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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1905
Page
2
Reader letters promote Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a cure for weak run-down women. Claims include regaining flesh, regularity, and relief from ovarian troubles and inflammation with testimonials from Angi Quinn and others. Also mentions Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as supportive.
Railway timetable fragment lists multiple city to city express and mail trains with departure notes near Kansas City, Denver, and California routes. Includes mentions of mixed service, Sunday exceptions, and remarks about rail passenger travel and a physician testimonial about kidney cure.
A durable post puller uses two uprights of 2x inches and 8 feet, mortised, braced, with a 1 inch hole for a pulley. A chain loops around the post and over the wheel, horns attached to the chain end, enabling easier extraction of solid posts.
The author stresses farmers should test seed quality to avoid losing bushels per acre from weak or dead grains. A simple moisture test using sand, paper, and 100-seed lots guides quick assessment. if seeds fail to germinate, replace with healthier stock to prevent yield losses.
An obscure note claims old rails are best for ditch work, cited by authorities in Pim and Home. The remark highlights ease of use and minimal trouble during early project phases.
A fragmentary old-time ad touts Chamberlains Colins Chalets and Cholera Remedy as a cure for Cuban diarrhoea in cattle. It cites Mrs Minnis Jacobs of Houston Texas praising the product after failed doctors. The testimonial claims one dose cured a severe attack. For sale by all druggists.
A London paper recounts a hypothetical return of Columbus to Santa Fe after Isabella’s messenger urged renegotiation with Spain. It notes a grand contract granting Columbus and heirs vast revenues and rulings, tied to the fates of early American history.
An old Fort William reader reports relief from dyspepsia after using Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets. The ad touts Foley’s Kidney Cure for kidney and bladder issues and mentions trusted tonics from Barber & Bon’s.
Mrs Adde Beltor of 113 North Hickory St Ottawa Kansas recalls a 1899 Ottawa report praising Doan's Kidney Pills for her daughter's kidney weakness after measles. She reports complete, lasting cure after using half two boxes and urges others to consult Houton Mitbura Co agents. Product sold 50 cents by dealers.
A survey cites Demosthenes at 54 delivering On the Crown, Plato after 65, Chaucer after 40, and Cervantes beginning Don Quixote later in life. It notes Spinoza at 44 for his epoch making book, Defoe at 54, Wren at 80 designing St Pauls, and Leonardo da Vinci near 40 painting The Last Supper.
A French inventor claims a new alloy composed of nickel and iron with 36 percent nickel will greatly reduce thermal expansion, approaching quartz levels, enabling precise timekeeping devices like clocks and watches to resist temperature-induced distortions. The discovery could transform metrology and manufacturing.
Advertisements tout Dr Kiog New Life Pills for liver and stomach trouble and Foley’s Honey and Tar for asthma as prompt cures. A Davenport reader recalls long relief from asthma after starting Foley products. The Missouri and Kansas Telephone Co announces a 35 cent monthly rate for city mural telephone service under a yearly prepaid contract. L B Mason, manager, urges rural residents to join now.
Ohio farmer J. Q. Quaintance reports sowing rape in 15 acres of corn last year. He describes livestock integration including 200 western range wethers, 42 lambs, and 22 pigs, with hogs marketed at $4 per cwt and sheep and lambs at $5. A financial balance shows $1,112 profit after feed and costs, though some losses occurred.
The article recounts the torture of Rev. O. D. Moore of Harporavilla Baptist Church and his prolonged cough. It promotes Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and coughs as a cure, with a promotional note from Barber & Sook’s drugstore. It also quotes McClure’s Magazine on surgical risks and recovery likelihoods.
Harper resident recalls chronic stomach and fever ailments nearly defeated by Bloatrin Bitters while urging others to try the remedy. Advert self praise notes wide use and loyalty to the product, with cautions about safety and accidental injuries prompting medical attention.
A New York paper alleges a hog story circulating in Kansas papers, claiming a hog survived after four days entombed and then was found alive. The item references a Campbell in the north and includes a toxic mix of local anecdotes and an advertisement for Doom's Ointment and Beckle Arsicn Salve.
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