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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1920
Page
6
Lawrence area notes recount traveler visits and social calls from Mr E. Dekoff, Mrs. Matt Steinmetz from Liberal, Kan, and many local residents. The piece lists gatherings, threshing finishes, school repairs, and trips to Lawrence, Leavenworth, and Denver with multiple family and neighbor exchanges.
The column lists family visits and weekend travels across Kansas, including Mrs Antone Kahn with her tomatoes, A A Dickinson with peaches, Vernon Dehoff plowing, John Dwyer visiting Leavenworth friends, Miss Anna Taylor in Lawrence, Mrs Roy Dehoff from Claflin, and gatherings at the Taylor and Evans households. Also noted are nurse care for a patient, Lillian Reynolds from Kansas City, Howard Sanford visiting from Oklahoma, and several Sunday meals and picnics among Perry Oak Ridge Oakley and Perry residents with names such as Thomas Taylor Betsy Banks Evans Mull Shelley Banks Schroyer McClanahan and Kroyer.
Mrs. Ernest Roe and pupils present a piano recital at the High Prairie church Friday evening with all invited. Dr Julius Smith of Baldwin spoke at both morning and evening services about India, sharing experiences from his missionary years and books Ten Years in Burmah and Incidents and Adventures of Tropical Life. Sunday school attendance was 24. Mr. Daniels led the Bible class. Visitors included Mrs Ed Forth and the Landises. Several local family visits and meals are noted, along with harvest notes on tomatoes and wheat plowing progress.
August 20 voters will elect officers at the Winter school house. Local social notes list multiple visits among Winters, Carters, Richards, Shipman Carter, and others with church, club, and farm sale mentions.
The article notes Queen Elizabeth II valued gloves as gifts and also enjoyed presenting them. It highlights her fondness for this personal accessory in royal exchanges and etiquette.
Aspirin named Bayer trusted for over twenty years. Genuine Bayer Tablets promise relief for headache toothache earache neuralgia rheumatism and colds in unbroken packs with directions. Handy tin boxes of 12 tablets cost a few cents and larger packages are sold by druggists.
An ad-like claim describes dissolving dandruff with four ounces of liquid Dryen applied at night to moisten and rub the scalp. Overnight results show most dandruff gone and with repeated use all signs destroyed. It promises relief from itching and silken, glossy hair. Liquid Arvon is sold at drug stores as the remedy.
Empire Tokio report says suffrage supporters continue mass meetings across Japan denouncing the government for opposing the people's will. They demand immediate general franchise as the House of Representatives was dissolved earlier this year after opposition efforts to push a general vote.
A fragmentary report notes the Seiyukai government party winning a clear majority after a subsequent election. It also mentions riding a bicycle for economy as a practical detail.
A promotional note for Calotabs describes a simple nightly dose with water to purify the liver and body. It promises no taste or unpleasant effects, a refreshed morning, and a druggist refund guarantee if not satisfied. The ad cites a 35 cent price and availability in drug stores.
An advertisement claims rheumatism is a deep seated blood disease not cured by external rubbing. It promotes S. S. S. as a long used blood remedy, asserting it reaches and eliminates germs in the blood and offers lasting relief. The notice urges readers to consult Swift Laboratory in Atlanta.
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