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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1902
Page
2
A damaged ad extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for irregularity draining weakness and inflammation in women. It claims to boost confidence restore vigor and enable normal eating and activity, urging skeptical readers to trust its healing claims and join hundreds of thousands of users.
The article outlines winter orchard practices for preparing trees for spring. It advises pruning to remove large limbs, thinning branches for light and air, and ensuring a spread growth habit. Winter cultivation is recommended to loosen surface soil, with deeper soil work than in summer, while rainfall aids natural results. It stresses planning new plantings on paper, selecting varieties, and arranging spacing for mature trees like apples.
A fragmented old text discusses Princess Alice and western royal lineage, praising her noble birth and the pride of kings. It contrasts royal duties with lesser subjects, asserting her rightful status and the world’s attention on her. The prose shifts to poetic homage, envisioning a formal court scene upheld by support from noble families.
Report from Sherrill Jock who visited the Divitalawa camp near Colombo notes about 5,000 Boer prisoners. Describes humane conditions, clean health, adequate shelter, and a large recreation area. A school was established with 1000 rupees from the colonial government. Parole and freedom of movement were allowed for many, with cordial relations reported between guards and prisoners.
At a Washington session the National Council of Women endorsed officer recommendations from Mrs May Wright Sewall of Indianapolis. The day included a motion admitting the King's Daughters of Illinois to membership and calls for broader representation on committees. A paper on taxation of church property was presented, signaling it as a major future issue.
Fragmented report from Westtimgton Pennsylvania outlines a state department conference and committee actions for a royal reception, with officials and senators planned to escort Prince Henry through the corridor and observe formalities as President Roosevelt attends. Separate dispatches note a 23-year-old man killed by a bullet, another man wounded, brewing flood fears in Pittsburgh, a fire in Lafayette Inn store with $200,000 loss, and Brooklyn apartments burned. Also city sports schedule opens April 23 and runs through September 22 for 140 games.
A detailed discussion from Bans City contrasts local dealers who predict a sharp fall in lamb feeding this winter with Dr. George Moser of the bureau of animal industry who argues for continued feeding. The piece notes Arkansas valley lamb numbers, shifts in supply, and projected market conditions, along with expert observations on sheep breeding, fat stock judging, and management practices for ewes and rams.
Severe winter storm sweeps through southwest Missouri and southeast Kansas. Interurban rail cars halted between Joplin and mining district until noon, then only Joplin to Webb lines reopen. City electric service entirely disrupted. Meantime in Rome, the pope marks twenty fifth year with postponed festival, and Philippine questions surface at Washington.
A Lawrence resident cites severe kidney and bladder pain two years ago and says Doan's Kidney Pills ended the long suffering. He purchased two boxes and a relapse was halted by treatment, with continued relief after date. Sold by all dealers. 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember Dean's.
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