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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1905
Page
3
A dense OCR of notices and timetables lists railroad times, city names, and public sale alerts. It mentions San Francisco, Chicago, Naples, Miami, and other places with occasional dates and times, plus names like THOMAS and Abby Pie in a scattered index of notices and schedules.
A fragmentary report describes an intoxicating gas and a mysterious spring in western Treas, linked to healing broken hearts. The piece mixes garbled names and observations of landscapes, people, and experiments, with references to hacienda settings, local figures, and rumored effects on mood and health.
A jumbled Philadelphia Public Ledger fragment notes confusion over manipulation and speech, mentioning a thermometer and a claim that someone could not say she manipulated. The readable text is fragmentary and unclear about concrete events or persons.
G W Fowler of Hightower Alabama recounts a murder trial experience at Edwardsville. He details severe cholera and diarrhea symptoms that eased within minutes after taking Chamberlain's Colve Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy, with two others also recovering after using a small bottle. Burdock Blood Bitters marketed for dyspepsia and constipation.
Mrs Ida A Colbath of 19 Winter St Newburyport Massachusetts suffers chronic erysipelas with facial swelling intense pain and danger to vital organs. After physician treatment failed her health improved only after using Dr Williams Pink Pills which reportedly expelled poisons from the blood and restored strength. Sold by all dealers and direct from the Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
A chaotic hornet episode penetrates Manhattan as a swarm from Dyersville floods the North River area. Citizens report stings and calls for health action while debates on stingless bee experiments ripple through local politics.
A Syracuse man recalls using Dr Thomas Be Electric or Armica Salve to treat his son's eye injury and barnyard ulcers. The ad touts Berber & Son's drug store offering the products and promotes the Wabash railway line as the fastest route.
An advertising claim extols Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney pain backache urinary issues and related symptoms urging readers to try the remedy to prevent progression to diabetes dropsy or Bright's disease. It includes a testimonial from Mrs Loly Helm of Lawrence Kansas and notes availability at local druggists for 60 cents per box from the Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York with agent distribution across the United States.
The article describes workers crafting inexpensive jewelry labeled as black diamonds using crude tools. It details sourcing hard wood canes, polishing wheels, and rudimentary power, with natives polishing coal pieces into forms set with black gems. The process relies on manual effort, with crude methods expected to evolve after the war.
Fragmentary ad claims startling mortality from appendicitis and peritonitis, promising a cure with Dr King's New Life Pills. A Chicago reader endorsement asserts the remedy cures constipation and biliousness, with price noted as 25c at local druggists.
A garbled ledger of overheard phrases depicts a tense kitchen moment with loose talk about food and tasks. The passage drifts through disjointed names and actions as characters discuss smells and actions, leaving the core event unclear.
A fragmented advertisement set touts Beviters Stomach Bitters as a universal remedy for indigestion and other ailments and promotes cheap cures. It includes testimonials and claims of widespread use, mentions Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and consumption, and references a Jewish language debate from the London Globe. The piece ends with social-leaning quotes about charity dances and a Chicago Journal note.
A fragmented ad item extols Chamberlains Cough Remedy as effective for coughs and expectoration while promoting California railroad travel and excursion notes. It mentions Dr. Fowlers Extract of Wild Snowberry and Wabash rail service with various routes, rates, and schedules.
Wild pigeons are described returning in large numbers after a long ban on shooting, with accounts of a roost being slaughtered as crowds gathered. The piece includes anecdotal remarks about forest sightings, a crash of branches, and casualties among birds, plus a testimonial by Col. John M. Fuller and an advertisement for Electric Hitters and Kiy's Cream Balm.
An 1905 Lawrence Kansas city council adjourned session adopted a resolution urging Warren Street and intersecting streets be graded curbed and paved from a point east of Massachusetts to Delaware Street. The plan calls for vitrified brick paving with sand layers and installments for costs.
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