Railroads Time Table and Advertised Services
A cluttered rail timetable lists Santa Fe and Kansas City routes with daily and Sunday service notes. It includes freight and passenger schedules, branch lines, and promotional details for routes to Lawrence and Denver. Also contains court notice of a divorce petition and a land settlement opening with dates, registration sites, and drawing details for homesteads in Utah and Colorado.
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Kansas
Kansas City
Obicags ‘Represa
Bea Assantes
Expres
Arghane
Peltaray i
Wienon
Nabual
Useb
Szpresa
Sot Dallborata
Ees Ayia
Nola Perre Fe
Bnsas
Oh Manas
Rene Et
Lawarece
Shapoh Aralves
Cam Neil
Lawabsos Besnur Def
Humday
Uietab
Indias
Roeservatios
Sastern Utah
Morell Law
C. M. Ry
Boston Building
Kasses City
C. H. Speers
Denver
Colorado
Record of a Remarkable Explosion Off Alexandria
A vast explosion occurred when 64 tons of gelignite and ten tons of blasting powder loaded on a ship near Aboukir Bay were wrecked after collision. Dynamite was submerged to prevent danger, wires linked to a fort battery, and a waterspout rose to about 2000 feet as the explosives detonated, killing fish and shaking Alexandria with no harm to nearby homes.
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Ploslons
Alexendria
Alezandria
Mesars, Nobel & Co
Glasgow
Cairo
Gyassels
Aboukir
Harold Harris
F.C. S
Nobel
Ferdinand Muquier
Nelson's Island
Ex- Woston
Alexandria
Toval Eshermen
Aboukir Bay
Are You Going East? Travel by Wabash Lines
Vacation planning advice from a historic ad promotes the Wabash rail line for routes to St. Louis Detroit Toledo Pittsburg and Buffalo and via New York and Boston. It urges asking local agents for tickets and notes lower cost options and comfort for travelers including sleepers and California trips using Union Pacific and Colorado Midland connections. The piece closes with a medical testimonial about Thomas sleep aids.
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ItIu
St. Louis
Detroit
Toledo
Pittsburg
Buffalo
New York
Boston
Hokete
California
Oder
Pusis
Union Pacific
U. P
Automobile Accidents and Public Perception in New York
The Automobile Club of America analyzed January to May accident records from the New York Police Department and other agencies. It found 12 deaths from automobiles, 81 from horse drawn vehicles, and 7 from street cars, suggesting cars are not the most deadly and that horse drawn vehicles cause many injuries. The piece argues for better policing and vehicle regulations to reduce accidents.
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The
Automobile Club of America
New York ‘Corotters
Police Department
Are Board of Health
Nave
San Francisco Chronicle
New York
United States
New Yass
Chamberlain Stomach and Liver Tablets Advert
A promotional note touts Chamberlain Stomach and Liver Tablets as reviving the stomach and liver, aiding digestion, and regulating the bowels. It claims even declined appetites and discomforts can be cured with these tablets, available from all druggists.
Consumers' Queer Whims and Adulteration Warnings
A fragmented 19th century style piece warns consumers about taste and appearance driven choices in foods and medicines. It cites color biases in eggs butter and cider, notes adulteration tactics, and cautions readers against crude knockoffs of Dr Eng’s cure. It also promotes Bucklen remedies and other patent medicine ads amid a mix of jokes and product pitches.
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Department of Agriculture
George KK. Toles
Bureau of Startles
Boston
New York
San Francisco
Chicago
Washington
New Orleans
Dr. Eng
Kiegva
Backlen
A. E. Buckelen & CO
Windsor
Canada
Barber & Sea's
Detroit Free Press
Kidney Pills Advert Claiming Cure for Back Pain
An old advertisement touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for back pain and urinary issues. Mrs. C. L. Waris of Lawrence Kansas testifies to dramatic relief after using the product bought at Dick Brown druggists. The copy warns against imitation remedies and promotes Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry as a bowel remedy.
