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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1902
Page
3
Fragmented OCR text from a 19th or early 20th century page references Scott Act provisions, court actions, and a meeting with many garbled names and places. The readable bits show legal discussion, elections, and statements about a committee or association, but most details are indecipherable.
Notice records the April 1900 appointment of executors J W Johnston estate in Douglas County Kansas and announces a pharmacist elating to a liquor for fees petition filed with the probate court. The hearing is set for May 18 in Lawrence to consider the petition and related matters.
William J. Williams of 560 Mt ford Road Watertown Wis credits eight doctors and specialists with giving up on him before Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People cured his long battle with St Vitus dance and partial paralysis. After six weeks he improved fully, with restored walking, arm use, appetite, and sleep. The ad touts the pills as a universal remedy for nervous disorders and lists retailers and a church schedule alongside.
A banquet at the Press Club presented the first authoritative outline of preparations for the 1904 Olympian games in Chicago. Plans call for a vast steel concrete stadium near Lake Michigan, a varied program from athletic contests to military displays, and an Olympic congress to foster sportsmanship, science, and governance.
Weather conditions are described as favorable for drainage and agricultural activity. The report notes improved tail distribution, increased interior trade, stronger factory demand, and higher freight concerns. It mentions ongoing labor disputes, rising business, and a cautious view on iron and steel markets amid tentative stock positions and evolving prices.
A Friday federal court ruling favors eastern landholders in a $450,000 case against Minnesota interests. The document details disputes over land and related claims, with background on parties and court actions. A separate note references wartime signals and wireless telegraphy plans, plus a Minnesota railroad merger case moving to federal court.
A Lawrence citizen testifies Doan's Kidney Pills relieved years of frequent backache and kidney pain after trying a brand advertised in daily papers. The user bought a box at a drug store and reports the discomfort ended. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sells as USA agents. Remember the name Doan's.
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