KAW VALLEY SOCIAL NOTES OF LAURENCE AREA
Residents and visitors share weekend calls in Lawrence and Clearfield. Families visit relatives, illness prompts travel to Long Beach for Mrs Cox, and local teachers miss school for grippe. A social event at No. 32 is postponed to March with plans for a program and pie supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Myers
Lawrence
Mary
Ahna Schederer
Clearfield
Oscar Cox
Dorothy
Long Beach
California
Albert Cox
Oscar Powell
Alice
Ralph
Albert” Grosdidier
Grosdidier
Belleview
Robert McFarland
Yiehow
Hansa City
Grace Smiti
Billie Trefy
A Schubert
Eudora
Carl Copp
Albert Grosdidier
No. 32
Elmer Cox
Jaby Roent
Day Smith
Hazel
Charles
Lilian Lentz
Excelsior Springs
Myers
Ada
Mr. Strachan
Land
Edison
Pearl Emmet
McCord
Kansas
Sind
Perkins
Pes
Swamp-Root Featured As Kidney and Liver Remedy
An ad touts Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root as a superior vegetable medicine for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It claims quick mild relief and offers samples by mail while recounting a historic tale of Bolivar and Ferdinand to entice readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilmer
Dr. Kilner
Uo Kinghamtor
Raan Bolivar
Atiano
Spain
Bey
Ferdinand
Golivar
Break a Cold in Hours with Pape's Cold Compound
End a grippe quickly by taking Pape's Cold Compound every two hours for up to three doses. It opens congested passages relieves feverish symptoms and stops sneezing and sore throat. The remedy costs only a few cents at any drug store and tastes pleasant. Be sure you get the genuine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pape
Neighborhood notes record visits and church work
Local residents share visits and social calls among neighbors. A large group attends Sunday School and a Red Cross drive yields 2 000 gunowipers. A missionary from Japan speaks at Evangelical church and a funeral in Clinton is attended by community members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Erffmyyer
Hoffsommer
Evangelical Church
Japan
Mir
Rudolph Hase
George Cox
Ant William Murphy
George Sind Dave
Frank Rabb
O. A. Bidsinger
John Twig
J. W. Gress
Roy Deskin
A. Distlinger
Herbert
Topeka
John Lavin
Jim Gibbons
Henry Fergal
Mildred Pickens
Johanna Lavin
F. E. Deskin
Springhill
Frank Waifkuble
Helen
Hoffsemmer
Willie Saunders
Bidinger
Gray
Charlie Wulfkuhle
W.C. Wulfkuhle
F. Bidinger
Dorothy Hildenbrand
Amelia Wuitkuble
Gladys Stall
C. QO. Waitknile
Red Cross
Monahan
Arkansas
Busch
Ant
Dr. Beach
Clinton
QO. A. Bidinger
Cagk
Kinareinne Franketlamwaka
Laxative Bromo Quinine Promoted for Grippe Colds
An ad notes LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE claimed to remove the cause of grippe colds. It urges asking for the full name and cites E. W. Grove signature at Price Co. Chamois Skin for Windows is advertised with household tips for cleaning panes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Grove. Price Co
Dehydration Aids Food Preservation And Storage
A food specialist notes drying foods reduces weight and bulk, cuts transport costs, and preserves value by removing water. The method promises practical advantages for storage and efficiency across supply chains. Neglect is warned as a risk to safety and duty.
Sage Tea Mix Darkens Hair Says Wyeths Compound
An old lime sage tea method for darkening gray or faded hair is promoted as a simple home remedy, now sold as Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound in drugstores. The product is applied with a comb or brush to strands, claiming darkening, shine, and a youthful appearance without medical claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folka
Wryeth
Democrats Meet Today for War Effort Banquet in Topeka
In Topeka Kansas Democrats gather for a war effort banquet to boost administration support and Kansas participation. Political leaders press plans for the state campaign as Democratic headquarters operate at the Hotel Throop with editors and speakers from Illinois Kansas and Arkansas listed among the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Itaid
August Koapke
Emporia
C.F. Bach
Tepeka
Fresidem
A. W. Kopke
Rinporin
HL Grisham
Cottinwood Falls
Carolyn Drennan
Ark
Adid
Stait
Adele Af Kan
J. Hyis
Ofllinois
Callin
McCracken
W.H. Thompson
Jibs
Semilton le We
Lawrence WI Doing Good Work Mayr Remedy Ad
An old Wisconsin home remedy testimonial touts Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy for stomach liver and intestinal ailments. The ad claims one dose proves effectiveness and promises money back. Also mentions a razor hone sales pitch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Dane
Amis
Conviction in a Forgotten Case Through a Lamented Elgar
A valet reports a creditor seeking the prisoner and urges a swift exit. The exchange hints at a plan to present the sitter’s best elgar in order to persuade the creditor of the prisoner’s story.
Dandruff Cure Claim Promises Hair Restoration
An advertised remedy dubbed Liquid atgon and Liquid arvon is promoted as a cure for dandruff. The text claims applying four ounces at night dissolves dandruff, stops itching, and improves hair appearance with repeated use, available at drug stores.
