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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1913
Page
3
An old advertisement touts TIZ as a remedy for tender swollen feet used by policemen nationwide. Endorsed by a Texas officer Emory Harrell, the copy promotes faster relief, claims TIZ differs from powders, and notes it costs 25 cents a box with a money back guarantee.
Kansas City May 1 Interstate Commerce Commission named Worley of Worley and Blacks as one engineer to supervise railroad property valuation, amid ten thousand applicants for five posts. He will be based in Washington conferring on highway and valuation work. noted for valuing Central of Georgia and Lackawanna and Delaware systems. He is connected with Lawrence Water Company valuation efforts.
An aged settler named Chapman Roe died Sunday in Illinois. The obituary notes her burial here yesterday beside relatives in a family plot, among admired flowers. The Rue family, of English origin, owned a wagon and attended the service.
London May 1 The powers consider occupying Antivati and Coloigne seaports with a joint Austrian Italian and British force to pressure Montenegro over Scutari. Montenegro’s reply to evacuation demands remains noncommittal, keeping doors open for talks as Balkan peace efforts progress. Church collection funds are reported, and Linwood school hires Miss Matte Robinson to teach English History and Elocution.
The Watkins National Bank, authorized May 5 1888 by the Comptroller of the Currency, has grown into a leading Lawrence financial institution with surplus profits exceeding capital stock. It has served farmers and University students, provided a Savings Department, maintained strong security, and seen steady leadership from directors and officers including J B Watkins and C A Hill.
Prof W J Baumgartner will lead a fifth biologist party from Kansas City to St Paul on June 13, boarding a sleeper for a journey over the Canadian Rockies to the Port Sound Marine Station. The party will study marine life and coastal ecosystems, with stops noted along the route and high regard for rugged mountain beaches rivaling Switzerland as described by travelers.
A newspaper ad touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only known remedy for catarrh a constitutional disease. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces builds up the patient’s constitution and supports healing. The firm offers a $100 reward for proof of cure and invites readers to send for a testimonial.
Suffragettes defied government counsel as they issued their eight page paper The Suffragette in London. Dealers largely refused to stock it with only a few women selling on the streets. In Newark a full bill on rail crews went into effect, setting crew sizes on freight trains by car count and sparking tension among workers.
E K Cammy Bell of Birmingham has been selected by President Wilson to serve as judge of the United States Court of Claims. The announcement marks a long career as political manager for Representative Underwood. The selection, dated May 1, reflects the administration’s choice for the federal bench.
A Lawrence druggist promotes Alder-i-ka a buckthorn bark herbal mix claiming it relieves stomach gas and constipation after a single dose. The ad notes quick action and urges readers to try the remedy through Dick Brothers Gists. A separate line mentions property listings with T. N. Castles offering fair trades and square deals.
Fragmentary buyer note discusses supposed hair health benefits and aging effects with unclear phrases and mispunctuated terms about vitality color and scalp issues. Mentions regret and a product reference CK BROTHERA.
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