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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1905
Page
2
The Journal reports on historical events in Kansas and beyond. It notes subscriptions, editions, telegraph service, and distribution details for The Journal. It includes various short items on politics, labor, crime, sports, weather, and notable national and international references, with multiple named figures and places.
A patchwork of items notes New York cloakmakers striking amid weather and labor unrest, Kansas scientists debating radium iron conversion, Clinton Missouri bank liabilities, and Topeka war impacts. It covers Funston near-miss, winter business, rail travel to Lewin Clark exposition, naval inspect oral lax, Turkey sultan assassination rumor, and shifting county assessment values. The Outlook piece on college athletics argues for reform, praising undergrad participation while warning against professionalism and calling for American college traditions akin to Oxford Cambridge.
A reflective passage traces human experience as the path to understanding divine providence. It links spiritual gladness and sorrow across ages to the blessed outcome of peace, implying that enduring lessons emerge from perseverance and faith.
The Outlook recalls a Christian Register passage on personal faith and inner light. It cites Howells and a New England mood about self denial, temperance, and the balance between duty and joy. The author reflects on boyhood rules, dancing, secular tunes, and the maxim never to cause the weak to stumble, contrasting it with Christian ideals.
Supplementalist No 6 will include late additions to the July 15 telephone directory. Names added include Whitlte Red, Howard F H, Leonard O I, Redwid Roche LB, Wiedemann Wo, and Woody LI with addresses in Lyonx Delaware Main 744 Louisiana Red 526 Maple 833 Mang 1108 Tenn.
A columnist in the Janlon Chronicle muses on how cities carry signature odors from Paris and Cologne to Moscow and Calais. The piece notes soot in Paris, Cologne’s famed water, and Moscow’s cranberry-like scent, concluding with a vivid scene of a traveler in Saint Petersburg and a centenarian shoe blue.
An 19th century style notice promotes Cramberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoos Remedy with claim of quick relief and availability from druggists. It mentions travel planning via Colorado Midland Railway California trip, advising to ask a local agent about rates valid March 1 to May 15 and to write CH Spears G P A Denver. Also notes observation cars in service on Wabash day trains Kansas City to St Louis and on Wabash New York mail No.
Engagement confessions are part of commencement festivities at Mount Holyoke and Smith colleges. Students publicly declare engagements at Mount Holyoke on the mountain top then gather for a ceremonial supper and a parade around verandas with shouts and banter. The scene features shy kisses, quick embraces, and the president prompting engaged students to step forth a final time.
Vacation planners are urged to consider time saving routes with the Wabash Rail Line offering direct through service to St. Louis Detroit Toledo Pittsburgh and Buffalo and connections to New York and Boston. The ad promotes affordable tourist sleepers and cautions against assuming only premium travelers use them, touting comfort and savings for trips to California and the Pacific Coast. It also mentions rotating other travel notes and unrelated items from the period.
Oregon offers vast land for investors and settlers with rich farming valleys and strong county farming and lumber industries. The Willamette Valley supports dairy and agriculture, Coos county showcases Northwestern enterprise, and Portland hosts sizable exhibits while banks hold substantial deposits.
The Washington Star notes the signers faced danger yet held pride in their act. It records ages averaging 43 with Hutledge as youngest and Franklin as oldest, listing occupations from doctors to printers. The piece blends quotes, historical reflection, and a local newspaper clipping from 1905 discussing the signing and its legacy.
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