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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1901
Page
3
A comparative portrait tracks the average American of 1801 versus today across food, dress, shelter, and education. It notes stark shifts from coarse bread and bare rooms to abundant food, varied attire, comfortable homes, and widespread literacy, praising the progress since the Declaration era and urging continued uplift.
A remarkable pearl displayed on Australia’s northwest coast defies normal form. Owned by Mr. Schall, it is a square, multi-part gem unlike any seen before, drawing attention from experts and wealthy collectors while Schall refuses a twelve thousand dollar offer, citing lucky talisman significance. Australian scientists call it a natural freak of nature.
Boston shows growing interest in automobiles with Back Bay support. Titcomb travels Boston to Providence in three hours without incidents. Gould joins the Automobile Club of America as Odell is named honorary member. New York firms expand auto delivery, suburbs receive parcels, and a racing contest with a 10 mile East River route is planned. Hood’s Sarsaparilla touted for scrofula and general health.
The article notes a decade of changing immigration to the United States with 448,572 foreigners added in the last year and a shift toward northwestern European settlers. It contrasts literacy, wealth on arrival, and destinations, detailing declines in Irish and Scandinavian domestic service migration and rising industrial population shares. It cites calls for stricter limits and notes potential future questions from naturalized or annexed citizens of other powers.
A massive fire in Montreal last night burned from 8 pm until 1 am, destroying property valued in the hundreds of thousands and damaging the Round of Urade building with losses cited near $300,000. The blaze left extensive damage across multiple blocks as firemen battled the flames.
Advertises Lichty's Delery Nerve Compound sold by Hamlin & Holloway promising health benefits. Claims include improved eating sleep work and blood tests, with urging assurances of swift cures for sores eruptions and related conditions. Hood's Sacsaprrifla is also claimed to fully cure it.
Leavenworth timetable notes several rail services including California Express Topeka Express and Kansas City Passenger routes. It lists daily, weekend, and holiday frequencies with arrival and departure patterns at Leavenworth and nearby stations.
A veteran recalls injuries from the Mexican campaigns of 1847 and 1848 while endorsing a patent medicine for colic cholera and diarrhea. The ad touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as unequaled for quick relief, noting it treats acidity of the blood and is sold by druggists.
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