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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1922
Page
14
A farmer who moved to town for rest finds city conveniences tempt him but costly to maintain. He notes gas meters run up expenses. Many farmers in the area value sidewalks natural gas hot water electricity and furnaces, and some have installed these features in their farm homes while keeping farm life.
Surprised the operator as Tom Sweeney Sr recalls learning telegraph work long ago with railroads and express firms. Though retired, he can still read dots and dashes and once even corrected a frustrated operator by straightening a message.
An 800 block Mass Street colored restaurant in Lawrence hangs a 25 cent meal sign, the first of its kind since the war. The piece notes past prices of 15 to 35 cents and cites patrons from workers to business people while discussing city food costs and farm products, with mention of sewage gas used to power engines at Birmingham works.
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