25 Aug 1905
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1905
Page
1
The issue compiles dispatches from major events as Norway and Sweden discuss separation while Roosevelt and the Russian emperor negotiate peace. Reports cover graft in San Francisco, yellow fever scares, and Chinese edicts urging merchants to curb anti American wood agitation.
Vintage ad claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures deafness from inflamed mucous membranes in the ear and offers $1000 for a business to treat catarrh. It touts constitutional remedies, relaxes tube function, and recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation. The notice appears as an 19th century medical pitch from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
A scrambled ad note touts popular travel to the Pacific Coast, urging readers to invest in trips and enjoy the voyage. It also advertises lodging signs and medical claims for Burdock Blood Bitters as a cure for various eruptions and ailments.
A lavish Calumet piano and a $150 organ are installed in a Los Angeles residence, featuring a gold leaf case and electrical attachments enabling twin keyboard play. The instruments, crafted in New York, spent over two years in transit and are billed as matching the finest concert instruments with refined tone and decoration.
The Ox Row tunnel cooling method used river water sprayed on tunnel walls to lower heat. Initially 95 to 105 degrees rose to 112 degrees. fans failed until water spray from the river was applied, cooling hot water at 75 miners inches and allowing drainage.
The Philadelphia Bulletin notes a rising trend in decorating lawns with peacocks and cites dealers who specialize in the birds. One vendor reportedly sells noiseless peacocks for about 75 each, claiming the birds’ silence raises value despite their natural cry.
A man described to a New York Times reporter explains how gamblers keep feeding coins into slot machines despite repeated losses. He notes players persist, dropping more pennies and even chasing trains in the subway, seeking a return on failed bets.
A mixed read of humorous snippets and public notices. The text references slot machines and patient medicine claims, a young king in Africa, labor and marriage views, and a geography lesson with odd etymologies. The tone resembles a late 19th or early 20th century miscellany.
Fragmented clippings describe Japanese naval strategy and Admiral Topo, with notes on preventing sea attacks. Mentions of Chamberlains Colic Remedy and a market ad for Bucklen’s Arnica Salve plus local druggists.
A mounted monster sea elephant captivates at Serlin zoological garden. Whalers found the giant near the Antarctic coast, weighing about ten tons with a 21 foot length, illustrating the rarity and size of this marine oddity.
Shortest route from Kansas City to St Louis and beyond is the Wabash with through service to New York and Boston. Through sleepers to Jacksonville via Frisco and Southern Railway begin November 15, part of the Southern Limited. Local notices include used items for sale and rental ads, with several business and personal listings in Lawrence.
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