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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1906
Page
3
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a female regulator remedy. It claims to correct displacements and various feminine ailments, reduce pelvic pain, and improve health with endorsements, alcohol-free formula, and claims of medical support. It invites readers to write for advice and promises free information.
Scientists propose using earth’s crustal heat for energy. Heat readings from wells near Pittsburgh and Wheeling suggest rising underground temperatures, with others at Houghton Michigan and Yellowstone indicating higher temps. A proposed system would bore two deep holes to drop water, heat it, then return steam to the surface, potentially creating a vast natural steam heater for power.
A farmer tried to trap raccoons by cutting a tree on his premises, hoping it would drop fat coons. Neighbors arrived with axes dogs and shotguns, each taking turns, but no coons appeared as the tree finally fell with no catch.
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A. M. Ake of Wood, Indiana, reports lung hemorrhages years ago after a lunge injury. He tried several physicians without benefit, then used Foley's Honey and Tar and claims his lungs are now sound. He recommends the remedy for advanced lung trouble. Barber & Rose drug store stock it.
A New York Sun recounts a visit to The Pines in Kent where a two story ivy clad manor is said to be haunted by murdered children. The narrator, not frightened, notices eerie presences as two white figures turn out to be the butler Simmonds delivering tea ending the ghost lore.
A New York Sun note argues the common gesture of raising a glass with the third and fourth fingers extended is not mere affectation but an unconscious, automatic act. The stance eases muscle effort by pivoting the glass between the thumb and first two fingers, though some may exaggerate for grace.
Wisconsin post office case exposes how soap aided safes by gutting sound of sawing and masking openings. Homer Trainor escaped jail using soap and a saw, aided by jail turnkey. Andrew Cunningham, Patsy Plannigan, used soap to help slip through a floor hole during pursuit. Inspector Fraser notes soap’s unexpected role in crimes and escapes.
A Houston newspaper report from St Louis describes an oyster opener finding a live fish inside a large oyster shell at a bar counter. The fish, approx unusual in shape and markings, was alive after hours of exposure and thrived once water was introduced. Local fishermen debated how the fish came to inhabit the empty shell. Mr. Lewis, an experienced oysterman, notes similar oddities but nothing like this fish.
Fragmented OCR notice touts Foley's Honey and Tar for throat and cough relief as genuine remedy while warning of imitators. Mentions Polly & Co Chicago, Barber & Son's drug store, De King’s New Life Pills for headaches and constipation. Garbled text references Carter & Gen's drug store and W. H. Brows.
Fragmented OCR shows a 19th century patent medicine advertisement style text. It mentions Wes Beate of Efe, Mia Lane A. Stephens of Port Willems, Dr Kings New Discovery cough remedy, Barber & Son druggists, and guaranteed tonics. It includes claims of cures for consumption, lung troubles, bo res and other ailments. The faded print references keep breathing, cures and testimonials in a storefront ad narrative.
Lawrence Kansas shoe salesman C A Taylor reports chronic kidney discomfort improved by Doan's Kidney Pills after use procured at Dick Bros drug store. He praises relief from pain, inflammation, and weakness and urges others to Remember the name. Fower Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agent.
By virtue of an order of execution to foreclose a lien from the District Court of Douglas County Kansas to seize and sell the described lands at public sale to satisfy the judgment. The property includes multiple tracts in Douglas County with appraised values, the sale to occur at the west front door of the courthouse in Lawrence on a specified day. Real property in northeast quarter of section 4, township 1, range 6. other listed parcels with totals and appraisals. terms: cash in hand to the highest bidder following confirmation by the court. John H. Woodward, Clerk. Bishop Mitchell Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Chicago residents, used to daily milk from back doors, confront a yearly cow market near the stock yards. A notable buyer is a persistent woman negotiating fiercely with a wary husband while vendors and bystanders watch. The pair finally buys a cow for small coins amid lively street banter and misfit accents.
A garbled account describes a London dealer facing bankruptcy blamed on Derby region links. The piece mentions debts, a court or police context, and regional ties with mentions of Clarke street and local action, hinting at an ongoing legal or financial dispute.
At a March 5 1906 meeting Lawrence Kansas city council adopted a paying resolution to grade curb and pave Ontario street and intersecting streets from Massachusetts to Louisiana. The plan calls for four inches of senorate or brick pavement with sand cushion and grout filler and two brick courses with sand foundation to be paid in ten annual installments per city clerk F D Brooks.
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