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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1919
Page
4
A dense listing describes Trinity Episcopal and Trinity Lutheran churches among many in Lawrence, detailing worship times, Sunday school, confirmation and evening services. The long roster includes Plymouth Congregational, First Methodist, First Baptist, United Brethren, Unitarian, and more with notes on pastors, school programs, and upcoming events.
General March says the army’s demobilization passed one million in the past week with 61,237 officers and 952,411 enlisted men discharged. The flow continues as personnel are released from active duty.
In Washington the armed forces report 2444 on duty with a total of 1 396 000 men ordered for early discharge. Among them 153 000 are returning from overseas, reflecting the winding down of wartime manpower.
Teachers plan a party Monday night to view Wil lim Faversham and Maxine Elliott in Lord and Lady Algy. Miss Deming starts her freshman girls in dancing before leaving for Emporia. Students will attend an Eagles hall dance. A city meeting Tuesday invites new members to perform a farce for old members next Wednesday. The YP W C holds a Thursday 3 o'clock assembly hall meeting with a pageant led by Charlotte Himoe.
A Lawrence reader recounts six months of backache, dizziness, and kidney trouble. After trying plasters she found relief with three boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills, priced 60¢ at local dealers, and urges others to use the same remedy.
A vintage ad promotes California Syrup of Figs as a safe child laxative with fruity taste and explicit dosing. The page also lists a jumble of local social notices, names, events, and a note that Rt. Rev. Arthur C. A. Hall of Vermont will celebrate the silver jubilee anniversary of his consecration tomorrow.
Topeka announces a statewide program making students modern healthy crusaders. Under Red Cross and National Tuberculosis Association oversight, schools will run health chapters with rewards for sticking to daily health chores and routines, including hygiene, nutrition, exercise, and regular medical checkups.
The piece praises American mothers aiding soldiers abroad through knitting, and endorses Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a non alcoholic tonic for tired, overworked women. It urges readers to obtain a trial package of tablets by sending 10 cents to Doctor Pierce's Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo, New York.
A vintage ad touts Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a gentle system regulator and cleanser. It claims quick relief from sick headache bilious head ache constipation indigestion and liver stomach and bowel derangements with a trial package offered for 10 cents.
In Coblenz German washerwomen win a victory over the American Army by securing soap via a U S sales commissary. With soap scarce the women refuse bundles without soap, prompting a soap trade that boosts their business as American troops return clean clothing.
An advertisement extols LAXCARIN as vital for bowel movement and overall health. It claims constipation causes depression and fatigue, urging immediate use, promising cleansing of intestines and elimination of poisons. The text targets adults and seniors, touting safety for babies and convenience of mail order with a one dollar refund.
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