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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1888
Page
2
A reflective scene depicts a city appearing like a mirage at dusk with gleaming towers under a cooling breeze. A narrator recounts a gray sea path and a boatman ferrying them, conveying a quiet, mournful mood.
A traveler describes Dresden markets along Prager Strasse with carts drawn by dogs, baskets of vegetables, and fish from the Elbe. He notes cheap vegetables, pork and veal prices, and dairy like fine bacon, then reflects on taxes, centralization at Berlin, and cab fare in the city. The piece also compares Dresden wealth display to Madrid, praises Dresden Turkish baths, and ends with a quip about patenting a snore, signed S. O. Thacher.
The sudden death of ex governor Thomas Carney at his Leavenworth home shocked Lawrence friends. Born August 20, 1827 in Delaware County Ohio, he moved to Kansas in 1858 and rose from Leavenworth grocer to mayor, state representative and Kansas’ second governor. He died at 7 am from apoplexy, in his wife’s arms, leaving a nation mourning a patriotic leader and financier of early Kansas.
A man from Merrill Wisconsin recounts dermatologic relief after using Cuticura products. He claims full cure of psoriasis after thirteen months of illness and praises Cuticura Soap and Reconstituent therapies as sold by Potter Drug and Chemical Co. The advertisement touts numerous testimonials and a booklet on curing skin diseases.
An 19th century style advertisement claims Sanford's Radical Cure relieves and cures catarrh from simple head colds to severe stages. It promises local and constitutional action, immediate relief, safety and economy. The package includes Radical Cure, Catarrhal Solvent and an Improved Inhaler sold for $1.00 by Potter Cree & Chemical Co. Boston.
A rural Alabama man and a Beaton, Massachusetts paper hanger praise Shaker Extract of Roots or Seigel's Syrup for chronic chills and fever with malaria and for aiding recovery. Testimonials say the remedy restored work ability, appetite, and sleep after long illness, with endorsements of its curative effects. Sold by druggists or through A J White, 54 Warren Street, New York.
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