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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1900
Page
2
Lawrence Daily Journal reports national politics with Congress stance on polygamy and Bryan’s presidential prospects. Also notes UK war reports, Abilene drinking joints, Civil War veteran references, and newspaper trust critique. Mentions Goebel, Goebel’s nerves, Mormon Roberts mileage, and local editorial humor.
Lawrence Kansas launches a new golf club with forty nine paid members. The piece details grounds location near McCook fields and campus, course layout, ongoing improvements, and a full constitution with officer roles and membership rules for residents and University of Kansas affiliates.
The Springfield Republican excerpt recounts Frederick Douglass discussing his lineage and language mastery. He attributes his abilities to an Indian grandmother, notes his status as a slave, and reflects on autobiography truthfulness. The narrative includes recollections of Douglass near Uniontown and Washington in 1877, and how his colored friends reacted to claims about his heritage.
Caroline H. Dall recalls the moment Douglass disclosed his African birth and the stunned reactions of peers who doubted his negro blood. The 1899 Washington letter notes persistent rumors about his African ancestry and the unusual handling of his racial identity by diplomats and society.
Twenty clubs met Tuesday afternoon across several homes. Papers discussed ranged from The Rose of the East India Company to Early Dutch Literature and Modern American Literature. Lectures covered Robert Burns, Protestant history, German music, and Edgar Allan Poe, with social tea and next meetings announced.
An English traveler recalls a quarter century in South Africa among the Afrikander family near the Drakens and Sour Atri Arnid. He portraits the house, landscape, cattle, and luxury, noting the daughters superbly built and skilled in riding and shooting, and describes their Dutch lineage, language barriers, and the Manhattan link through a tale about New York. The piece also drops hints of broader colonial towns like Melzer and wage-labor mills, with reflections on culture, religion, and frontier life.
An old style advertisement touts Grain-O as a new food drink that can replace coffee. It claims it’s made from pure grains, easy on delicate stomachs, and priced at 19 cents and 33 cents per package. Sold by all grocers.
A fragmented note references a day without Dr Thomas and mentions Electric Oil in boats. It hints at unpredictability of accidents and includes garbled phrases about Doris and Oy. The readable portion suggests safety concerns and whimsical memes around maritime use of oil.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a UK context with a satirical tone, references a play and a 2K event. It is disjointed and reads as notes rather than a continuous report, with no clear dates, teams, or outcomes to confirm a definite news item.
An advertisement lists Dr Miles Nervine from the Miles Medical Company of Elkhart Indiana, promoting medicinal products for sale with phrases implying health relief. includes tempting claims and regional contact cues evident in the OCR fragment.
A historical notice warns that paper carriers failing to deliver by 6 o’clock must inform the office so steps can be taken for earlier delivery. It also urges subscribers to deduct from monthly bills for missed papers. The page ad promotes Freoca Tacsy Waters for female health and French Tansy Wafers from La France Drug Company with agents listed.
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