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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1910
Page
3
An advertisement extols a National Bank serving businessmen, claiming it simplifies payment of bills. It boasts assets over $1,000,000 and emphasizes that it is a strong bank catering to the needs of local merchants.
A testimonial from Mrs. G. W. Egeleston of Topeka Kansas endorses Dr Williams Pink Pills as a tonic for indigestion and anemia. She describes relief from stomach lumpiness gas pain and rheumatic symptoms after using the remedy and credits improved digestion and blood nourishment. The ad promotes the pills as non opiate with a free booklet What to Eat and How to Eat and lists prices and contact from the Dr Williams Medicine Company Schenectady NY.
A sporting editor recalls a Tombstone style poker hoax in which a bartender and three sharpers stack a Tenderfoot’s hand. The dupe bites a sandwich, stomachs the drinks, and bets until he wins big, then leaves as the six cards are revealed. The punchline: he ate the sixth card with his sandwich.
A tired mother witnesses Johnny defy a street fight until Mollie signals him home. The boy shrugs off danger but obeys when Mollie whispers his nickname Johnny Mathilda. The exchange reveals a sly family tactic: fear of public embarrassment keeps him in line.
A humorous Paris food congress derides technical terms while tackling hygiene publique and the fraude alimentaire. The report cites coloring matter nomenclature such as die thyldibenzydiamidotriphenylcarbinole risulfone formerly vert acide and alternatives like bleu patente and violet acide with diethydibenzyldiethytriamidotriphenylarb inoldisulfone, noting Wales cannot compete in euphony.
A fashionably dressed woman in Berlin was struck by a severed human hand dropped from a medical school window during a student prank. A crowd gathered as police investigated the incident and learned the hand was part of a crude game involving severed limbs.
Phillip Shenton, working at a pew inset, loaded a tub into an empty shaft space and was dragged as the tub fell. Both tub and man toppled into the flooded bottom. A voice cried for help from the pit. The cage then descended, and Shenton climbed back aboard with only a slight head cut.
A long letter from Mrs Arthur McGee extols Root Juice Medicine Co of Fort Wayne Indiana for curing her husband and others in Lawrence and surrounding areas. The item notes local druggists advertise the remedy amid claims of healing, while a separate paragraph mentions a gypsy prophecy about Addison and a lingering tale about hair restoration products.
The article explains hailstorm formation from heated land areas and vertical air currents, noting land heats faster than water and ice particles form and descend through rising air. It mentions fewer hail events in northern latitudes and cites a miswritten anecdote about a missionary displaying a “spiky king” artifact, with Smithsonian researchers advised against handling such items.
A fanciful Southern tale links cotton’s crop goodness to culinary fat and an opera anecdote about Elektra. A doctor advises hearing relief from loud trombones, but the deafening scene ends with the patient hearing while the physician remains deaf to the moment.
Finn Weather notes a calm spell with just enough rain and rapid growth. The piece forecasts the season as highly favorable, with home grown strawberries appearing in markets. It mentions some people sacrifice necessities to afford luxuries.
An ad touts a mild soothing liquid D D D Prescription as a remedy for eczema. It claims rapid relief after first drops and offers trial bottles from Dick Bros at 47 Mass Street with assurances of its valued prescription.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a non alcoholic safe cure for female weakness and irregularities. It claims exams and local treatments unnecessary and cites professional endorsements, urging women to know medicine ingredients and offering free medical advice and a pamphlet with endorsements.
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