Mystery Woman Moves Lawrence Man Toward Justice
A Lawrence man recalls a chance encounter with a well known local woman on a crowded train. He, a former vagabond now a lawyer, says her kindness and a shared glance changed his life, inspiring him to return home and pursue a steady career after years of wandering.
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Mary J. Helmes
Lawrence
Soci
Philanathiapie
Qineis
Halfie
Ratlad
Lawveres
Pemcutly
Ping Lawrence
Kansas
Jie
Siskens
Lawrel
Rougue
Sather
Kansas City
West Lawrence
Ian
Loedd
Hidden Romance Sparks Summer Promise
A young man and a woman share a quiet flirtation with a promise of secrecy. The woman insists she is not unvirtuous yet asks the man to keep their affair hidden until summer, likely August, when she plans to visit again. The woman later tells the reporter the story, but who the girl is remains undisclosed to protect her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oman
Hor
Electric Bitters and other remedies advertised in 1900s ad copy
An old advertisement roundup praises Electric Bitters as a grand family medicine for dyspepsia and liver issues, claiming it purifies the blood and restores vitality. It mentions 50c at Bamber & Son's and includes other notes on Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup, Dean's Ointment, and quips about women and mathematics.
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Frank Conlan
Houston St
New York
Bamber & Son
Decline of Chop Suey Shrinks Chicago Chinese Dining
Chicago faces a depression in the Chinese restaurant sector as chop suey fades from popularity. The city, once famed for its Chow towns, sees many eateries close or scale back as causes remain uncertain. An estimated 100 to 200 Chinese restaurants operate in Chicago, with sales once near two million dollars annually.
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Chicago
Bret Alost
America
July 4th Fatalities From Fourth of July Wounds Decline
Report notes deaths from July Fourth wounds have fallen from 414 in 1903 to 73 this year due to fewer blank cartridge pistol incidents and improved medical care.
A Most Valuable Agent in Dr Pierce’s Medicine
The glycerine in Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery greatly enhances medicinal properties drawn from native roots. It claims to extract and hold in solution many constituents with antiseptic nutritive and antiferment effects. The formula lists Bloodroot and Queen's root among its ingredients for coughs bronchitis and lung affections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Warmer air layer found above high atmosphere flights
Meteorologists report a warmer stratum above the standard troposphere detected by high altitude balloons. Since 1891 researchers recorded temperatures rising to 47,400 feet and 54,100 feet, revealing a global, seasonal pattern with colder tropics at eight miles in summer and warmer air persisting above 50,000 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meserene de Bort
Paris
Asanwin
Woman And Her Dress Through Bloomer Era Attire
A historical note on women's dress from the Bloomer movement era discusses petticoats as symbols of weakness and the shift to silk and satin fleshings. It recalls hoop skirts and crinolines, the need for space, and the role of leather trims in dainty dresses, marking fashion’s evolution with women’s rights discourse.
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London
Garicnturisig
Circus Shams Target City Folk with Modern Tricks
The piece explains the big profits of Paris and London dressmaking firms and warns how circuses pull in crowds with slick schemes. It describes modern cons like numbered bets, fake wheel games, and overpriced side shows that exploit unsuspecting country visitors who pay 60 cents for entry and a dime for admission to the tent.
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Paris
London
Chicago Record-Herald
Swain
Lige Purdy
Bill Spivers
Pian
Lige
Ape
Ania
Backlen's Arnica Salve Credited With Healing Cure
Tom Moore of Cochran Georgia reports a bad on the instep cleared after applying Backlen's Arnica Salve. He used less than half of a 25 cent box and achieved a perfect cure under guarantee at Barber & Bon’s drug store.
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Tom Moore
Cochran
Barber & Bon
Festive Bugs Parade Through Nighttime Streets
A colorful page of oddities describes millions of bugs roaming last night’s picnic crowd, with big black insects slipping under collars and tiny ones compromising fashion. Authorities are urged to curb the insect “epidemic” while a German paper recounts the Baedeker guide’s beginnings and the travel guide trade.
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Bugs
Bell On Flying Machines Foresees Aerial Age
Alexander Graham Bell declares flying machines no longer a future dream and predicts a rapid shift to aerodromes. He envisions air mails and fast transport, with dirigibles as cheap freight carriers, while noting air fleets will challenge future war and defences evolve accordingly.
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Alexander Graham Bell
Engagement rumor sparks Copperhead style gossip at Coolidge
Society page notes whispers about Miss Annie McKnight and John Charles Dewey living as an engaged couple. The owner questions the propriety of announcing a betrothal while Annie and her mother deny plans for marriage. Local reaction from Coolidge residents remains mixed as rumors persist.
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Society
Coolidge Enterprise
Coolidge
Annie McKnight
John Charles Dewey
Annie Wu
John Charles
Anni
Annie
Miss Annie
Coalidge
How to Avoid Appendicitis
Advice on avoiding appendicitis cites constipation as a common cause and promotes Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup as a mild remedy. The text warns against substitutes and includes various ad snippets about health and personal conduct, ending with a note on Foley's Kidney Cure for kidney trouble.
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Orino
Barber & Ben
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Dean
the Journal
Dolan
Barber & Son
Backlen
Arnica Salve
Baedeker
Coblens
Rhine
Exsen
Belgium
John Murry
St. Petersburg
Seville
Ostend
Constantinople
Murray
Braedeker
Abe
Foley
Bright
Me Cardu
Sarah J. Hoskins
Cary
Cardui
American Farmer
Indianapolis
Indiana
United States
Solon L. Goode
the Weekly Journal
The
Bath
Lawrence, Ks
Colorado
Utah
California
Stamland Observation
Denver
Salt Lake City
Ogden
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Colorado Midland Railway
Midland
G. H. Speers
Pass
Denver, Colorado
Ty A. Journal
Spec
Eec
Yellowstone Park
Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
Union Pacific
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