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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1905
Page
2
The Lawrence Kansas Journal details its publishing schedule and editions, noting a daily paper and a weekly sixteen page issue. An Easter gifts total across New York churches reached 250 906, with various international and national political notes and local university debates on labor issues and a closed shop.
A long, mixed collection of notes reports rains improving Kansas crop prospects yet warns of ongoing market nervousness. Mentions First National Bank of Milwaukee being Chadwicked by its president with a 1.5 million loss, ex President Cleveland commenting on club women, and various political and transport items including Santa Fe railroad leadership change and new Frisco System sleeper service from Kansas City to Jacksonville. Several disjointed references to weather, stock markets, and local business ads follow, with scattered Kansas and national figures and notes.
The catalog suggests durable camping bags for travel on trains ships and mules. It highlights waterproof war bags holding a steamer trunk’s capacity, a net rubber pouch for small space, knives, a nithel cutlass, a folding drinking cup and water pouches, matches and lanterns. Also promotes Ely's Liquid Cream Balm for catarrh with nasal atomizer at 75 cents from Ely Brothers New York.
An archaic narrative fragment describes a woodchuck encounter and a philosophical take on remedies, followed by an extended, dubious medical advertisement touting Hall's Catarrh Cure and Buckwalter's Arnica Salve as universal fixes for deafness, cancer, and skin ailments with anecdotal testimonials.
Fragment text appears to reflect a noisy train journey with corrupted lines and scattered phrases. The garbled passage mentions colors, voices, and attempts at sense, including mentions of a poet figure and musical or phonetic lines, but the overall meaning remains unclear.
An old brass text fragment advertises Dr. Ai New Discovery for consumption cough and cold claiming cure. It also mentions Wabash rail service from Kansas City to St. Louis with trains day and night and invites readers to ask local agents for tickets.
A fragmentary prose piece depicts a narrator comparing apples to other goods while a shopper and clerk debate prices, freshness, and superiority. References to cents per dozen and a humorous misread card spark a digressive scene ending with an advertisement for Chamerlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets praising digestion benefits.
The April 1 issue of the telephone directory is being delivered to reach all subscribers by week’s end. Report omissions to Chief Operator No 600. Supplemental list No 1 for April 15 adds new subscribers and addresses such as Main 340 Seattle WE res 620 Mo and White 6122 Cramer SM res 1300 Ky among others in a long mixed city listing.
A garbled account recounts a tailor revising a list amid a tale featuring an Irish tarer, Hore Tem, and a reputation cited by The Wo Yorkines. The narrative includes aviator Miurpiy and Father Duss, with scattered references to writers, Chemer, Docatth Teak, and a scene of ambiguous events and dialogue.
Odd corners and misted late streets of old Larnton Town are described with references to narrow passages and historic lanes. The piece blends nostalgic city imagery with a shift to modern Exchange Place, noting tall buildings and a famous edge of the world’s largest office block as a backdrop to street scenes and echoes of past days. The text then shifts to a medical advert for Foley’s Kidney Care warning of Bright’s disease and praising its efficacy, with testimonials from A. B. of Morgantown Indiana and a Barber & B.药 endorsement.
An old ad claims Dr Kings New Life Pills relieve dyspepsia and constipation by removing clogging materials and restoring energy. It promises a braced, improved start and notes a guaranteed claim from Barber and Son's drug store at 330.
The Missouri and Kansas Telephone company announces a rural rate of 35 cents per month for service within city limits on five year contracts with annual prepayment. L. K. Mazon, manager, urges country residents with no telephone to consider installing one now. Observation cars operate on Wabash day trains between Kansas City and St. Louis in both directions, and on Wabash New York fast mail No. 85.
The notice seeks youth and employment for a telephone operator role at Mo. & Kanway Telephone Co after a manager meeting at the telephone building 734 Vermont St. It also includes various stray references to prices, locations, and a lost item reward near Vermont Street and the river.
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