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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1916
Page
3
Reading OCR style notes the Sant Keiswhit and Bleakley families attended the Dairy Show in Oklahoma City on Thursday. Various residents including Miss Leu Miller of Winsas City spoke at Pony Creek schoolhouse and a large crowd gathered for the blue rib bon lambes show and social events, with community members traveling from Tongnoxie and nearby towns for visits and notices of alfalfa work and local chores.
A string of social updates from McLouth and nearby towns recounts visits and trips. John Harmon and Abs May McKee spent time with Mrs. McKone. May McKee traveled to Lawrence. Antone Kahn called on Freed W. Kahn. Walter Gissinger visited Pony Creek. Ary and J Dwyer with P Dawyer cruised to Leavenworth and church, returning via Basehor. Sylvester Steinmetz plans a move to Perry for barber work. T. Davis wired lighting updates. Mrs. Frank Barnes noted for a Poultry show at Pocahane. Parish attendees included Mayer and son at preaching. Cleance and Taaw were visitors. Phenicie returned from Lawrence. Sanford Phenicie and family went out Sunday. Ray Cook visited her parents, the Frenches, Sunday. Kansas City man Folk spent Sunday with C Bee Cook. Mr. and Mrs. Nance plan a Missouri trip. Ein O’Dea attended the Federation of Clubs in Tonganoxie.
Mrs Gaskill of Etna Green Indiana writes of severe backache and sharp pains in the back. She credits Foley Kidney Pills with giving quick relief, saying they gave relief and praise for the remedy. The product is described as safe with backache swollen ankles and rheumatic pains. Barber Seas Co.
A crowded community gathering celebrated Vinton Farrow with prizes awarded to Boland for a verrling enteti and to Boekle for his colt. Attendees included Pardee Gleason Ulrich and others. Baldwin High School students elected class officers and local sales drew strong turnout at Pleasant Grove. The event spanned stock exhibits, church services, and social visits in a period tone.
An inexpensive home made cough remedy using Pinex and sugar syrup promises faster relief than store bought tonics. The method yields a pint for about 54 cents, tastes pleasant, never spoils, and targets the throat and bronchial membranes. Pinex is described as a Norway pine extract trusted for generations.
fragmented local notes recounting Howard Deans mention for junior class president at Lawrence High School amid community events. The column lists social visits, attendance at services, art show attendance, hospital updates, hunting trip reports, and neighborhood notices from Lawrence and Baldwin areas.
The Art Institute of Chicago plans two major American art exhibitions to open the new east wing in Grant Park. From November 2 to December 7 the exhibitions will feature American sculpture and the nineteenth annual American paintings and sculpture show. Curator M. Hutchinson notes that the Buffalo National Sculpture Society exhibit, largely from the Panama-Pacific Exposition, will tour to Chicago, with some large works possibly unable to fit in the new wing.
A fragmented ad style snippet touts a corn curing method and a claim of lifting corn off with a finger. It markets a “most wonderful” corn cure promising 41 percent results, though details are unclear. The quirky wording resembles an old-time product pitch.
An old advertisement extols GETS-IT as the easiest corn remedy, promising quick pain free drying with a liquid that loosens corns and calluses so wearers can wear regular shoes without limp or twist. It asserts widespread drugstore availability and nationwide distribution through E Lawrence & Co Chicago and Round-Cornet Drug Co.
A March diary from Harry Ziesenis to his father recounts First Kansas regiments in the San Antonio to Austin march. First Kansas reportedly had the fewest men dropping out, with fourteen. Fourth Illinois lost fifty and Second Kansas sixty-five. Other regiments dropped over a hundred. Rations were hard with hardtack bacon and coffee, then canned hash and mule. One daily water canteen sufficed amid harsh conditions.
Thad Stevens of Los Angeles deeds to M F Purvis for 1500 dollars involving Lot and quarter sections. Sarah L McBride of Eudora to B J McBride his husband for one dollar and affection, undivided half of specified halves totaling 120 acres. Erma J Plank and husband to Julius Uhrlaub for one dollar for Lot 13, block 15, Lane Place, Lawrence. Frank F E Banks and wife to O Horbe for 2000 dollars involving Lot 16 and north half of Lot 5 on Muine Yaee Street in Quivera Place Addition, Lawrence.
The text discusses how truth can cast suspicion and questions the value of revealing one’s private opinions to Rinself, suggesting restraint in voicing beliefs. It centers on perception, modesty, and the tension between honesty and discretion.
A local crafts feature notes nearly 2,000 stitches in a hand-sewn shoe. The piece highlights meticulous handwork and the era’s focus on detailed leather craftsmanship. Local cobbler teams up with a maker to showcase intricate stitch work and finish.
A concise reminder that the speaker should be engaging yet concise, avoiding lengthy digressions. Emphasis on maintaining audience interest with quick wit and clear points while staying within time limits.
Promote morning inside bathing to cleanse the digestive system with hot water and limestone phosphate. Urges daily prebreakfast drink to flush toxins, improve appetite, and refresh health, claiming wide benefits for constipation, bilious spells, and skin or blood issues.
Overweight readers are urged to try a simple method using kerein capsules from Round Corner Drug Company. Take one after each meal and one before bed, weigh weekly, and continue until at normal weight. Oil of kerein is described as harmless and helps digestion while promoting fat reduction.
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