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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1906
Page
2
The Journal, Lawrence Kansas, presents a claim of being the most complete weekly paper in Kansas. It notes subscription terms and the paper’s morning edition with bold statements about its reliability and reach.
Lawrence Kansas dispatch reports reaction to Alice Roosevelt Longworth engagement and wedding plans. Critics in Great Bend and Smith County argue over fundraising for Alice while Kansas papers note the national fuss, noting the public’s strong interest and the pomp surrounding the event.
The Topeka Capital weighs the Doolittle Flory dispute over money paid for a township poll. Flory says payment aimed to influence a congressman while Doolittle says he repented and returned the funds. Supporters frame the incident as a legitimate poll despite partisan objections.
Commenting on Thomas Lawson of Boston and his plan to place control of two major insurance companies in the hands of five men he has chosen. The proposal, viewed as a bold consolidation move, aims to centralize leadership under Lawson’s appointments.
The editorial praises Tom Lawson for mobilizing proxies to transfer control of two major insurance companies from suspected grafters to what it calls honest men. It argues Lawson has gathered substantial support among policy holders and could dictate company reorganization even without a majority, if proxies tilt toward his favored five men.
Allen, candidate for Congress in the second district, will speak at the opera house Friday evening. He is described as a strong speaker and is expected to draw a large audience with the solicitation of friends in the city.
Three notable additions to school music material from New York publishers Hinds Noble and Eldredge. Songs of Flag and Nation offers old national songs and new ones for classroom and home use compiled by Walter Howe Jones. One Hundred New Kindergarten Songs targets kindergarten and primary teachers with simple stories set to music and accessible ranges. School Songs With College Flavor provides high school and choir material with energetic character songs suitable for glee clubs and academies.
In Eminence Kentucky editor Major Hacom says a salve cured him in ten days with no trouble since. The passage references back injuries and various ailments and dismisses profanity. the text appears as a fragment from an old newspaper clipping.
A 19th century advertisement touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney illnesses and related pains in women. It includes testimonials from Florence Cambridge of 546 Tennessee Street and Jobe N Pleasant of Missouri urging readers to buy at local druggists. The text also references Dr King's New Life Pills and Hall's Family Pills as remedies.
A garbled ad page touts Foley’s Honey and Tar for coughs and colds, Dr Wood’s Norway Pine Syrup as a cure all, Doan’s Ophthalmic for relief, and Dr Thomas Electric Oil for wounds. It warns against substitutes and promotes various remedies with patient testimonials and stray product pitches.
A discussion from Century by Samuel Spencer argues that railroad rate reductions stimulate additional traffic by opening new markets for products. Higher or lower adjustments influence producers and local shoppers, with examples from southern cotton mills and Virginia iron furnaces showing how rate policies affect supply and demand across regions.
Fragmentary notes estimate high costs for a western rail operation from Lake Michigan to Pennsylvania lines, mentioning Pittsburgh and Conemaugh areas. The garbled text references Baldwin engines and various place names, but the overall details are unclear.
A western railroad not yet Wall Street owned faces a bid for a block signaling system. The blunt lumberman demands control and questions safety as a Montana congressman recalls a distant woman’s travel woes, highlighting distant rail concerns.
The article notes most railway building occurs west of the Mississippi with new enterprises reaching toward the Pacific. North Dakota leads states in new lines this year, while southern Atlantic routes expand to two hundred miles and the overall southern states exceed two thousand miles. The southwest displays strong activity, excluding Mexico, with ongoing railway development.
Mrs J J Crawford of St Joseph Missouri claims a new rail joint to smooth passage for travelers by tapering rail ends and joining them without plates. The design aims to reduce jostling and eliminate Greek travellers discomfort on trains. Reports show North Dakota leading in new track and Minnesota ranking fifth for rails built.
Readers note that Herpicide is advertised as the sole effective hair treatment, claiming to go to the root of the problem and kill the germ that causes hair loss. The testimonial-driven appeal cites letters from prominent people and urges samples from The Herpicide Co. in Detroit Michigan.
Wanted at once a girl for general housework. Apply Mrs F H Robarts 1140 Kentucky Street. Also for sale: large and several small rugs, chairs, lamps, blankets, and more at 1010 Kentucky Street between 1 and 3. For rent: my home at 112 New York Street with 2 acres, fruit, hen yard, sheds. bargain for a good party. Also rent six room house with outbuildings near Wiley place. possession March 1 for L Buliene.
Eleven acres two in alfalfa, S room house, good well, cistern, team harness, spring wagon, lumber wagon, farm implements, household goods, price 2000 George H Kuhbo ROF D No 4 Lawson Kansas For Rent Four room down stairs house good condition nice location call F A McCurdy No 1 West Warren street For Rent Ten room house and barn 641 onto street Enquire Mrs E K Simmons 645 Ohio street Wasted Ten special traveling salesmen Vic tor Suspender Mfg Co Lawrence Kansas New second hand store 736 Massachusetts street gears in second hand goods clothing shoes and jewelry bought sold exchanged D Litwin Proprietor
An advertisement claims De King's New Discovery cures coughs and lung complaints. It touts five years of use by a reader, mentions relief from bronchitis, la grippe, croup, and whooping cough, and offers a trial bottle free and a guarantee at local drugstores.
Foley Uo calago claims Foley's Honey and Tar as a throat and lung remedy with imitators offering for the genuine. Barber & Bone drug store advertises Foley's Honey and Tar and other preparations. mildly laxative with opiates not included for children.
FaiLeD. All efforts have failed to fed a better remedy for coughe, colds and lung troubles than Foley's Homey and Tar. It stops the cough heals the tango and prevents serious reslate from a cold. J B Patterson Neshus Lown writes that a bed cold on his lungs improved after two thirds of a bottle cured him. Barber & Son's call it the greatest cough and lusy medicines in the world.
Notice warns of dangerous currents and emphasizes caution as children recover from illness. The message references the Kidseys and a recommended meat item from City Dreg Store priced at 55 cents, suggesting a local sales or health advisory context.
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