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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1901
Page
2
A historical roll of The Journal founded 1957 with ties to the Herald of Freedom and the Lawrence area press, plus broader notes on Kansas events. The piece surveys Topeka politics, bond debates, and a long Kansas drought with vivid weather anecdotes and regional concerns.
The text presents scattered, unclear fragments about farm investments, Japan and Topeka politics, a colonel contemplating resignation, and a dare involving General Corbin. It mixes disjointed statements on agriculture, international affairs, and military figures with no coherent narrative or verifiable events.
A long, discursive note mixes politics and nature. It references Adams wane Chiomman, China debt, Tom Johnson, Bryan, Taylor, and Kentucky politics, interwoven with musings on spring and Easter. Endorsed by weather and daily notices, with advertisements for catarrh cures and barber training.
Augusta Large presents nature as a source of strength guiding belief in immortality. The article urges humility before mystery, rejects sensationalism, and emphasizes life’s spiritual continuity through God, urging patience until revelation and urging readers to trust nature’s sanctities. It traces immortality as a universal human hope sustained across cultures, arguing its persistence despite criticism.
The New York Times Saturday Review lists gifts and bequests in the United States for the final year of the century. Excluded are ordinary denominational, state, municipal, and Congress grants, with major gifts like the India Famine fund and Galveston flood aid omitted from detail but noted. The total gifts reach about 47.5 million dollars, a rise over 1899 despite omitting large donations. the eight year table shows contributions growing, with 1900 deemed exceptional for philanthropic pledges and educational gifts.
The remarks by Mr. Fredric Hartisce highlight the spirit of American philanthropy supporting libraries and education in Greater New York with an estimated 5.2 million dollars. The discourse praises wealthy citizens for endowments, compares U.S. and English social systems, and notes last year’s surge in education and culture gifts amid a broader civic movement. A list of top books for 1900 reflects village librarians’ taste and a demand for solid literature, with works by Stedman, Howells, Barrett Wendell, Fiske, and Eggleston drawing strong votes in small communities.
In Athleon Globe E W Howe argues railroads are often unfairly vilified yet essential. He cites high incomes and expenses, notes railroads run like towns with public duties, and suggests scrutiny reveals honesty and market realities behind profits.
Fragmentary reader note argues that intemperance and foolishness threaten safety. It claims a railroad company errs and vows to locate and correct the mistake, asserting that honest management is essential and dishonesty leads to self-destruction.
The Review club hosted the federation meeting with about fifty members. Merwin spoke on Women’s Clubs and Mrs Whitman read on Revolution literature. Ventura and other clubs featured papers on New England poetry, Buena Vista, Spanish games, and electricity, with multiple members attending and postmeeting refreshments.
The Morris Music Club hosted a literary and musical afternoon with Mrs Carrath as host. Mrs Sol Marke, Miss Connelly, and Mrs Dalton led the program with solos by Miss Liliana Hinman and Miss Wiedemann and a duet by Mrs Fisher. Quotations and moral reflections followed, sharing themes of poverty, thought, friendship, and employment as nature’s cure.
An eyewitness piece describes Minnesota and Kansas towns facing prohibition pressures, bar costs, zoning, fences, and enforcement fears. It contrasts with temperance arguments and hints at political moves to fund improvements and taxes amid dry town challenges. The Boer War note and health ad follow with unrelated items and a church destroyed by dynamite in Guthele, Oklahoma.
Fragmented OCR notes mix international politics with medical ads and testimonials. The text references American strains over China policy, British and German positions, and mentions to Ernests Sir Ernest Sat is and frontier reports, alongside consumer drug ads and health quips, creating a garbled snapshot of late 19th century news and commerce.
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