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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1906
Page
4
City readers are urged to consider constructing a house on the vacant lot with Atlas funding. The plan offers a loan covering 50 percent of the cost, repaid from expected rental income. Applications and details available at the Second Floor National Bank Building.
An article discusses diphtheria causes and incubation, noting contagion before symptoms and recovery can spread the infection. It covers quarantine challenges, mouth and throat infection, and cautions against reliance on a single treatment while detailing antitoxin use, isolation, hydrogen peroxide antisepsis, calcium sulfate, and vaccination considerations.
A noisy mixture of medical claims and local notices appears, touting a peroxide based diphtheria treatment and detailing terrace repairs, shop ads, and a city paving funding plan. The page blends medical bold claims with commercial listings and public works motions from Lawrence, Kansas.
Article discusses seed wheat breeding from Kansas experiment stations, stressing soil adaptation, seed selection, and preserving fertility. Notes yield data from fields and the need to select for long sturdy heads and high plump kernels, with plans to distribute improved seed through stations.
Fruit prices listed such as 30 cents per dustel and two for 353 cents. Notices mention funerals for Fred Abistromp and August W Gisberg, with details of services and burial. Local names like Phillips Fruit Farm and Winchell Street appear, along with minor sports notes about Haskell Indians at Kansas City.
The Bowersock Opera House will present a musical comedy next Tuesday, offering a real plot and a chance to judge its deserved praise. The show promises a lively cast, clever comedians, pretty girls, and elaborate costumes and stage effects.
Anna C. Taylor and husband Lawrence transfer lot 101 New York Street to William A. Woesner for 6000. Mary E. Williams and husband Lawrence transfer lot 146 Connecticut Street to W A Woesner for 4000. B Jells and husband of Douglas County transfer lot 128 North Lawrence Add 2 to D Lewis for 500.
A teachers examination will be held at the courthouse on Friday and Saturday October 26 and 21. It will commence at 8 a.m. All teachers are to govern themselves accordingly. C. O. Bowman, County Superintendent.
A varied parcel of items including ice cream flavors and sundries from Wiedemann’s, meat business notes on Sear Bros, and notices from Miss Augusta Fuutom offering voice culture lessons. Stock prices and agricultural figures from Kansas City and Chicago show cattle, grain, and dairy movements with dates and prices for wheat, corn, and lard in late October markets.
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