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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1916
Page
5
The personnel of the two K A Synes were announced yesterday by Director J McCanles. Several events occurred last week and more than a dozen men competed for spots in the organizations. The first band participation is noted.
An old health ad urges readers to prevent sudden death by keeping kidneys clear with Anuric tablets. It claims water intake and avoiding excess meat and salt, alcohol, plus a tonic to flush uric acid. The notice credits Dr. Pierce of the Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo and offers 10 cents for a sample or one dollar for full treatment.
An 19th or early 20th century advertisement promotes a constitutional treatment for catarrh and deafness. It praises Parmint double strength mixed with hot water and sugar, taken as a tablespoonful four times daily to relieve head noises and open clogged nostrils. It warns against sprays and douches and claims rapid hearing improvement as inflammation subsides.
An old testimonial extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for women's stomach ailments. A Newfield New York reader says two bottles restored health after severe indigestion and fatigue, noting improved appetite and digestion.
The school organizes two bands to support home games with 67 uniforms, as many musicians tried out last year and more joined this year. First band rehearsed for Friday concert. second band meets Mondays. The list of players spans cornet, trombone, bass, drums, and woodwinds across both bands.
London dispatch says Petrograd advices indicate a broad amnesty for political offenders exiled to Northern and Asiatic Russia. The Interior Minister has already freed 120 exiles since 1905 by order, with the Justice Minister preparing a large pardon under the sovereign’s approval.
Mrs J M Jones visited Mrs O M Hindman Wednesday afternoon. Fred Purvis couple welcomed a baby girl born September 16. Foster Alvin Fay Foster and Mrs Frank Williams with Loren Williams attended a Topeka fair Friday. Lawrence visitors Mr and Mrs Walter King stayed with Charles McKinney on Sunday. Reeser and Russell hosted guests from Pleasant Grove Sunday. Hopewell Improvement Club met at the schoolhouse with eighteen members present and plans for a program and supper on October 6. Howard family from Lawrence visited. Infant Ermine Kathrina Barber, daughter of Harry and Mrs Barber, born September 5 1916 died shortly after birth. funeral at family residence in Wilmore with Rev Smith. burial in Wilmore cemetery. community extends sympathy. Mrs Barber formerly Miss Katie Yakle. Mrs Charlie McKinney visited Mrs Randall of Vinland Monday. Mrs L B Snyder and daughter called at Fred Purvis home Sunday. Mrs J M Jones visited relatives in Baldwin Saturday. Ada Williams and daughter Lenora visited George Williams Sunday. Inia Logan went to Lawrence Saturday. Marvin Craig had supper at L B Snyder’s Saturday.
A remedy, sold by druggists, promises to clear pimples, blackheads, and eruptions. Zemo is described as safe, clean, and easy to use, with overnight blemish fading and instant stopping of itching. An extra large bottle costs $1.00, a regular bottle 25c, and it won’t stain or feel greasy. Cleveland is noted as a source.
A vintage advertisement touts CUTS-IT as painless corn and callus relief. It claims fast drying action, no pressure or hurt, and features Lawrence & Co of Chicago selling the product for 25 cents. The piece emphasizes pharmacists' endorsement and universal recommendation.
Ed Lymons left Pleasant Grove for Manhattan to enter college. School opened with 39 attendance, nine in first grade. Numerous local visits and family news recounted, including Grace Deay with Clyde Prickett, Minnie Hibner teaching in Hamilton County, and funeral attendance for Mr Alt at Worden. W. F. B. Puckett hauled hogs to Overbrook, and Mrs Lyons spent time in Lawrence with her daughter.
An advertisement extols Red Cross Ball Blue as a wonder for whitening clothes beyond snow, urging readers to buy the genuine product from grocers.
Franklin residents and guests share visits and calls across the weekend. Families including Davee Eggert Schutz and Davis attend gatherings, with Edna Kluss traveling to Ottawa and Mina Duncan visiting Franklin before returning to Paola. Sunday School draws thirty attendees.
An advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a time honored remedy to cleanse kidneys and bladder, relieve congestion, and expel toxins. It claims government chemists deem it pure and imported from Holland, urging readers to ask their druggist for the product and refund if not as represented.
Names of residents and visitors surface as couples move homes, travel plans unfold, and daily life events stretch across a week. Activities include sowing wheat, tending ranches, attending fairs, and children visiting schools. Weather notes record a forty degree morning as temp drops.
The September Nation's Business, read in Lawrence this week, carries J Wainwright Evans's article on Kansas city welfare progress. It praises Kansas citizens led by William A McKeever and notes a contest among forty two third class cities to prove best for child rearing, tracing to a 1914-15 second class cities battle won by Winfield with illustrations of local efforts.
A Zurich dispatch reports 150 Socialists arrested in Berlin on grounds of war agitation, said to be over military age and sent to the front. Items mention various local ads and social notes including Mild Smoke cigars, Pierson tinsue branding, and daily social visits across Kansas communities.
Mrs. McCormick's Millinery announces its opening in two days with seasonal hats and accessories. The event promotes new lines and a chance to preview styles before the weekend rush. Local shoppers are invited to browse and inspect latest fashions.
Sibley social updates cover visits among Marshall Atwood Eckman and Griffin families, Friday to Monday gatherings with Cooper and Hamilton households, travel to Topeka and Lawrence, school and church activities, a carload cattle shipment to Kansas City, a 83-year-old Kate Hank funeral in Lawrence, and a sale announced by John Deesler with imminent Lawrence move.
The passage lists numerous visits and stays: Mr. and Mrs. C. Nuffer of Lawrence dined with Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Kraft. Mrs. P. A. Shaw and Mrs. August Kampschuder and two children visited Mrs. J. Kraft’s family. Rev. Palmer and his Kansas City husband visited for a few days. Stella Hoffman vacationed in Topeka. Frank Wulfkuhler family and Manshart of Chiengs joined Hoffsommer household for a Sunday visit. Mrs. Frank Rake and two children from Topeka stayed with her sister Mrs. Gen Anderson Jr. and family. Miss Bessie Woodyard departed yesterday.
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