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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1905
Page
3
An outdated piece discusses women’s vitality and the dangers of dissipation, praising Dr. R.V. Pierce and his Favorite Prescription made from earth extracts. It promotes tonic use, claims millions cured, and urges readers to seek advice from Pierce’s NY office, praising herbal blends and patent tonics.
The page lists multiple railroad services including Santa Fe, Kansas City Expresses, the Arkansas City Express, and through trains to various destinations. It mentions passenger daily and limited schedules, Sunday exceptions, accommodations, and a notice of appointment indicating official clerical updates for station operations.
Katherine Morton in the Washington Star portrays three sisters, two deemed beautiful while the third, dubbed The Kuggs' Cely Duckling, is mocked for flaws. The piece argues appearance misleads virtue and advocates corrective routines to improve self esteem and social perception.
A brief item notes a neat little coat suitable for fall days and for golfers of the later season. The article mentions its tidy style, aged waist detail, and adaptable fit for cool weather wear.
An OCR fragment mentions Gloria Petticoats and outfits like Mack gloria petticoats. The text is garbled with names and phrases about large areas and fashion items. Details are unclear, but references to garments and payments imply dress-related notes from a historical listing.
A worried woman, tired from caring for children and skipping dinners, is contrasted with Becky Sharp. The piece notes worry deepens facial lines more than indigestion or late hours, and advises avoiding worry to stay pretty in the evening. An aromatic bath and massage are suggested as relief.
A fragment advises on attire for an afternoon tea with strict card etiquette. Dress in a tucked evening gown or handsome street costume with white gloves and light hat. Leave hostess and guest cards on the tray, mail cards the same day, and avoid long conversations with the hostess unless she initiates.
The passage mentions various fabrics and garments including white banded shorts, a blouse, and a red serge piece. It describes a bath or dressing remedy using crease water, orange tint, glycerin, and linen, with directions to apply a small amount of the mixture. The text is garbled but centers on fashion and a home preparation.
Advertisements warn readers of counterfeiters imitating Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds. Bucklen & Co warn to look for protection marks on wrappers and avoid imitations sold to defraud the public. Barber & Son advertise Rocky Mountain block engraving offer and Colorado Midland steel engraving.
Mrs C A Jennings of 819 Ohio Street Lawrence Kansas reports four years of back pain from kidney trouble. After doctors failed she used Doan's Kidney Pills from Dick Bros Drug Store. She says pain subsided and urinary distress stopped. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sells the pills nationwide. Remember the name Doan's.
Detailed lace pattern guidance using Cotton No. 18 and a tatting shuttle. Describes two-thread work with leading and shuttle threads, knot counts, picots, looping, and finishing steps with multiple sequence actions and supposed eye closures. Includes numerous misspellings and unclear terms, requiring interpretation to yield a coherent historic craft note.
A verbose, dated piece discusses women photographed as models and the era’s standards of beauty. It contrasts natural walking with posed attitudes and critiques the pursuit of idealized glamour, noting how clothing, posture, and expression shape perception.
An article fragment describes a fireplace ornament with a cross bar and bamboo end caps. It covers suspending the pot with a fern using brass wire, and notes color harmony with gold wires and green leaves. It includes an ad for Dr King’s New Life Pills and Burdock Blood Bitters.
A dense, disjointed OCR fragment discusses knotting, pleats, beads, and dressmaking terms, interspersed with stray lines about social duty and etiquette. It shifts to a drugstore ad asserting Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as top bowel treatment, then cites travel tips to California and a Wild Strawberry extract for dysentery and diarrhoea.
In Austin Texas devotees embrace a rain cure, standing bare in the open to let rain soak the body as a panacea for rheumatism nervous disorders and colds. Proponents claim vigor to the nerves and overall health improvements though report no standardized method and caution about safety multiple believers recount trials and the appearance of a black cloud signaling better downpour prospects.
An item describes a giant locomotive exhibition as the largest ever built to haul heavy trains on steep grades. The page also advertises Hontetter's Stomach Bitters claiming cures for digestion, liver and kidney issues, female disorders, headaches, indigestion, and malaria. It includes testimonials like Down's Ointment for leg sores and Bucklen's Arnica Salve for pain and wounds, with pharmacy push and local journal office notices.
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