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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1919
Page
7
A fairy introduces Dolly to a camouflaged toad hidden under cabbage leaves in the garden and explains camouflage as a French term for disguising objects. Dolly learns the toad can help the United States Garden Army.
An aged advertisement urges readers to beware poison under a druggist label. The notice, signed by J C Mendenhall of a Huntsville area drug store, promotes a "Number 40" item as a remedy while warning of health risks.
A narrator recalls cousins letters about tanks camouflaged with earth and trees. The Fairy explains hidden weaponry like camouflage on a toad figure, while Dolly starts to react to a sudden movement as a fly sits on a cabbage leaf.
A garbled medical notice references Doctor Connor at Hopkins Hospital and warns about dangerous tobacco habits. The fragmentary text mentions a sale, a drug test, and reader surprise at a result, but details are unclear.
Dolly observes several small green creatures on a cabbage leaf while a toad swipes them away with a long tongue. The Fairy asks Dolly to look, noting the odd insects as Speriat Tanlae is advertised at City Drug Store.
Kansas City cattle buyers faced uneven results with better beef steers steady while lower grades weakened. Veal calves rose about $1.99, stockers and feeders steady, some strength seen. Hogs showed an unsteady run with bids fluctuating and a near steady overall trend. Sheep demand remained brisk with steady to higher prices for killing grades and breeding stock.
The Fairview community schedules its annual Sunday school picnic for Tuesday August 10 inviting all to attend and enjoy a day of fun. Names and places mentioned include Katrina Stoolzing visiting relatives in Chanute Kansas and returning to Colorado Springs Colorado.
Residents from Midland to Gracemont and St. Joseph share visits with relatives. The report lists social calls, threshers’ cooking help, a birthday party, and attendance at the farmers' union meeting and farewell event. Mentions of neighbors and relatives include the Leary, Wheldon, Shirar, Cushman, Brown, Koehler, and Howard families.
Various visits and gatherings across Lawrence and nearby towns as residents meet at homes and farms. Names include Kennedy, Gilmore, Charles, Stahl, Otter, Sloan, Ott, Branch, Strachan, Zilner, Westhheffer, Bigsby, Hughes, and Allen among others. Visitors travel from Topeka and Kansas City. teachers attend a Lawrence institute. two families plan extended Rye Colorado trips.
The article lists multiple families and visitors in North Loop Nebraska and nearby areas including Otts Cox Corel Kennedy and details visits to Lawrence Colorado Arapaho and Kansas City. It notes a grave side picnic for Mr and Mrs Chambers with about 65 attendees and a job move for George Dunkley. It also mentions deafness being more common in cold climates and a Java plant whose perfume is deadly to insects.
A 35 cent bottle of Zemo is advertised to cleanse and soothe the skin. The ad claims it stops irritation pimples buckheads eczema blotches ringworm and similar troubles quickly and finishes most eruptions leaving skin healthy. Cleveland Ohio company Ros Co. promotes the product.
An advertisement hawks a “Grow Your Hair Free Recipe” promising dandruff relief and hair growth. It features alleged names like Jane ittain and addresses in New York, claiming to send the genuine recipe on request.
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