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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1886
Page
7
Readable fragments report meetings in North Lawrence about prayers and Baptist services, road and real estate clerks, electrical projects, and wedding notices. Farmers complain about tough country roads, a funeral service is set, and local officials discuss taxes, assessments, and county road work as winter thaws.
A forceful message from a leader named Chet urged resilience and hope during hardship. The text frames courage as vital, with references to spirits, rising from despair, and a call to persist toward a better future despite fear and loss.
An old advertisement touts a remedy for consumption coughs and colds claiming it preserves the heart and saves life. It lists benefits for bronchitis throat and chest ailments and credits Baser Bros. Drug Store as the seller. The copy uses period language and emphasizes vitality and healing powers.
Burckilen's Arnica Salve marketed as heat salve for sore skin chapped hands and rashes. Sells for 2 cents per box by Darber Kron with assurances of satisfaction and quick patina tion.
Annual meeting of the stockholders of The National Hake Lawrences to elect directors for the ensuing year will be held at their banking house on Foot Lawreties in Lawrence Kansas on Tuesday, the Vth of January 1888 between 1 and 2 p.m. Cashier.
The item lists residents traveling and visiting relatives including Mies Jeenie Blodgett in Kansas City and Mrs. Murer with her daughter Miss Lillies bowe from Ottawa, Mia. It notes Mr Keith O Bryan traveling to North Carolina to see his mother and mentions Wil Hutlereeturned from Biqueville Texas and Fannie Craft returning to Humbeldt to resume University work.
A man with rheumatism used a bee remedy and then went to bed with a swarm of young bees. the remedy started working but he needed proper care to recover. He later used Saint Jacque soil and recovered. A cough was cured by Red St. Cough Cure costing twenty five cents a bottle, sold by druggists.
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