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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1900
Page
2
A fragment from Lawrence Kansas era notes a long list of wartime and political items, including Queen Victoria, Admiral Dewey, and local figures. It mentions law, county finances, and a push for a legal ruling on county bills, urging a civil resolution over conflict.
The Garnett district convention shows harmony as Republicans forecast large Kansas majorities. Debates over Admiral Dewey and William J. Bryan shape national expectations with Democrats courting Dewey while Republicans press for Bryan’s defeat. War news entertains and frightens readers as Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters is promoted as a remedy for dyspepsia and related ailments.
Report on Methodist mission leader Dr David W Carter touring Chattanooga en route to New York for an ecumenical conference. Carter, superintendent of missions for the Methodist Episcopal Church South, notes Cuba’s open conditions for Protestant work and rising attendance among Spanish speaking communities, citing planned mission expansion and shifts in emphasis toward schooling and church infrastructure.
An old promotional notice offers one hundred dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It cites testimonials for F J Cheney and Co of Toledo and lists wholesale druggists. The ad promotes internal remedies, price per bottle, and round trip travel offers via Geo Bailey for Texas and nearby states.
Property sales by owner demand quick sale within thirty days in La peat area. Listings include three bedroom two story brick, conservatory, extensive grounds, and water details. prices range from 5 000 to 8 500. Other residences on Massachusetts street and Vermont area offer frame cottages and brick houses with water, baths, and furnaces at 7 000 to 8 200. Additional lots and farms nearby priced from 1 100 to 65 500 with various improvements and frontage.
The James Kidder Hanford company with thirty seven actors and grand scenery presents Shakespeare in The Winter's Tale at Bowersock Opera House. Wagenbals and Kempper promise lavish effects, with money and ingenuity making the production complete. A separate note praises Lawrence city workers for gutter cleaning improving streets and fronting business districts, praising unified effort. Charley Prentice takes charge of Leeton creamery, aims to reach 4000 quarts of milk daily by mid May as farmers supply milk.
For Sale Very desirable three acres Lincoln street fruit trees plum cherries and blackberries inquire Martin Adams 466 Lincoln street North Lawrence For Rent Forty acres of bottom land near town W W Cockins For Rent Good four room house 87 New Hampshire street Inquire Mrs or Rent A six room house 300 brick Mississippi street Inquire Fred Brooks For Rent Five room house Inquire E Vaan Bates 929 Mississippi street For Sale Silver Wyandotte eggs for hatching 13 for 75c 130 for 30 R T Crew Lawrence Kan If you have property to trade sell or rent list with C L Linton agent office Win Orr over Dice Bros Drug Store To Rent Store building 744 Massachusetts fleet Inquire Mrs Henry Martin For Rent Hall formerly occupied by Heymann Apply at Shearer Co Wanted A good girl for general house work 745 Ohio street Wanted A neat white girl for general housework Call 732 Kentucky street
An advertisement extols Dr Miles Heart Cure as the safe remedy for palpitations, shortness of breath, and fainting spells caused by a weak heart. It claims dramatic improvements after use, citing a patient who found the tonic beneficial and able to sleep.
Washington April 6 Secretary Root outlines military needs and proposed reforms to the Senate Military Affairs Committee. He notes difficulty in achieving full reform this session beyond the regular army appropriation bill due to committee priorities and broader political tensions.
An oral reminiscence tells of a young New Mexico woman known as the Girl of Wild Horse Run. She guards mining claims left by a dead prospector, living alone near a mesa, while Navajo tensions rise and a traveling party faces danger in the mountains.
A CPR style retelling follows a group of freighters who endured a siege on a mountain escape. They rescue a young woman known as the Girl of Wild Horse Run, but she dies after being wounded twice and aiding them by delaying Indian pursuit. Her burial at a cottonwood grave near the station is described with solemn respect.
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