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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1910
Page
2
A Lawrence Kansas page reflects local notices and editorials from February 7 1920. It discusses moving picture plans at Baldwin counterpoints about Goebel statue funding rural mail service changes wages and unions, liquor law enforcement in Kansas, and public health tips including Burdock Blood Bitters.
John Higenbotham delivers a Kansas City Chicago speech praising Kansans who stayed true to their project and contrasting endurance with quitting. He salutes Coburn and Tronquill, recalls Kansas history, warns that prosperity tests moral resolve, and urges vigilance for rising generations.
A medical advertisement promises relief from indigestion and stomach discomfort with Papes Diapepsin. It claims one dose digests all food, prevents fermentation, and enables eating anything without distress. Also reports the funeral of Mrs. Edens of Marshfield, Mo., laid to rest in Hardy Oak cemetery after pneomonia, noting family and respect.
A local ad warns against harsh cathartics for children and endorses Rexall Orderlies as the gentler, safer remedy. The store guarantees satisfaction, notes an odorless tasteless ingredient, and cites two package sizes priced at 10 and 25 cents. The Rexall Store in Lawrence is identified with contact details for purchase.
The past week brought ease interest as the church nightly filled and mourners crowded the altar. Thirty-five conversions occurred during the revival and the meetings are expected to continue through Sunday. Over sixty dollars was raised for Rev. Hope.
An advertisement promises a free booklet from Dr J S Leonit Co explaining piles cause and internal cures. It asserts internal or external origins, claims salves and suppositories don’t remove the cause, and offers a guaranteed Hem Hold remedy at $1 per bottle via Dick Bros. La i aa j.0 Bell.
February Recreation showcases over a hundred photos and articles from Leonard Dewitt Sherman and others. It covers logging life in the White Mountains with a four-horse team, Ernest Russell's mill village piece, shotgun life, dog buying tips, Sibley tent making, and Dimrock white heron photography. It also includes expeditions Across the Yollow busha and Following Lewis and Clark, plus health notes and a poem debate.
Manches ter Ohio resident Lewis Chamblin recalls a near fatal cough and lung trouble that dropped him to 145 pounds before Dr King’s New Discovery cured him and his four children. The ad extols the remedy as a universal cure for coughs colds la grippe asthma and breathing ailments, priced 50 cents and 1.00 with a free trial bottle.
A Fort Dodge Kansas letter from James F. Stone reports the Dodge City post office distance, blizzard forecasts, and wish for better predictions while noting aging health, Kate’s declining condition, and readiness to live out life under fort rules. He mentions electric lighting water supply and is free from tobacco slavery in Lock Box No. 178.
Sunday Magazine examines capillary action and adhesion in detail, noting how water climbs inside narrow glass tubes and plant vessels. The piece links diameter to height, explains cup shaped depressions, and argues nature long used these principles before science. It cites trees as evidence of capillary ascent.
An English report details the shattered Messina cathedral post earthquake with Romanesque and Gothic woodwork damaged beyond repair. It notes the gilt bronze ciborium and inlaid marbles exposed to rain, the crypt ceiling burdened by leaks, and a provisional $12,000 needed for urgent repairs though $20,000,000 has been spent on debris removal and wooden shelters.
This piece notes that pets may refuse food due to the owner’s fault not the animal. Cats and dogs smell and detect freshness, so yesterday’s milk or a sour pan can deter eating. Scrub cookware thoroughly to avoid spoiled odors and encourage appetite.
A vintage ad promotes Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for children claiming fever relief, teething aid, stomach regulation, worm destruction, and cold reduction within 24 hours. It boasts pleasant taste, harmless formula like milk, 10,000 testimonials, and universal drugstore availability at 25 cents. Do not accept substitutes.
For the bargain hunter and home seeker a well improved property is for sale for a few days. The 144 acres include a good room house, cistern, two wells, wind mill, barn for two horses, hay mound, greenhouse with 3 500 ft of glass, insured, and balance for gardening. Ideal home with truck farming potential. Price 1560 dollars. Call or visit McNeill Martin & Co at Mer Natural Bank. both phones 75.
Hundreds of orphans at the Industrial and Orphan's Home in Macon, Georgia benefited from the President's support. An administrator lauds Eclectric Bitters for nine years as effective for stomach, liver, and kidney troubles, digestion, and building health in children and adults. An Ohio man touts savings and an incubator ad and contact numbers follow.
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