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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1905
Page
3
An old newspaper ad extols Dr. B V Pierce and his non alcoholic cures for female health. It cites Lady’s Slipper root Black Cobosh Unicorn Blue Cobosh and Golden Seal as ingredients in Favorite Prescription and promises a free Common Sense Medical Adviser. It also promotes Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a safe laxative.
A distorted timetable lists trains and routes between Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe with departures and arrivals. It mentions Chicago express, Kansas City passenger service, and various connections, noting approximate times and station stops including Lawrence and Albany.
Mr A D Weaver lists numerous awards from the state board of control of charitable institutions including baskets, brown cotton, carpets, handkerchiefs, mittens, hosiery, prints, tickings and 471 dozen Black Cat hose. He remains active at board meetings as exclusive agent in Lawrence.
County notes report multiple residents and visitors, church events, an auto accident with minor injuries, and a stockholders meeting. The lawrence banking and city council items reference adjournment dates and infrastructure improvements, with ads for Bitters and remedies interwoven.
A Kansas woman testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills cured years of backache and kidney pain after other treatments failed. The ad claims relief from sharp twinges, head pain, nausea, and difficult urination, urging readers to remember the name Dean's and buy from Foster-Milburn Co. Also mentions Santa Fe excursions and Buckton's Alice Salve with short testimonials from residents and druggists.
The December 4 1905 meeting adopted a resolution to grade curb and pave Lee Street and adjacent streets from Masachusetts to the first east of Tennessee with two courses of vitrified brick and sand foundation. The project includes curbs of limestone walks and parking extensions with ten annual installments, to be published in the official paper for ten days.
Union Pacific offers low round trip fares one third off to Illinois Indiana Ohio and Pennsylvania for Thanksgiving visits. Tickets on sale Nov 27 with return by Dec 1. Inquiries through J T Shanklin depot agent and Alexander city ticket agent. Observation cars on Wabash day and night between Kansas City and St Louis. Ask your agent for tickets via the Wabash. Popular travel advisory notes.
Readable notice lists carpets rugs and mattings available in rolls and remnants along with lace curtains and window shades. Includes sale context and supplier details for shoppers seeking household textiles.
The article touts tourist sleepers as a cheaper Pacific Coast option for travelers, stating they attract a quality class of riders and can save money for other uses. It advertises EB E Alexander and J T Swanklin as agents, with Santa Fe routes and travel timing notes, plus a medical ad for Usena's Clampent and a brief mention of the International Exhibition at Chicago's Onion Stock Yards.
An assortment of bold ads promoting the International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago December 16 to 23 with low Santa Fe rates and ticket sales December 14 to 19. The page also advertises farms, furniture, sewing machines, coal, horses, cows, and assorted holiday goods from local merchants. Notable entities include Geo. C. Bailey, Des Moines, and A.M. Hervey & Company, with local addresses on Massachusetts Street and Henry Street.
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