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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1913
Page
6
Advance Fession notes review Paris couture, highlighting gown names inspired by designers and theatrical works. Describes velvet, satin, and fur ensembles with long coats, wide girdles, and dramatic drapes, noting high wholesale prices and lavish trims.
Dr Charles W Worthen of White River Junction found Miss Jessie Wilson unconscious along a road near Plainfield early in the afternoon while en route to visit a patient. The injured woman was identified as the daughter of a local resident.
Report notes Miss Wilson was taken to a nearby home after an event as word reached Fred Smith and the Cornish residence of President Wilson. The condition was described as not serious, with details remaining unclear.
Dr D Cairns Canadian government logist warns against stampeding to Shushantte Alaska after return from the district. He notes limited claims with possible pay on a few tributaries of Wilson and Johnson stocks but no confirmed gold beyond ordinary prospecting. He cites widespread staking and mountain top claims and urges caution amid hardship from rushing prospectors.
London papers doubt Wilson's moral crusade will work but warn it could draw America into Mexico crisis and protectorate risk. In Washington, Aug cagey caucus losses and currency bill moves reveal shaky attendance and stalled amendments as lawmakers clash over bank notes, gold reserves, and refunds.
A Texas patent remedy claims to cure kidney and bladder issues and diabetes with one small bottle lasting two months. The ad promises relief for rheumatism and various urinary problems, suggests children’s disorders, and offers testimonials by mail for $1.06 from Dr. E. W. Hall of St. Louis.
Representative Victor Murdock of Kansas spoke in Oakland Maine urging Progressive unity in the congressional campaign to succeed late Congressman Goodwin. He warned against partisan habits and the futile switch between parties as Edwina MM Lawrence seeks the Progressive nomination.
Francks de 16, daughter of Richard de Barry of 15M North Eighteenth street, fell from a third story window while playing with her year-old brother. She landed in a bed and was taken to city hospital with no broken bones. The incident occurred as family and relatives faced grief and confusion amid a string of local notices and unrelated school enrollment lines.
The city schools will open and anxious parents seek aid from the Social Service League. People can donate shoes clothes and essentials to the Social Service Hall at Vermont and Pineline streets. A wagon will collect Tuesday next. call Bell 552 or Hone 200 to arrange pickup. E. E. STAUFFER, President League.
Mary Harrison a 23 year old Sedalia Missouri woman wept herself to death in a hotel at 624 Main Street after learning her mother and uncle had gone to Leavenworth without her. Her sorrow followed a visit in the southern part of the city and the disappointment of not accompanying them. The article notes Mrs. L. Wilson as related to the case.
A fragmented historical notice offers one hundred dollars for a catarrh cure and features a testimonial for F J Cheney and Co with signatures from a bank and trust in Toteda. The garbled text references Hall's Catarrh Cure and a financial obligation.
Washington cable reports a 0.1 per cent rise in wheat output across northern hemisphere nations. Preliminary figures show Prussia producing 94,166,000 bushels and Russia 12,541,000 bushels, with total area estimated at 2,084,000,000 bushels. Countries named include Bulgaria Denmark Luxemburg Switzerland and the United States among others.
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