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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1885
Page
1
The Journal announces the current publisher is leaving the paper after long service in Lawrence. It thanks citizens and patrons while expressing regret at not delivering a fully adequate product. New proprietors will issue a salutatory in a week, promising a well funded ballot and renewed community paper.
An article surveys cake making as an art with a shift from traditional pound and sponge cakes to light leaf and layer cakes. It notes rising demand for fruit and walnut cream cakes, with fillings like jellies and chocolate and new designs for ornate edible decorations and wedding edibles.
Advert says mercury laden pills harm stomachs and praises Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and throat and lung diseases. It claims rapid patient cures and notes physicians testing the remedy with trial bottles offered by Lurber Bros Drug.
New Orleans will open December 16 and run until June 1 1885 enabling West and Northwest visitors to reach the Exposition at low round trip rates. The Memphis Short Route South is the sole direct link West to Chatta noo Manta Nashville New Orleans Jacksonville and other Southern cities with Pullman sleepers and fast connections. Send for map and time card with quick service and special accommodations. A K News E Lockwood Gen Luss Agent Kansas City.
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