29 Sep 1906
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1906
Page
1
The piece lists Republican candidates for state offices including secretary of state and state treasurer, plus a county ticket with names such as James M. Nation and Tom Harley. It notes opposition views on President Palma, Speaker Cannon, and Taft, and comments on protection and prosperity.
The piece discusses aging behavior and temper, then highlights railway fare experiments. It cites a Topeka Journal editorial about the New York New Haven Hartford line lowering passenger fares to two cents per mile and offering passes. The study notes travel changes and suggests Kansas railroads test reductions by tracking free passes and business impact.
The Democratic Party of New York nominates William Randolph Hearst for governor, sparking fierce national debate over his wealth and influence. Supporters deem him a reformer, while opponents compare him to a criminal, warning of money politics and party realignment amid looming elections.
New York stages a sharp political show with Hearst linked project and book. Advertisements push a kidney and rheumatic cure from Dr Hall in St Louis with testimonials. Lawrence merchants plan Old Home Week decorating to showcase fine residences and invite visitors to view local homes.
A number of men in Lawrence stand on streets and spit tobacco juice on passers by. Yesterday a lady was bumped and bitten in the shoulder as she passed a car, prompting calls for a law to curb the nuisance and to require gentlemen to take care not to spit on pedestrians.
A collection of classified notices seeks salesladies clerks stenographers housekeepers cooks and other help. Entries advertise millinery staff a confectionery clerk a travel collector a chambermaid a horse shoer and general household workers with phone numbers and street addresses in Lawrence Kansas. Also listed are room rentals and household items for sale or rent.
Classified listings advertise multiple properties including 2160 acres stock ranch with 400 acres cleared at 5 per acre payment terms. 5400 acre stock ranch with houses and sheds at 4 ½ per acre. a Wall improved 200 acre farm near Lawrence with water. 20 acres of raw bottom land near Lawrence with detailed location and contact CM Purcell Leavenworth Kansas. contact notices list Jack McClellan Eminence Missouri and L A Wight 1012 Pa St. Lawrence Kansas.
Lost items include a gold maple leaf pin set with pearls a pair of suede slippers and a small black medical cape a jeweled key and other articles. Excursions on Union Pacific trains are advertised. City bids seek sewer and street work with multiple ordinance numbers and required checks with proposals.
Hat Hospital advertises twenty years experience in prying sales with contact through HH at Trujillo and Kreider’s lumber yard. Phone listed as J. N. Harsh berger.
The piece extols fresh cream ice cream in popular flavors, praised for its refreshing quality on hot days. It notes careful selection to ensure hygienically pure ice and assures high quality cream year round.
Readers confront a naming mix up in a Kansas town's Plano proposition as the Weber Bros Plano Manufacturing Company corrects misprinted references to their firm in a letter to the Lawrence Daily Journal. The note urges careful attribution and preserves the firm’s proper name.
A vintage advertisement touts Deaa's Kidney Pills as the cure for headaches and kidney troubles. It claims endorsements from Alfred Lawrence and Maya, with addresses in Lawrence Kansas, plus a testimonial about backache relief and a Buffalo agent promoting nationwide sales at 0 cents.
Classified rental brief listing several properties near the university district. A four room cottage at 1319 Vermont with yard for chickens. furnished room by S J Chareb at 411 709 Ohio Street. 7 or 8 room modern house near Illinois Street. a five room house at 14 Mississippi Street with a good well. contact details include Hell 1318 and Keotusky street address fragments.
Series of lectures by Professor Hlagerich S. Goudrich on human ideals, with audience-filled venues in multiple cities. The talks cover life, happiness, and moral questions, addressing lawyers, doctors, teachers, and students, followed by Q and A sessions.
Officials warn that any voter who registered in last spring must register again to vote on the first Tuesday in November. City records show many may be unsure if they registered, as books close on October 15.
Fragmentary OCR yields a jumbled report mentioning Chinese workers, a cabinet member, and officials at the war and foreign offices. It also references the armored cruiser Washington and its specs, plus a missionary scene with a cannibal chief humorously claiming vegetarianism after receiving a Bible.
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