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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1906
Page
4
A noisy festival of voice and commerce blends with field notes and market figures. The piece vividly recalls a chapel prelude, then shifts to prices and bids from Kansas City and Chicago including cattle, hogs, wheat, and eggs, with local business ads and railway calls interwoven.
An old newspaper fragment notes Lawrence Iron Works buying various scrap iron including cast iron with special prices. It also advertises electrical supplies and lighting fixtures from Fred W. Fein at Henry Street, Bell Phone 463, promoting a new stock.
A city sale notices quick sale on a five room frame house Vermont street with gas and sewer connections and potential farm trade. Morrison Lemoo at 744 Main St, Lawrence, and G G Bennett & Co. promote carpet renovations and furniture refinishing while Smiths News Depot advertises fountain pens and magazines. Offers include low interest rates and installment plans, with trades for suburban property possible.
Get toe and telephone the People’s Meat market with your wants. Popular prices for most kinds.
A Lawrence shop highlights dainty white goods and Summer fabrics at bargain prices. The display includes White Japan Silk, Voile, Organdies, Muslin, cottons and linens, with tailored suits and mohair options. Silks from Striped Taffeta to Jasper and Foulard offered from 75c to 1.25.
A long list of residents and visitors in Topeka Kansas City Lawrence and Omaha are noted with travel and social engagements including Joe Ramsey Paul Learnard Cheater Woodward Jacob Lavie Miss Nalife Clabaugh Miss Etta Warbington and others visiting or passing through. The piece highlights church events clubs invitations and upcoming dances plus social ads and local business notices.
Praise of Mrs Usher Mrs Peter Shiras and Mrs Ralph Harris to Lawrence for a social function honoring Mrs John P Usher celebrated her birthday Needing details show she is eight years old and a revered Kansas woman Her husband John P Usher Lincoln era secretary once owned large property in this county with a ranch near Pomona Ottawa Republic Transplanted plants offered at low prices and potted plant collection advertised by Tame phone 42 MraU A Micks and Co 369 Elm Street.
German students at Lawrence High School entertained friends with Fatherland songs and German speeches. The writer, Henry Albach, praises Miss Riggs the German instructor for guiding the students and hopes German study will be fostered for practical value and benefit to English language learning.
The reading is unclear but notes wallpaper displays from Rowlands and Stevenson and customers choosing. Prices range from a few to one dollar per roll. Easter cards, candies, and novelty items are advertised. Fresh market items in Lawrence include new potatoes at 12 cents a pound, peas, eggplant, beets, lettuce, radishes, strawberries. Spring shopping and grocery items promise variety for shoppers and a cheerful mood.
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