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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1885
Page
2
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Lawrence and Eas exchange commentary on the Chase County lender, Republican nominees praised for integrity and business skill. The piece endorses labor guilds like the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, favoring cooperative labor relations and Sabbath observance debates, then shifts to economic association aims and university representation.
In D C the question of how many clerks will go home to vote this fall dominates discussion. Previously many took ten to fifteen paid days beyond the regular thirty, but new law caps leave at thirty days per year, likely reducing departures.
J F Gates of Ashland Massachusetts writes that after two years crippled by rheumatism he used Alcock’s Porous Plasters placed on the side hip and thigh and within a week relief arrived with nearly complete freedom from pain and regained strength. After three months the patient was perfectly cured and abandoned crutches. He offers to provide further information.
An extended travelogue from Manitow, Colorado dated September 15 describes a Manitou base and a mountaintop ascent toward Pike Peak. It details a scenic rail-like trail, forested inclines, and the rugged Grand Views brook route with observations of terrain, flora, and a lone inscription on a rock. The writer notes weather, trail conditions, and local landmarks including Seven Lakes Park cattle pastures along the way.
A detailed narrative ascent near Pike's Peak describing the ascent from Manitou on foot, the cold spring water, the windy high altitude, and the vast panorama of South Park, the Arkansas Valley, and the Continental Divide. Comparisons of Gray's Peak, the terrain, and the enduring desolation of the rocky environment frame the experience. Also included is a rail journey from Wellington to Attica, Kansas, noting soil color changes, town prospects, and local anecdotes about Harper and surrounding counties.
From Arica Kansas on September 18 1585 Editor Jovkan describes dallying in a freight train with a boxcar caboose to better observe the countryside as the journey progresses.
A reader from Mechanicburg Pennsylvania reports a dramatic recovery from lung fever and abscess on fungus after trying Dr King’s New Discovery. He claims a free trial led to improvement, then three bottles bought, resulting in a gain of 48 pounds and restored health. Barber Bros drug store offers free trial bottles and large bottles priced at one dollar.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve claimed as best remedy for cuts bruises boils erosions tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all sun eruptions with guaranteed satisfaction or money refunded at 25 cents a box, Barber Bros. &hdawly selling location.
Bill Nye extols summer camping as freeing and purifying, urges minimal gear and long stays in dry high country with trout. A chaotic Colorado camp misadventure with Charcoal Brown and Joe Conroy emerges, recounting fever care with ashes, whisky, and improvised remedies, ending with Brown's strange resilience and changed behavior afterward.
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