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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1917
Page
3
An old advertisement touts rapid weight loss for fat persons through fresh air deep breathing and oil of korein taken four times daily. It claims even short treatment brings pleasing reductions, firmer flesh, smoother skin, easier work, and buoyant mood, promising a pleasant and healthy method for the overweight.
A fragment outlines historical belief in curing deafness via a medical tube and cautions about inflammation. It mentions Dr. F. J. Cheney and a drugstore context, with speculative procedures and outcomes described as unverified and unsafe.
Local residents gather for gatherings at homes and churches with refreshments and cigars. Speakers and guests include Mr. and Mrs. Feaik Larnes, Miss Rathivers, Mr. Roy Cook, and Miss Ann Doteryk, while neighboring families like the McKours, Haines, and Gel. attend Sunday events. Affected by health concerns, John McKours experiences a mild apoplexy. discussions focus on farm purchases, hosting duties, and neighborhood visits across Lawrence and nearby Six Corners.
A garbled OCR fragment references Joseph Sagenbaune and a long list of names linked to events at a Lawrence Kansas area center. It mentions rheumatism cures, medical claims, and a narrative about a man named Tyrrel M, with scattered notes on education in France, a chapel event, and various locals. Context suggests a community notice or reminiscence with many incomplete phrases and personal names throughout.
A health advice ad extols internal sanitation through limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It promises improved blood vitality and skin by daily internal cleansing, urging both women and men to start with a quarter pound purchase to show quick health and appearance benefits.
A Kansas meeting at the agricultural college October 24 will discuss feeding experiments for hog growth. Researchers will present results on alfalfa pasture, corn, tankage, shorts, and combinations, with speakers from the department of agriculture and state livestock. Tuition rates at Lawrence Business College rise November 1, Full Combined Course $125, stenographic or copying $75.
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