This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1905
Page
4
If you have money idle, don’t delay. Sunes from Fo up invested in first Glass city property will yield you 6 percent semi annually. See me and I will show you how to make every dollar work. Alfred Whitman, F. A. A. building.
The item combines real estate and loan offers by GEO. A. FLORY with sale and rental notes, plus various shop notices. It includes Mrs Witter’s infants wear line at Massachusetts street, a fraternal aid dance announcement for next Monday night, references to baseball season, optical goods by Gustafson, and account notices by Kiesen OA Co. Also mentions Paul Lucsan’s New Hampshire Street Furniture for sale and a 13 Ohio Street listing.
The article describes volatile spring weather with strong winds from the south and north, a cooler morning but mild overall in Kansas. It also lists local ads for carpet cleaning by F. H. Bennett & Co and various household products, a church Easter sale, new apparel at Shearer’s, gas company notes, and shop displays in Raymond’s drug store window.
Fragmentary text references an osteopath and optician on Mass Street with a 1964 date cue, and mentions Lawrence Gas Co and a large Coke quantity, but lacks coherent event or outcome details to form a full news item.
Hoadley’s hosts a grand ball next Monday night with the entertainment committee of the Fraternal Aid. The event aims to support the tem suit fund, offering affordable dozen lot sales and a lively season’s centerpiece. Salts are handsome and Lawrence residents are invited to attend and contribute. The recent warm spell boosts vegetation. lawn mowers from Butter at 14 East Henry Street are available.
All our time and energy is focused on paint and wall coverings. Daints varnishes rushes and sundries are produced by leading old established houses. We stock various widths and the latest popular colorings in Burlaps.
Special church services were held today in recognition of Good Friday. The ladies of the Episcopal church will hold a weekly food sale at Wapstall's grocery tomorrow. The supply will be varied to suit the Easter season and churches will be liberally decorated with Sowers and preens. There will be special musical programs. Let your lawn mowers sharpened right at Trotter's. Way, timothy and clover hay for sale. L. Garrett, Phone 11.
Semple's studio in Lawrence advertises April 26 as the final day for cheap photos with opening resumes next Sunday. The message urges customers to take advantage of reduced rates before the sale ends.
The Innes Store showcases a season friendly selection in its Ready-to-Wear department with suits silk dresses coats waists and skirts. Lawrence's Silk and Dress Goods offers fancy silks black silks and dress fabrics at bargain prices from soca yard to 2. Special Easter gloves neckwear hosiery corsets and laces fill a varied assortment. Black silks and taffetas are highlighted with bargain prices and Mohair blends on offer.
Mrs. D J Maggard arrived from Wichita to visit her parents Mr and Mrs F W Barteldes. The Friends in Council met at Mrs M B Howland with about twenty members. Meetings featured talks on Colonial Education and university religion, with participants including Miss Haskell Mrs W H Carruth and Mrs J G Maskell. Several local residents and visitors from Topeka Kansas City Leavenworth and Ottawa were noted attending or hosting events and travel plans. A Christian Endeavor service, embroidery clubs, and society gatherings were also mentioned along with a lost Pi Beta Phi pin and a rental listing at 1016 New Hampshire Street.
The farm bays plant corn marking the first such early season in two decades. Hospital foundation nears completion as workers progress well. Carpenters repair small boys’ quarters with new doors and window sills. Tomato plants listed for sale with prices per dozen. Page also covers Pinckney street tax ordinances and a Fraternal Aid dance slated for next Monday with notable music in Lawrence.
The University of Kansas Glee Club performed last night in Reno with Mr Hubach Mrs Lyons and Maude Cooke as escorts. The capacity audience enjoyed the program and crowd plans another Reno concert before year end. The note invites readers to Windemanns for ice cream and announces a sunrise prayer meeting at First Christian Church. Sixty pharmacy students from KU toured Kansas City wholesale houses today.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.