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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1905
Page
2
A historical Lawrence Journal piece reviews the journal’s publishers and editions and offers scattered items. It mentions religion and love as cures, political notes from Oklahoma and Manchuria, U S grand juries, church unions, and English government costs. It includes Kansas University alumni data and remarks on graduates including women trends.
A collage of remarks touches on arbitration in the Chicago strikes, railroads turning state evidence, Standard Oil, and political figures like Senator Mitchell and President Roosevelt. It riffs on labor disputes, Panama commission, Alaska governor resignation, Illinois prayer for Roosevelt, and misgivings about advertising by merchants.
A university statistician presents figures showing student expenditures ranging from under five dollars to over ten thousand dollars annually. The data indicate some spend more on liquor and tobacco than on room and board, and higher spenders are not necessarily top students.
In Decatur Indiana, families led by William Whittredge from Elgin plan for a millennial event in April claiming the world will end. The group distributes Bible quotes on tracts and attracts curious crowds while others discuss Russia immigration and a jewelry swindle involving worn trousers.
The city plans a pumping plant in the southwest to tap deep wells via air lift. Compressed air drives water up a pipe within another, cooling and aerating it while delivering a steady stream to the reservoir. The system uses expansion to recover work and maintain continuous operation over a water-bearing stretch.
Destness Camnet asserts ear deafness arises from inflamed Eustachian tube and that a constitutional remedy is the only cure. He claims nine of ten cases stem from catarrh, offers $100 for an incurable catarrh deafness case via Hall's Catarrh Cure, and promotes circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. Sold by druggists and hall’s family pills recommended for constipation.
The Missouri and Kansas Telephone Co announces rural lines within city limits at 35 cents monthly on five year contracts with annual advance payments. If you lack a country line now is the time to get one at this rate, manager L. E. Mason says.
A dramatic street encounter pits a reformer woman in a Persian lamb coat against a coal teamster driving two horses up a hill. She decries cruelty while he curses and defends the effort. The dispute escalates to threats and a public outcry as the horses struggle toward the crest.
An advertisement touts quick relief from excruciating pains attributed to rheumatism and neuralgia by Chamberlain's Pain Realm. It promises dramatic relief and notes the Haiment offers surprising and delightful results, claiming stone worth many times its cost. Sold by all druggists.
The April 15 Telephone Directory is now being prepared and will go to the printer April 1. Subscribersons are urged to call the chief operator to correct any errors, and the issue will list about 1400 subscribers with the aim of being as complete as possible.
A Seattle case declares a marriage promise void, noting the court's view that a state can prevent a union deemed dangerous to public welfare. The opinion emphasizes three parties in a contract: the man, the woman, and the state, which holds the right to forbid marriages threatening welfare.
A collage of product pitches and service ads. Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets claim to aid digestion and strengthen the system. Foley’s Honey and Tar promotes cough relief without opiates. A dry cleaner advertises glove cleaning. Dean’s Dietment markets a remedy for piles. Wabash Railway touts the fastest route from Kansas City to St Louis.
An 1880s style advertisement explains rheumatism as a year round disease caused by polluted blood. It touts S. S. S. as a thorough blood purifier and tonic, claiming it removes irritating acids from circulation, relieves muscle and joint pain, and rebuilds general health. A customer testimonial from Okolons, Mississippi, endorses its effectiveness.
Fragmented text mentions Uncle Sam, a Klan reference, Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, and various mysterious stones and quarries. It appears as a garbled advertisement-like snippet with sporadic proper nouns and period-appropriate diction, lacking a coherent news event or clear人物.
Archaic medical claim from Wallaca of Dofigld Virginia about a lip ailment described as incurable until a stated remedy called Ocklan's Araios Salvo was applied. The text asserts a guaranteed cure for the patient and her son with this treatment, though details are unclear.
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