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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1897
Page
8
Newark woman, 45, details decades of liver and stomach trouble and failed medical care. After using Paine's celery compound she reports reduced pain, stronger side, improved mood, better sleep, and renewed ability to work, urging others to try it.
Congressman Francis G. Newlands of Nevada commends President McKinley and says silver supporters will not block rapid passage of a tariff measure. The item notes Hood's Sarsaparilla claim and reports Jefferson City Missouri House action discharging half the committee clerks, saving nearly 200 dollars in two weeks.
The government plans a new coinage to mark the monarch’s jubilee, to be released next June. The design is described as handsome and striking, signaling a historic commemorative issue.
A collage of comic snippets and mock dialogues from multiple papers includes remarks on subscriptions, trust, bribery, preaching, love and golf. The items mock everyday concerns with wry humor, featuring lines about bicycle hints, a preacher's text, and a child’s mischief with a mail-marked wagon.
A Cincinnati Inquirer piece notes the Hindoo barber’s central social role. He shaves, cuts hair, performs bleeding, piercing, and ear or nose rings, aids marriages, attends births and funerals, and even appears at religious rites. He is paid little and travels socially through village life.
The Gazette announces a new contest offering three prizes in Douglas County. Awards include Cram's Universal Globe to the most popular school district, Michaels Improved Fanning Mill to the most popular farmer, and a Pictorial Family Bible to the most popular Sunday School teacher. Votes come from subscribing, paying back subscriptions, or sending coupons.
The Youth's Companion marks its seventy first year in 1897 with a strong lineup including Andrew Carnegie on thrift. Contributors span Ian Maclaren Rudyard Kipling Stephen Crane Harold Frederic and more. New subscribers get 1897 issues plus a twelve color calendar and a full year to January 1888, with prospectus on request.
The Rock Island promotes fastest schedules with vestibuled trains and elegant dining cars. It touts safety, luxury, and improved patterns across equipment including sleepers and chair coaches. For tickets and rates, contact coupon ticket offices nationwide or General Passenger and Ticket Agent N. Sebastian in Cuscaay, Illinois.
Scribner's Magazine reveals its 1897 lineup with London seen by Charles Dana Gibson, a Richard Harding Davis tale Soldiers of Fortune, and a Howells story Story of a Play. Major series include The Great Department Store The Working of the Bank and Undergraduate Life in American Colleges. Also planned are Japan and China Since the War The Unquiet Sex and travel pieces Ocean and Land Travel with practical illustrations. Subscription details note $3.00 per year or 25 cents per copy from Scribner's Sons New York.
An advertisement states the Tre Gazrrre has the highest weekly circulation rating in 1896 per Rowells Newspaper Directory, with a $100 reward for proof of falsehood. It notes claims about Ceids and Grip and promotes Dr Humphreys' "77" for colds and grip at 25 cents.
The Kansas City Fort Scott and Memphis Railway Company issues a photo book titled Snap Shots in South Missouri. It contains sixty views of scenery and local topography to inform homeseekers and investors about the region. Free mailing available via J B Lockwood, Kansas City.
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