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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1906
Page
2
The Lawrence Kansas Journal argues about law enforcement and political shifts, noting Roosevelt support and Kansas Democrats' splits. It cites a San Francisco earthquake, railroads under public scrutiny, and calls for equality in domestic vs foreign pricing. A German English American tale illustrates national pride, while rail regulation and canal pricing are debated.
The paper trust faced a pivotal court fight over its books. After the federal court ordered production, the trust dissolved rather than disclose incriminating records. The New York World comments on the situation.
The General Paper Company and allied manufacturers controlled much of the nations printing paper, forcing a tax on knowledge. The Supreme Court ruled against the trust, forcing production of books and presses to open records. Officials paid fines, pled guilty, and the case underscored federal courts enforcing public rights against private monopolies.
read as a survey of belief in spiritualism fortune telling and hoodoo with a Chicago preacher confrontations and a Kansas City court case alleging a boarding house scam involving a hoodoo practitioner. mentions medical cures and patent remedies and concludes with light notes on daily life and a generic quip about a man following his wife’s orders.
In this quirky miscellany a Wise Guy and Simple Mug exchange quips about quarrels and luck, while a tale from the Mandarin’s Buttons describes a rich collector who inventories Chinese mandarins’ cup buttons by class. An illustrated scene links buttonholes to a queen’s pride and a millionaire’s display of historic buttons.
The World highlights Drew McLaughlin from Wiawatha as the only local groom who kept work and errands in balance for his wedding. He completed furnishing and garden work after hours, then returned to the post office early next day. The couple plan a residence tour after his vacation.
An old advertclaims a one hundred dollar reward for catarrh cure and endorses Hall's Catarrh Cure. The text includes vague testimonials from unnamed signatories praising F J Cheney Co Toledo and the remedy. The fragmentary notice suggests a testimonial style typical of 19th century medical ads.
An elderly New Hampshire woman decides to marry for a second time despite family opposition. The plan to test her sight uses a man atop a barn. she looks and claims she sees him but cannot read the tiny letters. Her humorous bob proof ends with a quip about not being able to see the barn door.
The discussion centers on teaching children to use both hands with equal facility. Some physicians urge ambidexterity, while others caution left hand use should be limited to left handed motions due to natural asymmetries. Proponents propose teaching the left hand to mirror right hand movements, including writing, or using reversed methods like reverse-thread screws and reversed writing for true absolute ambidexterity.
The article cites the New Croton dam as the largest, surpassing the Vyrnwy in England, Purens in France, and Giuseppe in Belgium. It notes construction times and dimensions, contrasting New Croton's 12 years with foreign dams' seven or fewer. Also mentions related notes from the New York Times and Philadelphia Bulletin.
A cluttered ad page lists a New and Second hand store at 734 Massachusetts Street selling second hand clothes lumber machinery coal and crate items. Multiple entries advertise buyers sellers and agents with contact details in Lawrence Kansas including 1643 St Tomo and 700 Mass St. Also notes Wanted poultry eggs butter cattle and a home for sale with immediate offer.
An ad note invites a party to inspect sugar beet country of Colorado leaving Lawrence on Wednesday May 16. It claims farmers earn 850 to 8100 per acre yearly and offers private car travel with special rates. Contact McKenna Stockwall 733 Mass St or Geo Leis 745 Man Bt for particulars.
An early 20th century sale notice details Sutton Farm Stallions Huiger Alcantara and related horses, listing sires, dams, and show qualities. It notes payment terms, dates in September, high prices, and addresses of bidders, with references to specific animals and breeding lines.
The fragment details live stock items including Silver Mele and Silver Gear with claims of record times and qualities. It mentions auctions or listings, with a public notice about estate matters for William Gibson and appointment of an executor, dated May 9.
An 1808 remedy touts Foley's Kidney Cure by Oscar Bowmas of Lebanon Kentucky while a 1905 Lawrence Kansas city notice details a street grading and paving plan for Ohio Street from Berkeley to Quincy. The resolution calls for brick paving with sand foundations and staged payments, contingent on legal cost assessments.
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