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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1904
Page
3
The page lists multiple train services and routes with lines showing schedules and connections. It mentions the Chicago Express, Kansas City Passenger, Overland Flyer, West Union Pacific trains, and departures from Leavenworth and nearby points. The timetable includes Pacific Express lines and notes Sunday and weekday operations.
The notice announces final settlement proceedings for Elizabeth Bis estate and invites interested parties to contest or present claims. It specifies the date, venue, and applicable probate authorities.
A detailed set of instructions describes building a straightedge five inches wide and seven eighths inches thick with a two uprights frame and a level. It explains attaching a bevel, adjustable rear end for grading, and procedures to measure ditch depth per rod. Emphasis on keeping dirt out, proper water flow, and the need for a surveyor-pride farmer for services.
A Maryland state grange meeting calls for government aid to farmers for road construction. The speaker cites the farm sector's trade surplus over 14 years totaling about 4.606 billion and urges reducing transport costs to rail stations and waterways. It also notes weed control laws and accountability for roadside vegetation.
A dated obituary notes shifts in funeral customs with Seventh Day Adventist rites, blue and silver hearses, and mourners in bright colors. Dealers offer white or ivory hearses and velvet coverings, while traditional crape and black attire wane among the middle class, replaced by lighter dress and even yellow velvet coffins for children.
A Lawrence resident, Wm Reynolds of 117 Pennensee Street, testifies Desa's Kidney Pills eased back pains and joint weakness after long illness. The advertisement urges readers to buy Doan's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo, NY, price 50 cents, and remember the name.
Miss Ella a Danish lion tamer performs with seven African lions at the Royal Music Hall in Berlin area near London dispatch reports. She removes her whip and lies in the den with a large lion named Sleetried who once killed a keeper in Vienna. Ella claims no nerves and says wrong eye contact harms lions as she works with them from behind.
The piece argues that flying requires little power, citing bird migrations from Budapest to Lahore and other long trips at high speeds with light weights. It notes birds fly high to reduce air resistance, lists speeds above 50 miles per hour for light birds, and contrasts with heavier animals. It also touches Daniel Webster’s habit of seeking precise words in speeches.
A young woman at a country house party reports sleepless terror from a white specter at her bed foot. She recalls clawlike hands and a chilling touch before dawn. She eventually fled the room.
A garbled 19th century letter from Garland Texas praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy noting its safety, ease of taking, and effectiveness for croup and colds in children. The text blends advertisements with unrelated anecdotes and jokes from other papers. It mentions multiple names and snippets of editor commentary and public notices.
A quiet Christmas scene on Main Street features a hungry railroad switchman who steals two prairie chickens from a restaurant. The owner and his wife help him, feed him, and later his confession reveals he stole to feed his starving family after losing work. The act becomes a morale moment and the proprietor deems the aid the right thing to do.
A narrator returns to a transformed hometown and finds rest at a familiar house. A tense evening in the hammock reveals a covert romance between Ella and a baritone caller, while the observer contemplates family affection and future plans.
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