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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1919
Page
6
An advertisement urges readers to discard local treatments and purify the blood with a vegetable remedy to remove the disease’s source. It touts fifty years of use, promises lasting relief, and invites letters to a Georgia adviser for personalized guidance.
Residents and visitors converge in Tonganoxie with Edminster, Joplin, and Kansas City trips, motor shows, theater plans, and social gatherings. Information on local households, school events, and upcoming entertainments blends with farm and tractor show mentions and neighborly visits across Lawrence, Leavenworth, and Topeka areas.
A fragmented 1919 catalog fragment lists John Deere plows listers harrows cultivators and discs alongside Emerson farm equipment milking machines and cream separators. It references Cushman Stover and other engine makers and mentions wagons, stoves, and rages, with many garbled vendor names and stray terms.
The Kaw Valley basketball team, leading the Commercial Basketball League, faces Lawrence Business College tonight at the Y M C A court. The game promises a close race in the standings and a test of Kaw Valley’s strong offense against a resilient opponent.
An old health ad claims excess meat causes uric acid buildup that harms kidneys, urging readers to take four ounces of rad Salts daily to flush and stimulate kidney function. The preparation, from grape and lemon acids with lithia, is advertised as inexpensive and safe for bladder issues.
Hamilton, head of athletics at the University, says Drake will not play this season. He notes Drake has not fielded a baseball nine in years and that Kansas has had no athletic relations with the northern institution for three or four years. The planned series with Drake is unlikely to occur due to these factors.
A promotional piece touts Vino as a non secret remedy for frail sickly children containing Beef and Cod Liver Peptones, Iron and Manganese, with Glycero phosphates and no oil. Testimonials from Ellia Bainbridge and Harley Clay praise improved appetite and energy after use. Also mentions a conference schedule and various unrelated notes about baseball, mining, and architecture.
The text cites several devices to stop rugs from slipping including rough paper and other materials. It mentions a barrel or piece of rubber and a rough object as methods. The writing is brief and includes garbled phrases about a bust and pest.
A brief Ohio State Journal note observes how a wife being courted is dampened by a husband who labels the saundress the washerwoman, spoken aloud for all to hear, highlighting social awkwardness and reputational risk.
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