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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1905
Page
2
Lawrence Journal content reviews a Kansas corn contest plan and global notes. Items include Russia labor actions, Japan Russia peace talks, portsmouth treaty prospects, U S and China boycott limits, political tides, schooling in Indian Territory, and local legal actions by Coffey County.
An American narrator describes joining multiple aristocratic societies through marriage ties and Europe trips. She inflates lineage, recounts encounters with Lady Weedle and Major Hunter, and recalls the Clymer and Weedle families, coats of arms, and prints of ancestral prestige as she shifts among colonial dame and other society groups seeking status. The tale blends social climbing with genealogical pride and ironic extravagance.
A memoir excerpt recounts marriage, divorce, and social climbing through family ties and friendships. It frames aristocracy as a modern American ideal, noting marriages, societies, splendor, and the allure of elite status across families and continents. The narrator reflects on lineage, status, and belonging, concluding that true aristocracy lies in American social circles.
An old advertisement extols steam’s lifting power and credits a new scientific discovery for hair loss. It touts Newbro’s Herpicide to destroy a "tiny germ" causing baldness and promises restored hair, urging readers to buy samples by mail from Detroit.
A Chicago Herald piece portrays Indian Territory as sparsely populated yet richly cultivated. It notes a mix of settlers and adventurers, scenic prairie routes from Kansas to Texas, large Mississippi tributaries, and vibrant harvest season with wheat, corn, and lush foliage, marking the region as visually appealing and well cultivated.
Fragments show miscellaneous ads and notices. Items include medical remedy anecdote Bucklen's Arnica Salve, rental and property inquiries, sale of stoves and baby carriage, hiring cooks, rewards for returning coats, and job requests for teamsters, millinery apprentices, and printers. Also positions for Chicago strikers and general household duties listed with contact cues.
Directory lists English Lutheran First Presbyterian and many others with service times Sunday school prayer meetings and Bible classes. Includes Quince and New Hampshire streets churches and pastors such as E E Sisailar W T Clarksom and Rev. William W Holt plus notes on Catholic and Baptist houses of worship and parish details.
Fragmented late 19th century advertisement and notary blurb noting Hart's Caravan Cong claims and a $100 bounty, Cheney Co. Toledo, plus Hall's Pills and Foley's Honey and Tar endorsements. Includes drug notices and travel ad for Wabash lines to St Louis Detroit Toledo and beyond.
Instructions for a Lady's Shetland shawl using Bear brand Ness yarn. Detailed row-by-row pattern spans multiple rows and techniques with numerous garbled terms. Includes cast on 164 stitches, patterns of plains knits and purls, and binding off sequence, concluding with completion notes.
A juror Testimony describes illness from cholera during a murder trial in Elwarter county Alabama. He credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera Morbus for rapid relief after using one dose then a second, with two fellow jurors also reportedly cured. druggist advertised sale of the product.
Old horticultural piece advises in taking up evergreen trees to preserve a large proportion of roots, explains why evergreens differ from deciduous trees, and outlines a six foot diameter circle and four foot trench method. It warns against drying exposed roots and describes balling roots for removal.
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