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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1906
Page
2
An advertisement style notice touts glycerine as a safe, alcohol free remedy for digestive issues and blood impurities. It claims to correct stomach misfunctions and improve vigor, citing medical orders and multiple unnamed doctors.
A Chicago Record Herald account recalls a Dearborn station street scene where a policeman guarded a city directory during his lunch hour as bystanders waited. The officer, absorbed in the directory, ignored the growing queue and distracted travelers, creating a comic tension over access to the public resource.
The piece notes European banks hold 1.81 billion in gold, up from 1.75 billion a year earlier, with France gaining 61.41 million and Russia and others seeing varied changes. It questions which banks benefited most from a 403 million total increase since 1899, noting England falls behind October 1899 levels while France adds about 200.1 million. It hints at France’s policy and wartime lending power during the Boer War period.
The passage blends garbled notes on canals in China, ports, and industrial musings with scattered references to places like London suburbs and Crouchead London. It mentions courtly phrases, railingly distant mentions, and a parade of unclear events amid stray mentions of ships, weather, and distress signals.
The ad asserts tourist sleepers offer a quality travel option for respectable travelers who want to reach California by rail at reduced cost. It claims no need to spend large sums, and promotes Union Pacific tourist sleepers as comfortable and economical, urging inquiries to city agents E. E. Alexander and J. T. Spanklie at the depot.
Public sale of lands and tenements belonging to John W. Willey and others, by order of the District Court of Lawrence County. Sale to be held at the west door of the court house in Lawrence, at ten o’clock in the morning, to satisfy an official sale warrant and costs. Sheriff J. B. Woodward announces the sale date and terms.
A late 19th century report notes England’s birth rate dropping to its lowest since 1838 registration began in 1838 1876. It links declines to later marriages economic factors and shifting social conditions, citing only 75 children per hundred and widespread changes in maternal instincts and family size.
The piece touts a “diamond cure for cone sumption” and endorses Dr. King’s New Discovery for consumption and coughs. It mentions W. T. McGee of Vanlear Tennessee and a local druggist selling the remedy with trial bottles offered. Also discusses autos in old Mexico and roads for tourists.
Cassier's Magazine reports an exhaustive study from France showing accident numbers increasing hour by hour through the first half of the day. After midday rest the forenoon peak subsides, but in the second half day accidents again climb from hour to hour.
Observations show accidents rise in the second half of work days due to fatigue. A midday rest period could reduce incidents, though its optimal length is undetermined. The idea mirrors long-used practices for children’s routines.
The small town of Keby plans a celebration for its one surviving institution, Leh’s red house, and a reshaped school calendar. Attendance figures, local committees, and the loss of other area schools loom as residents prepare for ceremonies and a community reflection on educational heritage.
A Technienl World Magazine proposal argues for a northern Florida canal to link the Gulf and Atlantic coasts. The project would shorten trips between New Orleans and New York and between gulf and Atlantic cities, saving time and sea transport costs.
A fragment from a Chicago Daily News piece shows an apple-cheeked girl asking for sit crose books and the clerk punishingly correcting her as she requests family albums. A gentleman camera reference appears amid the quirky dialogue.
A damaged notice cites cases of kidney disease and warns against delaying Foley's Kidney Cure. It mentions C. Boas of Morgantown Indiana who was nocturia plagued and backache, allegedly cured by the remedy at Barber and Bom's drug store.
A Mexican Central Railway employee has filed for a Mexico patent on an explosive claiming equal or greater breaking strength than ordinary 40 per cent dynamite. The invention supposedly produces smoke, can be ignited by fuse or electric spark, requires no caps, and promises low manufacturing cost with simple facilities. Experiments reportedly passed metal firm tests and firearm tests, with commercial development contingent on patent approval.
The piece surveys florid royal epithets from Ava Bur ra Arracan and Monomtopa in Asia and Africa, noting grand claims of control over seas and sun, plus a note on a publishing duchess and a grandmother sourced folktale tradition. It ends with a humorous dialogue about Kitty and a possible aria or mouse sighting.
Propagate currants gooseberries and most coast shrubs by late autumn cuttings from mature wood. Cut 6 to 10 inches long, squarely at the base, bundle in 100s, store in sawdust, and plant in spring after soil can be worked. Firmly set, 60 cm apart, keep weed free.
The article outlines western New York style wagon platforms for apples. It describes a three planks setup for two barrels wide, with stakes and iron rail for lifting and unloading. A bound head with a clip aids hook movement. Also notes a bunk option and a three-pole rack for uneven terrain, both using wagon springs for smoother transport.
High, well drained land suits cherries and apples. fumigation of nursery stock before planting questioned. Warns against piling manure near trunks and protecting fruit trees from mice. Advises delaying orchard planting on virgin soil and recalls an anecdote of an engine pulling out peach trees. Includes light trivia notes on various topics.
The article recalls a painting once sold after dramatic bidding, noting how the buyer’s offer and the artist’s response led to a knightly honor for the purchaser. It also touches on medical science’s growth and how climate influences health and temperament in different peoples.
The Troy Times notes a shift as many Indians in the southern region, previously refusing labor, take up manual work and accept pay days as part of a new routine. The piece frames this change as borrowing into paleface institutions.
The New York Charity Society credits labor unions as among the most efficient helpers in the fight against tuberculosis, noting a 20 percent reduction over ten years. A separate vivid note describes Reval, the Baltic Russian city, where mutineers are active and drosky drivers speak Russian Finnish German Swedish Lithuanian and Yiddish in a crowded cab rank.
The text argues that charity remains essential to any nation regardless of state power, asserting that no country can endure without charitable acts and organizations. It reflects on the role of charity in societal welfare and the importance of organized relief through charitable bodies.
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