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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1905
Page
3
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a blood purifier and tonic that strengthens the stomach liver and kidneys. It claims to cure blood humors improve blood quality and energize brain and nerves while noting medical endorsements and alcohol free formulation.
A sheriff sale notice from Lawrence Kansas Douglas County recounts a property sale under an execution issued by the District Court. It lists defendants A P Koller Sarah J Koller and B B Viriya and describes land in townships with sections and ranges, with sale to satisfy court decree. The sale date is set and proceeds go to the court. Also includes stockholders meeting notice for Watkins National Bank of Lawrence on January 9, 2004 with bank office hours.
An illustration and description from Profitable Poultry Houses and Appliances show a lean-to hennery built cheaply on the south side of a barn or other farm structure. The design is easy to construct and provides efficient housing for poultry.
A readable fragment describes a lean-to room with a light window and multiple openings for aeration. It outlines cost efficiency, labor, and maintenance claims, plus expected higher returns from better care and newer construction methods.
The note advises feeding bees in a cellar during cool weather using thick syrup in a pepper box over the cluster, as outdoor feeding fails in cold. If no cellar is available, place a candy crown above the cluster and cover with a warm cushion and a tight box to protect colonies through winter.
Cold weather prompts methods to prevent water in drinking vessels from freezing. Warm water stays unfrozen longer and a hinged grocery bag cover with a circular vent is proposed. A nest of chaff and hay inside the box surrounding the dish further protects by keeping heat in when the cover is closed.
A fragment from a rural page discusses nesting hens and winter egg laying, then shifts to a sanitizing note about egg storage, a dubious edible remedy, and an ad for King’s New Life Pills. It includes a stockholders notice for Lawrence National Bank dated January 9, 1906 and a promotion for Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup for children.
A Lawrence resident Charles W. Orrick cites personal relief from kidney and bladder trouble after using Doan's Kidney Pills bought at Dick Bros. drug store. He endorses the remedy, noting improved back pain and urinary symptoms, while the piece references parallel anecdotes and historical notes.
1906 Hostevter Almanac editions available for free distribution while supplies last. Includes jokes and health tips with testimonials for Hoastetter’s Stomach Bitters claiming relief from indigestion and other ailments. Sold by druggists, with claims of benefits for women and general health.
The article argues that travel in tourist sleepers is affordable for quality travelers seeking value. It claims the best class uses tourist sleepers to reach the Pacific Coast, saving money for other needs. It invites inquiries to EB E Alexander J T Shanks city and depot agents with contact numbers.
Lawrence Kansas city council on December 4 1906 adopted a resolution ordering ten days publication to pave Adams street and intersecting streets with vitrified brick on concrete, curb limestone and extended walks. Payment to be in ten installments. City Clerk F D Brooks. Also prompts about sleeper travel and secret society hints appear in the notice.
Dec 4 1905 city council adopted a resolution to grade curb and pave Lee Street and intersecting lanes from Massachusetts to the alley east of Tennessee Street with vitrified brick and lime stone curb. Payment to be made in ten annual installments with the clerk instructed to publish the resolution in the official city paper.
A London Mail view describes a massive immigrant flow to the United States and Canada. It notes the mixed quality of arrivals, government provisioning at ports, and the rapid processing of settlers into homesteads with religious and social structures forming quickly.
A Cleveland Leniler report describes harsh shortages of suitable rail job applicants. Management favors relatives rarely, while candidates fail on grooming, ambition, or reliability. An old railroader notes the era demands public-facing, well-presented workers, making the search for a capable all-around man difficult.
George A. Marden of Lowell Massachusetts enters a Boston restaurant and asks the waiter for a plate of fly specks. The proprietor informs him they do not serve such fare and he replies why not take them off the hill of fare. Also a note on Texas railways and tracks.
The witness, W. M. Suermas of Coshi, attributes cures to Electric Bitters and Doan's Ornament for kidney trouble malaria liver issues and general weakness. A quoted testimonial from O F Cornwell of Saugerties claims rapid lasting relief after doctors failed.
A Gospel railway car named Emmanuel travels along the Southern Pacific coast visiting mining camps lumber camps and railroad construction sites where churches are scarce. Rev Jermiston and wife from Cleveland oversee the car which provides hymns sermons and prayer meetings with a chapel half and a traveler's private car half for baptisms marriages and lodging.
A railroad veteran recalls a remarkable early accident when the New London and Northern engine derailed in front of a house at eight o clock, crashing through the fence and wall while the cowcatcher and smokestack damaged the building. The incident drew wide newspaper and illustrated weekly attention.
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