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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1906
Page
3
Supplemental list records various residents and properties with names and addresses across Massachusetts and nearby areas. Items list individuals with partial notes on residence and associated codes, including multiple entries for White and other surnames, along with street references and annotations.
An OCR fragment shows a run of patent medicine pitches and testimonials. Products include tonics for coughs colds and consumptive symptoms, customer claims of miraculous cures, and retailer promotions. It mentions Karber and Son's grocery store and various brands, with warnings about opiates and children’s use.
A garbled 19th century advertisement extols Favorite Prescription as a universal female remedy addressing displacements and pelvic pain while promising renewed vigor. It markets itself as alcohol free with testimonials and offers mail order advice from a physician, alongside Foley's Kidney Cure claims and unrelated medical testimonials.
A weekly watch contest gains popularity as contestants vie for free timepieces. Pillsbury's Best ships many watches to support the promotion while publishers urge readers to solve a puzzle for a chance to own a watch, highlighting the benefit of quitting tobacco.
A detailed crochet guide describes creating a textured sweater with color changes, chain counts, and row-by-row stitches. It lists materials, yarn types, and button details, outlining multiple design blocks, shaping, and assembly steps.
A writer notes that seven is the most popular number when asked to choose from one to ten. In experiments with ten men and then six, seven repeatedly emerges as the chosen number, and the author explains the psychological pull of seven. The piece also discusses why clock ticks seem to mark time differently on each side due to pendulum escapement mechanics and acoustic differences in gear contact.
Malta Vita is described as the only food for children and growth, made from the whole wheat in a clean factory. It is pitched as pure with no foreign sweeteners, baked to a crisp flake and ready to eat, emphasizing quality and taste.
The piece surveys historic land bargains in the United States and Canada, noting vast fortunes from land grants and sales. It cites grants from Charles II to Pennsylvania founder William Penn, the Hudson Bay Company's vast holdings, and early colonial gifts, highlighting how land once valued cheaply became immensely profitable, with figures and places such as Manhattan Island, Trinity Church, and Liverpool appearing in the narrative.
A vintage guide describes making violet lavender and cherry laurel toilet waters at home using violets, lavender, or bay leaves with alcohol and water. It outlines steps to steep and filter, then bottle for use, with a humorous quip about patient bills and telephone conversations.
The ad argues men cannot fight dandruff and falling hair without addressing the dandruff germ. It claims Hersicide destroys the germ, allowing hair to regrow. Sold by druggists with samples available by mail from The Herpicide Co Detroit Michigan.
In suburban transport woes the piece mocks late trains and commuter frustration. Humor targets persistent delays and the familiar refrain of late schedules, reflecting city life and transit quirks with a playful tone.
A St Louis Glotele article advises women to grow culinary herbs at home as a practical, self taught occupation. It stresses self education in soil, sunlight, watering, and garden care, and outlines herbs such as mint parsley thyme and marjoram with tips on spacing, soil preparation, and market demand.
Fragmented OCR text discusses health and routine habits, though much is garbled. It references staying well, daily work, and routine without clear specifics, suggesting guidance on wellness amid confusion and distraction.
Instructions describe combining soap, wax, Castile soap, turpentine and water in a quart bottle. Mix and rest for 24 hours, shake daily, then add water. After three days the mixture should reach thick cream consistency and be ready for use.
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