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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1910
Page
3
The article describes the nation’s census efforts with farmers urged to fill blanks. It shares humorous door interactions including a woman delaying answers to go to bridge, and a child offering to fetch an older sister while winding up the inquiry. The tone mixes practical need with human quirks.
A veteran enumerator recalls resistance and evasions during household interviews. Women shield ages and births, claiming privacy and home-only disclosures, while some respond with sharp deflection. Notable anecdotes include a sister insisting age is 22, and a Boston-born lie about parents’ birthplaces.
An advertisement extols Crown Cream and the Harlan Beauty Cup as a sure method to restore youthful skin. It promises wrinkle reduction, cleansing of impurities, and plumper tissue, notes the Beauty Cup enhances massage, and advertises the pair at 50 cents each or prepaid direct from Harlan Mfg. Co. Toledo Ohio.
A Nebraskan woman recounts years of crippling nervous illness, stomach trouble, and fainting fits, diagnosed as part of anemia and weak nerves. After failing other doctors, she credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with a full recovery and renewed vitality. The notice ends with a sales pitch for the pills and a long list of local names and figures.
In Lawrence a neighbor known as Mrs Blank gains trust by aiding a brutalized wife, prompting village belief in witchcraft rumors. Her method remains a secret, but the tale ends with improved home life and a mysterious pledge to help others using simple natural gas advice. The piece also promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills as a health aid.
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