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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1905
Page
2
The item traces The Journal daily and weekly editions published in Lawrence, noting their history, circulation in the county, and subscription details. It mentions the paper's long standing presence and distribution pattern in Kansas, reflecting on its role in local news dissemination.
The report notes Kansas oil is fetching 37 cents per barrel, down from 1.50 earlier, amid protests against price levels and investigations into Standard Oil. It mentions a Kansas refinery promoter reunion, public appetite for alcohol, and a Milwaukee bank scandal involving an assistant cashier. It references a local dollar anecdote of limited community impact and promotes Chamberlain's Cough Hennedy as a trusted remedy. Observation cars added on Wabash day trains between Kansas City and St. Louis.
French enthusiasts push exact science into agriculture by a euphorimetric scale of fertility from one to ten degrees. M. Varembey leads experiments, linking each degree to 1000 kilograms of manure per hectare and predicted yields of wheat rye barley and oats. Normal conditions assumed with temperature and moisture variances noted.
A Galveston Tribune account describes a North Texas trek where a traveling man hires a negro to drive a team. An odd incident occurs when a rabbit crosses the road and the drummer asks what is happening. The story shows prejudice and strange beliefs amid a rough crossing.
A young woman, walking alone after leaving a car, defends herself when a man emerges from a dark alley and demands cash. She strikes back with a sudden move, dissuading the assailant and escaping unharmed. The report combines this incident with unrelated advertisements for medicines and a Colorado engraving offer.
An old notice promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure claiming cure of deafness caused by catarrh, offering one hundred dollars for a dose that fails. The fragment also advertises Wabash Railway service from Kansas City to St. Louis, touting best trains day and night and urging readers to ask agents for tickets.
A lengthy 1908 advertisement extols pure blood as the foundation of health and frames the family as wealthy in vitality. It promotes S S S as a vegetable blood purifier and tonic, claiming cures for eruptions, boils, and chronic skin conditions, with testimonials from Mrs J D Atherton and others, and references to The Swift Specific Company of Atlanta and Newark Ohio.
A local drug store advertises Dr King’s New Pills claiming relief from discomfort and energy loss. The notice promises fast action by clearing blockages and improving digestion, urging customers to try the remedy for sudden breakdowns.
The April 15 telephone directory is being delivered with a supplemental Mist No. 1. Report omissions to Chief Operator No 600. New subscribers listed include Main 340 Beattie WE res 20 Mo, White 6554, Beckwith res E. Lee, White 4931 Caldwell, Anthony res 624 Ind. and others with addresses in Main, NY, Orchard, Elm, Miss, and West Winthrop. Also notes on household items and drug ads for Chamberlain's tablets and Foley's Kidney Cure.
The New York Sun notes a glut of old oak furniture may flood the market, with many pieces likely unsuitable for fine work due to cracking and warping. Advertisements tout Arnica cures and cleaners as popular remedies, while travel ads describe the Southern Railway Frisco Limited sleeper service from Kansas City to Jacksonville with modern amenities.
An old column lists Wanted apprentices and skilled seamstresses, with contact notes at Mrs. Lattie “Tib. bals” on Stillods Inland street, plus other items: tomato plants and cateyag plants for sale, Hicks & Co. phone 3s7. Also notices for shop help on Hart Street, sale of a small four room house, two lots, and a set of Valentine American Encyclopedia. Additional ads seek telephone operators for Mo. & Kansas Telephone Co. and employment references.
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