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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1907
Page
3
Union Pacific Railway announces new and revised accommodations on routes including Leavenworth Express. Details describe freight and passenger services with noted corrections to durations and stops. The OCR text is garbled but indicates timetable updates and train accommodations.
An assortment of vintage notices promotes Urine Laxative Fruit Syrup as a cure for chronic constipation, claiming it aids digestion, stimulates liver and bowels, and is pleasant to take. The page also contains quirky lines about marriage, New Year revisions, and a liveryman’s remark, reflecting sparse reader items and shuffled prose.
Announcement states Foley's Honey and Tar cough remedy is not affected by the Pure Food and Drug Law as it contains no opiates or harmful drugs and is recommended as a safe remedy for children and adults.
A fragment discusses charm beyond beauty linking neatness clear eyes and health to attractiveness. It asserts plain women can possess admirable qualities and contrasts physical vigor with mere looks. The text mentions “Elestric Bittern re store week women” and a promotion for barber products and goods at Bea’s Drag.
A distant anecdote from Arlot Bavaria's account is used to argue that an instinct of natural death exists. The story centers on Thiel, a great aunt aged 93, dying while fully aware, requesting wine and preferring to die quietly, described as an example of the instinct.
In Goshen Mass a school lesson on monks raises blank stares as teachers struggle to engage pupils. Silas Ormaby, town oracle, explains sailors differentiate ships as she or he by noting the cost of fitting a schooner in Marblehead.
Disjointed text shows a boy named Slenry in Bix asking to visit Meg and the Jane boys. A room exit, mentions of musicians and artists like Richard Strauss, plus a note about someone being blackballed by the Berlin Academy of Arts.
The text notes Young John D. Rockefeller told two young men that total abstinence rests on parental example and his own judgment that one drink could lead to more. He cites his parents’ temperance and the danger of sliding from a single glass to excess.
A period ad touts Foley's Honey and Tar as preventing pneumonia and strengthening lungs after colds. It cites Dr. C. J. Bishop of Agnew Michigan and the firm 0 P Barber & Son as endorsements.
A compact aphorism reflects on life and the paradox of future plans. The piece jests that people rarely value positive aims until confronted with harsh trials.
The night brought sleet then coarse snow as rain ceased. Ground is white this morning and trees are heavy with sleet. Fruit buds remain safe, but stock suffer. traveling animals and those outdoors face hardship. The storm is severe though not as bad as feared.
Retired farmer Kisley of Lawrence New York testifies kidney trouble past several years with back pain and dull stomach ache. He bought a box of Doan’s Kidney Pills at Dick Bros drug store and reports strong relief. Sold by all dealers. Remembrance the union label.
A pleasure and health note recalls the day we met Dr King’s New Life Pills described as painless purifiers that ease headache and biliousness and keep bowels right. Barber & Son’s druggists advertise the 25 cent trade as offering a chance to earn a living in a trade.
An American claim extols a new remedy called New Discovery as king of throat and lung cures. Mia Julia Ryder Paine of Truro Maine testifies it gives immediate relief and stops coughing, with widespread consumer endorsement and a trial bottle offered free.
Buffalo Ohio coal operator EL Tharnes reports kidney and bladder trouble for years. After Foley's Kidney Core he feels dramatic relief with brick dust like stones passing and no kidney pain. Barber & Son endorses the remedy as doing him thousand dollars worth of good.
Amos F. King of Port Byron New York says Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured a leg sore that troubled him for over 90 years. He claims he is now eighty five and reports a complete cure. Guaranteed to cure by C P Barber Ses, Druggists, 25a.
Adelaide Thurston presents The Girl From Out Yonder at Bowersock Opera House Thursday the 17th. The production showcases elaborate scenery including the Terry's arbor club veranda and a seascape with the Great Reef Lighthouse. The acts depict the Hesper wreck, lighthouse interiors, and related coastal imagery.
Robert Pitzsimmons stars in the new comedy drama Fight for Love at Bowersock Opera House Friday January 18. He trains for a fourth championship bid amid a $50,000 winner take all purse while Miss Julia May Gifford leads the cast in an all‑live production praised as high class and free of coarse content.
The Kansas Baker University team was soundly defeated 41 to 20 by the Chicago Crescent quintet at Baldwin in front of about 600 fans. The Crescents praised Baker as the best foe on their present tour, which has seen 49 wins and 6 losses. A return game is set for February 7 in Chicago.
The January meeting of the Douglas county Horticultural Society will be held at the Courthouse on Saturday the 19th at 2 oclock p m with programs including Old Years Mistakes New Years Resolutions and The Necessity of Spraying A cordial invitation is extended to John N Macomb president and Samuel Reynolds secretary Also note warning to save old horseshoes as in many years they will become valueless.
The article discusses extended road and rail proposals in Alaska, including a proposed route from Fairbanks to the coast and a transcontinental connection paralleling Europe’s Silk and Velvet trade. It notes congressional interest, funding debates, and competing projects, with broader remarks on silk exports and German and Japanese textile impacts in the late 19th century.
Consul James C McNally writing from Liege notes a steady rise in briquette use on Belgian state railways since 1838. Figures show 208 tons in 1838, 1909 3 900 tons, 1900 20 472 tons, up to 1894 295 176 tons, with 1904 at 101 times 1898. Also mentions training needs for fast locomotives and various unrelated notes and ads.
Congressman Justin D L Bowersock of Augus refuses to join the Housevelt Church National League opposes a single man for president. He defends Roosevelt’s renomination and warns any attempt to frame it as essential would be contemptible and unworthy of American manhood. He recalls past trials and asserts Roosevelt’s platform is set and cannot be rebuilt by supporters.
Mary M. McNees sues John Lewis in district court for 1500 dollars claiming damages from her son Houston McNees death. Lewis is jailed awaiting murder trial. The filing suggests possible shifts in legal remedies for homicide cases.
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