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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1917
Page
6
An advertising notice touts a blood purifier claiming to cleanse the blood of catarrh and eradicate germs at their roots. It urges readers to write to Swift Co. Dept. G Atlanta for information and expert medical advice, presenting the treatment as the cure.
The article recounts a lively Lone Star gathering with cream served and afternoon games. It mentions numerous residents and visitors from Lawrence, Fairview, and surrounding towns, with many social calls, church events, and a few accidents, trips, and farewells interwoven through a long, fragmented local notices page.
Franklins community diary records numerous names and visits. Families such as Wilutin Martin Whiteliay and guests like Floyd Genevalist and Jobo Northrup appear with routings to Franklin and nearby towns. The piece cites gatherings, Church and school notes, threshing crews, and local civic events including a county farmers union convention and a basket dinner at Franklin School.
The town notes haying progress with several threshing machines active in Vaughn areas as residents, including Carl Wacker and Curtis machine operators, gather for social visits at the Neale home and Stafford household. Citizens attend religious society meetings and discuss farm work, schooling, and local events with appearances by Brubaker and other neighbors, reflecting rural life activities and community ties.
Atchison Kans July 1 H C Graner a prominent land stock raiser of Lancaster is praised as universally known well liked and highly respected. An endorsement from Mr Iner highlights Tanlac the Master Medicine for stomach liver and kidney trouble and related ailments now promoted at Round Corner Drug Store in Lawrence.
Local notes recap social visits and family events in TonganoXie area including Mrs. Jobin Driscoth and Mr. Sweeney, with residents traveling to Leavenworth Lawrence and Washington. Families celebrate births and attend gatherings while visitors from nearby towns join relatives, reflecting a busy community week.
Lawrence women rally to knit comfort sets for sailors as part of wartime aid. Navy League and D A R organize woolen jackets helmets and mufflers costing 3.40 per set, with 10 000 sets hoped by September. Contributions fund yarn and local knitters, aided by Mrs C F Friend and Mrs C S Finch.
A West Danby resident credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing lifelong nervous trouble and sleeplessness. The testimonial cites personal health improvements for the mother of four who works on a farm and uses the remedy for female troubles. The ad touts the compound as a tonic derived from roots and herbs with forty years of use.
A terse notice lists inmates at the Douglas County Home for June 1917. It records names or counts and denotes the June intake period within the county institution. The item presents a formal roster style summary typical of early 20th century public notices.
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