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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1905
Page
2
Summary of Lawrence Journal content includes ownership change as J. L. Brady acquires majority stock and takes management, plus multiple briefs on national and regional topics. Mentioned are editorials on Standard Oil delay, California Japanese labor, Pagas canal fund, rail traffic, and Wisconsin politics. Also notes on Russia holidays, insurance probe, Kansas delegation to president, and a Chinese boycott linked to a former official.
Long list of varied items cites Wilsons report impact on Kansas agriculture and economics. Mentions Admiral Togo visit, Illinois rail rate cuts, Norway king salary, rail signal law, Kansas banker robbery, Jamestown 1907, and gas and wine notes with local commentary. Includes health ad for catarrh cure and Cuban capitol joke amid general public notices.
Royal Baking Powder is praised for promoting digestion by physicians who use and recommend it exclusively.
Six men Frank Clark James Downey Alfred Love Arthur Burton Philip Wright and Guy Alderson were sentenced to terms at the penitentiary ranging from one to twelve years. Sheriff Woodward Carl Woodward and Policeman Carter escorted them to Lansing amid a large crowd at the depot including Salvation Army members. Published in the Lawner Daily Journal December 4, 1905.
Why Not Give a framed picture for Christ mas. We make frames to order at prices that will please you. Bring us your pictures or phone, and we will call with sample mouldings and give you prices. Chose a line of mouldings to select from. Phone red 5101, Alfred Lawrence, 134 Mass. St., M. H. Huey agent. Santa Fe Home Seekers Excursions to South west. December and 19. Special rats on the above dates of 75 per cent of the one way rate with minimum of 10 to the west and southwest. Tickets first class. lim ited 19 twenty-one days for return, passage showing stopovers In both di rections. For particulars apply to GEO, C, BAILEY, Agent.
Not Gas but Coal for sale at the corner of New York and Quincy streets. A number of cars of coal on hand with more posted on the road. Offered at the lowest prices, in good order and delivered promptly. O. D. Pickens. Telephone 855.
W. W. Wyland manufactures the Ray carriage heater and foot warmer at the office and factory in the rear of 900 Massachusetts Street Lawrence.
Advertisements urge buying coal before cold weather with prices for several grades and a December 8 chicken pie supper at the Congregational church. Also listed are scrap iron and rag buyers, stove and gas fixture services, meat market contact, buggy sales, cabbage for kraut, paints and paper goods from local businesses.
The Kansas suffrage group appeals to supporters to raise nearly $200 requested by the National Suffrage Association for Oregon campaign funds. Mrs. M. P. Diaz in Lawrence is named as treasurer and Mrs. KR. E Rice signs the letter urging timely donations to advance the movement nationwide.
Supplemental list No 3 for the Mo and Kansas Telephone Co shows new subscribers with names and addresses in Missouri and Kansas. Includes numerous residences and farms, with lines listing Red and White street addresses, office numbers, and exchange details Clinton exchange 18-6.
A North Lawrence plasterer recalls backache and joints pain before taking Deans Kidney Pills from Dick Bros drug store. He reports prompt relief and continued improvement, praising the product and urging others to remember the name as the sole U S agent Festicelliburn Co Buffalo New York.
Zapotecan ceremony on Tehuantepec Isthmus is described with focus on the bride’s jewelry of American gold coins, the vibrant wedding procession through dusty streets, a native jato dance, and long celebrations. The article notes cleanliness and cultural distinctness, plus references to traditional toasts and postwedding revelry. It also includes an unrelated health testimonial for electric bitters.
The article promotes tourist sleepers on the Union Pacific as affordable travel to California. It argues many travelers only want a comfortable, sensible trip and can save money by choosing tourist accommodations rather than more expensive options. It lists contact agents E. B. Alexander J. T. Shanklin and city depot agents with phone numbers for inquiries.
Announcement urges attendance at the International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago from December 16 to 2 inclusive. Mentions growth in live stock production and notes travel options via the Santa Fe. Also includes unrelated rental and medical notices and ad content.
The article discusses Filipinos as laborers and argues for paternal employer oversight to improve efficiency. It cites housing, sanitation, and morale as keys, notes municipal improvements in Manila, and mentions government plans across the islands. It also includes a garbled courtroom anecdote about a Maine lawyer and a witness remark “non-possibility.”
A column mixes early 20th century medical ads and anecdotes about consumption. It promotes Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and bronchitis with testimonials and pricing notes. Ely’s Liquid Cream Balm is marketed for nasal catarrh with details on use and availability.
Help wanted for a married man to work on a farm one and a half miles northwest of Lawrence. Mouse furnished. Contact E. P. Garrett at 1148 Tennessee Street. For sale: seven room house with bath heated by hot water at 1016 Ohio.
Lost Sunday evening between 600 and 600 Massachusetts street a gold chain attached to a case was worn. Return to 600 Vermont. Reward offered. Wanted place to clerk by young man references address P Journ al. Lost a small silver watch with a stem out finder leave at New mark's store and receive reward. For sale new modern splendidly located 12 room house terms to suit customer apply to J Gordon Gibb.
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