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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1900
Page
2
A long fragment chatter reads like a Sunday miscellany. It cites Jerry Simpson, Papa Zimmerman, and Duke of Manchester debts, notes a 102 year old Lamar man using tabscep, and mocks Kansas school books. It jerks between Topeka politics, Parisian fashion, a whipping post idea, and a governor’s temperance stance as side comments.
A caustic mix of partisan riffs, Kansas politics, and national mood critiques. The piece riffs on Missouri rivalry, capital punishment debates, Bryan, and McKinley. It notes Topeka gambling rumors, praises former Kansans Ryan and Birch for congratulating McKinley, and mocks political patronage and state loyalty.
A clutter of local items from Burr Oak and Lawrence detailing people visiting farms, hunting, cattle and crop activity, with weather notes and a medicines warning. Mentions Chas Parham, Chas Spencer, Phionice Bros, Adora E W Melividlea, and local farm rents, corn and potatoes, plus a political international section and a faulty ad about mercury remedies.
Paving contractors finished brick laying and concreting in the gap before the Watkins Bank Building, completing the long-delayed street section from Lee to Berkeley Street. Cement must set before traffic resumes, and barriers should be removed by week’s end.
Massachusetts plans a Pan American Exposition display at Buffalo under the banner of historic societies. The effort, led by Walter Gilman Hage, involves the Sons of the Revolution and Daughters of the American Revolution among others. A building site may be the old Providence House in Boston to house the exhibits.
Historic Boston style structure with ties to Clark's Tavern and Washington street end sits on Providence court. Massachusetts figures return from Paris fair and Buffalo visit, backing Bay State representation at the Pan American Exposition. Construction on the northern grounds, near Delaware Park, progresses rapidly toward summer opening. Burdock Blood Bitters promoted in local drugstores as health booster.
Western manufacturers and merchants push a nationwide effort to save the water of Montania which is currently wasted. They seek federal help and propose a plan to conserve and restore water resources. The movement gathers business and civic leaders across states to back the initiative.
Irrigation experts say a government system could reclaim vast parts of Colorado’s arid west to support homes for thousands. The Great Plains project, beets and apples show high yields, with reservoirs needed though engineering hurdles exist. A rail plan to Thanksgiving travel and western routes appear in related notices.
An unsigned endorsement discusses backache and kidney weakness cured by Dost's Kidney Fills after a lengthy trial. It urges readers to visit Dick Bros. drug store to hear customer reports and mentions the product sold by Fest Je-Milbure Co Buffalo NY. Remember the brand Dean's and avoid substitutes.
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