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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1906
Page
2
A fragmented editorial page laments Kansas politics and calls for multiple election boards. It notes moral political victories and questions candidates, while criticizing secrecy in ballots and urging sanitary regulations to improve city health and longevity.
A fragmented editorial voice argues for consistent law enforcement while critiquing selective prosecution, condemns mistreatment of deformed children, discusses editor ethics with sharp wit, praises Uncle Jimmy’s motivational speech, promotes patent medicines, and comments on marriage dynamics and hiring practices with satirical observations.
In Morris County New Jersey a wealthy industrialist builds a grand private estate on a site once tilled by his father’s farm labor. The story traces his ascent from poverty to fortune, with a clock tower and fountains reflecting his transformed life. Local reactions mix admiration with skepticism as neighbors recall the man’s early days and the community’s changes.
A barber shop ad argues there is no pneumonia case from a simple cold, urging Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe cure and warning against unknown preparations that may contain opiates causing constipation. The notice stresses avoiding substitutes and selecting Foley's brand for coughs and colds.
Lawrence Kansas city council on November 12 adopted a resolution to grade curb and pave Warren street and adjacent streets between New Jersey and Delaware streets. paving to include two courses of brick sand stone and lime concrete curb of limestone or cement roadway thirty feet wide with annual installments bearing the cost.
Supplement to the September issue of the Missouri and Kansas Telephone directory, listing subscribers with names and addresses such as Madsky Jacob at 1725 Mags Main and Callahan and Anderson at 1207 Callahan, plus other residents and businesses in the Main and Maio streets area. The list includes Inez Curtey barber shop and Felis & Son clothing store among numerous entries with street references and house numbers.
Classified items solicit housing, jobs, secondhand goods, and ranch land for sale in Lawrence area. Include wanted rooms, work, dresses, shoes, housework, wagons, and rental needs. plus stock ranches for sale in Eminence Missouri with acreage and payment terms. Listings reference local names, streets, phones, and owners as contact points.
Listings show rooms for rent and sale at 705 Tennessee street 32 Alabama ac and 1000 Simple street near the university plus a horse shoer at 716 Vermeant street offering shoes and guaranteed work. Lost items include gold trimmed glasses and a leather purse with money, reward for return at 722 New York street.
A black leather wallet with papers and money is missing near 414 West Hancock Street. A gold watch was lost between a wet road and Journal athee in a northeast direction from Winder. A large lost case and cape are noted between the Congregational church and 1032 Ohio Street. Return to the office.
A garbled text fragment mentions plans, seating, costs, and various names and places in an unclear context. The unreadable OCR yields scattered references to people, places, and miscellaneous items without a clear event or outcome.
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