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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1910
Page
3
A collection of vintage ad snippets highlights Foley’s Kidney Remedy for back pain and nervous exhaustion, Baden’s Area Salve for boils and sores, and Dr. Thomas’ Eleptic Oil for quick wound relief. Includes playful lines about luck, health, and everyday mishaps from a bygone newspaper page.
The ad details the Live Stock entries for 1910 including Feat Express a dark stallion at Connole’s Farm Belvoir area with specified dams and sires, and Rutger Alcantara a notable sire with offspring and show terms. It lists terms for mares and foals, certified pedigrees for Skeeter and Norvar by the Kansas State Live Stock Registry, and notes on Harris Stock Farm Kansas registrations and contact details.
A pretty young matron avoids a male guest after overhearing him compliment a mother and daughter with recurring remarks that she found tactless. The hostess queries the reaction as the daughter, nearing adolescence, remains unhappy with the flattery. The narrator requests the guest be handed to an older lady for sociable company instead.
A fragmentary piece notes a soap pin cushion used in hospital wards to help pin dressings, referencing Dr R HW Folts and a Naval academy method. It also recounts a 406 year old Scottish aviation tale and a historical note on Saint Vincent de Paul, with garbled details about aviation attempts and a physician's order found in papers.
A boy trapping suckers in Loyalsock Creek caught an otter whose pelt, 4 inches long, was bought by Michael Keller of Williamsport. The skin is valued at about 150 dollars. The incident was reported by the Philadelphia Record.
The captain of the tramp steamer South Brooklyn eighty days from Hongkong complains that Chinese sailors cannot tie proper knots though they excel at splices. He cites language, training gaps, and racial bias while noting white and Malay sailors learn knots more readily.
A teacher trained mixed pupils to report neatness lapses and aloud warned about soiled shoes. When the class scrawled "Somebody's petticoat shows" on the board, the teacher grew vigilant, only to learn the accusation pointed back at her as the board's eraser revealed the truth.
A compact digest of natural history notes and curiosities. Milton’s early life near Cambridge shaped his bird and plant imagery, with later missteps in nature description. A London Selborne Society lecture traces the silk hat band’s evolution from shawl ties and sword-hilt practicality, plus a light joke about memory and poetry.
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