Freezone a miracle cure for corns and calluses
An ad claims a Cincinnati chemist invented freezoce a magic ether compound sold as Freezone. Two drops on a corn or callus purportedly relieve soreness instantly, shrink or remove the corn or callus with no skin irritation, priced at a few cents per bottle at drugstores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Jaomnicley
How to Kill Gophers in Kansas Alfalfa Fields
An inspection of Kansas alfalfa districts shows pocket gopher damage rising, up to fifty percent in some areas. The Santa Fe railway bulletin urges poisoning as the most efficient control method, detailing baits such as sweet potatoes and carrots and a specific mix of strychnine with sugar or alkaloids. It notes Kansas Agricultural College offers a gopher poison sold locally and describes applying bait in main runways, with seasonal timing in October November and early spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Industrial Department of the
Santa Fe Railway Company
Santa Fe
Kansas Agricultural College
Manhattan
Drink Hot Tea for a Bad Cold
A home remedy suggests Hamburg Breast Tea from pharmacies. Steep a tablespoonful in boiling water, strain, and drink a cupful to relieve congestion and help break a cold. Described as inexpensive and completely vegetable and harmless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Prize cattle shipped to Wichita for convention show
Sutton and Porteous shipped twelve head of prize cattle to Wichita for the convention. The twelve head were to be exhibited at the convention and then taken to Oklahoma City for the Southwest Royal. Local live stock men plan big sale features at Oklahoma City with some cattle entered in the show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sutton
Porteous
Wichita
Usus
Wiehk
Oklahoma
Cascarets Best for Headache and Constipation Relief
A vintage advertisement claims Cascarets cure headaches biliousness and constipation by cleansing the stomach removing undigested food and foul gases drawing toxins from the liver and freeing the bowels overnight. A 10 cent box promises a clear head sweet stomach fresh breath and regular bowels by morning.
Farm Inventory Should Be Kept On Every Farm
Manhattan report cites Kansas State College professor W E Grimes urging winter farm inventories to measure progress. The inventory lists resources such as real estate equipment and crops, plus liabilities including debts and rents, to compute net worth and track year to year changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
W. E. Grimes
Kansas State Agricultural College
Profesegir Gri
Castoria and a Curious Cast of Historical Bits
A scrambled page recalls Castoria use over decades, fishing industry chatter, and odd terms like the aceite warters era. It wanders through stray notes on sharks, gloves, and props, weaving in misread names and scattered phrases from Pearson's Weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baistey
Noah Dito
Jeelnd
Europe Faces Extreme Famine Across Imperial Lands
In a devastating epidemic of hunger Europe endures widespread famine that cripples a large swath of the empire. About 960 000 people are driven to destitution as crops fail and forests bare. Acorns become a bitter staple for the starving masses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Miedern
The Joy of Work Inspires Hope and Action
A fragment quotes the Nautilus praising work as humanity’s greatest blessing. It claims work has banished despair and personal crisis by rallying hidden resources, strengthening paths of mind and body, and delivering happiness through effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mint
Barly
Turkish Language Simplified Across Regions
A concise note explains Turkish language uniformity across Turkish speaking regions. It highlights that speakers from European Turkey through Central Anatolia can understand each other with ease, noting dialectal differences are minimal in everyday speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Asta
Back Pain Relief via Foley Kidney Pills Ad
A vintage ad features G W Etris of Etris Go praising Foley Kidney Pills for backache relief after severe pain when bending. The testimonial claims one box cured his backache and cites kidney related issues as the cause, with R R Wickson of City Drug Store promoting the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Etris
Etris
G. W. Etris
Foley
R. R. Wickson
City Drug Store
Ancient African raft transport method described
A 19th century account details a primitive river crossing method using large tree trunks lashed into rafts. The rafts, built from Sova Seevat forest timber, used twisted wire rope for joining and aimed toward New York Harbor for hull construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay Atten Willey
Nieholas
Africa
New York Harbor
Darter
Weglan
Ely
Noriwest
Hiker
Rafie
Billiard Balls in Renzh and Reptin Year Turning
Fragmented note describes billiard balls and bats torn in a renzh and Reptin era, with changes resembling teng and year cycles, then shrinking and turning again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reptin Nowarn Roen
Sane
Card of Thanks for Pastor's Pulpit Return and Floral Gratitude
Card of Thanks from GEO. KUNKEL expresses appreciation to friends for kindness during his wife’s illness and death, and thanks for floral offerings. Mentions pastor Wilcox’s return to the pulpit and notes Mr Zip Meyn of Kansas City visiting Lawrence.
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August Kampschroder
Harry
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Ruby
Charles Houk
George Houk
Democrat Club
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Ilas
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Mrs. Precis
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Wwe
Chen
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Pearson's Weekly
de Peereygen
Flamlin
Tanranee
GEO
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Torter
Ie ‘Wilkox
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County Building and Loan
Tel
Citizens State Bank 7A
Mass. St
Rmesvin
Logan-Moore
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Hanna Bicycle Store
Massachusetts
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