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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1900
Page
2
A jumble of editorial remarks from Lawrence Kansas papers dated January 25 1900 covers politics opinions on Mormon Roberts Topeka capital naming and Broadway rhetoric. Observations include US relations with England Boer War echoes and local library funding praise for Lawrence library.
A collection of 1910s style classified items: poultry sale notes in Kansas City. want ads seeking a married white woman for farm work in Perry Oklahoma. a white girl for house work in Lawrence. real estate offers including a six room house on Massachusetts Street or exchange for near-town farm. rental listings for a bottom farm north Lawrence and a brick house on Rhode Island Street. a restaurant and confectionery for sale. inquiries directed to various local addresses.
A letter to the Journal questions city actions on smallpox quarantine and burglary, arguing for vaccination and strict quarantine. It cites the Philadelphia Medical Journal on past Ohio outbreaks, notes mild current cases, and urges law-backed vaccination and quarantine measures by local authorities.
Testimonial claims Swift's Specific (8 8 8) cured malignant cancer after doctors failed. A Winston,N C patient, cured after eightees bottles, asserts cancer is hereditary and a book from Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga, is available free by mail.
Missouri board of railway and warehouse commissioners reports operations for 1899. Grain inspections totaled 24 645 cars at St Louis, 13 493 at Kansas City, 1 814 at St Joseph, with 161 922 sacks inspected at St Louis. Financials show a year end balance of 11 614.17 and fees of 29 343.68, payrolls 23 304 043, office expenses 5 069.77, leaving a small balance on hand.
A long reflective fragment discusses female behavior and chivalry among hunters, noting that women may assert power and that male hunters sometimes defend female wolves. The narrator recounts a wolf hunt where a vixen alters the chase, prompting a reaction among hounds and hunters and a note on pack dynamics.
Christina Hirt of East St Louis describes a nightmarish experience while believed dead. She says she heard whispers and her husband, then the undertaker, and neighbors as she lay unconscious. She awoke when the undertaker removed the shroud and pleaded to live. Her tale is told from St Marys hospital.
Fragmentary ad copy touts orchards in Ha sil compty claiming 8 000 acres and Ton Delt of America as a key grant value for farmers. Includes a testimonial on Chase beclain's Pais Belm liniment as relief for rheumatism with Barber Bros. of Alphargus, Ga. selling the remedy.
An amusing report describes Chuckie the French poodle at the Russian embassy in Peking lineage including a Maltese mate Cosette and two daughters. The dogs enjoy pampered care with weekly baths and pink ribon adornments, travel with the ambassador and Miss Czesind, and live in hotel suites with staff attending to their needs.
The article describes a segmented wire gun with a heavy steel core and high-tension wire, built in Reading Pennsylvania, noting its capabilities and costs. It mentions an explosion-prevention rifle method at a U S Pipe Line tank fire, and reports portable houses for Venezuela and early perfumery notes.
A clipped boxing notice shows bouts involving Baum Fe Bouts and Oumle Bret with a nod for the third Tuesday in a sack event. The card lists travel to Texas, Arkansas, New Mexico, and Arizona venues with Ash Geo. C. Dailey listed as agent for particulars.
A historic horticultural roundup discusses Western Beauty and related apples also known as Grosh. It covers origin, appearance, quality, and cultivation notes, including pest and storage remarks, with references to related varieties, regions, and authors. The piece mentions fruit quality, tree care, and winter protection, and cites horticulturists and period publications.
Notice to subscribers requests prompt reporting of undelivered papers by 6 oclock to adjust delivery. It also mentions misdelivery and carrier faults and urges timely notices to ensure earlier delivery. The remainder promotes French Tansy Waters as a remedy for irregular periods, claiming genuine red wrapped product from La France Drug Company imported from Paris and sold by City Drug Store in Lawrence.
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