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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1907
Page
1
The Kansas Oklahoma baseball game was slow and uneventful with little active play. Reporters found the effort muted, fans quiet, and weather dampening the mood as Kansas scored quietly and Oklahoma failed to plate a run amid cautious fielding.
An advertisement-like snippet lists Wiedeman as the contact for pure tea cream and phones, presenting a bold claim about furniture lasting a lifetime and mentioning a phone number 182 for inquiries.
A scrambled mix of weather terms, names, and local notices. It mentions a weather report, humidity, wind, and rain estimates, then jumps to social gossip about a Commodore and Mrs. Pon Phonihs, a hotel in White Plains, and packing services. The page includes classified items like jobs for 10 girls at Wilder Bros, perfumery, an osteopath registry, and piano ads.
Local shop promotes drafting and sewing courses for thirty days at 736 New Hampshire Street. Also advertises Alaska refrigerators enamelware and other home goods from ECEKE'S ECONOMY STORE and Wolfs Book Store with wall paper and automatic tuckers for sale.
Gas mantles advertised by Fred W Fein for Natural Gas with multiple contact lines. Local notices promote wallpaper rolls, cigars, book store reductions, dressmaking school, and a stand of new rugs at Woodward & Co. stores. Also mentions repairs and delivery services, with various business names and prices scattered through the fragment.
A local notice announces the Gentry Brothers Fathom Shows United season with the Count and Countess Magro and the Dare Magic touring a comparable exhibition. Mrs Gen Pu and visitors are invited to meet, with a healthful tone for a community event. A loan ad from Morrison Lem on offers farm and city property financing at six percent with optional payments.
A jumble of period advertisements lists C G Schulz tire work for buggies, fresh vegetables at Dunmire s, cigars including Puff, Prop erty Atlas services, Red Men s Carnival dates, plant sales at Home Store, fishing tackle at Smith s News Depot, ice creams at Jerry Ewers, linoleum patterns at Eriksen s, and phonographs at Straffon s Drug Store.
Article warns in home construction planning to prioritize heat and light wiring, piping, and placement of heating appliances to avoid unsightly vents and inconvenient layouts. It emphasizes accessible heat distribution and proper room arrangement to prevent upkeep problems and discomfort.
Christian Science holds 11 a m Sunday service on the second floor of the F A A building with the sermon Eternal Punishment and a 12 m Sunday school. Reading room hours are 2 to 3 p m on Wednesday and Saturday. North Lawrence United Brethren offers Sabbath school at 10 a m and a 12 pm service with pastor Tams. First Methodist Episcopal lists services on Vermont and Herkley Streets led by Emery Nethervat with reminders of prayer meetings and youth services.
Fragmentary local notice outlines St Luke's A M E preaching service. Sparse readable text mentions Sunday gathering and community event, but key details are unclear.
Fragmentary OCR text references a German M E Church and an unclear event or view. The readable parts mention church and a possible date or location fragment, but specifics are indiscernible.
Public worship details from Tease al ti and nearby churches include sermons and services at Trinity Church North Lawrence Christian Church and other congregations. Events cover morning prayers, Sunday schools, vespers, and discussion on baptism with specific times and venues across multiple churches.
For years Lawrence faced a shortage of sturdy hitching post stones. Clark solved it by making cement blocks. The blocks, visible in front of Shaw's lumber yard, are neat, serviceable, and likely to enter general use as Mr. Clark markets them.
The Hosford Investment Co lists several properties near the university including a grand house with 12 rooms on a quiet street, a 5,500 dollar nine room option, and a smaller S41 and S50. The ads promise modern amenities and proximity to Vermont and Kentucky streets with rent-like pricing.
A damaged ad fragment shows a candy package labeled Co Co Corn Candy. It mentions popcorn and peanuts and hints at a snack product try in Hayward’s Drug store.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions prewar matters, names like Ler dad tritie Arlee, Gravette, Bayles, and local sites such as Bayles in Massachusetts. References to practices, souvenirs, and town figures hint at a historical local record but lack clear actions or dates.
Fragmentary notes from a banquet refer to a grand sendoff in Topeka with mentions of dignitaries and a solemn wave. readable lines hint at civic or fraternal ceremonies without full context.
A garbled OCR item from a local page mentions Marrs and Merchants with a fall event or schedule. Readable words suggest a community feature on teams or activities, but specifics are unclear.
The readable portion mentions a fair and people with unclear names amid scattered words about a race or horse and a pet. The text is fragmentary with no coherent events or dates to describe a specific incident or outcome.
The advertisement touts the best hammock with 1907 patents described as new and artistic. It offers a full color range and prices from two to six dollars.
Fragmentary notes report Art Wise departure and Arthur Wiser taking over. The message hints at changes in leadership and timing, with references to sports events and forthcoming updates. The readable portions suggest a transition affecting local teams and schedules.
A Lawrence social notice describes a Fraternal Mid hall spring party with a pink lighting scheme, formal reception lines, and a grand march of eighty couples. It lists attendees and organizers and notes the event occurred with formal program details. Included are notices of estate appointment for David Good and a brief Kans-Washburn Debate at University chapel with date and venue, plus an ad for writing paper tablets at Boughton's.
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