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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1907
Page
3
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a premier kidney remedy banishing back pain urinary trouble and frequent night trips. It claims wide kidney disease prevalence and urges readers to obtain a sample bottle and a book by writing to Binghamton New York while mentioning this paper.
The Shubert theater presents an expensive week of vaudeville with top acts including Micrel Halt Mary's sketch The Magpie, the Jay anevelly ensemble, Miss Marys Lie and a new Sharper variety mix. The Six Musical Cittys, the Liskins, Curlin and Ute, Varney Fagan and Henrietta Bryote, Misa dusegeitie Ainiste, Bellimini the English juggler, and other acts promise strong entertainment. Matinees 25 and 50 cents, evenings 2 to 75 cents. shows run daily except Sunday.
A Cadell resident Earl Shamburg recalls hard times of the grasshopper years and coughing fits, crediting Dr King’s New Discovery for relief after a wearisome illness. The ad touts the remedy at C P Barber & Son store with a 50 cent to 1 dollar trial bottle offer. He references a story about a failed prank at a disastrous ball game in Paria and the disconsolate fans.
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century notice certifies a relationship or reminder involving a mother and a druggist headline. The readable portion hints at a personal or public notice but lacks complete context or dates.
Evelyn Vaughn, rising stage star from Strongheart company, discusses ambition and the lure of quiet life on a farm. She praises acting as art, not a mere star image, and recalls training at Kane sas and role in The Spoilers. She is known as Aya Brown in Kansas City, with mother Georgia Brew in Kansas City directing acting school.
An advertisement touts Doan's Kidney Pills as the cure for kidney and back issues. It cites Lawrence Kansas resident Sylvester Grant describing relief after using the product and notes availability through Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo as sole U.S. agents for 30 cents.
The market reports heavy cattle supply with 27,10 yesterday and 21,000 today including 5,000 calves. Fed steers 6.00 to 6.85, grass cattle 3.75 to 3.00, cows 2.65 to 4.00, calves 3.50 to 6.50, stockers 3.00 to 4.50, feeders 3.50 to 4.75. Hog run 22,000. top 6.37, most 6.15 to 6.30. Sheep and lambs 8,000 with fat lambs 6.75 to 7.35, wethers 4.00 to 5.50, feeding lambs 5.85 to 6.60. J. A. Rickart, L. S. Correspondent.
Austrian gambling passions yielded a substantial Attie sum of 160,000 last year from card taxes. Ten manufacturers with 286 bands produced 1,578,000 card packs in 1806, averaging a pack for every two families. Varieties included tarock, German and picquet, with 238,000 packs glazed for washing. Large exports went mainly to Turkey, Africa and India.
Fragmentary reader notes describe a discussion on home safety with a mention of a fire escape and window guards to deter burglars. Chancellor Strong aims to place the state University at the center of life in the state, with local commentary about a new driveway and opinions on Foley's Kidney Care. A reader testimonial praises the product after medical advice. The piece also notes good weather and public sentiment on current conditions.
Lawrence residents may not grasp what Cyr il Scott brings Friday night to Prines Chapel. A local girl who saw the Boston show calls it one of the cleanest and nicest plays she has seen. Opera house management expects it to be a top season attraction. Your want ad sold my turnips, change to cabbage, says Fred C. West. Journal want ads draw crowds with more pull than a dentist.
A cautious view urges treating a torpid liver by fixing digestion first. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is promoted as restoring stomach function, boosting gland secretions, and cleansing the system to relieve liver burdens, with cautions against strong drugs and unknown substitutes.
Juin XN Kirby known as the Texas Lumber King faces heightened scrutiny as the United States readies action following its litigation aimed at dissolving Standard Oil. The public eye centers on legal moves and corporate power as authorities pursue antitrust remedies.
Notice to customers from Barber & Son states Foley's Toney and Tar for coughs colds and lung troubles is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug law as it contains no opiates or harmful drugs and is recommended as a safe remedy for children and adults.
