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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1917
Page
6
An early 20th century advertisement promotes St Jacobs Oil as a cure for backache caused by lumbago sciatica and nerve strain. It claims rapid relief when applied to the back, reducing soreness stiffness and lameness and urges readers to obtain a trial bottle from a druggist or dealer. It asserts pain and spasms will vanish and promises non irritation.
A Santa Fe railroad farm special arrived in Baldwin last week drawing nearly a thousand visitors from the public school and Baker University. Lectures on dairy herd selection, starting a herd, and poultry raising accompanied tours of cattle, hogs, and poultry displays. The event covered 109 towns in two weeks with over 19,000 attendees and featured speakers from the Santa Fe Agricultural and Industrial Agent, Manhattan, De Laval Separator, and Cedarvale.
If your head is stuffed from a cold or catarrh this balm brings quick relief. A small bottle of Ely's Cream Balm is applied into the nostrils to soothe inflamed membranes, open air passes, and clear breathing. Users report open noses, clearer heads, less hawking, and easier breathing.
Baker glee club travels to Topeka next Friday morning to sing at Nopeka High School and later at a conference. Dr. Rice, a Baker graduate and Detroit church leader, is the principal speaker. Also noted are a skull found near Baldwin and local social and school events including a spring opening plan and the Neff Prize Declamation Contest.
A fragmented ad style piece touts internal bathing as a natural process that removes poisons from the lower intestine and relieves constipation. It claims physicians link it to many ailments and cites testimonials from readers in Kansas and others praising quick relief and long term benefits. An offer for a free booklet is noted.
Local Baldwin items report Rev F H Flickinger visiting Signet Ohio with his brother Rev P H Flickinger. Bruner heads to Topeka for a week of meetings. W Leineker returns home to Nortonville after days here for James Hetne’s death. Prof Calvin Reander’s condition improves slightly but remains critical. Homer Osterhout takes a math teaching post at Osage City High School. Baker Academy ex-head W A Cook noted as Esther Cann’s graduate. Amos returns this week after a halt in Haene. Mrs H H no. 1 inde. walks about. S Hutt visits Wellsville with daughter Mrs Patterson. Tar Day and George of Pleasant Grove seen with Baldwin merchants. Ford story backseat after Barety law passage. Mrs C L Whitwam in Topeka for friends and Methodist conference. Rev William Bunyan arrives from Nebraska for meetings then heads to Topeka for conference. John Griffin visits Lawrence on business. S N Dobyne of Clay Center visits with Mrs W N for a few days. Wheat around Baldwin reported better than Gay Center area. Prof H IK bright leaves for Topeka for conference.
An irregular ad touts a foot cure named Tiz or Tt claiming instant relief from sore and tired feet, stopping corns and odor. It promises immediate comfort, reduced foot swelling, and fits all shoes, offered for 25 cents at Corner Dives Store in Taw Hansas.
Allen Burch will play the dean in the senior play If I Were Dean to be staged April 24. Muriel King Susan McDonald Pinkie Friend and Kenneth Lott are named in the cast with regular practice underway.
The Lone Star school year winds down with a student play featuring Henry Peeves as the Swan, Celie Burton as the Tady, and Alton Gombing Jr. as writer of the winning entry. Local neighbors attend surprise parties, job news, and a bank under rapid construction mark the spring time in community life.
Fragmentary OCR shows a historical misread ad for mother focused powders and tonics. It mentions taste appealing to children and names scattered figures like Mrs. Gray and Miss Giles. Content is garbled with many nonstandard terms and incomplete lines.
Nellie McKinney of Lawrence sank Saturday and Sunday night with her aunt Mars Scott. George Henrie hauled hay from Lewis Georgii's Monday. Walker Randell spent a week afternoon with her mother Erd Winters. Marvin Griffis spent Sunday afternoon with William Ree. Pumroy assisted with wings at Vernie Love's afternoon. Aunt Ruth Grossman called on Waterson Sunday. Mrs G B Price called Ray Prime home Wednesday evening. Mr and Mrs Kasinger and Jenie called at Ford Wintershore Sunday evening. Noah Weimer and Sam Fadely motored to Overbrook Sunday. Griffis a Baldwin shopper afternoon. Sam Fadely returned home Monday after several days here. Mr and Mrs George Tucker and Solon and Nellie called at the Kasinger home Sunday. W B Lawson called on Ford Winters Thursday morning. Mr and Mrs Us V2 Pardee and
An old home made remedy promises rapid relief for persistent bronchial coughs. Pinex, a concentrated Norway pine extract with squailacol, is sold by druggists with directions and a money back guarantee. The ad touts cure for bronchitis croup whooping cough and bronchial asthma and claims pleasant taste and long shelf life.
Promotes Pape's Diapepsia as a swift remedy for stomach upset with indigestion gas sourness and acidity. Claims the product stops fermentation and acidity in minutes, easing distress and allowing normal eating. advertises a large case for fifty cents at drug stores.
Louisa Nolan an 18 year old chorus girl in London is hailed as Ireland's bravest colleen after she risks bullets to cross Line of fire and aid wounded during a raid. She returned with tales of danger and a request that the officer note her stunt.
Sunday visits and weekend calls fill the Weiss Valley notes with several Baldwin shoppers and "Literary" gatherings. Families including Pardee McQueen Winters and Kassinger appear in multiple calls to homes in Vinland and Pleasant Valley. The tone notes community ties, a forthcoming March meeting, and the loss of a farmer as noted in local columns.
Fragmentary notice describes a university lecture titled It is for no consequence by a speaker named Hargey or Hargey. The text is garbled with stray phrases about writers, a magazine, and a reflection on a game. Details on date, place, and context are unreadable.
A garbled legal and civic notice references J Cheney, notary public, and a partnership claim in Toaforesaid City. It mentions a December filing, a kitchen lighting remark, and a commercial appeal about magazine writers, with scattered names and dates and unclear details.
A vintage ad-like passage touts Giving "Cal fornia Syrup of Figs" as a safe laxative for babies and children. It claims it cleanses the stomach, eases discomfort, and promises reliability, urging mothers to ask their druggist for the genuine product and its directions printed on the bottle.
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