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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1914
Page
6
The Baldwin News reports Missonmille Canty leading a large Baldwin Community Association drive with about 20 members. The piece lists church and college activities including a student directory, sermons by Rev. Holcombe, lectures by Samuel Mechire, and Brotherhood and Christian Endeavor meetings aimed at fostering fellowship and civic engagement.
The annual Old Folks Day celebration in this city honored its 907th anniversary of the Methodist Church with the Epworth League and Christian Endeavor hosting. Invitations went out and about 249 elderly guests attended the event featuring a tea hour and a sermon by Rev. A. Chivelt, marking a tradition paused only once in recent years.
The Baldwin gathering drew representatives from 18 states plus attendees from Germany England and Canada. Elderly members aged 70 and 86 traced church service roots to the first Methodist class in Baldwin. Local figures like Mrs Lydia Griffis and Mrs S S Lampman were noted for long lives. Attendance hailed Prof K H Ebright and Hazel McChire for organizing the Epworth League event amid favorable weather. Sightings include visits from CC Steinart and J J Griffin and mentions of Topeka Lawrence and Ottawa connections and temperance lecture plans.
An ad style notice touts Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as the best laxative for children. It claims the product is pleasant tasting and gentle with no narcotics or griping, available at fifty cents to one dollar with a free trial bottle via Dr W B Caldwell in Washington St Monticello.
Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap are free from harsh ingredients and trusted for infant skin problems such as eczema teething rash and chafings. They stop itching and heal eruptions quickly with nineteen years of doctor recommended use. For trial sizes write Resinol Dept Baltimors Md.
Community letters list visits and travel among residents. Mentions Ben Garber Phillip Vogler Frieda Schwarz Mary Voeler and others visiting, working, or serving on a federal jury. Social calls, birthdays, and small-town routine fill the report.
A vintage ad describes California Syrup of Figs as a harmless laxative for kids and adults, claiming quick relief from feverish colds, upset stomachs, and undigested food. It warns buyers to avoid counterfeits and mentions a public sale listing and farm stock details elsewhere in the page.
An all-public auction at the Tobn Twin farm near Blue Mound lists Jersey, Guernsey, Holstein milking cows and heifers, cows due to fresh in December, calves, and breeding stock. It includes two-year-olds, several sows, draft horses, wagon, plows, farm tools, and household items. Auctioneers Thomas & Wilson with J.C. Laming, Clerk. Auction begins 10:20 AM Wednesday Oct 21.
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