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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1902
Page
2
A health notice emphasizes caution for young girls during puberty and promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a alcohol free remedy improving regularity and overall womanly health. It claims to cure causes of disease and shares a testimonial from Miss Anes McGowne of Washington and an address for order details.
The timetable lists multiple rail routes and departures including No 4 Chicago Stmlwed No Kabnas City Gally Pelie Kansas City No Lit Waurun City Express daily times to Kansas City Chicago and through trains west and east with various daily and Sunday exceptions. It names Arkansas City Express Galeria buiness and Wallero waid Tav a Express with through paying passengers seeking through service and pricing.
Nikola Tesla builds a vast Wardenclyffe wireless plant in Wardenclyffe Long Island to outpace Marconi. A 216 foot tower and 500 foot shaft will support experiments sending messages by air and through the ground. Tesla plans towers, wells, and workshops moving from New York to Wardenclyffe, with inexpensive housing and models for workers. The project signals a bold shift toward global wireless communication and long range power experiments.
The fragmentary text notes Schwab becoming a farmer and references a dairy fair in Lecretia with various names and local events. It mentions sessions and exhibits tied to agriculture, wage topics, and local personalities like Brent and Libensbriefe, implying a rural community event with livestock and farm products.
A garbled OCR passage references a Shaker sister and a figure linked to New York, with unclear details. The readable bits mention a theft or assault context, a victim named Tiffany, and names like Linvsi, Virhie, and Pete, but the overall event remains incoherent and lacks verifiable specifics.
A weary wanderer emerges from blackberry brambles into a snowy Shaker village near Poland Spring. Elder Aurelia offers hospitality as the traveler contemplates rest, work, and a possible next journey while others discuss plans and fare. Daily in March and April the Santa Fe advertises reduced one way tickets to western states.
Heating stoves offered by Acton Ofsted claim satisfaction and strong heat. Kansas City stoves found defective previously, now corrected. Tickets on sale March 17 with return option. Inquire at City ticket office 761 Massachusetts Avenue for details and titles.
Practical tips on watering, shading, and care for begonias ferns and roses. Advice covers frequency and tepid water temps distribution of water across pots, avoidance of overwatering, and avoiding high heat near south windows. Also discusses pests, early morning watering, and maintaining even temperatures around 70 degrees with brief notes on related plant varieties and wind protection for orchards.
A 19th century style advertisement offers a $500 reward for proof of the Liver Scrap cure marketed as the Up-To-Date Little Liver Pill. It claims vegetable ingredients and reliable action, with pill counts of 160 per box, 40 per 10 cent box, and 15 per sixdoses, sold by RERVITS MEDICAL CO at Clinton and a Sis in Chicago and by Dick Area in Lawrence.
The article discusses the 1900 U.S. population distribution, noting New York as a top state and Virginia leading in population in earlier periods. It references the Census Bureau's Statistical Abstract and compares changes across states, with mention of per capita values and shifts in rank among regions.
The Lawrence city council adopted a resolution to pave streets and install parking across multiple avenues, with two courses of brick and sand along the street for curb and gutter work. The project is to be paid for by lot owners under official seal of Lawrence.
The document compiles 1901 and earlier data on deposits and depositors, noting totals such as 1,128 deposits and 8,635 depositors for 1901, with later figures like 9547 885 and 207 083 depositors. It details New York clearing house transactions from 1840 to 1901, bank counts and capital growth, and rising clearings. It also surveys US foreign commerce from 1840 to 1900, showing imports versus exports, with exports near 71 million and imports about 20 million more, and discusses manufacturing shares and import compositions in the early industrial period. An article excerpt from a London correspondent discusses weights of gold, trade biases, and anticipated shifts before the next commodity cycle.
Subscribers are urged to settle Journal subscriptions at the office and not with carriers. Carriers have no authority to collect money for papers they do not deliver.
The City Clerk of Lawrence Kansas records notice requiring advance payment for all advertising under due to regular advertisers. The March 4 1902 document includes bid awards and a street project scope for Massachusetts avenue area with grading curbing and paving details.
A Lawrence reader, Mrs. C Rothrock, reports relief from kidney trouble after using Dean's Kidney Pills purchased at Dick Bros drug store. She endorses the remedy and urges others to rely on it for a speedy cure if symptoms recur. Advertising notice lists price and U.S. agents.
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