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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1905
Page
2
Fragmented OCR summary from the Lawrence Journal showing periodic notices, prices, subscriptions, and assorted brief items. Mentions laws, weather, ships, explorers, a naval officer, and various local and national snippets with names and places such as Kansas, Lawrence, Topeka, Illinois, and Japan. Contains notes on publishing schedules and discounts.
Beebe reflects on how Latin Greek and native words shaped animal names from wolf to jaguar and moose, tracing roots from Sanskrit Greek Persian and Algonquian. He notes wild shifts as languages evolve and links names to culture history and even hunter lore.
The Missouri and Kansas Telephone Company sets 35 cents per month for rural telephone service within city limits. Payment is due annually in advance. L. E. Mason, manager, urges country residents to get a line now to avoid being without service.
The April 15 Telephone Directory is being prepared and will go to print on April 1. Subscribers whose directory insertion is not to their satisfaction should call chief operator No.600 to make their wishes known. The issue will list about 1400 subscribers and the management aims for a complete and accurate record.
In Silverton Colorado Robert Reed George ill and two companions carried William Summerville from the Shenandoah mine to a hospital, seven miles through a fierce snowstorm. The rescuers wrapped him with blankets and pulled him on a wagon as a blizzard raged, illness of Summerville worsened. the group endured freezing wind and frostbite symptoms before reaching care.
A local church directory lists morning and evening services at multiple congregations including United Presbyterian First Christian Free Methodist Trinity and First Baptist. It notes Sabbath schools prayer meetings and youth groups with pastors and street locations across Kentucky Barkley Maine Elm Vermont and Warren streets.
Lewiston Idaho collector W H Smith secured a buffalo hide with ancient pictures of Nez Perce versus Sioux conflict. One side shows Sioux riders approaching a horse, with new stars and a panic among buffalo in a tribal warning tale. The piece blends legend and warfare imagery in a Buckskin-like hide.
Weak digestion prompts a pitch for Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets with claims of improving digestion and vitality. Ad copy touts low cost, widespread use, and a free travel salesman booklet, plus assorted vacancies and investment offers from various firms.
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