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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1901
Page
2
A compact digest of 1900s Lawrence editorial voice features across the Journal and Journal weekly. Commentary on Topeka politics, public works, rail and street improvements, and foreign policy shifts. Mentions Roosevelt, Russia, England, and South Africa with reflections on public ownership of utilities and road funding. Includes trade data and domestic debate on party naming and municipal governance.
A long critique notes that in a local high school and at the State University girls outpace boys in honors and graduation. It questions male educational participation, asks why boys lag, and warns of social consequences if the trend continues. It contrasts past and present, urging parental action to ensure both genders receive thorough schooling.
A fragmentary advertisement recounts Commodore Ponty and the Niagara frigate in Lake Erie battles, praising Hoate Stomach Bitters for digestive issues, headaches, fevers, and kidney weakness. It mentions a one dollar private revenue stamp and a Union Pacific express train schedule with testimonials of quick relief.
The Kansas legislature adopts a paving measure affecting Lawrence with mayor and council power to grade pave and tax for street improvements. The article notes a big policeman contest featuring Officer James Monroe of Lawrence and details on his stature. It also covers ice prices stock and supply, driving park renovations, nurseries seasonal work, Asian Pacific depot improvements, Massachusetts street paving plans, local history items, Victor Suspender factory growth, and University Book Store building renovations with anticipated brick and glass upgrades.
An old advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a genuine beautifier by purifying and enriching the blood. It spots a sallow complexion, dull eyes, and dull hair, claiming clearer skin and brighter eyes reflect health. A Crawford Neb. woman testifies tiredness, appetite loss, nervousness, and summer sickness improved after using the medicine.
The item lists travel dates February through April for a Union Pacific service to California with contact at the city office or Union Pacific depot for information and reservations. It mentions a note about the Vindicator editor praising Chamberlain's Pain Balm with two applications providing relief for rheumatic shoulder and thigh pain and advertising the product for sale by druggists.
Readable summaries of multiple club meetings feature Mrs Lon Moore on The Puritans and Their Influence and Mrs Stonard on The Salem Witches. Other programs cover Scatch music, Adams and Jackson, Dutch painters, Holy Alliance, child story, Japan talks, Wordworth, Hogarth, Verdi, and Moliere plays with various members presiding and hosting.
A fragmentary 19th century note discusses satires on Jearcing and the L hotel Rambouillet, mentions a weekly meeting finishing Moliere studies and Racine to be taken up next Tuesday, plus assorted quotations from Carlyle Meredith Byron Ruskin and others.
A reader testimonial claims severe scalp issues were cured by Coke Dandrut Cure after using multiple bottles. The note praises the remedy’s proprietor and urges friends to try the product, mentioning bulk goods supplied by Garber shop and Bandra.
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