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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1885
Page
2
A reflective piece in a hometown voice recounting a fifteen year old’s voyage to a big city, a failed firehouse misadventure, and return home. The narrator recalls volunteer firefighting, a fall into mud, lessons learned about fire departments, and the humbled reunion with village life and old friends.
A Chicago Tribune piece recounts a poor man who earns meals by carrying a restaurant's bill of fare as advertising. Col’nel Slark tells how the job pays fifty cents a day with board, noting over one hundred banner carriers on the West Side and growing demand.
A Brooklyn Eagle column by Lebt J. Burnlectic offers earnest counsel on temper, kindness, and self-restraint. Return to gentleness, delay harsh words, and cherish love over books, for the long memory of the world rewards patient, good will toward others.
A young man in Fall River bets he can stop a moving car without ringing the bell or contacting staff. He grabs a strap and halts the vehicle, then refuses to exit as the conductor wonders if the stunt failed. The driver flatters the prankster but the bet wins: the car stops by his grip, though the rider remains seated.
The fragment notes an elderly man discussing hair loss and dubious restorers. A friend mentions the so called Hair Baleam, praising its claimed calmness and effectiveness, though it sounds dubious. The dialogue touches on color restoration and other health claims with unclear specifics.
A detailed look at how paper patterns transformed home dressmaking as women far from fashion centers could sew stylish garments. From design to fitting to printing, graders and cutters produce scalable patterns for a global market, with millions sold yearly and new styles monthly.
An old ad touts Relevinte Bitters as the best blood purifier and liver aid for biliousness jaundice constipation and kidney issues. It claims quick relief and promotes a fifty cent price for two bottles by Barber Bros with a separate note promising rough on toothache and 15 cent treatment at drug stores with instant relief claims.
A Philadelphia correspondent reports on Frederick Guyer, a former Union captain from New York, whose leg injury after Civil War combat left him with chronic pain that he linked to weather changes. Surgeons at Jefferson College Hospital removed several abnormal nerve bulbous formations from his stumps, promising relief.
A new artificial teeth factory with capital aims to replace traditional dentistry by offering machine made sets after tooth extraction. The article likens it to watchmaking revolutions, promising exact replica plates and low replacement costs. It lists city nicknames and quotes a critic on engineers' nationalities.
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