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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1906
Page
2
The Journal of Lawrence Kansas argues about party lines, new alignments between special interests and a square deal, and criticizes Rose’s Kansas City election stance. It questions women voters, suffrage value, and warns Republicans to clean their own house rather than back Democrats or outsiders.
Congressman Campbell introduced a House resolution ordering a government investigation into wrecks in the past four years. The measure calls for impartial inquiry by a competent authority and argues many losses stem from preventable causes and lawful faults.
The piece argues for government driven investigations into railway disasters to deter preventable wrecks. It praises Congressman Campbell of Kansas for pushing further inquiries into corporate wrongs, noting the potential expansion of government functions beyond prosecutorial use toward systemic fixes.
A 1900s advertisement proclaims Dean's Kidney Pills cure kidney disorders in men women and children. It includes testimonials from Mrs. Florence Messer of Lawrence Kansas and mentions Dick Bros. Drug Store in Lawrence as a point of sale.
An ad touts Newbro's Blerpicide as a remedy to a germ causing hair to lift and fall. It claims the product destroys the germ and restores hair to its natural state. The copy references Detroit, Mick Woodward & Co as agents.
A Missouri representative described a postal mail weighing method used by railroads to claim compensation. He cited a 60 day weighing period from Quincy to St Joseph on the Burlington route, detailing step by step calculations using station tonnage and distances, culminating in a total mail weight divided by 206 miles.
A collection of historical curiosities and quick quips. It recounts Nero’s lavish banquets with couches and dancing slaves and lists courses from hors d oeuvres to dessert, noting wine and display. Also included: Mexico under Porfirio Diaz’s modernization, a British census gag from Uganda, and brief humor items from Philadelphia papers.
The Sunset Magazine notes mining communities in California and Nevada exhibit strong governance and safety. It cites Nevada City and Grass Valley in Nevada County where police courts recorded very few arrests last year, arguing eastern sensationalism overstates miner violence and praising civic infrastructure and order.
An ominous tour reveals a cyanide production facility with a yearly output of 1 000 tons and a room housing 100 pounds of molten cyanide. Foreman boasts the fumes are wholesome, recounts suicides by ingestion, and warns that workers crave tasting the chemical while masks and flames loom in the dangerous plant.
A fragmented colonial era notice recalls St Helena customs and a New York inventor mounting an antenna above his home, raising questions of property rights over wireless messages. It also details a satirical proposal inviting women to come forward with requirements to marry, mocking social standards and finicky criteria.
A collage of small ads and notices: clairvoyant and spirit medium consulting daily, business advice, price 50 cents, 738 Mass St. Also listings for second hand lumber and rock from Lawrence elevator, iron works, hot sales, and agents wanted. Various names, addresses, and contact numbers included.
There is nothing like it when your lighting is neatly done and you have proper appliances. We can give you money on gas fitting, boasting of fixtures in the city and we guarantee our lights as well as our work.
McKenzie and Stockwell invite readers to join a private car tour leaving Lawrence on Wednesday May 16 to view farms in a renowned county. Reported earnings per acre are cited, with emphasis on land sales or investment opportunities and special rates. Data incomplete due to OCR issues. contact McKenzie & Stockwell for details.
The listing advertises Sutton Farm Stallions with Alcantara lineage and various sires, noting speeds, breeding value, and payments due September 1 1905. It highlights crossbred qualities, breeding success, and the value of inbreeding lines. Charles E Sutton of Hutchinson Kansas invites buyers to inspect and invest in a team of foals with terms and payments outlined.
A garbled OCR page displays a collection of medical ads and notices from a small town, listing products like Electric Bissers and Avnica Salve and referencing local druggists Barber & Son. Names such as Hessyx and A. C. Stickel appear with testimonials. The text includes executor notices for Wittun Uibsin and mentions Hall's Catarrh Cure.
Charles A. Sartain explains grizzly behavior and hunting tactics in Field and Stream. He contrasts black and brown bears with grizzlies and notes the best shot is in the brute, short range, with confidence in the gun. He warns a wounded grizzly is deadly and stresses careful stalking and quick, accurate shooting.
Fragmentary 168 B C record from Acta Populi Romani Dlurna outlines March 29 events in Rome. Consul Live Inlus governs. a violent storm splits an oak near Velian hill. an inn disturbance injures a landlord. Timites orders punishment for uninspected meat. Ausidius flees with stolen money and is pursued. Praetor Fontefus orders restitution. Dennipho questioned by Legate Nerva. Carthaginian squadron enters Ostia harbor.
A long list of real estate transfers and warranty deeds in Lawrence and surrounding counties. Transactions include Gallagher to Wilson for 000, Hanson to Beaver for 91,000, Bush to Hobbs Mercantile Co for 620, Osborne to Hobbs Mercantile Co for 5 500, Cavender to Pearson for 600, Carpenter to Caprencer for 0, Parsons to Squires for 1,500, Johnson et al to Williams for 0, Boshe to McCall for 300, Bethe to Farley for 1 5, Readheld to Mitchell for 35, Jackson to Falley for 20,000, Gabriel to Snyder for 300, Snyder to Snyder for 600, with various lots and blocks cited.
In Woodward County probate court Judge O’Connell hears the petition by Daw Otte seeking a permit to pull intoxicating liquors for medicinal purposes. The hearing is set for Wednesday at 1 o clock in the Lawrence office, with Barros D. Woonmsnn as attorney in the matter.
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