05 Oct 1886
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1886
Page
1
An 19th century health note links spring complaints like pimples sore eyes boils and cutaneous eruptions to winter toxins in the blood. It warns spring fever as a sign of digestive and assimilatory derangement and urges blood purifying medicine as the remedy to restore vitality and ward off scrofula.
The Daily Journal notes that the 7th uses Standard or Huliroad Time. The calendar listing clarifies time standard references for that date in the publication.
A jumble of catalog style notices highlights Topeka’s building boom and Parker’s hair products praised for stopping hair loss and restoring color. Also mentions Ayer’s Sarsaparilla cures, a new hotel planned in St Joseph, and a fire near Topeka with health tonics offered. Includes a free remedy letter from Rev Inman.
Partial OCR lists names and titles including Doug Karr and C. W. Surrn as vice president and W.F. Brake as agent. Mentions Atlantic and New York lines and Kansas City Express, but context and roles are unclear from the fragment.
A dubious ad claims whiskey heals many illnesses and outperforms other medicines. It touts alcohol as essential in medical practice and cites dubious statistics, noting a supposed secret process by a Baltimore firm to produce a superior whiskey known as Vafly's pose malt wly.
Chicago Tribune notes that a tree’s winter survival hinges on soil, location, and autumn growth. Late fall vigor can leave wood soft and vulnerable, while fully ripened wood resists cold. Dry spells and warm winters raise the risk, prompting mulching and shade continuation to protect seedlings and young trees.
A nineteenth century家庭 notice-like piece offers home remedies for earache leg pain and croup. It describes hops and vinegar bags for ear pain, onion and pepper applications discouraged, warm water and flannel wraps for leg cramps, and dry warm flannels to sweat the throat. The author notes histories of similar childhood suffering and recommends heated flannel therapies for quick relief.
Oats aid laying hens, especially with grass, and can replace a strict grain diet in summer without making birds fat. Any grain swells in the crop, but oats may not always swell if the fowl drinks little water. The dry cats note mentions sprouting in the ground and later being eaten. A Chinese surname rule limits intermarriage. Also mentions an oyster supper invitation and Mrs Winston’s soothing syrup for teething children, with patent medicine claims and price.
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