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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1919
Page
2
The city commission last night adopted rules for trust funds left by relatives for private grave upkeep. The city will decide how the interest is spent and on May 15 each year the funds are expended for designated graves.
An advertorial piece touts France’s wartime sacrifices and America’s debt to France, then pivots to promote Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy imported by Geo H. Mayr. It claims the product clears catarrhal mucus, soothes inflammation, and relieves stomach liver and intestinal ailments, including appendicitis. One dose is offered with money-back guarantee.
Attorney W. E. Emick told the city committee last night that students in the university drafting classes are not absolutely accurate in their assessment of the Way of Edgehill Road pavement.
Vintage advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a gentle fruit laxative for children and adults. It claims to cleanse stomach liver and bowels, relieve fevers and irritability, and restore health with a tasty dose, warning against counterfeits and urging verification of the California Fig Syrup Company label.
City official asks council to pass resolutions endorsing county acceptance of the Emory addition plat by County Surveyor Holland Wheeler. Three plats exist from 1910 1911 and 1917 with two previously filed by university students found inaccurate. The city seeks county cancellation of the first two plats to clear boundary confusion along Edgehill road.
An advertisement touts LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets as the genuine product. It urges buyers to seek the full name and the signature of E. W. GROVE and claims to cure a colt in one day.
City commissioners ordered a rebate of 11.50 on the costs of a police court trial for W. E. Johnson and Iva Johnson who pled guilty on January 6. Attorney John Clark petitioned for relief, arguing the fees were excessive at 17.00, the rate set by Acting Judge R. C. Manley.
An advertisement extols Anuric as a cure for dropsical swelling due to kidney derangement and uric acid buildup. It touts rapid relief from inflammation, gout, rheumatism, and related symptoms, claiming double strength potency and easy sugar-coated pellets with a money back guarantee.
An old advertisement touts Gets-It as the only guaranteed corn remover. It claims two to three drops quickly peel away corn in seconds, avoiding plasters and knives, with money back guarantee and easy at any drug store. It notes Lawrence & Co. Chicago as the maker and Round Corner Drug Co. as distributor.
City Attorney Walter Thiele supported Judge Clark in upholding the contention that the rebate be granted under the Bone Dity law allowing a $5.50 rebate.
An advertisement advocates dissolving dandruff with four ounces of liquid arvon applied at night to the scalp. It claims most dandruff disappears by morning with repeated use and promises relief from itching and a noticeable improvement in hair texture. Lightdarven is advertised as the available product.
The Farmers' Union met Friday evening marking its first gathering since winter or the Spanish flu outbreak. Officers re elected include Mr White law as president and Mr Robert White as secretary treasurer. A reception honored departing Mr and Mrs Hefty and Mr and Mrs Northrup with souvenir spoons.
Neighbors gathered Saturday for a farewell party for Mr and Mrs John Kork. Attendees included the Hefty Eisele Tuttle Hird Shirar Garret Claxton and others. Various social visits and activities noted along with work and moves. Over 300 Douglas County poll tax notices were sent to delinquent taxpayers.
Community events dominate the page with a planned wolf roundup on Washington's birthday covering western to eastern town bounds and ending at Meagan farm near Pleasant Prairie schoolhouse. A Camp Dodge band performs in Tonganoxie, while local residents receive honors and report on injuries and property transactions.
An ad promises instant relief for undigested food, lumps of pain, belching gas, and acids. It touts a single tablet for quick comfort when the stomach is upset.
Multiple short items note local health ads and community happenings. Mentioned are Pape's Diapepsin claims to relieve indigestion, a finger amputation after an accident, local officials and hospital visits, a Valentine ball, high school play rehearsals, pumping plant plans, eye surgery in Savannah Missouri, travel to Arkansas, and residents moving to Missouri.
Doctors report influenza leaves victims run down with back and urinary troubles indicating possible kidney weakness. Swamp Root from Dr Kilmer Co claims to heal kidneys after grip. Sample bottle offered for ten cents, regular sizes sold at druggists, mention the paper.
G L Kerr of Geneva New York endorses Neolin Soles saying they outlast ordinary soles by long margins and cut shoe costs over time. The Goodyear Tire firm in Akron Ohio makes Neolin Soles and Wingfoot Heels, guaranteed to outwear competitors.
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