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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1917
Page
6
An advertisement touts a remedy for eye strain and headaches promising stronger vision. It cites testimonials from readers and a physician praising the preparation as effective for styes and tired eyes. The text urges purchases from druggists and instructs use of drops and baths to relieve redness and irritation.
A mass meeting of citizens was held last Tuesday evening to discuss plans for overhauling Baldwin's municipal electric light plant. The plant, built years ago for a smaller town, now proves inadequate for the present size as it delivers direct current with excessive transmission losses when supplying distant West Baldwin.
A garbled brief mixes an old California Syrup of Figs advertisement praising its bowel cleansing benefits and a note on switching a plant to an alternating current engine. It references gas shortages, bond votes of twelve to eighteen thousand dollars, and local civic plans. Also mentions Baker school war talk and Farmers' Cooperative Elevator meeting with new directors Pardee Snyder and Hammond.
In Vine city two arrivals trigger a grim, unresolved sequence that unsettles residents. The story hints at a past event, fear, and lingering tension as the city faces an alarming situation and questions about safety and truth emerge. Local figures and place names underscore the unsettled atmosphere.
Local items note Mrs. M. Jaiklé of Warden buying a new Overland, Mike Roberts visiting on business, and Robert Moore operated for appendicitis in Wichita. Baldwin fans expect a rematch with Vinland after a 66 to 62 win, with players Sack Hindman Hite and Morgan for Baldwin and Yates Nichols Hoskinson Hagerman for Vinland. Also mentioned are travelers to Topeka for Farmers Union, Prof. H. K. Ebright arranging county Sunday School plans, and several Baldwin residents moving about for church, work, or visits.
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a fast, safe remedy for indigestion and stomach distress. It claims relief within five minutes from heartburn, sourness, belching, and gas, urging readers to keep a jar at home for day or night stomach upset and attacks.
The ad touts Pinex as a concentrated Norway pine extract medicine for coughs and bronchial issues. It explains mixing 224 ounces of Pinex in a pint bottle with sugar syrup, costing about 54 cents for a full pint, and promises rapid throat and lung relief, with a money back guarantee and sales emphasis on druggist availability.
A local obituary notes a man who died after two years with tuberculosis leaving a wife and two children. He lived on Eighth street in Baldwin, worked at a livery barn, with funeral at the Evangelical church in Worden. Other brief items mention Prof. Reiland, travels, and social visits, plus a newspaper notice about gripe remedy from Foley’s Honey and Tar.
Mr and Mrs Clarence welcome daughter Pauline born Saturday January 20 at Willow Springs. Many neighbors and relatives, including the Flory family of Sawyer, visited, and local residents report injuries from a windmill incident near Sawyer. Church services, social calls, and local work updates fill the community notes with names like Filburn Shuck Flory Deay and Barton shared across Pleasant Grove and Apple Pie areas.
Fragmentary notes show mentions of Mr Peterson and Jesse Winger at a Lawrence event likely tied to the University. Clarencé Campbell is listed as a guest of Gus Morehouse, with scattered references to Saturday activities in Lawrence.
The Kansas legislature debates pay for National Guard members serving under federal orders. Current law would give guardsmen fifty cents daily from federal pay plus fifty cents from the state, while volunteers receive fifty cents from federal pay. An amendment to cap federal pay is under consideration, with a special appropriation of about $179,000 likely to aid border troops. Supporters say guardsmen deserve state help to avoid discrimination during war.
A fragment asserts Castoria control over voluntary actions from morning till night, declaring everything we do is intrusted to our control and that we can force or suppress actions at will. The text includes stray business names Town Lump Coal and Matthews Lumber & Coal Co and a phone number 54.
A description of vulcanized fiber as a new insulating material, noting its versatile forms such as tubes rods and sheets. The text praises its insulating qualities and potential electrical applications, while also mentioning a tobacco product offered by Wiedemann's.
Incomplete text shows Carle arguing with his title brother over settling matters, involving disagreement with his mother who exclaims that Carle keeps arguing and overstepping. The fragment mentions Manilda and a heated exchange but lacks full context.
A fragment advises a trick to remove yolks from whites by dipping a clock in warm water and wringing dry so the yolk clings to cloth then lifts away. The text repeats that the yolk will adhere to the cloth and can be removed easily.
An old time newspaper ad promises instant relief from backache lumbago and sciatica through St Jacobs Oil. It claims quick, gentle rubbing gives lasting comfort, with phrases urging readers to straighten up quit complaining and buy a trial bottle from their druggist.
An appeal is filed in the justice court case in Washington state. The document notes a challenge to a ruling or proceeding within the lower court, with the appeal moving through the appropriate appellate channel. The text provides limited details on the parties or specific issues.
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