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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1904
Page
2
A long column of mixed items from Lawrence Kansas covers newspaper history, political clashes within the Republican machine, a Topeka sales-ticket fakery tale, and a detailed obituary of James L Blair. It notes Kansas mineral values, California rainfall, Attorney General Knox, and a critique of party leadership, ending with a stark world’s fair family tragedy.
Henry J. Allen, in a Ottawa Herald column, urges a reform movement for decency and honesty in Kansas Republican politics. He cites public distrust, graft concerns, and fiscal irregularities by county officials, including fund diversions from tax roll oversight and contracts, urging lawful restraint and protection of public funds.
The Brownlow bill in Congress proposes 24 million dollars from the United States for road improvements, with funds distributed by state population and matched locally. Kansas would receive about 427 thousand dollars, and the plan aims to build 100 to 6,000 miles of wagon roads nationwide, signaling a push for better country roads. The notice also notes peacetime shifts in Russia Japan tensions and tax actions in Germany, and mentions Japanese gold imports and American sales to war-time markets.
Lincoln hosts a welcome for Bryans tonight as 500 of his leads contribute a dollar driver gesture. The event holds local significance in Nebraska with potential impact on regional business circles.
Acknowledging criticism of recent stamps, the government issues a revised series with a distinctly different design. The text promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as broadly effective for headaches, dyspepsia, nervousness, biliousness, colds, malaria, and digestive issues, claiming regular use aids strength and regularity, especially for delicate women.
A fragmentary feature recalls claims for Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription aiding women's health and a Baltimore Eagle anecdote about a shrewd canvasser offering a so called secret remedy in exchange for hospitality and coins. The scene juxtaposes medical rhetoric with street hustling.
An early modern science note discusses a test by Dr. N H Alcock comparing nerve signal speed in tall versus short men. Using hand reflexes and electric shocks, measurements suggest the tall man experiences slower sensation transmission, differing by about a thousandth to two hundred fiftieth of a second over a limb. A Daily Times quote by Lynch cites Foley’s Honey and Tar as a popular cough remedy.
A Maine coast article notes lobster scarcity near Passamaquoddy Bay puzzling veteran boatmen. Officials release fry into deep waters to boost stock, yet lobsters appear plentiful later along the coast. Burdensome market dynamics kept prices steady as catches surged last fall.
The Kansas City Journal notes Gen Pleasant Porter of the Creek Nation, born near Clarkaville on the Arkansas river, September 26, 1510, rose from local schooling to lead Creek schools, serve as general during internecine conflict, and be elected principal chief in 1899. He is praised as a wise, loyal ally to the United States, married twice with several children, and reelected recently.
Polo pony trade in Colorado and the Rocky Mountains has grown, supplying trained animals to wealthy patrons. Wet bred ponies and bronchos are highlighted for polo use, with many remaining sound for years and shipping to India and English clubs.
A condensed critique cites Frederick Trevor Hill in Everybody's Magazine arguing a national selfishness undercuts reform. It claims high average citizens demand personal space and tolerate lawless self rule, mocking club reformers while praising expedient shortcuts. The piece notes reformers face dismissal as hypocrites despite hard work and rising business pressures.
A Kansas City banking official recalls a comical incident when a man left a wooden leg on the Missouri Savings Bank counter. The leg was heavy enough to be noticed as an odd parcel, leading staff to identify its owner who returned the next day to reclaim the missing limb.
An old item catalogs scams around fake antiques and counterfeit Dutch pottery sold to travelers. It notes American buyers abroad being duped by goods stamped as Dutch or English, with examples including Egyptian novelties and Providence made rubber goods marketed as British. The piece also touches on dangers of misrepresented wares and a brief technical aside about gunpowder and steam gun safety, plus a stray discussion of India coal output and a colonial era testimonial about Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy from Garland Texas.
The article promotes a Japanese strength method claiming small men can rival strong peers in a few months without heavy lifting. It emphasizes rest after exercises, deep breathing, and a specific breathing routine during jiujitsu style practice. It prescribes standing erect, drawing in the abdomen, and exhaling fully while keeping the chest bowed.
A light magazine snippet recalls a philanthropist’s tale of reconciliation and quiet heroism among the poor. It juxtaposes a Rom an tale of patience with a note on Rome’s ancient excavations by Prof. Airoli and the Etruscans shaping the Eternal City.
A New York hunter Henry Burke tracked a black bear near a log cabin where the Stevens family had fallen ill with diphtheria. Burke killed the bear after discovering a bear hide he claimed carried the germ. his own child and he later showed diphtheria symptoms. A local physician later diagnosed the illness as diphtheria in Burke's son and himself, supporting the hunter's belief in bear-origin transmission.
An OCR readout describes Missouri university students testing a device that allegedly produced waves and signals during a class scene. The account notes mixed reactions, laughter, and claims the effort was engineered by a group tied to engineering studies with terminology suggesting experimental proceedings.
Fragmentary notes recount Pope Pius X and the sedia gestatoria with dizziness fears at coronation, Venice gondolas, and a guarded procession. The text shifts to 19th century medical ads mentioning pneumonia boat, Hall’s Catarrh Cure, and blood tonics with promotions for patent remedies and burdock bitters.
State officials reach agreement with E F Davis of New York to purchase the rights to use his electrical apparatus for carrying out executions. Davis will assist the state and designate aides at several prisons to operate the system should he become unavailable. Superintendent Collins plans to train replacements and secure a competent successor to Davis for ongoing execution duties.
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