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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1918
Page
2
An article extols the so called inside bath using hot water and limestone phosphate before breakfast to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It cites physicians worldwide endorsing this method as more vital than outside cleanliness and notes preparations and local notices about related health and community events.
Excelsior reports Rev Heerman delivered his first sermon at Verden on Sunday morning to a large crowd. Heerman is described as a man of pleasing appearance and delivery with a forceful message. John Wacker plans to ship a cat a Kansas City Tuesday. Homer Gibson hauled corn to Baldwin Tuesday and $1.65 was received for white corn. Mrs Ed Hyland visited Baldwin Tuesday. A meeting at Union school house Thursday discussed hard surface roads, with merchants from Baldwin present. Permanent organization formed. Dan Johannning chair and M. J. Jordon secretary. Petition circulation assigned to Dan Johannning Frank Lutz George Pitts John Beck and M. J. Jordan. National Old Trails meeting in Kansas City on April 16 to consider the question. Ezra Barnhart shows Maxwell cars. sales to Earl Lederer Cal Bost C Hindman and Sherman Robb.
An old advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound to darken gray hair and restore a natural glossy color. It claims results by morning with repeated use and markets it as a convenient alternative to homemade mixtures, urging readers to ask a downtown drugstore for the preparation.
A new well on John Bell’s Baldwin farm, three miles east of Lown, struck oil at eight hundred feet. It is the second well on the farm to yield oil, drawing a large crowd and speculation about the amount. The Baker University Glee Club returned from Ossawatomie with a concert, while Baker’s track team heads to a triangular meet at Haskell Institute with Ottawa.
A 1917 letter from W. C. Caldwell of Ells Central Drug Store at 503 Garrison Ave Fort Smith Arkansas endorses SwampRoot as a superior remedy for kidney liver and bladder diseases praised by customers since Kilmer's introduction about twenty years earlier in Binghamton New York and sent to Dr Kilner Company.
An advertisement promises the Swamp Root remedy will convince users after sending ten cents for a sample plus a booklet about kidneys and madder. It notes sizes of bottles for sale at Jurvy stores and requests readers mention the Lawrence Daily Journal-World.
Fragmented local notes list advertisements for Absolutely Removes Indigestion with 25 cent price, plus a rush of visiting friends and Baker University connections in Ottawa and Lawrence. Mentions include Miss Moyer, Miss Lebaugh, Gladys Maedfilien, Dee Stevent, and Beau Compton engagements, military commissions, and town sightings amid a busy week of social and university activity.
In 1918 a young woman named Dollie resolves to forge a career in literature rather than rely on marriage. She dicts a story draft while debating realism and dialect with her confidant, drafts a plan to teach music to young men, and considers taking one pupil before exploring broader writing goals.
A report from Tunes 5 agricultural college editor notes potatoes planted are in good condition and crop management has shifted toward rotation greasy tilling and modern methods. Gardeners in Kaw valley plant 25 acre patches with growth promising while a conference in Topeka connected with visiting relatives and military postings.
Real estate firm of Dank and Holliday sold to A Holliday and Ue, acquiring full Rex Estate Business. The M Street office will be divided: front corner occupied by Lawrence and Loan Association, rear by Holliday Real Estate and Loans, with planning for division and usage.
A garbled note lists several Topeka residents traveling to Fort Worth for business and meetings. Names include Mrs Mya Russell Mr J Ho Warrgoner and Mr Leslie Wage with mentions of chemical trust and fever management related work.
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