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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1924
Page
6
A narrative follows a worn speaker in dire poverty, detailing a failed trust and the resulting hunger. He endures a filthy room and near homelessness while clinging to a vow not to pawn his late mother’s miniature. When rent shrinks hope, he confronts a moral test with his landlady Mrs Gannon and the toll of pride.
A large family reunion was held at the home of Aimon Altic in Centropolis on Sunday June 22 in honor of Mrs. John Dillon Lone Star Mrs. James Sink Pomona Lloyd Oyler Garnett Onnie Oyler Centropolis Grover Oyler Pomona Amon Altic Centropolis Mr and Mrs Tom Oyler and two children and Mrs Will Sink and three children all of Roanoke Va. One hundred thirty seven relatives attended. A picnic dinner was served and a later Ottawa photographer took a group picture. Several local visits and church activities are noted along with local shopping trips and upcoming Memorial Hospital bids due July 2 1924 by the Lawrence Kansas board of trustees.
Saturday guests included George Bariee F E Childs and son Gene Mr Southards and family Withpatrick Mr and Mrs Lewis and Eleanor Haughn Wagner Laythrope Honsinger and child Henry Seele and Charles Cooper family Gene Childs visited the Wagner home Tuesday afternoon many attended a ball game at Lone Star and visited relatives Lawrence callers Thursday and Sunday activities noted for F E Childs Mrs Hunsinger Gedrye H and others
Frank Flory of Whittier and Mrs Amos Flory with L W Haas and daughter Mabel visited in Lawrence and Pleasant Grove. Friends and relatives from Ottawa Baldwin Lawrence and Burlington attended meetings and haying days. Several families including Kirchner Gilliland Flory and Wymore spent Wednesday Thursday with kin. CG PLA met at Tiscossier schoolhouse. many named residents visited, hosted, or helped with hay.
An old advertisement touts Red Pepper Rub as the quickest relief for rheumatism and joint pain. It claims concentrated heat from red peppers yields tingling warmth within minutes, easing pain and soreness, with brand Rowles Red Pepper Rub available from druggists.
An excerpt advises placing the ice box against an outer wall with the ice chamber opening toward the outside so ice can be slipped into the refrigerator from outside. The note reflects practical 19th or early 20th century home technique for preserving perishables.
A reader from Indianapolis testifies to relief from nervous run down symptoms while nursing a baby, praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as beneficial for women with lower part and back pains. The letter urges others to seek the medicine from local druggists.
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