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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1906
Page
3
An unusual medicine advertisement proclaims Dr Pierce's Rite Prescription for women's weaknesses as uniquely safe and openly tested. It asserts full candor, lists ingredients, emphasizes American plant-based formula, and seeks trust through public scrutiny and endorsement.
A jumble of phrases discusses forgetting, preference for being right over vice being a vice president, and love notions. It also mentions girls, men, and heavy weights seeking light work, presenting a scattered musings rather than a coherent event.
Fragmented account describes extensive coal beds along a cliff line from Colorado to Utah then toward Arizona. It mentions turning mountains, heat and dust, and obscure references to desert formations, coal seams, and possible cliff dwellers. The text references Green River and Ireniant river areas with uncertain details.
In a fragmentary report on natural glass formed by lightning, a writer describes fulgurites found in sand and rock. The 18 inch tubelike structures vary from quill to torch diameters, created when sand or rock melts and fuses along the lightning channel.
In a terse, unfinished clipping, migrants arriving in Hawaii encounter hurdles in securing shelter, basic services, and documentation. Officials warn delays may strain local resources as family units seek steady housing and work.
Public health advocates urge strict enforcement against adulterated foods. The message lauds Malta-Vita as a pure product and condemns deceit in food manufacturing, stressing families rely on safe nutrition and urging lawmakers to act.
The text offers guidance to the amateur nurse on patient care during fever, stressing small meal-time surprises to stimulate appetite, avoiding repeated thermometer questioning, and choosing a south or southwest facing quiet room. It discusses lighting, bed size, cleaning, rest periods, and cautious use of stimulants, emphasizing gentle handling and attentive nursing during illness.
A distressed Alliance Kentucky resident, N. Tacket, recalls a life changing year amid a wave of chills and illness. He credits Dr. Rigg’s New for Consumption for a dramatic recovery after four bottles. The ad promotes Goaramleed for sore lungs and coughing with Barber & Som as druggists. Trial bottle offered.
A New York article describes a scene on the East River where a steamer arrives with a white cargo of 3,560 tons of salt. Customs officers note the weight as the ship unloads near the wharf while lighters pare alongside. The salt is produced by evaporating sea water in artificial ponds.
A surgeon recounts curing hysteria by simulating imaginary operations. A young patient believed a string pulled her head. after a staged procedure and showing the string, she slept, woke cured, and remained well. A curious tale of medical bravado and patient belief.
At an adjourned regular meeting on May 21 the Lawrence Kansas city council adopted a resolution to grade and pave the alley first west of Massachusetts street from Berkeley to Wolney with concrete base brick and sand cushion and to fund the cost in ten annual installments. First published May 23 1900 in the Lawrence Daily Journal.
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