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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1900
Page
2
A long, opinionated column ridicules political figures and social trends. It mocks Congress members, editors, and public figures while threading in anecdotes about Boers, Carnegie funding, wage jokes, and newspaper shifts from morning to evening papers.
A letter from Charley Elwell at Santiago de Cuba recounts Kansas forces and General Funston, praising his leadership and detailing dinner at a yellow fever hospital, reflections on Cuban troops, and a poem about the war effort. It also lists local church notices and a mix of quotes.
The Ladies Literary league open the century with Mrs G W Jones hosting on Obin street, featuring talks on The Army by Mrs Maffet and Grimm sister works by Mrs Russ. Several clubs hold German state constitutions and Goethe studies, while the No Name and Twentieth Century groups share papers on wars, Dutch travels, and Tasso.
The article discusses using carrier pigeons alongside visual and acoustic signals, electric telegraphy, balloons, and dogs in war. It notes a history of experiments, a failed Key West bird station, and calls for readiness as armies and navies test rapid transmission methods.
The Journal asks patrons with late evening deliveries to report by six o clock so steps can be taken for earlier service and urges subscribers to deduct for late papers. The advertisement promotes French Tansy Wafers and French Tansy Waters as remedies for women's irregular and painful periods imported from Paris and sold by City Drug Store.
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