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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1919
Page
5
A Kansas editorial discusses the draft underlines that one third of draftees fail physical or moral standards for military service. It extols the Boy Scout movement for building responsible citizens and suggests broadening reach to all boys and measuring civic readiness, while critiquing wartime policy and state leadership’s economic actions.
In Pittsburg and nearby towns business leaders discuss Governor Allen pushing to increase coal output. Merchants fear loss of patrons if miners revolt while unions resist external pressure and the volunteer mines and Kansas National Guard. The looming idle period risks sweeping many industries.
A Tulsa man pled guilty to possessing bottles of liquor and was fined 300 dollars with six months in jail. Officers found the liquor was colored water not whiskey after destroying all bottles. The case was reported by the Scott patrons and Judge Gates oversaw the sentencing. A Fordson tractor offer and delivery proposal is advertised by C. W. Smith.
An Australian pamphlet advocates Bolshevism spreading to the United States via Mexico but is dismissed as unlikely by the American public. The piece asserts Americans possess strong home life and schooling that prevent upheaval, contrasting with fragile urban unrest. Commentary also notes political fights over delegates and party figures in Topeka and Morton Headlight contexts.
The writer recalls Lawrence street railways from mule to electric, noting a first narrow gauge line with bob-tail cars, a second two-horse line, and later electric propulsion. He asserts unions, finance, and power company relations shaped the system, and that the Street Railway seeks to renew its application amid public attention.
A City physician touts ordinary Nuxated Iron as a means to identify iron deficient individuals by vigor. The ad promotes two five grain tablets taken after meals for two weeks to boost strength, vitality, and appetite for better flesh and color, warning of easy absorption and no tooth staining. Corner Drug Co advertises availability in Lawrence, Kentucky.
A vintage leaflet promotes Casearets as a nightly remedy for biliousness and constipation. It claims a dull head, sallow skin, upset stomach, and poison meals improve overnight without griping, comparing the product to calomel, salts, or harsh pills.
The notice discusses catarrh as a chronic health burden and endorses Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills as remedies. It also critiques a proposed street railway fare increase, arguing it may fail to cover expenses and could threaten service, with a local resident urging prudent financial decisions. A women’s Christmas party column closes the item.
A jumble of names and dates marks today’s anniversaries including Keurene Sue the French novelist born in Paris and Senator Aucerinh Chan of Michigan. The text recalls historic events from Lafayette’s welcome at the House to shifts in Newfoundland government and women’s rights, all tied to mid-century political shifts and international figures.
Dull county speakers and lay members attend the White Papen Society Meeting at Representative Hall in Topeka. The thirty third annual program includes President's Address by Tolvinger and a range of lectures from forestry to orchard practices. Notable topics cover production and distribution, nursery stock, and family orchard management.
A vintage advertisement promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a solution for indigestion and stomach discomfort. The copy describes the tablets easing dyspepsia, sour stomach, and heaviness after meals, promising quick relief and widespread availability across the United States and Canada.
A recap of notable anniversaries and political figures with ties to Iowa North Dakota and Kentucky mentions James H Johnston a Brooklyn Dodgers outfielder born in Cleveland Ohio 30 years ago today. The Republican National Committee meets in Washington to set the date and venue for the next convention. The Quebec Provincial legislature is convening today.
Mrs Westmoreland of Harrison New York touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as boosting strength and health after childbirth and recommends it to women with displacements irregularities inflammation and headaches seeking advice from the Lynn Mass company.
A year ago the French army occupied Mainz and freed 2600 interned Americans. President Wilson’s ship the George Washington passed in the Azores region, marking notable wartime events and naval movements.
Fragmentary 1919 newspaper item references a medical ordeal and a plan involving Tanlac, with scattered notes about doctors, a banquet, and local community references. The text includes names, places, and references to legal decisions and insurance records, but context is incomplete and fragmented.
The judgment will be reversed and remanded with directions to enter judgment for the plaintiff and render costs to the prevailing party. The defendant is enjoined from further copies or use of the same material and restrained from continuing the same activity. The report lists attorney representations and remarks from the attorney general and other counsel. A short note mentions the United Enlistment Movement Rally at United Brethren church with speeches on missions and leadership training.
J J Sweeney, chairman of the Home Service portion of the Tod Cross, sought bank cooperation from Jay McPatmore, president of First Save Bank of Pitts hor, for miners in Pittsburg. Patmore pledged full cooperation. The piece mentions Miss Mansealin Lawrence, A B Flomen, and Lt. Point heading to coal fields, with communications to Knights of Columbus in Kansas City. Capt. Jones and Lieut. Stewart lead machine gun company supply efforts amid mild sickness and gratitude for dish towels. A later note references Red Cross aid, Indians conference, and patriotic activities in Indianapolis.
An advertisement promotes Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with the Bayer Cross marking. It touts genuine Aspirin for aches and pains including headache toothache earache neuralgia rheumatism and gout with small tin boxes sold by druggists and larger packages available.
The advertisement touts FAMO daily use as a medicine for scalp and hair, claiming hair becomes cleaner softer and wavier with faithful continuous use. It notes sales at toilet goods counters in two price points and offers a refund if satisfaction is not achieved. It explains seborrhea as excessive scalp oiliness with flakes and mentions Detroit manufacturing by F. Thompson Company.
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