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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1900
Page
2
A compact collage of Kansas political chatter from May 9 1900 includes jabs at Bryan and Baker figures, disputes over the Santa Fe bonds, armor piercing projectiles news, and remarks on Judge Botkin and Judge Doster. The piece threads editorials from Leavenworth and Nickerson about conventions, senate races, and constitutional questions set against a background of regional quibbles.
A chaotic political column notes Topeka will host a promotional trike fair with a request to invite the Sioux Falls convention, while sparring over McKinley and Bryan votes. It details rivalries, accusations, and bias surrounding Lucien Baker and Col. Anthony, describing bitter foes and ward politics shaping the Kansas scene. It ends with a travel note: One fare round trip tickets on sale May 7 and 8, return by May 15.
A testimonial advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for eczema and general ill health. It cites Mrs. E. W. Ducker of Gardiner New York and others who claim improved sleep appetite mood strength and daily activity after taking multiple bottles. The piece urges readers to buy only Hood's and avoid substitutes.
The Senate finished most of the naval appropriation bill, excluding armor provisions, amid private session debate. Minor measures passed, including a bill to reinforce revenue stamp collectors, while cadet commissions and long-term details dominated the naval section.
A Missouri and Kansas Lumber Dealers association conference laid plans to contest a January freight-rate increase on southern lumber. Between 60 and 100 suits will be filed in Kansas towns within two weeks in Justices' courts to recover excess charges.
A garbled sports note mentions baseball standings and a dubious medical remedy claim. It quotes W Lyieb of Dorr West Virginia praising Champrilain Colio Cholera cure and Plowsard, attributed to Barber Bros, amid unclear context.
A collage of old classifieds offers sales of real estate and livestock, rentals, and chores. Listings include a modern cottage on Haskell Avenue near University, office rooms at 333 Massachusetts Street, a stable on Indiana Street, and a store at 744 Massachusetts Street. Also requests for cattle pasture, housework help, and house or farm trades with local agents.
Ernest Seton-Thompson argues that keeping animals healthy requires attention to their minds as well as bodies. He cites Woodward's Garden in San Francisco, where animals thrived 16 years until the facility closed, and notes numerous behaviors showing monotony and restlessness in captive species.
The piece discusses Boer burial customs and President Kruger’s leadership, criticizing the government’s methods and Irish and European observers’ views. It contrasts with railroad fuel trials and promotes Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a reliable remedy, noting travel deals and rail schedules attached to the broader column.
A reader in Indiana shares relief from years of numb spells and pain after using Dr Miles Restorative Nervine. The item promotes the medicine with testimonials and mentions distribution at Gray stores and Dr Miles Medical Co. The text includes extended gardening and product references amid broader prose.
The piece notes several pioneering roles held by women in Britain and its territories, including a chimney sweeper and a statuary mason in the lord chamberlain's department, a Winchester bellringer, and a woman master mariner the dowager Lady Clifford. It also mentions a London architect joining the Royal Institute of British Architects and Gibraltar's Miss M Cresswell as head of the post office for a decade.
A Republican delegate convention is planned for Douglas County at Lawrence to nominate candidates for Probate Judge County Attorney Clerk of the District Court and County Superintendent of Public Instruction for the November 1950 election. Delegates and alternates are allocated by voting results with ward and precinct lists and officers appointed to supervise. Provisions cover primary dates and hours in Lawrence and surrounding townships with Crawford system representation.
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