17 Feb 1910
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1910
Page
1
The Lawrence Journal describes Western support for Taft and opposition to Cannon and Aldrich, debates on pensions, canal talk on Mars, and local critique of university figures. It notes Gov Hadley versus Stone, a potential Missouri Senate race, and a Kansas vaudeville headliner as a novel feature.
A local feature touts Root Juice as a miraculous medicine with cures cited by a social figure and many townspeople. Advertisements claim bottles offer relief for stomach issues and appetite, while Barbera & Son’s Fire Store allegedly carries it. The piece also notes broader themes of engineering progress and Taft era policy debate.
An old warning about catarrh claims Hall’s Catarrh Cure cures the disease with internal treatment and a reward offer. The passage promotes Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur as a hair tonic, detailing its historic use and availability from Wyeth Chemical Company with prices 30c and 1.00 and direct mail order from New York City.
A London store posts the word gums causing mock alarm among visitors from New York who seek homely phrases for memory. The correspondent notes Americans’ homesickness as charabancs tour St Pauls Cathedral the Mansion House and the Bank of England while no gums are spoken or seen.
A vivid description of preparing broiled eel with rice in Japan, followed by a series of humorous regional anecdotes. The items include Georgia Constable's dilemma over a blind horse, Keats’s candle lantern plan, a dry spot reputed to lack rain, and assorted light vignettes about daily life and travel misunderstandings.
A collage of medicinal ads and public notices from a 1910 Kansas issue. DeWitts salves claim cures for piles and cures in 6 to 14 days. Foley remedies touted for coughs and kidney issues. Cultural notes mention church events and a public court notice for a Douglas County mortgage suit.
A fragmented ad from Co-Operative Store 17 B Henry Street lists items for sale including Castoria, Jap rice, peaches, tomatoes and corn by the can, Jap tea at 35 cents, and oats at 40 cents per pound with other miscellaneous prices and notes.
Fragmented ad copy touts Dr. Wing's New Life Dills as a cure all for liver and kidney troubles and other ailments. It appeals to readers with bold claims and mis-spelled phrases, urging purchase at a low price.
Wm. T. E. Howard proprietor offers fixture repair and clock and utensil repair services. Located at 615 Mass Street Lawrence Kansas. Work guaranteed.
Top year batter and eggs and chickens by the kilo at W. HL Neil Tar New Hampshire street. Bell 654 Mame 31. Piper Bros Pantatorium offers pressing and cleaning with nine presses for 1 dollar. W. T. Beewridge Tailoring Co of Chicago advertises services at 730 Mass. St. Home Phone 130.
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