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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1905
Page
2
A garbled OCR style excerpt notes The Journal and Republican affiliates, Lawrence Kansas, with subscription terms and delivery. It covers international reports on Russia Japan Chili? and domestic notes on railroads, yellow fever, Roosevelt term talk, Sakhalin peace terms, and local Kansas politics including Nat Bammes and Holton Signal purchase.
The item mentions Riess alumet Baking Powder Semplica under the Pure Food Laws. Other jumbled notes reference a Chicago amateur drivers cup won by Dr Strong, reflections on Lawrence Kansas bonds and public funds, and assorted local notices about people visiting or traveling to Kansas City, Salina, and Denver. The text mixes multiple topics with unclear connections.
The Interstate Commerce Commission cites 10,046 killed and 84,135 injured on U.S. railways in 1904. Of the dead 441 were passengers and 9,111 were injured passengers, with one fatality per 1,623,267 passengers and one injury per 78,523 carried. The report notes 297,073 miles of track and 49,743 locomotives, plus 2,798,561 cars, most with air brakes and automatic couplers. It also covers dividends, capital stock, and output figures while politicians discuss the need for further inquiry and action.
In a House of Lords speech Bishop of Ripon cites the commission on physical deterioration and infant mortality, noting birthrates fall among the wealthy while increases occur among the illiterate. He warns Britain may lose its capacity to populate and govern future generations and links high infant deaths to female mill employment and artificial feeding.
London visitors and American tourists flocked to a Hyde Park animal cemetery near Victoria Gate to view hundreds of pet graves. The tranquil enclave hides its elaborate headstones and witty inscriptions celebrating dogs, cats, and monkeys laid to rest with miniature graves and rails.
The Ol St Peter's Episcopal Church, opened to public worship in 1755, marks 144 years of service at Third and Pine. The building retains original features such as cross on its spire, with time worn flooring and historic gravestones including a shaft for Stephen Decatur. Rev. W. M. Groton is the current rector succeeding Bishop Nelson of Albany.
This fragment outlines a method for dishwashing in a tidy home. It recommends prompt removal of soiled dishes after meals, having all items ready, using soap with limited soda, not leaving soap in the water, and washing glassware first. It emphasizes evaluating a maid by her washing method and water changing habits.
The article outlines a methodical kitchen routine for dish care. It orders items by type from cups to pots, stresses drying towels, and advises rinsing milk from dishes before washing. It warns against crowding pans, leaving dishes soaking, and placing delicate china in hot water to prevent breakage.
Frank J. Cheney of Toledo New York? Co signs oath pledging one hundred dollars per cure not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A. W. Gleason witnesses on December 6, 1586. Advertisements tout Hall's therapy, pills, and other remedies. A man named Willan Thompson is fined five dollars after sleeping on Helvidere railroad tracks.
A fragment notes grapefruits and a dieting tip for a social event, then shifts to a kitchen sachet and a medical quack line about Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry. It mentions avoiding illness with a patent remedy and hints at a social gathering or sale event.
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