23 Nov 1894
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1894
Page
1
A sprawling column mixes political opinion and brief items from Topeka and other towns. It cites suffrage views, judge votes, party debates, and remarks on cantankerous contemporaries, interspersed with local curiosities and election outcomes.
An advertisement extols Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey as strengthening health and resisting colds. It claims drinkers stay on their feet during work, contrasts it with common whiskey, and positions the product as a household remedy prescribed by physicians for vitality and recovery.
Report from Sydney describes the Three Choirs reaching Admiralty Islands finding burning posts and a schooner wreck. No whites visible as natives fled, with siblings of a recent feast leaving only remains. massacres blamed on motives of looting liquor and violence. Separately, Lt. W. Ellis appeals to Secretary Smith for higher Indian police pay to pursue desperadoes in the Indian Territory.
Kansas dairy association at Torexa convention discusses a bill to protect dairy products from oleomargarine as food and labeling requirements. Legislators from Shawnee and other counties pledge support. aim to prevent color misrepresentation and ensure clear labeling. Executive committee discusses admission of men to the W C T U and potential future changes to its name. A separate coroner’s inquiry in Syracuse exonerates Bob Fitzsimmons in a fatal sparring incident. Senator Parker proposes a two year term stagger to refresh the Kansas Senate. Beggs German Fever promoted as remedy.
The Knights of Labor held sessions with resolutions urging local assemblies to set wage ceilings above national scales, route grievances through local courts within sixty days, form state labor bureaus, affiliate tradesmen with their crafts, carry flags with national colors, test delegates after alternates, and ban gambling in farm products. Additional notes cover Booth's Chicago visit and Baker University students seeking Kanawa National Guard cavalry.
The New York Post outlines four stages of boy labor in northern British mines. Trapper begins around age twelve with ten hour days earning about twenty five cents daily. Flatter, driver, and putter follow with rising duties and wages up to about seventy five cents for the final stage.
A jagged mixture of notes reports on lunch wagon culture in New York and the Exposition Universelle in Amsterdam. Curiosities include number of portable eateries in various cities, costs of licenses, and the appeal of mobile kitchens. Also referenced are a local anecdote, a medical ad claim, and a brief travel note on Amsterdam’s fair plans.
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