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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1908
Page
4
Floyd Walbourn, feeling life pointless after his sweetheart turned him down, ingested sublimated mercury from a labeled poison bottle between 9:30 and 10 p.m. at his 907 Rhode Island street room. Dr. J C Rudolph counteracted the poison, and Walbourn recovered. his parents live near Lawrence.
Chicago reports Kansas weather and political notes from the University of Kansas. It notes two university men elected governor, Walter Linsdale Stubbs of Kansas and Herbert S. Hadley of Missouri, plus other faculty and state political mentions. Funeral notices and a mix of ads follow, including Thanksgiving food, cleaning wagons, and a revival service.
Fans await next Saturday’s Iowa at Kansas U game with Thanksgiving highlights from Missouri looming. Some expect a Kansas big score while others fear an Iowa slip. Journal reports will relay returns and fast news from the clash, with rooters traveling to support the team.
Local notice urges all parties with goods at The Hat Hospital to call at once and collect items. Advertisements promote a big cloak sale at A Young, Malta Cross olive oil, Bundled framing services, Panama skirts at reduced prices, fresh salted peanuts, new post card albums, and a selection of ice creams. Multiple businesses along Mass Street advertise specials and services.
The Glee club plans its first Tonganozie performance on Tuesday night and two Fraser hall concerts on December 3 and 4. The Emergency Band formed last Saturday had their pictures taken yesterday. Bishop Griswold of Salina gave a strong chapel address last Friday and again Monday, praising student enthusiasm and joking about amateur phrenology. A Reno County club was organized with Pay Livengood as president and Elmer Wudfield as vice president, among others. The spring term schedule is near completion, with Dean Templin aiming for early publication.
Two Indian boys aged 12 and id years were returned to Haskell from Chanute after wandering from Lawrence to Chanute over about a week. They rode a Chanute station call and boasted of future escapes. Haskell’s strict discipline and water system deter further attempts. District Court proceedings included the Anderson jury verdict pending and Stevens case advisory. County officials visited Grant township to view O. P. Peterson road between Jefferson and Douglas counties.
Nothing reserved across counter tables as stock must be cleared to make room for holiday displays. Prices in most inst 3440 value. Every popular fabric offered with savings opportunities for shoppers.
A June scene at a depot finds Nate Rawbler in a flashy dress and a bulging suitcase, talking of a Western Kansas harvest and a life with a wildflower in the plains. He returns weeks later in tatters, hungry, glum, and seeking help from the narrator who lends a coin.
Multiple warranty deeds record transfers in Baldwin and Lawrence with prices from 2 500 to 1 600 and a quit claim noting Chas Pilla widower sells Lot 20 in Eudora. Items list lots on Baker and Chapel streets in Baldwin and mass street in Lawrence. Also a local candy ad references Wiedemann’s and Hyball Ginger Ade availability.
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