Modesty and Medical Advertisements Targeting Women
An aggressive promotional piece urges women to seek Dr. Pierce’s consultations and remedies, framing modesty as a barrier to treatment. It touts the Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery as cures for hysteria, neuralgia, and other female ailments, with claims of privacy and free letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Ry ¥. Vierce
Buffalo
SN. Y
Dre Pacrew
Pressippion
de. Pierce
Br. Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Galden Medical
R. V. Pig Maiti
Mos Grugrista
OG Nh
Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root touted as kidney remedy
A newspaper advertisement by Dr Kilmer and Co promotes Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It claims success in hospital and private use and offers a free sample bottle and a booklet in exchange for the reader's address sent to Hinghamton New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Ere
Kilmer
Bright
Unis
Dr. Kilmer
Binghamton, N. Vince
Real Estate Transfers and Historic Notice Fragments
Warranty deeds show transfers from Uausmann and wife to Mylert Bo Pryor and others, with odd fragments indicating parcels on Lane Place and north to a line near 20-12-20. A caustic medical ad for Hall’s Catarrh Cure appears amid the real estate text and unrelated notices.
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Uausmann
Mylert Bo Pryor
Carlton
Serenity
Charles L. Tarman
Sme
Hunting in Kansas Sparks License Push and Dogged Pursuit
Reports from Junction City and other papers describe hunters facing fines and permits for every hunting site in Kansas. Farm dogs and hired men chase unlicensed shooters while some claim premir rights and others walk country roads with wet feet. A twist notes many venturing out with a .22 to shoot rats around barns, amid debates on licenses and enforcement.
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Kansas
Bert
Junction City Union
Club notes for week ending December 21 1907
The Zodiac club did not meet Tuesday and will not meet again until after New Years. The Ventura club also had no meeting this past Tuesday and will resume after New Years.
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Zodiac Club
Ventura Club
Water as Nature's Remedy Featured at Current Event Club
The page notes a talk on plenty of water as a health remedy and home preparation, urging water as a central benefit while warning against patent medicines. It references local clubs like Current Event Club and West Side Study Club and mentions discussions on rheumatism urinary issues and kidney function with a home prescription.
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Riley
Haly Derliniekache
Hellawing
Squirrels Cause Domestic Trouble In Family Home
Town reports two pet squirrels occupying the house, climbing on branches and entering through a shell nook. They feed on hay, roost in the garret, and keep residents awake. trapping them proves difficult as they escape from boxes. The family asks whether to endure or relocate and wonders about possible laws.
Beethoven Analysis Inspires Music Club Meeting
The Music Club met yesterday with Mrs Harman and Mrs Dalton presented a detailed analysis of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. A duet was performed by Mrs Dalton and Mrs Banks. Afterward Mrs Hamilan served refreshments. Future plans include a January 8 Archivdats notice and a lecture by Prof Skilton on Beethoven's nine symphonies at Miss Butler's home.
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West Side Study Club
Henry Moore
Teanesco Street
Andrews
Stud
Mowe
Lawrence Reading Club Celebrates Anniversary Evening
The Lawrence Reading club marked its anniversary with a gathering at Mrs. Becker’s home on a festive evening. Miss Louise Fitch performed piano and flute solos while Mrs. Becker reviewed club history and readings were given by Miss Hyatt and Mrs Fitch. A group discussion on women clubs followed with elaborate refreshments and carnation favors.
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Lawrence Reading Club
Fragmented Prose Fragments from an Unclear Page
Jagged lines hint at aphorisms and odd phrases about Mind your business and new broom sweeping clean. The garbled text references a grass widow, Irishland, a slave, and a wet-tich-quick scheme used to fish for suckers, but the meaning remains obscure.
Editor Seeks Christmas Turkey For Perry Mirror
A Perry Chronicle editor publishes a humorous appeal for a cash purchase of a Christmas turkey. He declares lack of barter through subscriptions and offers cash value to anyone with a bird, noting the rarity of turkeys and his newspaper’s sole advert approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Mirror
Lawrence
Cream Grading Set to Start January First in Kansas
Kansas to install a cream grading system under new dairy commissioner J C Kendall who recently met with Governor Hoch in Topeka. Tests will begin in Miltonvale Miltonville and Acme Dickinson County as towns chosen for evaluating the system which fixes prices by grade to reward well kept cream and better handling by farmers and carriers. Kendall says higher cream quality can raise butter standards and improve Kansas dairy markets.
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J. C. Kendall
Kendall
Topeka
Hoch
Miltoncale
Cloud County
Acme
Dickinsonounty
Kansas
Tream
Miltonville
Personal notes and reflections amid holiday travel chatter
Overseas and domestic travel items show neighbors visiting relatives for Christmas with many names and places in Kansas City Emporia Richmond St. Joe and Hamburg. News includes a Bucklen Arnica Salve testimonial and a quirky piece on historical handshakes and sword days.
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Ella Snyder
Emporia
Oscar Leonard
Helgen Wilson
Kansas City
Ray Clifford
Warren Henley
Margaret Staley
Dora Harland
Richmond
Kansas
W. A. Macoubrie
Mary Clark
St. Joe
Mrs
Robert Clark
Labor Tension Flare Over Walker Speech Tour
The article reports labor tension as Henry M Walker visits to rally on labor issues. Walker accuses Johnson of disloyalty and a political taint while union members oppose the movement, warning it could worsen strains amid current conditions. Several Ligon workers plan to respond and contend Walker represents the American Federation of Labor though backing from the federation head is unclear.
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Lawrence la
Walker
Johnson
Johmsen
Taher
American Federation of Lasher
Lawrence Jaburimen
Dr Pierce Reveals Full Formula For Medicines
A Buffalo physician, Dr Pierce, pledges transparency by publishing the complete list of ingredients in his widely sold remedies. He positions this against secret compound practices and vows to publish every composition detail to reassure consumers. The piece closes with a pivots to a provocative aphorism about youth and morals.
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Pierce
Buffalo
Medea Usceraes
Pierca
Gus
Publication Notice in Lawrence Daily Journal 1907
The State of Kansas to Lois Mair by December 7 1907 notice in Douglas County District Court seeking a divorce on grounds of abandonment for over a year. Respond by January 21 1908 or judgment by default. Also another notice to Orval M Galbraith answer by January 17 1908. petition seeks dissolution of marriage and restoration of maiden name.
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Lawrence
Daily Journal
Douglas County
Kansas
Jennie C. Snedaker
Rones
Edgar
Painty
Lawrence National Bank
Paul R. Brooks
Tawrence Daily Journal
State of Kansas
Lois Mair
Hhereby
Garfield Mair
District Court
Lawrence Daily Journal
Watkins Nations Bank
C. H. Tucker
District Court of
Edna May Galbraith
Orval M. Galbraith
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Drugeists
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Chicago
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Barber & Son
ORINO
Longbow
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United State
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Oeseas
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Yates
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W.L. Pucket
Hamburg
Iowa
Bucklen
A. F. Hardy
East Wilton
Maine
Berber & Son
New York Telegram
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Carey
Tom
Amram
Chichester
J. H. Mitchell
Plaintiff
Henry Hlasher
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