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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1920
Page
2
Lawrence booster promotes team with staged photo enlargements in a window display. He urges readers to register and vote for Brown's Grocery while fall fashion shifts prompt shopping at Ober's. Fall coats feature longer waists, and Kansas Electric Utilities offers new Hot point irons.
An OCR fragment notes handy travel tips, shaving at home with sharp razor blades, and Woodbury's soap for complexion. It advertises Fou 2 cake at nineteen cents on Saturday, and mentions Ran kin's Drug Store and City Drug Store at 715. Gustafsons is referenced for glasses for dress occasions.
South Lawrence Lumber yard has just received 1,000 sacks of Ash Grove cement, signaling ongoing construction readiness. The delivery comes as several weeks remain to complete the cement work, boosting local building activity and supply availability.
Fragmentary OCR recalls a string about a serious offense related to bicycles and a reference to Kansas City. Names mentioned include Mrs. Harry Ingalls and Mrs. Ray Zimmerman. The tone suggests a local column note or itemized police blurb with minimal context.
An old advertisement extols Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a tonic for run-down nervous women. It shares testimonials from Bell Garimin of Atchison Kansas and Mrs Ida Tickner of Kansas City praising relief and health gains after use, urging trial with a small fee.
Old remedy of Sage Tea and Sulphur returns as a popular hair darkener. Modern Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound sold in drugstores promises even color and a glossy look without revealing application.
A vintage advertisement promotes Hamlin's Wizard Oil for back pain stiffness and general injuries with promises of quick relief and antiseptic aid. It also touts Hamlin's Wizard Liver Pills as a pleasant pink tablet for constipation and headaches, urging readers to buy at druggists.
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