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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1913
Page
5
An old advertisement promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia tablets as a remedy for stomach misery and heartburn. It claims the product digests all foods, strengthens secretory membranes, and relieves oppressive chest pain within minutes after use.
A garbled letter from Lawrence Realty Co promotes a 40 acre irrigated land deal near Carlsbad New Mexico. It touts climate water and yearly yields, offers to discuss details personally, and provides contact references in Kansas City and Carlsbad for further information. The ad mentions Lawrence Realty Co and Farmers Irrigation Land 9 48940 Midland Blake Kansas City MO.
Fragmented theater and music notes mix with a sports recap where Braves fall 46 to 35 to Emyporia. Names such as MargareT and Waskell appear amid garbled lines about songs, violins, and a few game details.
A fragmented ad filled with photography tips from Wood ward and Co. praising Kodak film and film negatives. Includes dubious medical remedies and scattered notices on births sales farmers institute and local society events. Names and places such as Lindley, Barter, Warnege, Lawrence, and Fairview appear amid halfheard phrases and historic misspellings.
A damaged snippet shows an ad style notice for a drug product from Hesinol Chemical Co of Baltimore, offering free mailed samples and recommending remedies. It references a generic skin treatment and includes an address at 93 Deity St, with marketing language about cures and untold tortures.
A fragmented concert notice describes an evening featuring artists with varied languages and styles. The program included interpretations of German pieces and selections in Spanish, Italian, and English, performed by a lead singer and an ensemble. Audience reaction hints at mixed success, with praise for some numbers and critique of others.
A reader note questions why the train remains halted asking if it’s a joke about an advertisement. the quip from Puck suggests annoyance at delays and a playful jibe about not noticing the advert before the train began moving.
In a dialogue from The Pathfinder, Mr. Stubbs downplays his wife's literary success, lamenting she casts her hero as a tall athletic young man with blue eyes. He jokes he is short, fat, bald, and must wear glasses, while a friend admires the wife’s work.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a strained dialogue about marriage and concern for children. The garbled lines reference Mr Knutt, drunkenness, pity for the wife, and a prayer-like statement amid disturbed phrasing. No clear event or outcome is evident.
The notice lists funerals for Mrs Martha Woodward and Mrs M Gilly with services at Clinton church and Maple Grove cemetery. Names include Watelak leone, M FE church, and Reverend Fiderkin. Additional items mention a Lilyvel or Velvel surname and local burial details without clear dates.
A jumble of local items includes health remedy nostalgia for Doan’s Kidney Pills and mail notices, plus scattered regional anecdotes. It mentions Lawrence Realty Co and government reclamation, with brief thoughts on daily life, satire, and a dog story near Market Drayton.
The Harvester Defense Company began its defense in a government restraint case. Testimony is expected to take two weeks with later testimony to follow. The examiner notes a cure for rheumatism by Chaipherkrin's Liniment is claimed by a user who reports long relief after use.
A man sues the Express Company for the death of his prized rooster, claiming neglect caused the animal to die after a week of illness. The claimant alleges mistreatment but a friend notes the bird would likely have died regardless, challenging causation.
A man in moderate drink wanders an art gallery examining mermaid paintings then asks about tides. In England a pigeon arrives via a chimney in a London Road drawing room, bringing soot before escaping when window opened.
A fragmentary clipping recalls a golf anecdote involving a bird that reportedly was struck by a ball, the bird then carrying the ball to its nest at Weston upper-Mare. The improbable tale ends with the bird nesting nearby the next hole as the story travels through a skeptical newspaper audience.
A debate argues for replacing rigid legislative bodies with a small board of directors to run cities as business corporations. Citing Eau Claire and Sioux Falls, the piece notes deficits cut and debt paid with commission government, urging Kansas cities to adopt the model to better fit modern urban needs and pressures.
William H. Taft, in Washington after serving in public life since age 21, bids farewell amid tearful goodbyes and cheers. He plans to rest in Georgia, then live as a professor in New Haven, departing with gratitude for a life of service.
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