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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1909
Page
2
A 1909 Lawrence Journal editorial discusses advertising, local pride, and social responsibility. It lauds manners, education, and civility, urging attention to an elderly lonely woman, urging kindness to the weak and afflicted in Lawrence. The piece critiques local politics and past figures while emphasizing communal duty and humane conduct.
A fragmentary note questions a supposed Lawrence boom and notes steady growth over the past year. It mentions occupancy of new housing and dense population shifts toward the south end, though the text is unclear and ends abruptly.
A reader from the Journal letters on growth, urging Lawrence to expand housing rapidly. The author links crime to cinema depictions and urges removing such scenes to protect youth, criticizing whisky and cigarettes as moral hazards and calling for reform in local programs.
Advertisements tout Diapepsin as a quick fix for indigestion and related symptoms. It promises relief five minutes after use, claiming stomach digestion improves, breath harmless, and meals taste better, with a 30 cent bottle urged for immediate purchase.
Latwregiee high school shifts from Independence to Sawarthy as McCook field hosts a west heavy matchup. Lawrence touts a strong squad while crowds are expected to swell for the night game with a near sold out attendance.
An older drugstore remedy market note highlights Wyeths Sage and Sulphur as a popular hair treatment sold by druggists for 50 cents or a dollar two. The piece also mentions DeWitts Little Early Risers and Witch Hazel Salve as trusted salves and pills. It includes light humor about Stuckey in comic opera and a tale of a Williamsburg name mix up in China.
Mixed text from scripture and a Kansas City Star snippet notes questionable characters around the bureau, introduces Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil as a strong household remedy, and highlights N. A. Gwin's famous Angora goat from South Africa valued at $4,000 shown in America after Boer War, with provenance details.
Real estate transfers include Arnold to The Kenper Investment Company with a noted deed, and Wheeler and Durham to BR. Cole for $1950, conveying Lot 30 on Rhode Island Street, Lawrence. The fragmentary text also mentions at least two names and a monetary amount linked to property transfers.
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