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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1910
Page
2
The Lawrence Journal discusses rising prices, a false report about checks under a dollar, and remarks on public figures. It mentions Don Carlos seeking a legislative seat, Pinchot and conservation, and calls for action against high meat and wheat prices amid alleged illegal combinations and trust power.
Arthur Brisbane’s university visit praised as productive and timely. The piece argues Lawrence can grow through manufacturing gains, better wages, and a broader economy. It defends prison reform as corrective education and links crime to environment and upbringing.
An ad notes Rexall YB Hair Tonic can repair damage from hair loss by nourishing roots and cleansing the scalp. It touts antiseptic, germicidal action, pleasant scent, and affordability at 50 cents to 1.40, sold only at The Rexall Site run by F. B. McCulloch. It mentions a new Sunbonnet Site club with members seen downtown wearing poke hornets.
A New York society woman received a beauty parlor bill showing charges such as Turkish Baths 2.00 and Facial Massages .75, with tips sometimes reaching ten dollars daily. The piece notes a gray hair restoration preparation in demand, sold as Hay's Hair Health, allegedly the same as Hay's Hair Health from Philo Hay Specialties Co., Newark. Woodward & Co.
Readers debate expense cuts and the so called cases at Kansas university in two letters published by the Journal. A senior at Kansas university recounts personal anecdotes about student budgets and romance while another writer defends the value of courtship and matrimony studies at the university.
A quoted fragment discusses courtship subjects, noting that most cases are earnest and that money is often saved for marriage. The text reflects views on engagement, friendships, and the economic pressures of early relationships. It emphasizes the expectation that a man should save for a future marriage.
The Smart Set presents a three act musical comedy titled His Honor the Barber led by HL Dudley as Raspberry Snow a humorous suitor aiming to join the presidency. The show promises popular and expensive color entertainment with tickets 25 50 and 70 cents.
A state investigation report details appalling sanitation and care failures at the South Carolina hospital for the insane. Fifteen patients were bathed in the same water, dead bodies buried in the same lot, and wards described as infested with vermin. Attendants were illiterate and brutal, meals poorly prepared and served in dirty dishes. The hospital reportedly had the nation’s highest death rate.
An older style advertisement touts Diapepsin as a fast cure for indigestion and stomach trouble. It claims relief from heartburn, gas, and sour stomach within five minutes, with a candy like taste and harmless components. The offer urges readers to ask a pharmacist to show the formula.
An advertisement mix offers Dr Lombard Heat-Roist for piles with a money back guarantee and promotes Mrs Lilliam M Tidrow opening an art studio in the Beery building for Christmas orders and classes. Also includes a Halts Catarrh Cure testimonial and product notes from F J Ey Co Toledo with testimonials and distributor references. The text blends medical claims and artistic notices into a single local catalog snippet.
A torn and garbled regional notice mentions funeral rites and a cemetery scene. It references a labor of mourning, a deceased individual, and scattered details about a property and buried remains, with unclear names and dates.
Fragmented OCR shows an old ad for Castoria for children with garbled text about a winter blizzard and dangers. Mentions of Dr Ring's New Dri and Pine Valley appear amid stray phrases about fevers chills and remedies. No coherent narrative remains beyond scattered product names and weather-related fear imagery.
Real estate transfer items list deed dates and parties including Anna E.L. DuMars and K.E. McCindy among others, with references to Laurents, Johnston, and Freabriek. Notices mention Thos Avl, Win Elkin, and Shehaw Lad ALT, plus legal deed filings dated December 22 1909 and January 8 1910. Also contains unrelated patent medicine and health ad copy.
Brackett and his brother and family left Rangas City on Tuesday morning. In the northern part of the state the death of her brother happened. Syther land and wife returned to War City after a week’s visit. Mrs Carne and her little daughter have been unwell for several weeks. Porter and Miss heen were visiting. Mr. and Mrs He Sam ded likewise. Mr Piper lost a valuable horse early in the week. Henry Deans has been with his father since New Fears and left for Missouri on Monday.
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