 and directs readers to McCalloch store at 47 Mass St.
Lawrence will send the largest delegation ever to the Kansas Missouri game in Kansas City on Thanksgiving Day. Most seats will be reserved for the Thanksgiving visitors as students travel to attend the annual football clash and town display of school colors.
Nebo Kentucky resident Mr Maria Taylor writes of surviving severe injuries after Bucklen's Arnica Salve fully heals burns cuts and wounds. The product claims to cure fever sores boils skin eruptions and chapped hands with swift relief. Barber and Son advertise the salve at 25 cents a tin.
A fragmented society sketch discusses modern inventions and the perceived evolution of American women. It contrasts fascination with technology and social roles, noting a French journalist’s critique of female dependence on machines and telephones. The piece reflects early 20th century anxieties about progress, sexuality, and female autonomy within urban life.
In New York on November 17, anxiety swirled about John Jacob Astor IV as reports reached harbor that the Nommahail may have sheltered at Port Antonio after a recent storm in the West Indies. The vessel left Port Antonio as scheduled, but no definite course was given, prompting apprehension about Astor’s safety aboard the yacht during the voyage.
An advertisement touts IPorever Diapepsin as a rapid remedy for heartburn gas and indigestion. It claims relief within five minutes and promises no aftertaste or rebound symptoms. The copy lists symptoms like heaviness nausea and stomach discomfort and urges readers to ask their pharmacist for the product.
Fragmentary OCR describes Pantatorium cleaning operations at 1019 Massy Bell with references to home numbers and Good Roads in the South. The piece veers into a heated tax and road funding discussion, mentioning direct taxation and state township issues, with scattered names and phrases about political sentiments.
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