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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1906
Page
4
The city shows holiday decor as high school and university events unfold. Visitors from surrounding towns tour the Lawrence building while local merchants promote frames, peaches, perfumes, and other goods amid a festive atmosphere.
Reported figures from Kansas City and Chicago dated April 20 show live cattle prices for native steers, stocker and feeder cattle, cows, calves, and hogs with varied ranges and steady trends. Grain and feed commodities include wheat, corn, oats, rye, hay, and butter prices, along with delivery dates and futures notes for May July and September contracts.
A public meeting is called this evening at the MCA rooms to discuss relief measures for San Francisco sufferers. Lawrence will dispatch a car of provisions tomorrow night, loaded here and sent by fast freight, with the Santa Fe handling transport. A mayoral committee including W B E Spalding and J N Roberts forms plans to act immediately.
A fragment asks if you have patronized Peter Samson's shoe shine parlor located at 137 Mass Street and mentions various shines in a brief, incomplete prompt.
The Lawrence Iron Works is buying all kinds of scrap metal including cast iron. Erickson's offers specials on natural gas related items. William Williams' son is praised for making good cigars and advertising with the slogan Try It.
The Fraternal Association with offices in this city, led by General President H E Don Carlos and General Secretary T J Edmonda, offers aid to California lodges and members in distress. The group previously helped in Kaw Valley floods by remitting member assessments and other relief. A separate local note mentions various shop offerings and several police court cases including Mary Menderson and Bess Trap involved in a public scrap on the bottoms, with outcomes noted.
Owner leaving city offers quick sale of a five room frame house on Vermont Street with gas and sewer, barn, well, and cistern, trade for suburban farm property considered. Also mortgage rates as low as 6 percent with optional payments. Morrison Lem on advertises and invites visits. Bennett & Co. tout carpet renovations with early phone orders.
A customer note from Lawrence Panta torluy at 12 Wet Warren Street requests prompt attention for magazine subscriptions, mentioning Smith's News Depot and a contact at Mara Street. The fragment suggests a commercial inquiry or ad style solicitation with contact details and a prompt service offer.
Mr Hyslop of North Lawrence received a telegram from his son John Dynlop in Oakland California stating that he and his family are safe. John and family are well known to Lawrence. Friends will be glad he is safe. Also notes on local flowers and wallpaper advertising. Edmonds of the Fraternal Aid Association wrote to FAA lodge in San Francisco about prompt death proofs and relief. The advisory board would decide further aid if needed.
No better paint made than that John Lucas tinted glass paint worth the price covers and wear a better than wand mixed lead and oll Ray cmsnd and Gathere it Sea J A Benson at 937 Mem St for your gas and electical supplies He handles none but the best and you can depend upon his goods Squires holds the first prize gold medal also grand prize silver cup for the State of Kansas Have him make your pictures.
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