This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1903
Page
2
Lawerence Journal prints a garbled page filled with mis-spellings about a weekly edition, subscription, and delivery notes. It also lists world news items including the Cuban army funds, Russian loan, Bulgarian reserves, and unrest in Kansas, with references to Gardner and Topeka reporting, plus local rail and river flood ideas.
A rambling letter from S. H. Brandon accuses Kansas lawmakers of using state funds for political debt, urging reform and naming concerns about the governor and party leaders. It cites misused employes, canceled warrants, and calls for accountability alongside other notes on miners in Colorado, Serb court decisions, and railroad executive rumors.
Elijah Dowie plans a campaign in New York City starting this week accompanied by over 3,000 religious followers from Chicago. He says the aim is to collect money for his various enterprises and that the pursuit of wealth is central to his mission.
Reports from steel mills in Homestead indicate a one week shutdown for the 35 and 40 inch mills under Carnegie Steel President Dinkes. A Colorado coal miners strike seems inevitable, potentially affecting 23,000 workers, while Chicago candy makers return to work with no concessions granted. Alabama passes antiboycott and anti black list laws.
Advertisement touts Hesher's Somach Bitters as a universal cure all for indigestion dyspepsia constipation malaria fever and more. It promises quicker relief and urges readers to try the remedy to improve health and wellbeing.
Fragmented text appears from an OCRed page with garbled names places and dates. The readable fragments reference a city street South Water Street and a variety of scattered terms. The piece resembles a damaged public notice or archival record with no clear event or outcome.
A fractured and garbled narrative recounts a Nashua man’s winter cough and poor care from two physicians. A friend recommends Foley's Honey and Tar, claiming two thirds of two bottles cured him. The writer extols the product as the greatest cough medicine.
A jumble of old notices lists job seeks for a Rett-On press worker, cooks, and general housemaids in various addresses. sales pitches for stoves carpets and furniture. strays and steals including a bay filly and a sailor weather vane. real estate pitches and farm supplier ads. plus Tribune style missives about a town investment and a large vendor’s wholesale sales force. The piece mixes stray items, sale offers, and notices with garbled OCR text including several unreadable lines and place names.
A garbled column discusses vice and restraint, mixing notes on drinking and smoking with cipher talk and medical ads. It mentions Sir Evelyn Aptiar Pairbaien, Sir Arthur the globe traveler, Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh, and a note on postal travels. The piece blends sensational snippets with health appeals and curiosities from late 19th century media.
A fragmented 19th or early 20th century essay argues that nations differ in meat consumption. It asserts Americans eat the most, Britons next, Germans slightly less, Russians around one pound, Italians half a pound, and notes a few exceptions like potatoes and bread in certain regions. The piece links diet to war readiness and national traits.
A distressed husband notes his wife’s long struggle with illness and describes trying Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery. The letter extols cures of womanly diseases, irregularities, and weakness, claiming remarkable, permanent relief and benefits as a tonic for nervous exhaustion.
The excerpt presents garbled OCR text with broken phrases and names. It mentions possible names and places in a muddled form and lacks a clear, coherent event or individuals to identify. The readable parts indicate a jumble rather than a discernible news item.
A Washington Post account quotes a captain describing a tall gaunt Kentucky recruit in blunt terms. The piece notes the man’s rapid growth, awkward gait, and initial clumsy attempts, then shifts to a broader scene of recruitment and distant supply chatter. The narrative blends vivid, old‑fashioned language with a dubious medical cure anecdote and a long winded aside about a quack remedy.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.