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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1919
Page
5
Lawrence Kansas December 6 1919 notice listing subscription rates and delivery details for the Journal World with prices for weekly and yearly mail and carrier service.
The Kansan report notes conservative miners muttering against Howat as they collide with federal and state authority. It cites Governor Allen rallying volunteers for emergencies and suggests a defining week reshapes leadership and strategy among miners and officials.
The article discusses Alexander and Emma, identified as anarchists, facing deportation from the United States to Russia. It notes their use of writs of habeas corpus to delay departure and comments on their pro soviet views while contrasting them with American tolerance for dissent.
A six day period marks a historic return to work for Kansas coal miners following a strike or shutdown. The article highlights the miners resuming duties amid union activity and regional energy concerns.
A French trader builds a fortune by buying war surplus from American forces and selling it to local buyers. Meanwhile a separate report notes market activity with buyers named Turtere and Basesnes in the region.
Fragmentary notes describe a plan in North Dakota involving Glen Plumb and Townley to fund and operate railroads via state and federal bonds with government backing. Alleged profits would involve brotherhoods, while workers fear wage changes and losses.
An 19th century medical advisory describes nasal catarrh as a common but serious disease worsened by weather changes and impure blood. It warns of potential progression to consumption and recommends Fooda Sar saparilia to clarify blood and Hood's Pills as a gentle cathartic for liver and bowel function.
The letter recalls Gen Benjamin F Butler on the Treenback ticket promising Iowa hogs at 38 per hundred and Massachusetts pork for workers at 2 per hundred. It notes growing worker farmer clashes, a Glen Plumb campaign machine in support, and warns of a flashy scheme. Also mentions a Lawrence football game inquiry at Thanksgiving and a misread clue from Leavenworth Times.
A Los Angeles cub reporter describes a key lesson of the trade: the bigger the man the easier to approach and interview. He notes kindness opens doors, while insults from staff or bosses are rare from magnates. The piece reflects on interviewer dynamics and journalistic growth.
A garbled OCR fragment hints at an outburst or incident involving individuals named Everett and Donny KCEP with scattered phrases about a single shot and a sensitive topic. No clear details, date, or location are readable.
In politics circles, unusual growth is linked to leadership action. The ashes may be used to support restoration of decayed districts and rekindle investment.
The piece argues Australia suppresses disruptive agitators with strict laws, jailing natives or deporting aliens. It contrasts Australia with the United States, notes immigration literacy tests, and criticizes free speech claims that enable open defiance of law, citing Francisco Chronicle.
A Fort Scott resident recalls a 1894 incident where a man with a short temper hit another man after a nickel on a counter payment for a doughnut was refused. The tale appears in the Fort Scott Tribune with odd dabbling in unrelated items like French ivory toilet articles and holiday shopping hints.
Today honors multiple figures with birthdays and anniversaries. Atenry Blair born Campton New Hampshire. Edward Sothern born New Orleans. William Bullard born Media Pennsylvania. Allen Pomerene born Holmes County Ohio. Henry Cody born Embro Ontario. Also notes Ferdinando Lesseps death anniversary and Jefferson Davis death anniversary.
A health ad touts staying young by feeling young and watching digestion. It claims a Dr Edwards formula combines olive oil with a liver and bowels remedy to improve complexion and reduce bilious eyes and dark rings.
An advertisement touts Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey as a remedy to loosen congestion and stop colds. It claims quick first results and continued relief for coughs bronchitis asthma and related symptoms with prices 60c and 1 20. All druggists carry it.
Mayer Kreeck announced a one night extension for tomorrow evening. Businesses may stay open until :30, and streetcar service will halt from 3 30 to 8 20. Shops must use no more than half their usual lighting.
A dated war chronology lists events and births from 1421 Henry VI to 1915 Balkan clashes with D Lloyd George urged to form a British ministry. It notes 1900 Muller born, 1888 Land Purchase Act, 1974 French capture Vermelles, and 194? peace efforts with Russia.
Ottawa reports October inland revenue shows tobacco transactions fueling higher weed use after veterans return from overseas. October receipts total 2 767 683 with an increase of nearly 500 900 from October 1918, tobacco revenue remains dominant while liquor receipts lag.
Government opens its case with a witness who identifies J W W Robertson as a key figure. The testimony centers on alleged involvement in actions under inquiry and sets the pace for the trial.
Oklahoma official James B. Robertson testifies as the first government witness in a Kansas City federal court trial of 28 men accused of belonging to the IWW. The proceedings reference signatures on a questionnaire and ties to organizers, with mentions of wartime records and an advisory board role.
Newburg Indiana April 17 1919 a farmer Frank Stacer reports relief from rheumatism after using Number 40 For The Blood he cites six bottles and no symptoms for five years he endorses Number 49 for morbid glands blood troubles and skin eruptions noting bile flow and gland enlargement effects.
An advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm as a quick remedy for nasal congestion from cold or catarrh. It promises rapid relief by applying a small amount in the nostrils, soothing inflamed membranes and restoring free breathing without hawking or night breathing trouble.
Former New Hampshire senator Tienry W. Blair, who first proposed a constitutional dry amendment, is 85 today. Miss Elfriedle Bredkmiller spent the day in Kansas City. The community marks Hilk's Memorial Sunday.
One year ago today reports describe serious disorders in Berlin caused by Bolsheviks. United States troops entered Mainz one of the principal German fortresses on the Rhine.
An advertisement touts Okt or St. Jacob's Lii pment as a small trial bottle remedy for back pain lumbago sciatica and rheumatic soreness. It claims quick relief within fifty counts and asserts the liniment is magical harmless and non staining with no chance of burning the skin.
Merritt Maynard was granted a divorce from Martha Maynard in district court this week. An OCR error misnamed him Maywood in the Journal-World.
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