04 Feb 1881
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1881
Page
1
An advertising claim touts Kathairon as a treatment for glossy abundant hair. It boasts preventing hair loss, arresting or curing dandruff, and enabling curl, with statements of healthful results from use.
An advertising page extols Frazier's Root Bitters as the best liver and nerve medicine, blood purifier, and cathartic, warning against imitators. It claims universal benefits for weakness, malarial districts, late hours, old age, and poor digestion, with Henry Davies as sole proprietor and agents listed. It also promotes Scovill's Blood and Liver Syrup as a health restoring remedy.
The Daily Dournal reports calls to revise pension laws amid a $525,000,000 arrears bill and $84,000,000 needed for current-year claims. Officials say about 10 percent of awards are fraudulently secured, harming treasury and demoralizing claimants.
Foreign dispatches report Gladstone’s Downing Street residence guarded nightly amid fears of attack as he was followed by police to the House of Commons. Other items include Russian gains at Goek Tepe, anti polygamy measures in Washington, Ute commission correspondence, a possible whaling vessel purchase, a fatal railroad accident in St. Louis, health updates for Wabash and Chicago & Alton officials, and a disrupted Air Line mail train near Baron Lake.
A worker, Patrick Murphy, employed at the Vulcan Works in South St Louis, was fatally struck by a Missouri Pacific train and mangled beyond recovery. The accident occurred shortly after he had been driven away from the railroad. The report notes Murphy's body was found sunk and immediately killed.
William J. Coughlin of Somerville recounts a near fatal lung bleed in 1876 and a hospital stay in 1877 with a lung lesion. He credits Dr. WM Hall's Balsam for the Lungs for his recovery after two bottles, urging readers to try it for consumption. The ad notes sold by druggists and counterfeit warnings. Also mentions Harry Flatson's restaurant reopening after enlargement.
The ad touts Henry's Carbolic Salve as the best salve for cuts bruises sores rheum tetter and skin eruptions with a money back guarantee. It claims wide availability through druggists including Bow Woodward Lawrence and notes a price of 25 cents.
A new patent hedge layer promises to shape any hedge by rolling it to desired height, compressing from both sides and tying with wire to create a tight, neat form at about ten cents per rod. Visit Wa. Marston in Lawrence Kansas for details and demonstrations.
The Lawrence market report shows varied quotes for shippable cattle and hogs with extra fat cows at 2.50 to 2.00, heavy and light hogs around 3.30 to 4.10, and new wheat notes with No 3 Tongue and No 2 at 82, oats at 25 cents, corn at 2 cents per bushel. Poultry, potatoes, apples, and other produce have scattered prices and unclear figures.
The Louis markets report dull conditions with wheat and corn weak or steady and pork lard and bacon shifting slightly. Chicago markets show weak grains with hogs and cattle trading higher on limited receipts and varied packer demand.
The document lists train numbers, routes, and arrival times for several lines including Union Pacific, Colorado Ex, and Santa Fe. It shows arrivals and departures at Lawrence and K C stations, with through freights, express freights, and local freights. Mail arrival and departure times are also noted, along with stage service timings and holiday closings.
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