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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1919
Page
4
Baltimore Maryland woman Nellie B Brittingham describes long battle with organic troubles and nervousness. After five bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound her health improved and she avoided an operation. She urges others to try the remedy before surgery.
In Manchester March 24 the influx of Japanese cotton goods and expected future imports alarm Lancashire cotton districts with many workers unemployed. Authorities are urged to ban competing imports during wartime and to strengthen local textile production to withstand Japanese competition. Spraying materials for fruit trees available at City Drug Store.
Topeka Kansas March 24 The offer of 50 percent federal aid in road construction appears to have produced mail volume at the State highway commission office Many counties will proceed to construct and improve highways with this aid which covers dirt and surfaced roads and includes towns within corporate limits
The London dispatch notes the discovery of a substantial pitchblende body in Hampstead near Dartmoor. Samples were examined and reported to contain radium ore, signaling a significant find in England.
The Wet Veterans band, formed of Canadian World War I veterans, performed under Lt. C. F. Wood featuring six pieces including The Bohemian Girl overture and various wartime marches. Captain Jack Carter, Sgt Lew Price, and Privates A. S. Cort and J. Bruce delivered comic and dramatic numbers while Corporal Murray and Bruce shared tales of front line service. Eight seated pipers added bagpipe selections to conclude the program.
Experts from the development department of the mineral resources said the deposit is pitchblende with about 26 percent vanadium content, richer than ore imported from America, though the field extent has not yet been ascertained.
Gaylord Hancock, county farm agent, says pocket gophers drain farmer pockets more than taxes. He plans a gopher poisoning demonstration to show the pest’s damage to alfalfa and grain and the impact on root systems and foliage.
Word reached Major B. Francisco that his son Sevna Francer earned a promotion. Major Francisco heads the Sewnay base hospital and enlisted May 15 1917 in the medical corps. M H Dwyer traveled to Ottawa for a day.
A reader letter extols a mysterious oil and tonic sold as a cure all. The writer cites a child with diphtheria recovering after two doses, plus an oral dose and a topical application, praising the product as a strong remedy and recommending it for sore throat and other ailments. The note mentions a Mrs Florence Monger from Hartford and asserts broad, unspecified benefits.
Luther Burns, formerly a stenographer at the Rock Island law office, is advanced to general attorney for Kansas. He moved to Topeka from Wichita in 1899 as secretary to Governor Stanley and later served the Lawrence Taxicab Co. and its fleet.
March 24. The Wichita federal farm loan bank will construct a new home costing $100,000. President Thomas Guilfoil has received official notice from Washington. The building is to be erected this summer.
Mrs Ray Meithrope hosts and visits with relatives during a month of gatherings. Ellen Meleity and others attend events at friends’ homes while attending school meetings and church functions. Families, teachers, and neighbors share meals and celebrate milestones amid a busy spring schedule.
A new collection of book plates is on display at the city library on Monday March 24. One frame features Belgian book plates and the other shows prevailing English plate styles from various periods, illustrating differences between the two traditions.
A minor fire at 1 yesterday morning at the home of Mrs. M D Kunkle on 104% Vermont Street drew the fire department. The chimney fire caused light smoke and minor damage to plaster walls while the house owned by ROM Morrison undergoes refinishing. A city store offers a complex mix of colors for plaster work.
The War Risk Insurance Bureau reports that among 7,000 disabled veterans, 2,791 or 29.2 percent have tuberculosis. The federal board for vocational education expects 6,000 to 40,000 TB cases, with training limited to keep patients occupied and hopeful. Indoor work options are available with proper living and working conditions, following Canadian precedents. outdoor work is not required. Rankin's Drug Store advertises Nyals Hot Springs blood tonic.
Rt. Rev. Dr. Arthur Flow Ingram, Bishop of London, proposes a union of the Wesleyan Methodist Church with the Church of England. He argues Anglicans and Wesleyans should unite, with Wesleyan bishops present at ordinations as part of an Anglican order retaining distinct identity.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a temperance tonic and blood purifier from roots and herbs. It claims stomach health prevents many ailments and promotes general well being, with Anodyne Pile Ointment and Teasant Pellets recommended for piles and constipation.
The text notes Wesleyan pastors could be ordained by Wesleyan bishops if they preferred. Upon union, the Bishop of London would favor exchanging pulpits but would reserve judgment on the question of communion.
The E. W. Rose Co. of Cleveland promotes Zemo as a remedy for pimples, blackheads, blotches, eczema and ringworm. Sold at drug stores in 3 oz bottles for 0.30 or extra large 1.00, described as a clean antiseptic liquid that is not sticky or greasy and stains nothing.
Deaths and funerals listed for EL Winey and family. Funeral at Christian church Wednesday morning with Reverend Akertel officiating. burial at Os. survivors include husband Thor sats Win and Harry Vortex of Des Moines. Also notes a marriage license issued to Albert Martin Jr and Pearl Lee of Tope.
Washington reports a Belgian official bulletin advising returnees on Belgium’s postwar conditions. It urges patience, warns of scarce goods, and recommends stocking wool, sewing supplies, writing paper, and warm clothing. It notes sugar shortages and high prices for butter and other staples, and mentions available medical offices.
Professor Harris addressed the chapel audience about the League of Nations in a discussion on the worms power of various countries in relation to population wealth and education. Several students and visitors were noted in attendance including Ruth Brune, Mary Scott, Wilma Featherston, Gertrude Ellsworth, Francy Rickenbrode, and Frances McLend. The event followed by a junior piano recital by Frances McLend in Centenary hall with public admission. Vic Menninger and others received discharges from military service.
Dr Weissman outlines chronic liver health issues caused by bile flow blockage and bile deficiency. Symptoms include constipation, diarrhoea, skin jaundice, and digestive discomfort. treatment favors nightly laxative dosing with Laxcarin products, available from the Laxcarin Products Co in Pittsburgh.
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