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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1905
Page
2
Lawrence city items and world notes from the Journal including Labor unrest in Russia and Germany, gas prospects, Kansas politics, Nebraska football bill, Mrs Chadwick bankruptcy, weather, revolution of reform, and telephone expansion with 6,000 new instruments in the region.
The piece notes a New York woman’s club as a come out in favor of a race attitude, Topeka officials plan to deter police interference, and spotters hired by employers getting paid more to leave town. It also mentions Kansas legislature payroll expansion, marriage factory pay seens, and various political and social tensions across Russia Hungary and the United States.
General Wood reports on military expeditions in Taraca and Lanao regions. Moros resist and suffer attacks on workers and soldiers, while Dato Ali's band remains openly hostile but small. Authorities expect ongoing police work with troops and constabulary, and protests arise over ill fitting native gear and excessive clothing for scouts.
The January 15 issue of the Telephone Directory is off the press and being delivered to subscribers today. A list of new subscribers added since January 10 is provided for insertion to complete the book, including names and addresses across several streets and cities. An advertisement finalizes with claims for Backson's Areios Salve at Berber Fives drug store for 250.
A Indianapolis lawyer recalls finding a lady’s locket containing his wife’s picture and a second photo. a cyclist later recovers a bag of two cent stamps from a pedestrian’s pocket, all leading to a curious chain of events. A drug ad closes the piece touting a cold cure.
A Worcester store quarrel unfolds over a kitten and a bride’s shopping, with a rude cashier and a mean-spirited proprietor clashing as a young couple’s cat tale collides with shop life. The piece references a chaotic scene in Main Street relating to a June bride and animal purchases.
Palm Leaf hat exporters in Malacca form a trust fixing prices for the hat grades sold to local merchants and exported mainly to New York. The trust buys all hats at a set price and shares proceeds, while individual merchants continue to offer to New York buyers at their own figures.
A mixed column discusses Doane remedies for back pain citing testimonials, then shifts to a feature on animal migrations. It notes bats and lemmings as highly migratory, describes mice and rats moving seasonally, and details reindeer, lemming journeys, predators, and mass drownings in rivers as they seek new habitats.
Mel Acuin Hunter of Pittsburgh, Pa., suffered four weeks with typhoid and kidney issues. Doctors could not help, but Electric Bitters restored health enabling walking and strength. Sold at Bareber Bros. drug store for 50 cents.
The New York Review of Reviews cites Lewis Freeman on Hawaii's sugar industry, noting irrigation and improved methods have spurred a revolution in production. Oahu’s dry-leeward lands, once waste, now yield vast sugar crops due to artesian water.
A jumbled confession of a pill called Dr Kipp's New Life Pills promises relief for headache dizziness and constipation but warns of dangers in child medicine. It condemns unsafe preparations and touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as safe for children with coughs colds and croup, sold by all druggists.
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