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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1909
Page
2
Lawrence Journal reports on national politics with Taft and Aldrich in Kansas, discusses bandit dangers and ugliness debates, and notes increases in state taxation tied to education funding. Local readers see opinions on Mrs Longworth reputation and Lawrence reactions to public figures and spending.
For the first time in Lawrence the public can hear a great band at a nominal price. Admission to the Venetian band is set at 10 cents, aiding Associated Charities and ensuring a good crowd. The event supports charitable work while giving the average person a chance to enjoy band music.
A two dog fight at a Grand Rapids reception hosted by Mrs Edward M Dean caused chaos among 400 guests. A fancy ball terrier from the Dean household fought another guest’s dog, snarls and bites breaking outfits and furniture while guests fled to sofas and chairs. Mrs Dean and helpers tried to break the fight as damage spread through the drawing room.
A scientist hails Root Juice as a cure for rheumatism indigestion stomach trouble constipation nervous weakness and kidney complaints. Demonstrations at OP Barber and Son’s dry goods store in Lawrence promise quick local health improvements. The product, selling at three bottles for a dollar, has stirred public interest amid reports of dramatic cures and a public push to prove its efficacy.
An aggressive ad claims Pape's Diuretic ends backache, loin pain, nervous rheumatic pain, and urinary symptoms after several doses. It promises rapid relief from night urination, discolored water, and swelling, with a 50 cent treatment available through merchants.
President Taft proclaims Thursday November 25 as a general day of thanksgiving. He notes blessings of peace, prosperity, and industrial progress, urging universal church services and grateful reflection across the United States. The document is dated November 14, 1909, Washington.
A scanned financial statement from Merchants National Bank in Kansas shows assets including cash, loans, bonds, and securities. Liabilities list capital stock, surplus, deposits, and notes outstanding with a sworn certification by Cashier and notary. The page also contains several unrelated ads and theatre ads from the period.
The two girls observe a woman as she meets them in a home setting. They discuss behavior and propriety while topics turn to fashion romance and social expectations. One girl, Stella, smokes and speaks of staying out late, revealing tension over rules. A scene unfolds around a locked drawer and perfumed items.
A garbled article fragment shows disrupted dialogue and stray phrases. It references confusion, a misread statement, and mentions repairs and prices in a nonsensical context, leaving the core topic and parties unclear and unreadable.
A New York City classroom inspired by a bread and seed activity. Students showed up with oats and wheat to plant in window boxes. The teacher called each pupil by name to guide the planting day and discuss seeds and bread ingredients.
An unreadable OCR fragment hints at a confession or coercive discussion about past deeds. The text references memory, entrapment, a planned confrontation, and a warning from a calculating narrator. Context suggests a dramatic, noir tone with unnamed speakers.
The readable content is fragmentary and mixed with garbled phrases. It mentions a quiet man and someone planning a departure, with scattered words about money and a future meeting, but no coherent event or names to identify.
Researchers toil to assemble extensive lineages, seeking hereditary status and heraldic rights. The piece notes fees and challenges in tracing ancestry, with experts explaining how lineage can determine coats of arms and social privileges tied to noble or notable forebears.
A fragmentary piece recalls a rescue at a circus and contrasts masculine action with lingering gender norms. It quotes a New York Times sentiment about women in the workplace, noting many balance demanding jobs with domestic duties and sewing at home.
Five wheels fired a stall battery virtually construte the mediament of a wonderful clock just invented in England. It will run three years without attention, then needs only a new battery. Another English clock lets the owner read mean time and meridian, plus the relative position of every part of the empire, and shows Earth's rotation. Winding occurs weekly.
A comic snippet from Meridian Texas recounts a sleepy traveler asking why the depot moved out of town and the driver offering laconic, dialect filled justification about placing the depot near the railroad. The exchange captures local color and mild humor from a business district vignette.
An OCR fragment mixes a talk by a teacher and a dramatic scene about Elvira with references to a harsh wartime or ominous moment. It then shifts to a consumer note praising Bucklen's Arnica Salve, claiming it healed a boy burned and cured various skin ailments, with a price and seller in New York.
Mrs. James Duncan of Haynesville Maine praises Elvetrie Bitters after doctors gave up on her 20 year battle with indigestion loss of appetite and kidney troubles. She claims the remedy restored appetite and strength revealing a broad health improvement after prior failed treatments from multiple doctors.
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