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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1926
Page
6
Woodstock area families share visits with Zook Champion and Wellman households. Mrs. Clara Champion and Mrs Frank Champion are noted. Neighbors report illnesses, a funeral, school returns, and plans for a large all-church gathering with singing and preaching.
In Tonganoxie on Saturday and Sunday residents hosted and visited relatives from Kansas City Sublette and Lawrence. The White and Freeman families hosted dinners and trips to Lawrence and Leavenworth. Local clubs and church groups planned events including a chicken pie supper and a Pow Wow publicity stop by Haskell students.
A late October column records social events, visits, and services. Funeral rites for Mrs. Oscar W. Davis, with Rev. G. McKenzie officiating, honored her memory at Hubble Hill cemetery. Numerous out-of-town relatives attended, including Rollin Thurman of Albuquerque and Merle Wood of Vega. Local clubs, sports results, reunions, and teacher and student activities are listed, with multiple residents travelling to Kansas City, Parkville, and Nortonville for business, visits, or events. The To R-H. S. football team defeated Lansing 26 to 0, while the Freeman family reunion concludes in Chicago. Additional notes include class parties, reading circle activities, and social visits among families such as the Laming, Johnson, and Geib households.
A vintage advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast fix for colds and flu symptoms. It claims two hour dosing stops stuffed nose and head congestion, relieves headache, feverishness, sore throat, and sneezing. The text emphasizes ease of use, medicinal taste, and a price of thirty cents, urging buyers to ensure genuineness.
Friday at the Myers House featured a program titled Turkey in Transformation with Mrs E P Leakey addressing Chinese Commercial Morality and topics on the Philippines. Nearby, Mrs Anna Bell and Mrs W Phenisgie hosted the Congregational Ladies Aid Halloween lunch after a business meeting on West Second Street. Shoppers including Mrs John Broadrick and Mrs Frank Zdellner visited Lawrence, while Miss Olive Jamison and Helen Berlett traveled to Kansas City for Wednesday activities.
Paris diners seek gaiety as Paris hotels experiment with brighter waiter outfits. Traditional black tuxedos give way to light blue coats with brass buttons and white ties. Some restaurants drop tuxedos for a more casual evening dress, aiming to lift the mood in dining rooms.
A period ad copy extols California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for children and adults, urging mothers to check tongue color and breath for feverish, cross moods. It warns against counterfeit bottles and promotes buying only the genuine product from Galore Fig Syrup Company.
A resilient pair of blue denim trousers described as stanchly made from 2.20 blue denim. They come in standard size with triple stitching and multiple pockets including two set-in pockets two hip pockets one watch pocket and a rule pocket. Available waist sizes range from 30 to 48.
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