The original production The Prince Chap with Cyril Scott on Friday night at Bowersock's Opera House. The show played 209 times in New York last year and 150 times in London. Seats on sale at Woodward's Drug Store with prices 25, 50, 75, 1.00, and 1.50 dollars.
The Journal reports many readers answered its call for the missing line in a limerick unsigned. The editor guesses the prize funds may be donated to the poor if the winner is unknown. The editor notes even a stuttering man should speak a good word for himself.
Admiral Schley speaks on war and peace at Port Deposit Maryland praising peace societies and a day when universal peace may come. A Newark pigeons tale follows about birds returning 60 miles from Philadelphia to Newark, proving the homeward journey can endure despite clipped wings.
A discussion contrasts the delicate spinets and clavichords of old with the modern grand piano. It notes Paderewski’s difficult early music vs the Sonata Appassionata on a concert grand, highlighting increased tone range and greater expressive power demanding more mental vigor and nerve strength from performers.
A New York physical culture teacher notes parsimonious people tend to have better health and longer life. Regular, economical diets with simple meals save time and money and reinforce a robust constitution, often with minimal variety but steady routines.
Dr George Edmund Flood links rheumatic, kidney, and bladder troubles to diet and lifestyle. He advises moderate heavy food, soups milk water and daily open air exercise. He provides a complete home prescription containing Cascara Aromatic fluid and Barkera Compound Elixir, dosed after meals and at bedtime.
Patrons of the telephone offices value being recognized by Bell long distance operators. The piece notes vanity in business, arguing that business men prefer the operator to know their voice and number without repeating them. It recalls how Bell girls once identified every businessman on the street by voice.
The Round House near the River Yer in St Albans claims England’s oldest inhabited status. Built on a boathouse for an ancient monastery founded by King Offa around 795, it is over 1,100 years old with a subterranean passage now blocked. A back shed is said to have housed Oliver Cromwell’s horse during the civil war.
Auction to be held at the barn opposite Place House hotel on Warren Street Saturday October 19 at 1 30 p m selling a five room house a large barn 75 feet front on Mass street 250 feet deep to New Hampshire street a nine room house office corner of Warren and New Hampshire rents 19 per month taxes paid in full a livery stable and blacksmith shop 70 feet frontage with bricks water sewer electric light and gas in barn rent 27 50 per month and tax paid in full abstracts at Sinclair's office sale in front of the barn on Warren Street includes horses buggies harness carts bicycles etc A W LAMB J H Glathart auctions
Two new suits were filed in the United States court at Topeka yesterday afternoon to collect money on policies. Additional suits are expected soon as the Perkins case unfolds. A man’s disappearance is linked to efforts to maintain appearances.
An old advertisement extols Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for wounds burns and piles with the claim of rapid healing and disappearance of symptoms. It guarantees performance through C P Barber & Son Druggists at 25e. It humorously notes eggs have more sense than matinee girls when transported on cheap motors.
Real estate transfers and deeds listed include William B. Tucker and wife selling property in Douglas County for $2,000, Elizabeth Post and husband selling in North Lawrence, multiple undivided interests across lots in Lawrence and North Lawrence, quit claim deeds to Elsie Ann Evans and Maud Rena Earns, cemetery and patent deeds, and a public notice of a district court case involving Mary D. Steele versus John and Susan Phemister with a publication date noted. The column also references a promotional ad text about a laxative syrup.
A. S. Sergerhanmur of Axtell Kansas reflects on lost Swed citizens and their place in national chronicles. He notes patriotism and liberty as the backbone of their history, lamenting the public’s disappointment when considering citizenship and merit.
City seeks bids by October 21 1907 for a lateral sewer along the alley east of New Hampshire Street from Adams to Morris streets plus a sewer along Pinckney and Mississippi streets and alleys north of Pinckney west of Mississippi, totaling about 1000 feet of pipe, plus a concrete bridge on Cemetery Road. Plans available at the city clerk’s office with bid security required. city may reject any bid.
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