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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1914
Page
2
An assortment of old notices and testimonial fragments mentions Cardui as a women tonic, a local poultry price call, and visits by Miss Robertson to Brookfield Missouri and Des Moines Iowa. It also references a business college advertisement and general remarks on sports and training.
Danville Virginia resident Mrs Marrie Hatey credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills with improving her health after minimal spending on medicine. The ad promotes the remedy as a forty year old tonic for female troubles and invites readers to seek confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts.
Dispatch from Aug 20 notes German and Franco-British troops exhausted after days of heavy combat. Gains near Lille and Panner shift west toward Paris while fronts along Manehenge resist. Censored reports suggest a major British reinforcement as land forces arrive, with authorities stressing continuing stalemate on the Somme front.
Dispatches from London August 28 describe Russian forces occupying parts of East Prussia, with advances continuing in Galicia and Austrian regiments decimated. A Polish mobilization in Warsaw is noted amid high enthusiasm, claiming over 400,000 Poles in Russian service. Also mentioned are updates from St Petersburg and Petersburg area clashes.
Troop movements report Austrian and Russian forces skirmishing near Lemberg as the Austrian army holding fortifications faces pressure. Heavy clashes unfold with casualties on both sides as the struggle for Galicia continues.
A vintage testimonial says kidneys must filter blood to prevent backache and kidney illness. Dean's Kidney Pills are advertised as effective, citing a Lawrence reader’s relief and many years of exposure hardship behind kidney trouble. The ad notes availability at all dealers and mentions Buffalo and Mitburno as locations.
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