19 Jun 1905
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1905
Page
1
Local column item summarizes editorials and notices from the Lawrence Journal about wartime diplomacy, strikes in Chicago, Norway secession, and Kansas bar culture, with references to Governor Folk and urban governance in St Louis and Philadelphia. It mentions travel trends and economic concerns across cities and states.
A scattered roundup cites General Maximo Gomez dead as Cuba's independence icon, Kuropatkin peace hopes fading, and Russia Japan peace talks in doubt. US notes brush past California dress norms, antitrust aims in Ohio, Kansas legal contrasts, and pest and crop woes across Kansan fields. Plus travel tips and patent remedies color the era’s chatter.
The London Globe reports on the harsh winter labor for rebuilding a czarist palace. Workers died from cold as temperature dropped to 64 degrees below zero while bricks and plaster were laid to finish a palace as large as Buckingham, Kensington, and the National Gallery.
Millions rush to extreme diets and faddism while ignoring simple remedies. An ad urges prompt care for liver and stomach problems and promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a solution, claiming regular bowels and good food prevent troubles.
In a mix of anecdotes and opinions a writer describes piano sales tactics and buyer psychology with lines about touching sympathy and demonstrating merit. The piece shifts to a note on motor boats outperforming sailing craft for fleets and ends with a reflection on religion and politics among leaders and youths.
A mixed telephony directory snippet lists numerous names with partial addresses and numbers, such as White 000 Jnard J W and Brady J L, along with the strange promotional note for Chi Tata's Stomioh and Liver Tablets, claimed by the ad to offer grave, sober relief. The text contains scattered residence details like 146 Ky and 920 La, plus garbled Main numbers and towns.
An account by Helen Hyde recounts Japanese soldiers charging on one knee with swords while officers rally them. The piece notes brave acts of Capt Tachibana and a bodyguard cavalryman, plus a tale of battlefield trophies and improvised uses of bandages among troops. The narrative also mentions a Lenox-like anecdote about a farmer’s son who earned praise and a kanzo honor, and details on logistics and the strange generosity of war.
Mrs Helen M Hogan of 1935 Rhode Island Lawrence Kansas testifies she suffered neck pain and urinary symptoms for years. She says Voan's Kidney Pills gave relief after other medicines failed and notes buying from Dick Bros drug store. For sale by all dealers at 50 cents. Fosters Millburn Co Buffalo N Y is U S agent. Remember the name Down's and take no other.
The article narrates the origins of insurance from ancient times, noting Claudius Caesar as early to insure vessels and promote fleet growth. It links Jewish, Greek, and Roman practices to later English statutes and marks the evolution from marine to fire insurance while hinting at modern company formation to guarantee construction costs against estimates.
Rev. Br. Voaurse reports a remarkable Durban incident during heavy rain. A duck became tangled in barbed wire while river flooding. an ostrich emerged from the bush and carried the duck to safety, tearing the rescuer fatally on a buried wire. The ostrich then stood immobile amid a storm, seemingly unwilling to move.
The Nanhal ghat hosts a crowd of bathers and preachers umbrellas as pilgrims cleanse sins. Men and women move along the ramparts then enter the holy waters of the Ganges to bathe and pray in the sacred river. Some arrive aged and ill to seek peace in this holy ritual.
The first pamphlet copies of the Statistical Abstract of the United States for 1903 show a year of rapid progress. The text notes population growth, rising per capita wealth, increased bank deposits, and higher exports, with gains in imports and farm production, alongside railroad activity and freight volumes.
Negotiations among the United States Britain and Germany over Samoan damages drag since 1902. King Oscar ruled damages to German plantation owners but did not set individual amounts. Germans seek about 65 000 while American and British negotiators argue 26 000 is a fair price for the disputed properties.
The biennial meeting of the Epworth League will be held in Denver this coming summer. The event includes a gathering of the Mathonist Episcopal representatives, sharoh, and the G. A. R. encampment. A Denver convention visit often features a Rockies trip, and Colorado Midland Ry. offers details via General Agent C. H. Sferfs in Denver.
Classified notices show seven room frame house for rent on 1315 Tennessee street and multiple sale offers. Properties include 6 lots with orchard and berries, 6 room and 4 room houses on New Hampshire and New York streets, and various North Lawrence plots. Also job ads for chambermaid and dining room help at New Eldridge hotel and Santa Fe hotel respectively. Two registered bulls advertised by W B Broskelaby. contact details listed.
A New York City cemetery tale describes an ancient tombstone that records two unrelated remains beneath one stone. The inscription notes one name followed by a later deceased, with the rest of the plot unmarked and the originator believed to be a careless executor.
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