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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1908
Page
3
The ad touts Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a trusted remedy for female weakness and childbirth comfort. It claims full ingredient disclosure, chemical purity, and universal medical endorsement, offering free literature on request. Pleasant Pellets are also advertised for constipation, presented as a simple candy-like remedy.
In a Lawrence area grove a family hive and their cabins evoke old frontier life. Local youths picnic by the creek amid chocolate and candy, dreaming of the famed “shiek place to slide down” and the river plunge. The tale merges with historical notes on Morris and the Atlanta Constitution editor era. Nearby items advertise catarrh cures and King’s New Discovery for coughs, reflecting typical late nineteenth century fare.
Frank Conlan of 436 Houston St New York extols Elesiie Bitters as a strand family medicine for dyspepsia and liver issues while aiding back and kidney weakness. Electric Bitters are said to regulate digestion purify blood and renew vigor for weak debiliated people of both sexes. Barber Sons drug store sells it 50e. Harris and Uncle Remus author Joel Harris discussed literary criticism and public reception in a tangled feature about faded celebrity and a quiet Georgia newspaper man.
A cluttered page ad column lists merchants Abe Wolfson and P F Remington with store details, then a Lawrence Undertaking Co notice, plus a testimonial for Deans Kidney Pills by Mrs Fannie Wisebell of 736 Connecticut St Lawrence Kan. Other lines promote Black Seal cigars Lawr ence Transfer Co carpet cleaning and West End Bakery ads.
An office ad states F A A building practice limited to Eye Ear Nose and Throat with special fitting of glasses and phone contact. Also promotes Varnum Cement Construction and Realty Co promising first class cement work by skilled mechanics with guaranteed quality. Office in Lawrence National Bank Building with Ball 29 and Bome 1302 phones.
A fragmentary column recounts Taft anecdotes told by a friend of the Republican candidate. It notes Judge Thompson fining a passerby for contempt of court and Marshall borrowing a friend’s money, with other Southern legal tales. The piece also mentions Nabisco wafers and a medical testimonial about Foley’s Kidney Cure.
A garbled report notes a planned game at the Poor Farm with local players and mentions a prisoner release and a claimant about playing. It references Ledvrsrend sielry otomike a tdaes and Woodwited, with vague claims of beating men at the Poor Farm and a lampire incident.
Farmers face losses as frost and floods reduce potato yield. An estimated 150000 bushels could have brought about 225000 dollars at current market prices, but reduced output and market volatility threaten income and future planting decisions for the region’s growers.
A. J. Nusbaum of Batesville Indiana reports severe summer cold symptoms and hay fever. He tried various medicines without relief and credits Foley's Honey and Tar with quick cure. His wife also used Foley's product with positive results.
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