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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1913
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR text references Perry, Woolt Wai, Jake View, and Dunglis county with mentions of General Prosperity and Eb wars. Content is garbled about a person named Woolf, diverse funding, and periods of practice, lacking coherent events or dates.
Fragmentary notes describe an attempt to restore grey hair to a youthful appearance. Mentions a dubious medical path and cautions from a person named Aly Hesner with a nine point score, urging caution in pursuing unproven remedies.
The article reports alfalfa crop prospects in Dingkas county, tax and home repairs in progress, and various town visits. It mentions a school meeting with a single director chosen by acclamation, a musical program, and church attendance. It also notes reckless motor riding, upcoming track and field plans in Meriden, and local residents visiting Lawrence, Topeka, and Kansas City.
An obituary fragment describes Rahm of Jefferson County who died at his Perry area home on April 12. It notes birth in Hesslein Germany and later residence in Lawrenice and Jefferson, with a wife who preceded him in death about eleven months earlier. Funeral conducted April 14 by Rev. A. Ia Martin of Perenk.
Suffering with rheumatism for two years, Lee L. Chapman of Mapleton Iowa credits Chamberlain's Liniment with removing pain and restoring ability to bring the right hand to the mouth within two months. The testimonial notes long sleepless nights before relief and claims no recurrence after treatment. For sale by all dealers.
A 16 year old, Elgit Coppus, confessed yesterday to killing Mrs Manny Sleep and her two children on the Sleep farm five miles west of Elgin. He said the victims were shot and their bodies placed in a cistern under the kitchen, after a dispute over chores. The youth, arrested for lack of sleep and under tough questioning, described the killings and the kitten incident in detail.
A health ad touts S S S blood remedy as a remarkable vegetable infusion that penetrates the body to cleanse blood, relieve rheumatic pains, and soothe weak stomachs. It claims rapid joint relief, no stomach irritation, and invites readers to obtain a bottle for one dollar from Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta.
A jumble of disjointed notes promotes the D D D prescription with testimonials from Caldwell residents including a baby saved from eczema. Claims of expert endorsement by Dr Tracy Gabbert and a trial bottle offer, alongside stray crime and local anecdotes about Copper and Plano, merge into a chaotic newspaper fragment.
A fragmented plea urges women to share Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a remedy for aches nerves and despondency. It references relief from dreadful headaches dizziness and menstrual irregularities, urging neighbors to pass along the remedy.
April 21 report says Belgium may accept Liberal leader Mason's conciliatory proposal. Parliamentary committee reforms of provincial and communal franchise might prompt revising elections along the same lines. Adoption could end the strike crippling Belgian industry, though the situation remains unsettled.
A contested plan aims to reward Democrats who backed Wilson in 1916 by prioritizing original Wilson men for federal posts. National Chairman McCombs led the effort to adopt this policy, directing department heads to favor Wilson loyalists in job selections while preserving some flexibility for other candidates.
Lawrence readers laud Vick Brothers, druggists, for introducing a simple buckthorn and glycerine mixture, claimed to relieve sour stomach and constipation in a single dose. The notice asserts quick action and popularity stemming from its earlier use as a cure for appendicitis in German medicine.
The Kansas Legislature last session cost taxpayers 77 230 30, the highest in ten years, with 63 days in Topeka. House expenses totaled 47 165 for employees while the senate spent 18 549. postage and telegraph costs dropped due to abolition of a prior system. Per diem and mileage varied by chamber, totaling 77 230 30 overall.
A review of Kansas sessions from 1903 to 1913 shows rising costs with special sessions adding hundreds to thousands of dollars. The 1903 session nearly broke expense records at 110000 dollars, plus 10227.20 for a 1903 special. 1905 trimmed costs to a new economy, while 1907 spent 76101.57 and 1908 added 25805. 1909 amounted to 69040, and 1913 reached 77280.30. Two years earlier 75000 had been appropriated for the session.
Transactions show S Baker and wife transferring property in Lawrence to John S Woodriff for 2208 dollars, 1125 feet of frontage. L S Baker and wife convey to LF SE Bilieh for 1000 dollars, Lot 340 Fair Ground Add Lawrence. G Merschvel and wife mortgage with Bank of Reedli, Nw lt of NW Leb of B12 blocks, with acres described.
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