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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1900
Page
3
A mother presents a crying infant to doctors who diagnose starvation. The physician argues nourishment is not just intake but proper assimilation and function. He extols Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a universal remedy, claiming rapid relief without alcohol or harmful substances.
Fragmented OCR passage shows numerous garbled names and phrases with no clear event or context. It includes scattered references to places like Marylago and Moscow, mentions of dates and people, but lacks coherent narrative or identifiable actions to summarize reliably.
The piece speaks of truth earned by effort, not by chance, through the soul’s great struggle. In hardship and divine measure, fear and grief yield to the light of truth. The speaker credits endurance and divine shaping for spiritual harvest.
In a small town saga, Thomas Brown faces political ambition testing his home life. A delegation asks him to run for state senate, promising easy election, while his wife questions the cost to their family. Dinner disruptions, public duty, and a rising political tide threaten harmony as Brown weighs the risk of public service against domestic stability.
A political row unfolds as Hon. Thomas Brown faces ward club endorsements helped by saloonkeeper Pitzmacher. Brown’s wife confronts sensational press coverage while domestic tensions rise over campaign loyalties and a boycott at Hicks’s grocery. The piece blends a parable about a condemned ruler with a localized drama of family life and political pressure.
The article reports on a House debate over a miscellaneous immigration and university bill era. It mentions Nenstor Orpen introducing a military measure for Pte Katabtinhitent and outlines negotiations among Republicans on the Will and a plan to establish the University of the United States. The discussion covers congressional proceedings, tax provisions, and related proposals, with focus on governance and funding for the proposed national university and associated constitutional questions.
An article discusses dress hangers and related storage items, detailing wooden and wire hangers, purse decorations, and ribbon wrappings as part of domestic attire presentation. It mentions wedding styling, fabric choices, and personal preferences for color and finish, with references to New York society figure Mrs. tied to fashion notes.
Reader guidance on selecting wallpaper outlines factors like room light, purpose, furniture, and mood. Warns against gilt figures and thin paper, notes strong color grounds with oak woodwork, and favors flowered patterns for bedrooms. Emphasizes harmony with existing decor and avoiding restless contrasts.
The piece describes New Year fortune telling with sticks cast and signs read to predict luck in laundry income lottery ventures and family affairs. It notes superstition at New Year and cautions on desires and health remedies, then mentions Burdock Blood Bitters and a Fort Scott and Memphis railroad book of engraved views.
Washington reports the quartermaster general plans interments for about two dead soldiers from the Philippines or Cuba. About 500 remains were brought from the Philippines aboard the Hancock. many will rest in the San Francisco National Cemetery, while 66 will be buried at Arlington from the McPherson and Fort Monroes remains. The Sedgewick and McClellan transports carry other corpses destined for Arlington, with arrival expected later this week.
Commissioner of Agriculture Prof James W Robertson launches a three year seed grain competition open to boys and girls. Prizes total 400 dollars to the top three among others, with 960 dollars pledged by Sir Willie MacDonald to continue the work. The program aims to improve seed quality and foster youth interest in farming.
The article recounts Prof Robertson describing a Meridnum farm where a 21 year old in Canada tested seed grain. Daughters gathered prime wheat heads from large plots, the seed was cleaned and replanted, and the farm won a medal at a past exhibition.
A noisy, fragmented clipping notes a safety inquiry about blasting in a mine, mentions a foreman, a wage, and a 400 payment, then abruptly shifts to an ad for Dean’s Ointment and Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. It reads as a garbled historical newspaper fragment with scattered names and events and an old medicine advertisement.
Local citizen Mrs P G Morrison of 845 New Hampstead street cites Doan's Kidney Pills as greatly benefiting her husband whose back strain from coopering work caused frequent backache and loins pain. He bought them at Dick Bros. store and the remedy proved valuable. Mother also used Doan's Kidney Pills and praised them highly. Sold by all dealers 50 cents per box. Foster Milling Co Buffalo N Y sole agents for the United States. Remember by name Doan's and take no other.
Ts order to secure 3% balters and more regular delivery of papers, the Journal decries patrons who miss evening delivery. Subscriptions may be deducted for papers missing in the prior month. Dr Bully Cough Myrap touted as a positive cure for bronchitis and incipient consumption, price 25 cts.
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