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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1905
Page
2
A scattered front section combines the Lawrence Journal subtext with editorials on war and foreign affairs. It notes Japanese victories, Russian actions, and American responses while referencing local Kansas institutions and the University of Kansas religious and educational influence. Details mix editor voices, subscriptions, and regional notices.
A dense jumble of topics from labor strife and Supreme Court tax rulings to Russo-Japanese war uncertainties and Memorial Day reflections. The piece mentions Chicago employers, driver shortages, New York franchise taxation, Rojestvensky’s fate, Philadelphia political shifts, Kansas legislators’ salaries, and a promotional note about Frisco System sleeper service to Florida with dates and train features.
Travel ad urges readers to choose the Wabash line for convenience and time savings with through service to New York and Boston. Also notes rooms for rent and sale listings and quotes Hannah Plant praising Boeklen's Arnica for healing sores, with Barber & Sop's drug store as retailer.
Lawrence Kansas city offices invite proposals for a culvert at Penn and Mississippi streets. bids due June 1, 1905, by 5 pm, for stone brick or concrete construction per plans. City Clerk F D Brooks notes specifications on file. Hagerman Pass highlighted in Midland steel engraving. 26 by 40 inches available by mail for 15 cents.
An article discusses ewe gullibility when adopting a stray lamb wearing a dead lamb’s skin. It notes that scent, not appearance, guides imitation of the missing offspring, with reflections on flock behavior and a distant reference to London newspapers.
A vintage guide catalogs banana based dishes including curried bananas with coconut milk and curry, banana compote with lemon sugar syrup, banana fritters marinated in brandy and lemon, a banana sponge jelly mold, banana pudding with a lemon rind meringue, and a banana sauce with jelly water and dried fruit. the fragment ends with a note on coconut and a brook—collected kitchen tips for home cooks.
A fragmentary historical note discusses early ideas of platinum, noting the New York Herald's claim that platinum was known in ancient times. It cites a 1760 general recognition, and a French savant Bertholot in Egypt finding a tomb plate misidentified as silver but proven to be platinum, suggesting Egyptian awareness of the metal.
A Kansas City policeman earns praise for clever intervention when a knife-wielding man attacked a woman. With calm intent and a bluff about divine command, the officer distracted the assailant and handcuffed him before he could harm the woman. Also appears: a string of jokes and notes about local topics and upcoming Epworth League and G A B events.
Captain Peter Conley of Winona Minnesota recalls the decline of Upper Mississippi rafting and lumbering once carried by around 50 boats. He notes fewer rafting operations, pilots leaving for Alaska or southern waters, and former river men moving into ownership, business, or settled homes, yet wishing to return to the river’s tremble at full steam.
The Sioux Elite column from the Rosebud Agency notes Mr Pup ill, Wastnid family at He Dogs camp, and Spier Brave Bird with Ruse Craw Mead traveling preacherless. Teek Teeth, Never 1 Shot, and others visit the agency while students attend school with Little Bald Eagle and Kate Smats Horse sewing. Oliver Yellow Hair returns from Pine Ridge. Annie Goes to War leaves school. Master Harry and Larey visit home.
A New York Sun note riffing on dog name curiosities jokes about owners naming pets after celebrities. The piece mocks misheard phrases and garbled speech while imagining a dog named after a famous author Kipling and others, highlighting playful confusion around celebrity monikers.
A fragment collection describes marine wonders seen by children, including horned fishes and curious sea life. A chicken reportedly played dead then fled after a cat interaction. Paris snuff boxes fetch high prices, with Marie Antoinette pieces a highlight. A Welsh bazar fire destroyed a church after fundraising, and the Colorado Midland issues a steel engraving titled Hagerman Pass for sale by mail.
A Lane county report describes deep shafts in central Oregon where paint is mined like ore. Layers show ochre to dark hues with sediment seams. Owners plan to exhibit at the Lewis and Clark exposition in Portland June 1 to October 13. A Portland special notes speculation on Willamette Valley fat sheep and fertile land.
A note seeks a gentle riding pony with a boy’s saddle and bridle for the months of June and July, addressed to J. G. Maskell of Lawrence Kansas, with a reward offer and a location near Weaver’s store and Lake View cub house for pickup or delivery.
Wanted men and women in this and adjoining counties for home or traveling work representing the wholesale and educational departments of an old established manufacturing house. Salary three dollars fifty cents per day with expenses advanced. Big furnished when necessary, position permanent. Address Blew Brothers & Co Dept H Chicago Ill. For Rent modern store room on Henry Street formerly occupied by Doctor Philips Nice plate glass front rear door opens on alley. For Sale two final lots No 62 and 63 New Hampshire Street Close to several lots well located in North Lawrence One five room house with barn corner lot nine trees No 1162 New York Street One four room cottage in fine repair No 1133 New York Street fine trees sidewalk etc Part cash balance in percent interest L C Molntire
Missouri and Kansas Telephone Co announces rural line service at 35 cents per month under 6 year contracts with annual advance payments. If you lack a rural phone, now is the time to get one at this rate, as you cannot afford to be without service. J L Maem, manager.
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