12 Jan 1906
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1906
Page
1
An advertisement praising Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a tonic for weak digestion and liver troubles. It cites natural roots such as Golden Seal and Black Cherry Bark, claims safeguards for stomach, liver, and blood, and advocates glycerine as a solvent to extract medicinal principles.
Fragmented timetable for Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe routes shows daily and limited service to Chicago and Kansas City with east and west trains. Notes include mixed express, mail, and passenger trains, suppression on Sundays, Lawrence and Leavenworth branches, and references to Pacific and Western routes with assorted departure and arrival times and stations.
In the Deer Lodge valley veteran hunter Chris Jorgensen recalls hunting tales from the swamps east of Anaconda. He describes hunting deer with careful stalking, a deadly cinnamon bear encounter that killed his companion, a solo shot that felled another buck, and a contested claim over venison settled with a neighbor.
A Pittsburg resident writes of recovering from severe illness after four weeks of pain and weakness, crediting Electric Bitters with restoring health and strength. The ad touts treatments for nasal catarrh and general stomach, liver, and kidney disorders, endorsing Ely’s Dream Balm and Dr Wood’s Norway Pine Syrup as safe remedies.
Notice to Templeton Broo ef s id Lawless a partnership and Templeton Robert Peoplewn and ately Lise ivan that they have been sued in the District Court of Doiggas county. The petition seeks administration of the estate with interest from the date of sale and names W A Kallay ALC and others for service. The defendants are ordered to answer by February 1 or the petition will proceed. The court and parties are identified with the legal posture and time.
MNCRE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the day of December 1908 the undersigned was duly appointed and qualified as administrator of the estate of Henrietta Heats late of Douglas county deceased. All parties interested in said estate will take notice and govern themselves accordingly. Admitted Administrator.
The Lawrence Daily Journal publishes notice from Douglas County Kansas in the matter of the estate of Naomi Carter late of Douglas County. The probate court appoints an administrator for Carter’s estate with notification to all interested parties of record.
A historical look recalls 1828 on the Lackawaxen where Horatio Allen recounts the first railway locomotive trip in the western hemisphere. The engine moved past a wary curve and creek, completing a cautious run that marked early U.S. railroading.
An accident tale blends with a medical remedy ad promising Foley's Kidney Cure. The piece highlights Bright'ad issue fears, a tunnel kiss anecdote, and Morgantown resident A. R. Bess reporting relief from nocturia and back pain after using the product.
The ad from Griginad, Foley & Co. of Chicago touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a popular throat and lung remedy. It claims the product is imitated and urges readers to ask for Foley's Honey and Tar to ensure genuine quality. The copy notes mild laxative effects and references Barber & Sea's as a comparison or endorsement.
The National Magazine argues President Roosevelt inherits royal lines from both sides of his family. Martha Bulloch, from Scotland, and the Knickerbocker and Georgia connections are traced, noting traits of courage and loyalty. The piece also recalls Martha’s Confederate-flag display and Roosevelt's defense to a mob.
In a defense of slavery abolition, Watson's Magazine asserts the educated South rejects human bondage. It argues juries and laws reflect southern opinion, with many Confederate veterans among the population and strong Jeffersonian influences shaping views on race and the peonage system.
The piece outlines how Africa’s horse trade operates with buyers in native territories chasing high prices. It describes rogues who exaggerate horse quality, the staged purchases, and the eventual transport of horses altered by clipping and powders, losing their original owners’ recognition.
Former vaudeville performers now entertain on city streets with a four-man act. A juggler, acrobat, musical comedian and money collector perform on sidewalks, using a rug, drum and rope rig. They draw large crowds on the West Side, earning coins from passersby as they close their routine with singing and dancing finales.
Henry Wixom, a 70 year old blind beekeeper living three miles from Farmington, sustains himself through apiculture with 50 hives. He is described as one of the United States’ most remarkable blind men, living with a cat and a dog on occasion. A trained cat helps guide Wixom, signaling with a distinctive yowl to find his bearings while he tends bees and enjoys simple pastimes.
A report mixes vivid notes on remote ocean waterfalls around British Columbia and Chile with a Highland Cameron of Lochiel funeral procession. It describes tides forming double flowing cascades near Vancouver Island and the George Strait area, then shifts to clan Cameron rites with tartans, pipes, and ancestral sites at Mort William, InverLady, and surrounding hills. The piece ends with a comic quip about a senator and a curious funeral custom in Muai.
A fragmentary dialogue describes mixing observations after Christmas about a tall person versus a short brother, with a stray attribution to the Philadelphia Bullet. The text reflects a conversational tone and unclear narrative context.
A garbled ad usefully lists various patent medicines and nostrums from Paris and American makers. It touts a W. T. McGee remedy from Vantesr Tenn, Dr. King’s Discovery for Consumption, and a kit of tonics including Wine of Cardui and Thedford’s Black Draught. It warns of monthly pains and nervous symptoms, urging purchases at Dick Seos drug store with promises of cures and trials.
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