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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1901
Page
2
A Wichita Eagle and Lawrence Journal editorial tone dominates this long, opinion laden slice. It lampoons lawmakers and railroads while critiquing editors and public notices. It also jokes about philanthropy, education, clubs, and fish hatcheries with local color and zealous satire.
A periodical political piece reviews Burton and Baker contests for the United States Senate, praising Burton’s party loyalty, persuasive skill, and public support while criticizing Baker’s leadership and campaign. It contrasts editorial takes on December’s record and notes Hostetter's stomach bitters and Celery Nerve Compound ads alongside local rhetoric.
A reader attests Hood's Sarsaparilla restored Mrs. L. B. Garland's appetite and weight after a long illness. She describes persistent weakness, loss of flesh, and fatigue, saying the tonic strengthened her stomach, aided digestion, and renewed her ability to work. She urges others to begin treatment promptly.
An undated newspaper fragment promotes Scott's Emulsion cod liver oil as fast relief for colds, claiming edges fade overnight and full recovery in days. It mixes ad copy with assorted local notices and brief mentions of legal cases and patent medicine claims. Prices and vendor names appear in scattered lines.
Cape Town dispatch reports martial law declared at Malmesbury and discussions of wider use. Boer invaders threaten disruption as British authorities seek reinforcements. Cape Town officials estimate Boer damage at Kleinfontein around £210,000 while plans to move emigrants to camps are outlined.
The Shang correspondent for the Standard says Gen Tang Fu Halanze with 14,000 troops seized Kw Yuen Chon in Kan ning province, while Gen Fear Tse Tsai’s forces march from Yun Nan to suppress the rebellion. An imperial decree delayed signatures as envoys urged caution. Indian Treaties: Creek and Cherokee ratifications seen as key to land tenure. senate edits repealed lease provisions. Katy rumors of through trains revive talk of routes Kansas City St Louis and others. A fatal gambling dispute in Eureka Springs ends with a neighbor shot dead. Old fashioned cold care capsules marketed locally claim 24 hour relief and are sold by Hamlin & Holloway.
Multiple short ads include Wanted a fist class man for a small fruit farm via Geo W Mafict, a dental office assistant needed, furnished room for rent at 825 New Hampshire, lost silver neck purse near Waestaff’s and Wiedemann, another furnished room at 710 Kentucky Street, unfurnished rooms for high housekeeping, a good dwelling at 1133 Rhode Island Street, encyclopedia set for sale by H W Grant at 734 Massachusetts Street, and a furnished room with bath at 1635 Massachusetts.
Guaranteed salary $900 yearly plus expenses and extra commissions. Men and women to appoint as agents for travel and local work. Old established bonds with pleasant permanent positions and chances for advancement. Apply at Stafford Press Co department E Haven Conn.
Chicago reports the death of Philip Danforth Armour, famed philanthropist and leader of the Armour & Company empire. He died at home on Trine Avenue after a weeklong illness of myocarditis. The loss is felt by his wife Mrs Philip Armour and family, with tributes from business associates. Armour built a vast meatpacking and provisioning business, expanded into rail and grain ventures, and rose to become one of America’s wealthiest men. His passing ends a long career spanning New York, Milwaukee, and Chicago, where his firm grew into a dominant national industry.
An advertisement asserts deafness results from an inflamed Eustachian tube mucous lining and cannot be cured by local applications. It offers one hundred dollars for a valid case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, inviting interested readers to request circulars from CHENEY & CO of Toledo Ohio.
A garbled railroad timetable details Santa Fe routes, Chicago and Kansas City trains, and various express services with daily and occasional Sunday schedules. It notes departures and arrivals, midwest connections, and mentions several named lines and speeds, with a weathered report of a fatal fire at a residence and unrelated international and political items.
Washington dispatch reports the senate will continue near uninterrupted attention to the army reorganization bill and related measures. Amendments on the canteen veterinary provisions and enlistment of Filipinos are expected, with appropriation bills to follow and reapportionment debates resuming in the house.
A Minnesota incident left eight men dead as thick smoke and a gas flare trapped workers at a store's rear. Firefighters battled the blaze while survivors crawled through the smoke to safety, aided by a veterinarian witness and local officials who investigated the cause as a possible accident. The report also notes veterinary concerns about a proposed army corps and local banking deposits exceeding half a million dollars in Lincoln County.
The Overland Limited offers fastest travel between Missouri River and San Francisco with Double Drawing Room Palace Sleepers and hotel dining options. Admiral Beresford praises the dining car system and overall appointments as grand. City Office ROSS and G P Depot SHANKLIN Apgoots endorse the service.
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