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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1905
Page
3
A garbled piece extols a scientist M. Metschniken who claims blood contains scavenger cells called phagocytes and bleu cells that clean pollutants. It asserts these cells, white blood corpuscles, police the blood, aiding heart health and overall vitality with novel blood cleansing ideas and herbal substitutes.
Partial timetable from a historic railroad page lists multiple named trains and routes. It mentions Kansas City to Chicago daily service, Arkansas City and Topeka connections, California and Colorado trains, and several express and limited stops, with varying daily, weekly, and Sunday operations.
A fragmented notice details a Douglas County petition regarding a district court matter with an upcoming July deadline, plus a Colorado mail about land openings and a Grande Junction Colorado strike for settlement. It mentions registration, railroad access via the Colorado Midland line, and a Colorado engraving offer from C. L. Speers in Denver for a steel print of the Pass. The document references multiple locations including Denver, Provo Utah, Verne, Utah, and Kansas City.
The Chicago Record Herald notes Americans pay high duties to import wild animals for zoological work and pets. Prices cited include elephants at 750 dollars and other specimens with duties reaching hundreds of dollars, reflecting strict controls on exotic imports.
Reading like a dated patent tone, the note touts a forthcoming test claiming health benefits from a stomach remedy. It urges readers to start taking Tlogtetter's Stomach Hitere for falling health symptoms and lists wide effects from poor appetite to fever and ague, promising a cure via a druggist.
Mrs Jobo A Yong of Clay N M says neuoralgia in the liver and stomach left her weak and unable to eat. She reports Kisotrio Bitterns gave swift relief and cured her, praising them as the best medicine for women. Sold by Liathat & Ben druggists at 100 per bottle.
Fragmented OCR text hints at Chinese workers and cash flow in New York, with references to Chinese men and a tense social scene. Complex garbled lines imply a discussion of finance, people, and possible legal or social tensions around Chinese communities.
Fraud alert about impostors selling imitations of Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption and Colds. Warns readers to look for the genuine wrapper seal from Hocklen Co of Chicago and Windsor. Mentions Barbar & Son’s store and cautions against deceptive medicines that piggyback on a trusted name.
An old newspaper advertisement touts Dean's Kidney Pills with testimonial style claims of back and kidney relief. The text cites Mrs C L Werta of Lawrence Kansas and a Buffalo NY company, noting a 50 cent price and wide availability through drugstores and agents.
Lawrence Kansas bids due August 14 1903 for grading curbing and macadamizing Elliott street from Indiana to Michigan and Eighth street from Michigan to limits 16 feet, intersection paving with vitrified brick plans and specs available at City Clerk office. Requires certified checks for 4300 or 2150 for specific items. City reserves right to reject all bids. Includes storm sewer on Adams street 115 feet long between New Hampshire and Rhode Island.
A Norfolk reader reports Bucklea Arnica Salva cured a severe knee blister and healed wounds. Missouri and Kansas Telephone Company announces a rural service rate of 35 cents monthly on five year contracts with annual prepayment. A wax figure display shows a woman in a showroom with critique by a police official. Citizens discuss beliefs and superstitions about luck and travel. Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is recommended and sold by druggists.
An old travel ad encourages summer vacation plans with the Wabash line promising convenience and time savings. It touts direct routes to St. Louis Detroit Toledo Pittsburgh and Buffalo and through service to New York and Boston urging readers to ask local ticket agents for Wabash tickets.
The City Clerk announces bids for brick stone or cement sidewalks for the year ending July 31. Bids due by August 7 at city hall in Lawrence Kansas. The City Council may reject any or all bids.
An early 20th century fragment advertises Dr King’s New Life Pills as a cure for supposed food poisons and dyspepsia with a fraud warning. It also details the Franco System’s Pullman sleeper trains joining Kansas City and Jacksonville via Southern Railway from November 15, 1904, through summer 1905, aboard the Bootherm Limited with electric lighting and reserved seating through Prince dyee Wen OF COMMacting Itues.
A New York World essay fragment muses on icebergs from Greenland created by melt and gravity. It links natural waste and human calculations, noting iceberg dimensions, buoyancy, and the daily reports from January through March, with a focus on how icebergs drift and form new shapes as they shed vast masses.
Random antiquarian musings discuss cheating, weights, and virtue versus immigrant, referencing ancient Iran and old records. The piece then shifts to Nippon Yusen Kaisha fleet data, steamship tonnage, profits for a half-year ending 1994, and a dividend on capital, followed by a street quote about beer and a cigar store philosopher. It closes with a note on court observation cars in service on the Wabash line between Kansas City and St. Louis.
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