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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1909
Page
4
Eastertide arrives with grand church services tomorrow as sermons and music receive special attention. Soloists and selections are tailored to the occasion, promising elaborate musical offerings and sermons enriched by the day’s glorious truth across all churches.
A garbled ad and local notices present real estate listings in Marion and Greenwood counties. Included are acre prices, a 12 room house on Ky St, two store buildings for sale or rent, and Mart in Holmes listings. Local paper notes Brevetions cards and a Kansas baseball game recap with Jayhawkers losing to the Aggies 5 to 4.
The German M E Church and many Christain congregations in Lawrence announce Easter programs. Services include Sunday school starting at 10, a 7 song program, confirmations, sermons, cantatas, and ensemble performances by choirs, solos, and orchestra. Luther League events, a church gathering, and community invitations accompany specific pastor-led devotions and recitals.
A night before town guide lists items for Easter purchases including shirt waist, petticoats, corsets, muslin underwear, hosiery, gloves, neckwear, ruching, ribbons, jewelry, handkerchiefs, hair goods and parasols to display for selection tomorrow.
The Warren Street Baptist Church invites worshipers to a 10 45 a m praise service with a sermon on The Resurrection of Christ a 12 30 Sunday school program and a 7 00 youth program to fund foreign missions A. B. Smith pastor Also listed is the Morning Congregational Church service schedule with 10 30 a m worship sermon by Telumblett Meewe and an Easter themed evening service at 7 00 p m including special instrumental and vocal music The Junior Endeavors meet at 12 00 p m and the Senior Weaver society at 7 00 p m A cordial invitation to attend is extended.
Easter events announced for St. Luke AME Church Trinity Church and Presbyterian Church. Services include sunrise worship at St. Luke, morning sermon, Sunday school, baptism, and musical program with Miss Dunn performing violin pieces. Easter cantata and joint programs planned with detailed hymns and offerings.
The Association of Fifty-sixers in Lawrence gathered at Pioneer graveyard on the seventh to revive Barber memory and plant a buckeye on his grave. The event followed a series of violent reprisals amid the slavery conflict in Kansas, tying Barber to broader turmoil and the rise of a hardened abolitionist faction.
Publication notice from the District Court of Douglas County Kansas details Christensen versus Kaiser and others. It notes the cement industry context with plants in multiple states and a reported per-barrel price, then outlines a legal action requiring defendants to answer by May 22 and convey property if needed. The document cites attorney S. Steele and mentions court procedures and involved parties.
Fragmented OCR text reports an infant death and various local notices. It references charities meeting, a drug store, paint and varnish supplies, Easter meal ads, packing services, and small shop promotions. Names include Raymond's Drug-store and E. G. Soxman & Co with addresses and contact hints. The scattered items reflect a busy local newspaper card with community notices and ads.
A stray rabbit and a pursuing dog terrorize a Louisiana neighborhood as residents, including Walter Cates and others, react with fear and action. A shepherd dog signals danger while a brave Walker Covey, sister of Chu ted Bute, tries to guide the dog away. The incident ends with the dog biting the rabbit and the community seeking safety.
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