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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1907
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR reads as a Lawrence Kansas journal page with partial headline lines and scattered text describing county items and a newspaper address. The legible data include a postal or print reference and contact details for THE JOURNAL at Lawrence Kansas with catalogue numbers and old phrasing.
A fragmentary analysis discusses prohibition sentiment in the South and Massachusetts policies. It praises Mayer Barker’s administration for enforcing laws, notes rail timetable issues, and claims fines pay for enforcement while promising improved water remedies in Lawrence.
A Cadell citizen Earl Shambury recalls past hardships during grasshopper years in Kansas. He credits Dr. King's New Discovery with a rapid recovery after one bottle. The ad notes 50 cent and 1 dollar sizes with a trial bottle free. It also comments on timber and homestead laws and calls sailors the salt of the earth.
A lengthy, garbled text reflects a public discourse on religion, government policy, and social order. It alludes to government transfers, elections, and religious controversy, mentioning terms like church union, tolerance, and fairness, while conveying a sense of ongoing public conflict and uncertainty.
An old style advertisement touts The Texas Wonder as a universal cure for kidney and bladder issues and other troubles. It claims five months of treatment for $1 from Dr. KW Hall in St. Louis and asks for testimonials while including vague postal test details and confounding statements about unrelated events.
An enthusiastic Centerville audience heard W B Stubbs deliver a lengthy speech. The crowd, many of whom had not seen him before, listened as he traced his political career and outlined Republican principles aligned with Roosevelt era reforms. Local Republicans voiced support for Stubbs and his views on government ownership and policy direction.
An old collation blends health advice and local product notices. It promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills for liver and bowel regulation and Burdock Blood Bitters for blood purification. Also mentions Walter Wellman’s balloon journey attempt and a carpet renovation service.
Downtown inspection reveals street concerns and public debate over fair prices for poultry. Shoppers respond with a flood of want ads for work, housing, and goods, while listings note ranges, stoves, rooms, and real estate opportunities in Lawrence.
In a publication notice Mary D Steele files a petition in Douglas County Kansas seeking to quiet her title to a tract in the SE quarter of Section 20 Township 13 South Range 18 East lying north and west of the Wakarusa River channel. She asks the court to bar all claims and sets a November 21 1907 response deadline with judgment possible. The notice also mentions a rummage sale by Episcopal church ladies on November 1 and a stray street reference about a policeman lobster.
Classified rental notices describe a horse barn for one or two horses, a furnished room in a modern house at 40 Kentucky street, and several travel and local train references. Also offered is a 600 acre Douglas county stock farm on shares with alfalfa, clover, timothy, and blue grass, available March 1, 1908, with references and contact Geo. J. Barker, Lawrence.
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