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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1913
Page
6
Fragmentary notice highlights Keen it Secret and Chamberlain tablets praised as a remedy for stomach and liver issues. Ad copy promotes Northwestern Mutual brokers Beeghly & Kabler and Raymond's Drug Store. Marriage licenses issued show Lawrence residents Contey Lawrence and Birdie Listz receiving licenses.
Testimonies from a clergyman and others claim Eckman's Alterative cured tuberculosis and grippe symptoms, with a pastor reporting his son’s recovery and weight gain after two weeks. Endorsers say the remedy boosted appetite, reduced night sweats, and improved health, urging broader use and evidence from witnesses.
Futuristic moss green silk fabrics decorate a coatee and skirt with a white epange tunic. White grochet buttons trim, embroidery draped over shoulders, and walking boots complete the smart look. Queens as living possibilities are humorously proposed, noting talents in music painting and Shakespeare. Parasols in bold color, tassels from faded silk, and gloves per Paris chic mark the season.
The article describes open air entertaining aids, highlighting a nylonless yarn rug woven from Cape Cod grass fiber in cord form. It resists moisture, spreads over lawns and porches, and creates a parquetry like floor effect. Also features a French porch rug with openwork border in various shapes and sizes.
The article notes growing popularity of sleeping outdoors with devices that mimic indoor comfort. It highlights a cap that covers the head and veil over the cheeks and forehead, featuring a cape extending over the neck, made of soft suit cloth with silk binding and a small under the chin.
The 1914 edition of the Book of the United States highlights large public road spending and progress in construction and maintenance. It cites estimates of future bonds and notes a rise in road improvement from 8.66 percent of total mileage in 1900 to 10.1 percent by 1911, with about 10,000 more miles improved in two years than the entire French county system.
Rural education faces harsh critique as illiteracy rates lag urban areas. A C Monahan of the federal bureau of education cites 226 060 one room schools with 5000 log structures, while 60 percent of children live in country schools yet only 51 percent attend. Impassable roads, mud, snow drifts, washed bridges, and long winter tramps deter attendance and limit consolidation. The article attributes much blame to infrastructure and calls for better roads to improve schooling outcomes.
James B R Marker Ohio highway official argues that good roads boost school attendance churchgoing and farm prosperity. Poor roads reduce travel to schools churches and markets, while better roads increase participation, donations, and progress. Bailey ships peaches from nearby Springdale with high quality fruit.
A feature on Switzerland titled Lake Geneva and the Castle of Chillon describes Byron Bonnivard and the Prisoner of Chillon, the lake’s beauty and historic associations with poets. It notes the lake’s size, beauty, and famed visitors like Byron and Voltaire, and promotes the Journal-World’s Picture Show booklets and art education series.
The Yankee Robinson circus plans a Lawrence visit with advance man Thed Healy on site making contracts for the show. The troupe has bought a staging and is being favorably received in areas it tours including Montana sightings by John Ringline and others.
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