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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1907
Page
3
A garbled warning about faulty computing systems and aggressive sales practices roams the page. It mentions improvised war costs, overtime labor, and a dubious call to action promising samples of “the best tans t har det ise genes” for Sieber and Trursel Qosystems.
A half page feature in Topeka Capital details Lieutenant and Mrs. Adna G. Clarke ran a military kindergarten on Fy. Warren island in Huston harbor. The program blends military decor with ordinary schooling led by a corporal as teacher, with Mrs. Clarke visiting and guiding.
Mercury compounds in some catarrh ointments can destroy scent and derange the system through mucous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh Cure, made by F J Cheney & Co in Toledo Ohio, is taken internally to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Buy genuine Hall's Catarrh Cure from Druggists. price sixpence per bottle.
A survey of practical household tips covers cleaning with gasoline for feathers, preserving shine with silverware tones, and careful ironing of starch to avoid waste. Advice includes using paraffin polish on windows in cold weather, drying methods for fabrics, and safe room placement away from artificial light.
An 80 plus mother thrives on Electric Bitters per a Dublin Georgia letter. Ads tout Electric Bitters for female weakness debility and general weakness with strong appetite sleep and vigor claims. Also promoted are Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil Pine Salve Orion Laxative Fruit Syrup and Barber & Son remedies claimed to cure stomach and liver trouble indigestion constipation and related ailments.
The article advises removing wood from a sink and replacing with porcelain surfaces, urges zinc or copper be avoided as paint wears off. It notes modern plumbers use iron pipes while old lead pipes may still work, and stresses frequent hot water flushes followed by cold to vent traps. It ends with a moral aside about signals in a girl's eyes contrasting with her lips.
A fragmented advertisement style page offers Liver a la Lyonnaise and okra soup recipes with garbled steps and ingredient lists. It mixes cooking instructions for beef liver and bacon with unrelated sales pitches for Dade's Little Liver Pills, Pineules, and general health advice from OG P. Barber & Son, ending with a boast about an architect and uplifting mottos.
First published March 20 1907 the notice states an order of sale by the district court of Douglas County Kansas involving Annie Farley Gio to plot Kare Kirkock Eve Surter Frank Klickock Daisy Petefish Wile ders Mercall Hugh Blair administrator of Loamy K Taylor deceased and Lawrence Newton Bank. The sale is at public auction at two o clock p m at the courthouse lawrence to satisfy the order of sale for land described as east half of northeast quarter and east half of west half of northeast quarter section 6 township 14 range 19 in Douglas County Kansas. The sheriff J R Woodward of Douglas County Kansas will conduct the sale.
A cluttered 1907 page advertises Bucklen's Arnica Salve and Beas laxative, plus legal notices of real estate actions, divorces, pardons, and final settlement. It lists defendants, plaintiffs, and attorneys, with multiple court dates and property descriptions in Douglas County Kansas, including farms and sections and names like James Ross and A. C. Wilson.
An old soldier endorses ARIOSA coffee praising its rich taste and freshness. The ARIOSA brand, by Arbuckle Brothers, claims to be the leading roasted and packaged coffee, selling more in the United States than all competitors combined, with lower costs per pound enabling better value. If grocers fail to supply, customers should write to Arbuckle Bros.
The advertisement urges using Foley's Honey and Tar to prevent serious cold outcomes. It warns against untested remedies and stresses obtaining the genuine product by name.
A letter from A J Mambau, Batesville Ind, recounts suffering three months with a severe cold. After drugs and physician prescriptions failed, Foley’s Honey and Tar cured him in eight doses. Advertisement notes bottle sizes 25c, 50c, 1.05 and pricing details. Also includes notice of a Lawrence Kansas pharmacist applying for a permit to sell nostrums for medicinal purposes under Woodward & Co. name.
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