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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1919
Page
9
The long rain last week stopped threshing and endangers remaining wheat in shocks. Farms report wheat beginning to grow in the shocks as local activity shifts with weather. Numerous neighbors and families are noted in interactions at homes, dinners, visits, and community events amid the wet season.
A man may stack marble and live in poverty or own a humble dwelling and live richly within. The real factors shaping a human soul are few, the text suggests, highlighting inner values over outer wealth.
An old advertisement stresses Bayer brand aspirin must bear the Bayer Cross and be in an unbroken package with directions for safe use against headache toothache ear ache neuralgia colds. Prices mention handy tins of 12 tablets and larger packages at drug stores.
A curious ad claims Berlin's Wondersteen removes facial hair instantly with a round dry disk that leaves no odor. It’s marketed as harmless and physician endorsed, sold for $1 at City Drug Store with a money back guarantee if not as represented.
The Tonganoxie grade and Wit schools will open in September under Superintendent John N. Broadrick. Teachers listed include Alma Freenmuth Eisie Rate Alta Ranier Minnie Himnel and T Bullimore for high school and Chereel Flith Ueiser Cuba McCaffrey Bessie Cory Grace Allan Hilda Kline N. Pickens of Lawrence visits for business with Poehler Mercantile Co. Numerous locals from Lawrence Melant Reno and Topeka areas visit town or stay with friends and relatives, with several traveling to accompany, visit, or return home. Notable names include Miss Nellie Viets Mary DPhenicie Katherine and Girlie Chr ty Mrs. Amanda Balliett Mrs. Walter Blakley and family, Rev. J J Twomey, H. S. Adams, Mrs. Norman Butterfield, and Mrs. Ethel Freeman among others.
A widow describes choosing home care over hospital surgery for gallstone pain. She recounts trying doctors with little relief and credits Mayr's Wonderful Remedy with improving appetite and stomach symptoms after a course, while warning about dangerous claims and widespread advertising.
Chief Scout Executive James EL West argues in Scouting and Americanis that the Americanization movement modernizes youth. He says being American is not about birth but beliefs and duty to God and country. Scouts should live for America, serve it, and embody its hopes and brotherhood.
The article describes Pennilien singing in Wales as a common peculiarity of the principality. Musicians play an instrument in strict time and repeat the tune while singers improvise rhymes to fit the music, creating amusing verse. The national instrument Earp features prominently in this practice.
A despondent victim endures chronic pain and constant worry. Restorative care and supportive treatment bring relief, lifting spirits as brighter days return.
The Persian Trees of Sorrow bloom only at night. When the first star appears, the first sewer opens and buds burst into bloom as evening deepens. The tree resembles a vast flower with evening primrose scent. At dawn the flowers fade and by sunrise none remain.
A medical practice run by Dr. Oreiup specializing in eye ear nose and throat care operates from the Dick Building continuing a local health service. The office offers ENT evaluations and related procedures for residents seeking specialist care upstairs or nearby.
The piece argues that danger arises when people over-value the past and cling to ancestor worship, fueling religious controversies and exclusion. It suggests rejecting this mindset as growth, warning against stagnation and urging balance between past and present.
Weather data notes a 3.26 inch rainfall total and extreme heat with a high of 90 degrees on the 6th. Crop damage is reported across corn and other fields, with temperatures and wind directions recorded. The entry provides a noisy table of yearly station readings and durations.
The readable lines describe a study or discussion of eye and skin coloring, costume hues, and perception. It mentions processes, natural coloring, and a cryptic commentary ending with a name fragment. The passage appears as a damaged OCR excerpt with unclear context.
A garbled excerpt discusses a vase and its flaws, noting that restoration shows hopelessness and that fractures may be cemented but never regain the original state. The passage mentions Walter S. Leu don in a distorted form.
A terse notice states makers and men sleep and labor will be clabored in San Francisco starting today for a free days initiative, details limited in the readable fragment.
The rugged coast of Penon de Coron hosts native laborers who harvest tiny nests from caves for bird nest soup. Oriental traders buy the nests by the thousands, driving a revenue source for locals and shaping the area’s commerce. Lawrence Optient Company advertises fine eyeglasses at 1027 Mass.
A fragment recalls a fraternal group the Thirteen Cite meeting monthly on the thirteenth day, linked to an armistice commemoration during the World War era. Membership is limited and recent entrants are noted, while references to St Stephen's Day and early Christian introduction appear.
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