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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1905
Page
4
A note on Toilet Soap notes a pleasant summer fragrance and mild odor. Woodward and Company offer three cakes for a quarter, a surprisingly good deal for scented soap.
Brick house with large halls and ample store and closet rooms. Cellar under whole house. First class furnace and porcelain filled bath. Two fine wells and large cistern. Small detached building for help. Nearly six acres highly improved. Desirable site near Lawrence. Price 35000 cash 2500 balance on time. Inspection invited by any one desiring to buy. Sam A Riggs. Reduced prices on wall paper with 100 designs. Try Black Seal cigar. Meat market 06 Massachusetts street offers fresh and salted meats and poultry.
The column stacks various notices and ads: John Gailey stack sale with deep discounts led by Mr. Ecke, excursion rates to Denver via G A BR, J Churchill coordinating crowd transport from San Frente and Douglas County, millinery closeouts and cheap dress hats, pyrography lessons, Arkansas coal availability, suburban rental on September 1, Ladies Aid dime tea at 1733 Mang Street, Gustafson jeweler new jewelry arrivals, J Q Pickens painter and paper hanger ads, R S Boyd horseshoeing and rubber tires, mower sharpening by Rutter, Standard Oil update with J H Orr resignation, fishing tackle at Smiths News, and a rental barn at 528 Tennessee Street.
Spalding announces a rare shirt sale encouraging customers to stock up. The promotion highlights limited availability and urges quick purchase to secure prints and sizes.
The August World's Work presents a comprehensive look at the great northwest focusing on its history resources and development with rich illustrations. No price increase for this issue announced.
Lawrence residents visited relatives and friends across Kansas and Wisconsin, with Mrs. John Chadwick and Rev. F A Wilber among those traveling. People planned visits to Hiawatha Topeka Waukesha and Kansas City while others hosted guests from Des Moines Dubuque and Grover.
Special sale at Innes featuring remnants and short lengths at half price or less. Last day to grab first class merchandise at lower prices to speed clearance. Fall goods arriving, carpet and home decor bargains, early buying urged for school preparations and feod supplies.
A mix of notices details people traveling visiting relatives and moving houses. Names include Mrs Sain Gondnigh daughter Elizabeth, Miss Celia Chateau, Miss Cononda Lindsay, Mr William Reynolds, Dr Frank White, Mr Paul Straum, Miss Mary Marcin, Miss Marjorie North, Mrs Dave McClure, Mrs H A Hanback, Mr J S Bullena, Mrs William Stout, Mrs O A Hanscom, Mr and Mrs Frank Morrison, Mr and Mrs Fred Hale, Mr F Chalkley, and Mr Watson Seilards. Mentions of moves to Emporia Topeka Seattle and London plus local errands and social visits.
An early 20th century classified notice invites girls to apply at Boener Bros. Gigar Factory for trades training and steady work. Several local ads follow for coal sales, insurance, real estate, meat markets, stokers, and smithing services with contact details in Lawrence.
Creditors will choose a receiver who will stay in charge of the estate and liquidate assets in Lawrence within about a week. The indebtedness totals around 1400 dollars. A steel smokestack project at the University of Kansas progresses. it stands about fifty feet high and should be finished by week’s end, enabling curfew whistle warnings to resume. Local ads for furnaces, upholstery, optical services, and bicycle repair run alongside brief notices of travel, performances, and residents moving or visiting Lawrence.
The journal notes a return from a fishing trip with two anglers catching 122 bluegills, perch, and stimist near Lake Waoda. Weather has been cool with a strong crop season. Way Crops show robust planting of buckwheat, wheat, and beans. Marcelona is described as a pleasant town with cement sidewalks and growing business. a local ride reveals a line Crews near N. UL.
Clarke of Fort Isley left civilian life to join the regular army and compete for division team honors. He placed twelfth among ninety six competitors and will continue with teammates to seek first place in the Army meet, representing WheTservice from across the country.
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