21 Feb 1896
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1896
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR notes describe subscriptions and notices from The Godey Company at 62 Lafayette Place New York. Mentions pricing 21.00 a year and sample copy costs ten cents.
Nebraska delegates loom in a contested convention as silver and sound money factions mobilize under Ben Cable. National headquarters proposal in New York faces funding and state product requirements. Labor men in Dana call a Nebraska state convention for May 5 to choose a ticket and set finance policy.
An 19th century advertisement column touts Electric Bitters for headaches and constipation, Japanese Liver Pellets as a family remedy for biliousness and indigestion, and Johnson Magnetic Oil as a penetrating external remedy. Prices noted include fifty cents to one dollar and small bottle sizes, with Barber Bros. as seller.
Neighbors report a chaotic early morning scene in where two young Spaniards living above a flat fought loudly then collapsed into a violent scuffle. A shattered pier-glass and blood on carpet followed as they tore at each other, then inexplicably calmed and teased the idea of a quarrel. The landlady and janitor found the room a wreck with overturned furniture and a bloody scene.
A night clerk fails to report for duty prompting the day clerk to wait. The errant worker reveals he overslept after noticing his wife and trousers were missing, suspecting a disguise. He recalls his partner planned a party and suspects his spouse’s attire caused the mix up as he faced a long night of worry.
A New York woman, Ethel Kelso, during temporary insanity killed her two young children, aged 4 and 2, in Fifty-Ninth Street and then attempted suicide. her husband George Kelso saved her life. Separately, a caboose collided with a horse car in Jerany City, N J, injuring several passengers, with a five year old boy badly hurt. Additional notes mention a lumber association meeting in Memphis and health updates on humorist Edgar Nye.
A cornell bulletin outlines peach yellows an incurable disease attacking peach trees apricots almonds and Japanese plums. It discusses symptoms such as red spotted fruit tip growth thorns and yellow shoots and notes that eradication of affected trees may only slow spread. Public sentiment and updated laws are urged.
Fire alarm at a small Iowa town high school led to the building’s destruction with loss estimated at 25 000 dollars and 15 000 in insurance. Students evacuated safely as investigators review the blaze and its cause.
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