25 Nov 1897
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1897
Page
1
A Wichita based tale notes Willie Jennings Bryan earning 250 in cash in twelve minutes, while Kansas politics swirl around tariff fights, Osawatomie plans, Leedy’s Thanksgiving, Lease and Diggs librarian notes, and the Kansas City press debates convention hall funding and political influence amid strikes and scandals.
A Chicago Tribune report notes wind instruments, especially the trombone, as potential physical enhancers. Measurements of 40 players reveal large chests and unique expansion records, with insurance scrutiny revealing a seven inch expansion in one case. The piece discusses health implications, risks of noisy practice, and ends with local notices and testimonials about Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh.
A historical note explains United States treasury policy on mutilated money. Only notes representing two fifths or three fifths of a banknote are redeemable, with half or full value respectively. The piece recounts a New England case where decayed scraps yielded a $100 redemption, though ownership could not be proven.
A report of an event at Chila on the Ganges where Nepalese elephants were displayed, including two lead elephants Rijti Prasad and Narain Gaj Prasad. Describes their drivers, feeding routines, and a night visit to see the beasts eaten meals like sugar cane, flat cakes, and chapati.
An ex-legislator’s law office fields a novel plan to dispose of state agricultural reports. A neighbor crafts a dramatic card luring passersby to claim the volumes, causing a sudden curbside frenzy as crowds grab the books and the card disappears. The stunt, labeled the first annual free book distribution, leaves no volumes behind.
In Galvisrox Texas last night Seth Carter killed his sweetheart Alberta Brathley then shot at himself missing and cut his throat. He walked to the police station bleeding and surrendered, writing a confession that he killed her due to her infidelity. His wounds are non fatal. Carter, about twenty years old, was raised in the area.
Public notices from Missouri and Indian Territory report Frank Hobson refusing a Thanksgiving pardon while awaiting release. Judge Springer and Agent Wisdom issue sweeping liquor enforcement in the Indian Territory. Gov Stephens pardons three life-term convicts in a Thanksgiving clemency move. Farmers along the Arkansas River in Kansas threaten suit to stop Rocky Ford irrigation. Maj Tom Anderson may be named overseer at National Soldiers Home. Quick cold cure instruction appears with Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets.
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