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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1917
Page
3
A fragmented Des Moines item mentions asthma remedies and climate concerns with unclear names and phrases. The text reads like a misread note or ad fragment and lacks coherent facts or identifiable persons.
A vintage advertisement extols Pape's Diapepsin for rapid relief from indigestion sour stomach and heartburn. It promises instant comfort within five minutes and asserts safety for long term use, urging readers to keep a fifty cent case at home for daytime or nighttime digestive upset.
A syndicated health blurb touts drinking a glass of real hot water with limestone phosphate each morning to flush the stomach liver kidneys and intestines. It claims this cleanses waste from the previous day prevents toxin absorption and cures various ailments while warning outside bathing is less important than internal cleansing.
An OCR fragment pitches a dubious weight loss scheme touting Korein capsules. It urges simple remedies without dieting or starvation, promises rapid weight drop, and claims harmless digestion benefits, urging weekly weigh‑ins and continued use for noticeable reductions. The text features dubious marketing language and unclear provenance.
A 19th century Lawrence column lists invitations and social events. Mesdames A Monroe James Murtaugh and M G Manley host a Thursday reception at Mrs A Monroe's Louisiana Street home. Misses Bella Sinclair Mame Monroe attend a 5 pm tea, and a Nappa Gamma initiation at Miss Georgia Wilder's home is noted along with a Halloween party at J Gordon Gibb's. The piece also records a fifteenth birthday party for Stephen Stanley Prentice and local school roll calls and a Kansas City stock market summary with cattle hogs and beef prices.
A Cincinnati man claims a new ether compound instantly loosens and lifts corns and calluses when applied as a few drops on the affected area. Druggists report brisk demand as the discovery spreads, with relief appearing quickly after application.
Mothers praise California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative that cleanses the stomach liver and bowels without griping. A teaspoonful can relieve constipation and feverish irritability in children, with directions printed on the bottle for babies children and adults. Counterfeits warned and genuine product emphasized by California Fig Syrup Company.
Hog demand remains light after year end with no material supply increase. Five cars Colorado lambs sold at 16.90, westerns at 16.75, natives at 16. Feeding lambs 16.50 to 16.75, choice Westerns around 17. Breeding ewes in fair supply, fewer than before, with opportunities to buy. Useful aged ewes 10.50 to 12, three to five year old ewes up to 14, choice yearling ewes near 17. J A Rickart, Market Correspondent.
An old advertisement touts Hyomei as a rapid cure for sore throat coughs colds catarrh and croup. It claims no opiate ingredients and offers a pocket inhaler with each outfit. The kit promises relief or money back and notes lifetime inhaler use with extra bottles available for 40 cents.
A note from Simla Colorado and Lawrence Kansas thanks readers for supporting the paper and mentions a paid year in advance. Douglas County Farmers Union plans a quarterly meeting at Clinton with William B Swanson as state lecturer and a noon luncheon for members. Halloween party supplies include jack o lantern moulds at Wiedemann's. Conklin and Waterman fountain pens showcased at McCullock's Drugs, window glass from Matthews Lumber Co with phone 34.
A fragment describes a lemon skin beautifier recipe using three ounces of orchard white and two lemons. It claims to bleach freckles and tan, soften and beautify the skin, with a shelf life of about five months when strained well.
A promotional appeal claims the one week offer costs thousands to the company and will never return. It targets housewives to try Jiffy-Jell desserts and salads, asserting a delightful fresh fruit flavor unmatched by older quick desserts and urging comparison with old-time varieties.
Mail six Jiffy-Jell fruit flavor packages to receive six aluminum dessert molds worth 60c. Include 10 cents for postage and packing and choose one or assorted styles. Offer ends Saturday night. Mint and lime flavors suggest mint jel and lime salad jel to pair with roasts or cold dishes.
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