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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1919
Page
4
An advertisement promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a tonic to build strength, cure colds, and ward off disease. It lists herbal ingredients like wild cherry bark and true roots, claims to improve digestion and blood, and asks readers to send 10 cents for trial tablets to the Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo.
The second grade had the most pupils attend the school picture show with a prize of a room picture. Miss Th the music teacher was present Tuesday morning and Miss Mewis the nurse Wednesday. Kenorae Kelly returns after mumps absence and Tonsils removed for Theme Vain. Laragy Cheney recovered from chicken pox and expects to return in a week. Bird tasks keep history papers. next week’s film tours include A Trip Through Russia Norway and Grand Canyon with lectures by Miss Brinkman Camp and Towne. Mrs Aldi Anderson visited. rooms with most stamps were Mica Eggleston Miss Towne and Mik Camp. Little notes sending garden seeds in response to a prior letter.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions multiple names and places with no coherent narrative. Readable strings reference individuals and locations but lack a clear event, outcome, or date to summarize into a proper news item.
A crowded week at the George Mathey home includes Mr and Mrs Bert Emory hosting Sunday dinners for Owen Turner and others. Read about visits from Mrs Mabel Newlind of Lawrence and many townsfolk, plus a Saturday accident when George Rockhold fractured a wrist while cranking a Maxwell.
Pleasant Grove school recut held last Friday. Mr Kal Dean Saing re elected director and Miss Fay York to teach the school another year. School closes April 22 with festival and program. Willow Springs and other local items note activities and visitors. Nearby families from Lawrence Beaver City and Worden attend, with cold winds and talk of recovery and illness affecting residents.
Public health advisory warns against fraudulent aspirin tablets sold by Brooklyn dealers. It urges consumers to demand Bayer Tablets of Aspirin and to verify the safety Bayer Cross on the package and each tablet.
The report lists many residents and relatives visiting or hosting over the weekend. Individuals named include Mr and Mrs Walter Osberte, Miss Anna Koehler, Mrs Paxton, Mr and Mrs Claveter, and Ms Martha Ferry. Activities mention Sunday visits, church gatherings, and shared meals across Topeka and nearby areas.
Milwaukee column draws on Mrs Bodley advice for young working women. The feature discusses practical health tips and household routines amid a noisy, fragmented OCR reading.
Ray Faxtop was discharged from the army at Camp Funsten and returned home Saturday evening after months in France. The note mentions welcome home for all the boys and family life returning to normal. Also referenced are local store visits and church notices in Union Chapel with an invitation to Sunday school.
The general committee in charge finalized plans for a welcome parade honoring returning U S servicemen and women. Details include event date, route, and civic participation from local organizations and businesses.
Lawrence city officials endorsed plans to mobilize Kansas National Guard units for a demobilization stopover en route to Camp Funston. The parade will start at the railway station, move to South Park, and end with refreshments and entertainment organized by Red Cross and Salvation Army.
An old advertisement touts Hamlin’s Wizard Oil as a safe tonic for headaches and nerve pains. It promises relief for itching septic qualities, infection prevention, and treatment for sprains, bruises, cuts, burns, bites, stings, and sore feet at 30 cents with a money back offer.
The public will gather along streets as veterans march from station to park. Relatives of unit members may use the street near the park for greetings and visiting. Walter Rigdon is the new leader of the Fraternal Aid Union band, replacing J. H. Bell. The band has thirty players and prepares summer park concerts. Saskatchewan Teachers’ Association to discuss postwar education at Regina convention.
The new Reuter Schwarz electro pneumatic pipe organ, first in the city, was completed and tuned this week in the Scottish Rite Temple. It features two manuals plus echo division with 1563 pipes, 20 chimes and a 37 note harp, plus numerous couplers and electric wiring for versatile tonal control.
The ad from the E W Rose Co Cleveland touts Zemo as a penetrating antiseptic liquid effective for a range of skin troubles. It claims the product clears skin and is non greasy and non drying while offering strong antiseptic action. Includes price of 1.00 and emphasizes frequent use for best results.
Three Lawrence University students will perform in the senior prize play Oh Shoot to be presented in April at Bowersock theater. Helen Naismith plays Carol, Marguerite Reinisch is Helen, and Robert Albach portrays George in this Ed Patton script.
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets provide a calomel free laxative option for chronic constipation and torpid liver. The sugar coated olive colored tablets are taken at night to encourage normal bowel and liver action with a light taste and no harsh effects. Available in 25 cent boxes at druggists.
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