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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1905
Page
3
Fragments describe the vital role of the stomach in strength and survival. It asserts that without proper digestion and nutrition, even the strongest athlete can fail, and starvation harms the body despite available food.
Wives of ministers and diplomats in Washington are praised as charming hosts and entertaining guests at the capital’s social scene. The article highlights Mae XII, wife of Brazil’s ambassador, and mentions other diplomatic figures, noting their elegance, cultural touches, and active social schedules amid a thriving embassy circle.
Chauncey Mitchell Depew is noted as the junior representative of New York in the United States Senate, occupying the most space in the congressional directory. The text also mentions Tim Sullivan with the shortest biography and includes a testimonial from W. M. Sherman of Cashing Me about Electric Bitters, claiming kidney relief and general cure, though the passage is garbled and includes several misspellings.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Lawrence National Bank of Lawrence Kansas will be held at their booking house in Lawrence January 9 1906 between 10 o clock a m and 12 m for the election of directors for the ensuing year. Paul B Brooks Cashier Lawrence Kansas December 6 1905
Lawmakers seek to curb all firearm use within the district with a comprehensive prohibition tied to police regulation. The measure grows from a rural misfire incident and aims to suspend enforcement pending public objections and a formal review process.
A veteran clerk discusses how power corrupts from the top down in government, noting that higher officials often display pompous control while many clerks lack independent judgment. The piece contrasts rapid self-importance with clerks who handle rooms and offices, highlighting gender and bias dynamics and miscommunications in official duties.
Alexander C. Bothin, who died recently in the capital, was chairman of the committee revising the country’s criminal laws.
The article argues that tourist sleepers attract higher class travelers who seek savings for other uses. It notes such travel is affordable without lavish spends and promotes Union Pacific tourist sleepers. Contact ER K Alexander, J. T. Snapknie, city ticket and depot agents for details. Accidents on farms cause distress. Dr Thomas Electric offers instant pain relief.
A dated discussion on rationing for Wednesday cabinet receptions dominates this fragment. The piece traces elites and hostesses linked to state functions, noting changes in who attends and who provides for official gatherings. Amid social commentary, it mentions Mrs. Raymond Connor of Sheton, Wash, and a medical aside about kidney cure advertisements.
An exploration of how travelers, both men and women of good means, journey across the continent to California by ship. The piece notes that spending money is not required to enjoy a trip and highlights the benefits of touring the Pacific Coast. It urges readers to seek the best travel experiences and consider the U. P. Ages series.
Washington reports a Department of Agriculture bulletin promoting guinea fowl as table birds to be bred in the United States. The text notes birds fatten easily, eat many insects, and deter predators, with potential use alongside other poultry and as a market-priced meat.
A possible English plan mirrors American practice to fund and build motor vehicle specific roads. A proposed bill would create a London to Ion route with fenced sections to keep children off the pavement. The project would use new rents to finance construction and connect at various points, including near the Thames wharf and links to existing water transport nodes.
Foley & Co Chicago promotes Foley’s Honey and Tar as a throat and lung remedy. It warns that many imitations imitate the genuine product and urges demand for Foley’s Honey and Tar, noting its mild laxative action for children.
Paying resolutions from Lawrence Kansas dated December 5 1905 authorize grading paving and curbing a segment of Adams Street from the alley east of Tennessee to Massachusetts Street. The plan calls for vitrified brick and Portland cement pavement with grout filler limestone curb and an extended walk and parking. Financing to be issued in ten annual installments per city council order.
The Deposit ceremony on November 10 marks the seventieth anniversary of the Erie begin work. The New York Post notes the railroad’s early vicissitudes and bold ambitions from its inception. It recalls the first passenger locomotive in 1831 in South Carolina and early plans failing to meet capital expectations.
A Kansas City railroad worker recounts a bizarre dream about appointing a San Francisco agent for the line and meeting Francisco at double his salary. His wife teases him, noting a dog on a Kansas station platform and the missed chance to witness the dog’s impact, as the tale ends with a sharp rebuke about job prospects.
After forty years of continuous service with no vacation, Mike Elivey of Forest City Ma receives a two year paid hiatus from the Burlington railroad. Hovey, a longtime Burlington employee, notes Elivey’s rare reliability. Previously in Nevada Elivey owned a mining claim once valued at 150000, which he traded for two old horses.
An undated, low-clarity notice promotes Dr Wood’s Norway Pine Syrup as a cure for fever sores and sore eyes. The fragment mentions a Texas writer D. L. Gregory and a Dick Beothera drug store, warning of consumption and death risks and urging readers to "watch the little gold" bottle.
Notice is given that on the eighteenth day of December, A D 31 the undersigned was appointed by the probate court of Douglas County Kansas as administrator of the estates of Naomi Carter and Henry Keats, deceased. All parties interested are notified to govern themselves accordingly and have their claims within the applicable deadlines.
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