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Dan
Mra. C. L. Waris
Loulatana Atest
Lawrence
Kansas
Down
Dean
Dick Brown
Hallam
Iburoo
Budiato
United Beates
Dosa
Rural Telephone Rates in Missouri and Kansas
The Missouri and Kansas Telephone Co. announces a 36 cents per month rate for rural service joining city sites under a six year contract with annual advance payments. Mason, manager, urges country residents to obtain a phone now. Also notices sale of Chamberlain's medicine and Wabash rail details. Proposals sealed by Aug 14, 1905 for Elliott street grading and paving projects in Lawrence, Kansas.
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Missouri & Kansas Telephone Company
Mason
Kansas City
St. Louis
Lawrence Daily Journal
Scale proposals for storm sewer on Adams street
Scale proposals will be received at the office of the City Clerk of Lawrence Kansas up to 4 p.m. August 14 1905 for building a storm sewer 115 feet long more or less on Adams street between New Hampshire and Rhode Island streets according to plans and specifications on file F D Brooks City Clerk Lawrence Kans August 1 1905
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Lawrence
Kavnas
Elliott Street
Indiana
Michigan Street
Eity
Eliott
Indiana Street
Bank For
Asco
Kansas
Adame
New Bampshire
Rhode Island
F. D. Brooks
Kans
Lawrence Daily Journal
Lawrence, Kans
The Growth of London Suburban Building Critique
The London Spectator decries suburban growth driven by a builder mindset that destroys trees and parks to pack housing. It notes uniform roads, standardized designs, fenced gardens, and the disappearance of old greenery as the city expands.
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London Spectator
London
Government Salary Increases Through History
A summary of how United States government official salaries rose over time from 1789 to the late 19th century. It notes fixed daily pay and mileage, period increases, and the controversial 1873 retroactive raise that spurred protest. The piece urges moderate future increases aligned with expenditures and public accountability.
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United States
Theae Sims
Congress
Amd
Water in a Pool Sparks Hurried Remedies
In a city pool a boy’s head filled with water as peers offered odd cures. A swimmer demonstrated a hopping pose to draw out the water while others shouted suggestions. A push sent the waterlogged boy into the pool, surfacing with a relieved grin and the claim the method worked, though it was described as a poor fix.
Sultan’s Dog Guards and Other Oddments
A collage of quirky items from early 20th century news and ads. Notes include a sultan in Constantinople reputedly using dog bodyguards, a letter exchange between a newlywed couple, and a bogus medical salve testimonial. Also mentions Frisco sleeping cars added to Southern Limited service with Kansas City departure.
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Turkey
England
Constantinople
Nebraska to teach girls how to spend money wisely
The University of Nebraska plans a new department to instruct young women in value buying for meats, groceries, and textiles, aiming to teach economical shopping and prudent handling of funds. Professors might share money sense, while many expect the course to attract housewifely ambition more than students seeking financial independence.
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Nebraska
Unfortunate Offspring and the Hotel Child Dilemma
A piece by Martin S. Beasley in Everybody's argues hotels harm child development. It condemns hotel living as creating a servant mindset, money worship, dependence, and homelessness in youth. The author warns such children lack initiative and patriotism, deeming hotels unsuitable as homes for any child.
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Martin S. Beasley
Walter
Unappreciated Courage in Tennessee Bear Hunt
In the Tennessee mountains Hiram Gatey tracked a bear into a small cave, risking death with a knife. He crawled after the animal and killed it since the cave prevented the bear from turning. He skinned the bear and told his father, who quipped that Hiram is brave but a fool.
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Hiram
Tennesses Mountains
Hiram Gatey
Cerum
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Many & Lawrence Reader
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Girls’ School OF Economy
University of Nebraska
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Retary
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George C. Bailey
New York Tribune Farmer
Tribune Farmer
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Mountalen
Colorado Midland Railway
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Leadville
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