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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1912
Page
6
An old advertisement touts a Pyramid Remedy trial package promising relief from piles. It urges readers to mail a coupon with name and address to obtain the trial, claiming it saves readers from surgery and endorses the product at 50 cents per box.
Mrs Lester McLean, national student secretary of the YWCA, will spend Monday to Wednesday in Lawrence. Her visit, announced at yesterday’s YWCA meeting, includes a talk at the regular YWCA gathering Thursday afternoon. Officers elected include President Miss Mary Reding and Vice President Miss Helen Short, with several advisory board members named. A regional conference for YWCA presidents and vice presidents from Topeka, Baldwin, Ottawa, Manhattan and surrounding areas is set for Friday and Saturday in Topeka.
An old time advertisement extols TI A as instant relief for bunions corns and painful feet. It claims the product draws out infections and exudations and restores vigor, urging elderly men to buy Liz TIZ for 25 cents per box from Walter Luther Dudee & Co. of Chicago and recommending drug stores and stores nationwide.
An old fashion column describes a facial treatment using a merorized wax applied before bed and washed off next morning to remove freckles and minor eruptions. It claims complete removal within a week with smoother skin and no pain. A facial rinse with saxolity solution is also suggested as an effective face bath.
Miss Maude Rush, a well known former Lawrence girl, died this morning in Swedish Hospital Kansas City after typhoid fever misdiagnosis and related complications. Her body to be brought to Lawrence for private funeral at the Coleman home. she was a noted musician and former University of Kansas Fine Arts student.
A blaze swept through the center of a Baldwin house causing extensive interior damage before firefighters could contain it. The fire appeared to spread to nearby road areas, forcing emergency crews to shut down water works machinery to prevent further spread. Local residents were unsettled as investigators search for the cause while the fire’s victim, Mr. Cove, and others sheltered in rooms affected by smoke and heat.
A student production of Julius Caesar is planned at Baker. The Speakbrs department of the yew gg on the Shakesper riding Caesar will mount a special performance, eagerly looked for by the student body.
Dean Johnson of KG will address the M G A about a PAT and work as a lite work. The meet corel scherer will be held with five pupils peneticn before they teagle owith Willige Fewell tomorrow. The Baker men have had less than a week's practice and are weak with the stick. German play by Tillander directed by Mrs Splaeffer last night featured Hilph Wringer David Urner and Nina Brains ter Lora Melby. Miss Mary Ross gave a notable song.
An讨 assortment of medical claims extolling Pape's Diapepsin and other remedies to relieve indigestion upset stomach gas and dizziness within five minutes. The piece blends testimonials from various users including a Kansas sales traveler and local retailers promoting tonics kidney pills and liniments with pushy pricing and suggestive health benefits.
A university events list outlines multiple Spring activities from April 11 to May 28 including music recitals by Miss Reynolds, Mr Johnston, Miss Harshberger, Miss Mitchell, Miss McCammon, Miss Holeoab, Miss Shuey, Miss Buchanan, Miss Alfred, and Miss Swayne. organ and expression recitals. a Masque club production The Lottery Man on April 16 17. a Music Festival on April 18 19. a Kansas Colorado Debate April 21. a Spanish play April 27. Engineers Day April 30. a Sophomore party May 3. and the annual examination May 27 81 and commencement concert May 28.
A quirky traveling show led by Mr y's tent draws crowds with unusual acts including tiny performers and monkey exhibitions. He recently sold a farm and plans to move to Leavenworth then Bartlesville, taking his dwarf performer and assorted acts for a new season in Munday.
Fragmented OCR notes report church attendance in Lawrence and Atchison Kansas with mentions of Baptist events and a Teaty ceremony. An advertisement for Kidney Pills claims cure of kidney trouble followed by a brief obituary note: Kent Kennedy, son of Mr and Mrs Chas Kennedy, died of diphtheria at Nosdale Hospital. funeral arrangements to follow.
The page lists numerous personal items including visits from Mr and Mrs PCE AY ikerglumn and Miss Kurt Tene, several travelers from Topeka and Aslant, and residents such as Miz Lillint Afrahams in Kansas City. It notes a Reliefps Ladies dine tea at Mrs Al bert Krouse’s corner Tarik el avenue on Friday April 22, plus updates on Mr and Survis in Dodiana and Ka Verma debate attendance.
A vintage health note touts Syrup of Figs as a pleasant laxative that cleanses the bowels without gripe. It claims to ease symptoms from poor digestion, sour stomach, and dull mood by moving waste matter out by morning. The ad urges asking for the California Fig Syrup Company product on the label and warns against substitutes.
County attorney doubts foul play in the death of O G Foster after an autopsy on stomach contents. The coroner’s report notes lack of conclusive evidence of poisoning or violence, despite widow’s suspicions. Weather and gas company mentions appear as side topics in the tangled report.
The United States Bureau of Fisheries will establish a party of experts on the Neosho River to experiment in propagation of clams. The move follows demand for butter factories in Kan and aims to test feasibility and success of the hatchery project pending approval and extent of funding.
Keen of Philadelphia sailed toward Cordova with four men to climb Mount Blackburn on Copper River. They previously attempted last August but retreated when supplies ran short and the summit remained unattained. This year they plan another attempt led by Dora Barrett and six Alaska guides.
A Kansas City mother describes dizziness pain and sour stomach from coffee and says quitting coffee and using Postum improved her health and her baby’s milk flow. She notes her husband also benefitted from stopping coffee and drinking Postum, and the family now drinks Postum daily.
Miss Keen and party plan a ascent from Kennecoty slavier foot on April 18 to Mount Keen and its glaciers, expecting three to seven weeks on the mountain route with dog teams hauling slides, while previous year’s rods are replaced by jointed pales and kerosene for cooking. Meantime railroad offices in Mexico City close per telegraphic orders. Chicago Rock Island and St. Louis-San Francisco lines ordered to suspend operations and store furnishings.
Washington April IL reports the Department of Justice ratifies a 495 to 530 member range for the next president's electoral college. Lawmakers question the timing since reapportionment of Congress becomes effective March 4 next year. The convention will not be affected as national committees set delegates under the new apportionment.
A state labor and education committee report denounces United States Steel and its eight hour government contract labor plan as a brutal system of industrial slavery. The April date indicates the review period and the focus on labor conditions.
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