05 Dec 1898
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1898
Page
1
The Lawrence Daily Journal recounts ownership changes, editions, and subscription terms, followed by a political survey of McKinley era events. It covers the Journal’s reach, editorial stance, and notes on the presidential message and Kansas political climate amid national conflicts.
Discussion emphasizes sanitation as a broad public health effort beyond treating individual sickness. Experts outlined how epidemics are caused and controlled, stressing water, sewer, and waste management plus public understanding to support costly prevention.
Masons amusements report a bright musical show with music dances and specialties presented as The Real Widow Brown tonight. The on road success features striking scenes and photo opportunities, with Raymond's albums advertised for mounted photographs. Weidemann's candy is available and the West Lawrence crowd fills the theatre in winter weather.
The Douglas County Poultry Association plans a December 19 exhibition at 721 Massachusetts Ave in the former Schall grocery building. Local merchants donate generously as Lawrence breeders aim to rival Kansas City Leavenworth and Topeka shows. Judge J W Southard of Kansas City will place ribbons after judging at Bismarck fair.
The Olsted Stove Manufacturing Company of Lawrence is chartered by the secretary of state. Capital stock is $23,000. Directors include Christian Olsted, Samuel Kelsall, John M. Spencer of Lawrence, E. T. Voorhis of Lebanon Missouri, and Oliver Turner of Kansas City Kansas. Mr Olsted is said to have a clever invention the company will push. There will be exhibitions of two fancy pigeons and other animals. A $3,000,000 diamond in Paris is for sale and may be bought by a Lawrence pharmacist as a paper weight.
Dr Rudolph Schiffmann announces a free sample box of Schiffmanns Asthma Cure at Woodward & Co drug store Round Corner on Thursday December Sth to prove its effectiveness for asthma hay fever and bronchitis. People outside town can receive a postpaid package by writing to Dr R Schiffmann 315 Rosabel St St Paul Minn before December 15th with name and address.
A fragmented page lists local business requests and services including car pet cleaning at A. E. Huddleston's plant on South Massachusetts, laundry services promising high quality work, and notices about performances at the opera house. It mentions White’s for buying livestock, Bell's music store, and a Pleasing Reflection on laundry quality.
Senator Thomas Platt met with the president in Washington and learned that Cha
Kansas City to Georgia Florida and southeast offered at one fare with thirty day return. Special round trip rates between Kansas City and all FS&M stations and two January return limits. Local ads tout Tobacconist brushes furniture oil generator and holiday retail as well as transit issues and fast mail criticism.
Classified notices include rental and for sale items at 1016 Tennessee, business college scholarships from I C Stevenson in Lawrence, a University student helper, furnished rooms at 630 Rhode Island, a dressmaker shop position at 7 Massachusetts, and a large Lawrence area farm for sale with land and livestock. Also hauling services, weather note on a Saturday snowstorm, salted peanuts at Wiedemann's, and farm equipment listed by Albert McRill.
Funeral held for Charley Culbertson, son of Wa M and Kate W Culbertson, at Congregational church in Lawrence. Despite a winter storm, family and friends filled Plymouth church parlors to honor a courteous, bright minded youth who died after a long decline linked to Brights disease, with reflections on loss and resilience.
Lawrence postal clerks report heavy holiday mail season underway with many Christmas packages moving between points. Street cats halted Saturday night service. resumed Sunday afternoon. Wiedemann's offers a large counter candy selection. Snowfall light but sidewalks cleaned more than in years. Sunday permitted easier walks. Mrs. Sarah T. D. Robinson of Lawrence donated nine more United States histories to State Traveling Libraries. City council and board of education set regular monthly meetings for this evening.
Ambitious physicians with clinics in Japan Harape New York and the state set up in the Lawrence home in this city offering free examinations through Monday December 1g. They claim long hospital experience and promise cures for chronic diseases including bronchitis asthma consumption and nervously related disorders with Japanese methods and guaranteed results. They also promote Dr Helen BE Lee focusing on ladies diseases and announce monthly visits and a Union Pacific flyer service from Lawrence and Kansas City with schedule notes.
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