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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1912
Page
3
Fragmentary notes describe a social gathering with Mrs Elmer Stanwix and daughter Mantrine, mention Clare and Mr Uausélman, and reference a meeting held in a hall on Wednesday with an eleven member group. An audience enjoyed a program featuring Piper and others, with remarks by Colmatt and Mrs Wm Elkin.
In a crowded fragment from a local society column, residents recount Sunday visits and family gatherings. The text mentions Mrs. Bigsby hosting relatives, Miss May Ar, Hulda Deskin, Miss Florence Martin, and families including the Banks and Williams clan, with church attendance noted at Wigh Prairie and various overtures of kinship across towns like Fredonia and Pleasant Grove.
Doane passed away after years of illness, with his daughter at his side. The funeral and related notices indicate he was about seven years past seventy and that a ladies aid meeting scheduled for this week will be postponed to next week. Other scattered items mention visitors and local society notes amid the obituary context.
Fragmented OCR text mentions Cardui and its perceived benefits for women, with unclear references to a sister and a long past period. The passage is garbled but suggests praise for Cardui as a remedy and notes historical popularity among women.
An old item notes a High Prairie Church gathering with Reverend Aixeen delivering four sermons and a lone sailor’s trip nearby. Mentioned attendees include Rothrock of Columbia and Cande Wells along with Pleasant Gray, with May Wourdee visiting and plans for teaching in the coming year.
An old advertisement extols Mother's Friend for prenatal preparation to ease pregnancy strains and ensure faster recovery. It touts relief from ligament pain, prevents numbness, and calms breast inflammation, claiming it helps mothers meet the crisis healthily. Also pitches a free book and mentions other remedies and local ads.
Readings and sermons at First M E Church Trinity Lutheran Unitarians and First Baptist mark the Sunday schedule. ministers plan morning services, baptisms and Sunday school while choir and youth events fill the day. attendees invited to join in worship and community activities across multiple churches.
Fragmented church notices list services at First Baptist North Georgia, Christian Scientists and Second Presbyterian. Sermon themes include es and rejoicing, Ancient and Modern Thought, with youth meetings, Sabbath school, and midweek prayers. Readers invited to attend all events at local churches and reading rooms.
A fragmentary notice describes a Presbyterian church event celebrating a twenty five year milestone. The service, led by Pastor DeWine Prowell, includes children's activities and a university-related closing, with plans for a community message at local venues and a charitable package tied to Meritel Pile Remedies.
Fragmentary plea from a 19th century newspaper urging readers to write for a home treatment claimed to cure kidney and neural pains. The text is garbled but references formulas, remedies, and a request to address "all sufferers" with a months or date hint and a location near Bend.
Fragmented OCR text lists names and visits across Clinton region including families and church events. Mentions Mr and Mrs Tarpa, Miss Bele Cmiunini Lawrence, and Mrs Matrisnn with children visiting relatives. References a Methodist church gathering and several Sunday afternoon visits with siblings and parents, noting a Kanes event and a “visitors” listing.
Caution against ointments containing mercury used for catarrh. Mercury can damage stomach and nerves. Do not use unless prescribed by reputable physicians. Mentions Chenex and Cheney brands with mercury ingredients and dangers. Price 75 cents per bottle, claim pills for constipation referenced.
A Kentucky reader describes chronic backache fixed by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She details years of pain, inability to stand long, and relief after use, praising the remedy and inviting others to seek help from the firm in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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