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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1908
Page
3
The Vinland fair showcases premium awards across farm produce and livestock with detailed lists. Winners include corn, wheat, oats, potatoes, pumpkins, squash, melons, apples, pears, grapes, and poultry led by judges and sponsors from the community.
Fragmentary note hints at a hopeful vision, promising sweetness ahead. Unclear specifics but evokes a positive, personal message about future better times.
A mixed page item lists Castoria for infants and various poultry and farm product entries with prizes and premiums. It mentions Health Coffee substitutes by Dr. Shoop and a Preventica cold remedy, plus local advertisements for C. P. Barber & Son. No specific event outcome or date is provided.
The notice proclaims Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung troubles is not affected by the Pure Food and Drug Act because it contains no opiates or harmful drugs. It is recommended as a safe remedy for children and adults by Barber and Son.
The article surveys origins of the term bogus linking Dr. Ogilvie’s Boghese swindler to 1830s counterfeit schemes and suggests ties to bugie a scarecrow or goblin. It notes Lowell’s Biglow Papers mocking French roots and cites Brewer on bogue meaning rind or hollow case, implying outward appearance without substance.
The October issue presents a series of full page photos titled The Women Workers at the World. Agnes C Laat contributes Harvesting the Wheat in her New Spirit of the Farm series. Other articles include Shores of the Sound, Into an Unknown Land, People Who Stand Forth, Mountaineering in Mexico, the Voyages of Nathaniel Silshe, and various practical pieces on tree planting catching mosques and camp information.
The World's Greatest Blind Pianist and Violinist Carlton Balfour, joined by Mrs. M Russell Waller, performs one night only at Fraternal Aid Hall Lawr Kansas City and Casino plans noted. Reserved seats 50 cents. exchange tickets at music and drug stores and Dick Bros. Don’t miss this attraction.
A jumble of historical notices notes girls resisting insults at school with a boycott plan, a testimonial for Bucklen’s Arnica Salve from J C Goodwin, and a Douglas County Kansas divorce petition filed by Sadie King seeking custody of three children with an October 21 deadline.
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