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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1919
Page
3
Dr H Strauss cites uric acid as gout cause and urges simple relief. Citizens urged to drink water and obtain An uric from Dr Pierce at Buffalo for trial. ad promotes anti uric acid product with claims of dissolving toxins in joints and muscles.
Kanred wins out in four wheat varieties in Dovelas county and tops lists in Leavenworth and Shawnee. The Kansas developed Kanred resists leaf rust and out yields rivals, with Douglas, Leavenworth, and Shawnee test yields shown as Earned 30.0 19.0 29.0, Turkey 14.7 27.2, Fulcaster 26.5 17.8 27.3, Harvest Queen 21.7 14.8 23.0. Also ad text urges reliable doctors and a dependable battery service.
Evans-Metcalf Implement Co staged a Friday demonstration on the Watt farm east of Haskell to showcase the Huber tractor pulling three fourteen inch Oliver plows. In dry soil that had not seen rain for three weeks, the tractor moved at about fifty percent faster than a team and produced smooth, clean furrows. Farmers who attended were pleased with the results.
J W Borer of Conway Arkansas is visiting Lawrence for a short stay with local contacts in the area.
A newspaper notice warns that many baking substitutes marketed as Nuxated Iron fail to deliver benefits and may cause harm. It cites cases where individuals who used imitations suffered illness and urges readers to consult family doctors for legitimate iron sources rather than unsafe substitutes.
Eudora plans a Home Coming picnic in the city park on Thursday August 21. The city will join the C P A’s to honor returning veterans with speakers music amusements and races. Committees include Speakers and Music C F Richards Gus Hiegenis L M Walters Advertising J B Miller A H Fiehler J E Dolsi George Broers Amusements C F Richards J B Miller John Moody Lee Woodard Don Westheffer Grounds George Broers J B Miller John Ott K C Gerstenberger Sports and Races George Schubert Robert Alker Chris Schaake Lee Woodard.
The funeral for Mrs Margaret Graham was conducted Friday at 2 PM in the A B church MelSouth with Rev EF McCafferty officiating. Born in Glasgow in 1834 she died July 23 at Topeka leaving two sons Robert of Lawrence and James of McLouth. Pallbearers were her grand nephews as a large congregation filled the church.
In a curious Borneo legal practice two litigious parties drop identical salt lumps into water. The party whose lump dissolves first is considered in the wrong, a ritualistic method guiding dispute resolution.
Everett Bishop, a Missouri man sought on a charge of assault with intent to kill, was arrested in Baldwin yesterday afternoon and jailed in Butler County. Butler County Sheriff requested extradition from Lawrence, with Bishop resisting return to Missouri until papers are secured. Baldwin city marshal posted a description of the man sought at Butler.
A noisy crowd gathers as excitement rises around a local event. The scene features Dean Murphy and others amid a weathered display, with crowd momentum building and a team expected to appear, though some details remain unclear due to garbled text.
Reported garbled text mentions a state body and trial context with references to Mitchter and a marketplace or event. Details are unclear but imply upcoming legal or political proceedings. no coherent dates or names fully readable.
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Attendees at a Topeka event yesterday joined a homecoming style celebration for Kansas colored residents. The arrangements and speeches reflected community pride and integration efforts amid ongoing civil rights era progress.
The processing of colored soldiers at Lawrence will be delayed a few weeks longer. It is expected that by then the colored men from Douglas county will have been released from service.
Henry Corder reported from Midland that sufficient rain fell near Midland yesterday evening to keep farmers out of fields this morning. Lawrence rainfall was so slight as to be hardly noticeable.
Lincoln attended as a delegate and suggested William Biased for governor. The convention accepted the motion to nominate Biased after a brief debate. Lincoln's remarks were not recorded and the speech has not survived.
A small country church wedding ends in drama as the bride faints after the ceremony. The groom swiftly cools the moment by splashing coal‑scuttle water to revive her, in a scene rich with old world churchyard ceremony and literary allusions.
A quirky speech like fragment describes the dromedary’s finesse and desert life. It hints at travels across sands and a wary exchange about views and creatures, framed as a mondegreen or garbled colloquial note.
The readable portion expresses worry over aging and health in a brief, anxious tone. It mentions being unhealthy and fearing illness, but lacks concrete facts, names, or events to anchor a fuller summary.
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