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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1902
Page
3
A distressed advertisement extols Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription as a remedy for motherhood strains. It claims to curb nausea aid appetite promote sleep and strengthen a mother to nurse and care for her infant. The text cites testimonials from Geauga County and references a one cent stamp request for publications.
A fragmentary railroad timetable lists numerous trains including Chicago to Los Angeles and Kansas City routes. It mentions daily services, special weekend runs, and variations like California express and Colorado Flyer with scattered departure times and destinations, reflecting a busy but incomplete schedule.
Henry de Windt and his expedition recount a bleak overland trek from Paris to New York via Russia and Siberia. They faced robbers, brutal cold, famine, exiles, and perilous river crossings, with repeated near death moments and a lengthy, grueling journey through Yakutsk Verkoynosk Sukharno and Arctic coast towns to reach Cape Prince of Wales and then America.
Advertisers must pay due advertising amounts as stated. The New York Evening Journal highlights men and women wearing horseback skin coats and horsehair furs, with coral jewelry gaining favor. Coral strings knot below the waist and imitate real pieces at low cost. warnings against unsafe remedies are noted with a mispelled Dosv’s ointment ad offering 50 cents at drugstores.
The text presents a fragmented observation about insects in wasps and bees, noting the horizon encompassing a circle of observation and mentioning birds like the British curkee and the American cow blackbird. It lacks coherent context, proper names, dates, or locations.
King Oscar of Sweden holds a life saving medal from the French Humane society for stopping a runaway. A London firm ships five unbreakable powered waterpipes with cases adorned by Persian arms and diamonds. Prince Henry of Prussia, born August 14 1862 in Potsdam, is said to be four years younger than the Kaiser and jokes about being a Potsdamer famed for slowness.
A cache of 64 pounds of dynamite, two two‑pound bombs, and 115 feet of fuse was unearthed by A W Butler in a room at a state charity inspection in Decatur. Charles Fekerman, an infirmary resident, had two long‑standing absences as investigators recovered the explosive. Eckerman, missing since the discovery, had been confined at the infirmary for over 42 years. In Paducah, Ky, a Princeton fire razed the Urey block and several businesses, with $100,000 loss and Dr. W B Terry fatally burned after igniting a gasoline explosion in Terry & Frayer drug store.
A Philadelphia North American dispatch notes Harry Tracy, famed outlaw, began in Monroe County Iowa as a dangerous child. In Albia, Iowa, 1887, Tracy aided by accomplices stole R. O. Cramer’s road team, sparking a chase that led to his capture and extradition to Albia. Guards and deputies recounted his repeated handcuff and shackle escapes, including a hotel room breakout. Tracy was sentenced to seven years at Fort Madison penitentiary after conviction for robbery with escapes during imprisonment and threats to guards.
A garbled report describes a public meeting where a violin solo opened a fundraising night at Wesley Lake carnival. Funds raised were split between a marine carnival project and Allis Aradford for event expenses, followed by socializing at an ice cream parlor.
A vintage ad copy extols turning a gas stove valve for instant fuel. A slight turn yields a slow flame a bigger turn a moderate flame and a full turn a quick flame. It promises easy control and instant extinguish.
Douglas County notices reveal Lawrence pharmacists at 28 Massachusetts Street filing July 30 1902 for a permit to sell intoxicating liquors for medicinal scientific and mechanical purposes with a hearing scheduled for August 2 1902. Also notices on the estate of Mary Mary Gleason of Douglas County and appointment details.
Round trip and one way excursion fares listed for Denver, Pueblo, Santa Fe, and other points with multiple sale dates and return limits. Agencies in Lawrence, Kan advertise various routes including California Oklahoma Indian Territory and Minnesota Wisconsin lines. Subscriptions mention to settle accounts with carriers and agents.
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