Travel diary from Chicago to Oil City by Buick
Thad Ens and the party left Chicago Thursday noon in a Buick. Rain and mud marked the journey through Valparaiso South Bend Butler Toledo Fairmont Mairmont Cleveland Meadville and Oil City with Ford pilots meeting in Cleveland and Meadville. Total travel costs were 27 50 with no vehicle damage and the car praised as the best runabout by Geo Airbase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
W'Elock
Valparaiso
Sith Bend
South Bend
Butler
Ind
Toledo
Fairmont
Wavelock
Mairmont
Cleveland
Oil City
Ed. Thorp
Ford
Fred Chambers
Meadville
Thomas
Buick
Geo. CH
Ice Cream and toilet paper at Raymond's Drug Store
Advertises Chocolate and Garamet nut ice creams, strawberry and vanilla ice creams, orange sherbet, and Lexman & Co toilet paper in rolls with fixtures free. Raymond's Drug Store offers $1.00 package delivery. Mentions care for your watch and Gustafson occasionally.
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Lexman & Co
Raymond's Drug Store
One Month Until School Begins at University
One month remains before the university term starts on September 16 with registration to begin. Examinations for admission and certificate presentations will run September 16 to 19. The first chapel Friday September 18 will feature the chancellor’s address and the annual freshmen prank. Attendance is expected to surpass hopes, with families relocating to Lawrence to enroll students and housing scarce as rooms for rent signs appear across the south part of town.
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Lawrence
A Fine Play My Friend Brown at the Aire Dome
The comedy My Friend Brown drew large audiences last night with Miss Jeffries, Mr Wolcott, Miss Bowman, Miss Prince, Mr Melvin, and Carter delivering standout performances. Tonight and Friday feature Under Two Slags with Miss Jeffries Cigarette. a $100 diamond ring raffle starts tonight with a number drawn two weeks hence.
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Brown
Aire Dome
Miss Jeffries
Mr. Wolcott
Miss Bowman
Miss Prince
Sul Marks Jewelry Store
Manual Training Instructor to Lead New High School Work
Gamble named to head manual training at the new high school starting this fall. He will arrive from Kansas City around September 5 to settle in Lawrence after thorough preparation and strong competence are noted.
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Rlf. Gamble
Lawrence
Gamble
Kansas City
Beggars Active on Lawrence Streets
In Lawrence a small troupe of beggars and street musicians have drawn crowds for alms. The note describes six recent performers who played locally to collect donations and entertain passersby.
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Lawrence
Wedding Gifts at Gustafson's Feature Film Pack Cameras
Take one of those Film Pack Cameras at Raymond's drug store on your next trip. Handy to use, no plate holders to carry or films to roll. Just pull up the stub paper and tear it off, snap the shutter and your picture is on the film. FOR SALE Two new Fuller & Johnson sulky plows as a bargain also serend hand top buggy road wagon wed Harness Evans-Metcalf Impl Co.
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Raymond’s
Fuller & Johnson
Evans-Metcalf
The Fatrfax So Different Black Seal Cigars Feature
A brief feature notes Black Seal cigars as a smoker favorite and mentions Grape Highball priced at Wiedemanns for 16 cents.
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Wiedemanns
THE FAIRFAX So Different IN SOCIETY
Local item notes social life and visiting residents such as Abe Wolfson selling W L Douglas shoes, C A Peairs visiting Topeka, and numerous Kansan townspeople traveling to Kansas City and Wichita for visits and events. Mentioned are paintings, purchases, and a C P A picnic with various locals attending.
Fraternity Rushes and Club News From August Diary
Sige Chi notes rushing parties on Sept 12 15 and 25 plus Sept 17 and 19 events with a formal opening for the chapter house. Mead club held an informal meeting. Bachelors club reports one new member and plans a home with help for caring for possessions and doing darnings. Mrs J D Helm hosted Harold’s eighth birthday on Aug 19 at 1313 Haskell. Ruth Patterson and Hannah Mitchell hosted cards honoring Gertrude Bigelow of Oklahoma City and Sueny Smith of North Dakota.
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Sige Chi
Thi Kappa Psi Fraternity
J. D. Helm
Haskell Avenue
Tlarold
Harold
Ruth Patterson
Hannah Mitchell
Gertrude Bigelow
Oklahoma City
Sueny Smith
North Dakota
Couldn't Resist Fred Morris Buys New Buick
Fred Morris becomes owner of a new quick rowabout with double rumbie seat and black feather top. He bought it from Thad Stevens of Lawrence and praises its 3% inch tires four passenger capacity and a top. Morris notes the car features a four cylinder engine and distributor.
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Fred Morris
Fred
Thad ‘Stevens
Lawrence
Morris
Buick
The Fairfax Idea Sparks Small Repair Jobs
A fragment notes Gustafson proposing to take on minor repair tasks, highlighting the Fairfax context. The brief hints at a plan for practical work.
City Council Votes On Paving and Bonds
Last night the council with Mayor Barker and nine members refused Salvation Army park tent permits, rejected Penn street and Lee street paving remonstrances, approved improvement bonds sale of 918.56, and allowed 65 for rubber coats. The tax levy totals 1.9 0.95 0.2 0.27 1.15 mills for funds. Graber Bros. won the Bew avenue sewer contract. Penn street paving by brick approved. Rhode Island and Louisiana paving let to John Ritchie at 1.29. Electric line ordinances postponed to September. council adjourned.
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Barker
Kasold
Hazen
Blair
Wood
Cox
Bond
Stults
Hutchin
Wilder
Salvation Army
Penn Street
Lee Street
Louisiana
Oread Avenue
John Shields
G. W. Maffet
Haskell Rock Road
Haskell Avenue
Bew Avenue
Graeber Bros
Santa Fe
John Ritchie
Ohio
Tennessee
Rhode Island Street
Louisiana Street
O. G. Olson
E. Stubeck
New York Street
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Baverlor
Texas
By J. Mauldin Feigl
Woodward & Co
Kansas
Wosther Fouare
SM Bears Rata
Ineh
Geo. Chambers
Gustafson
the Fairfax
Jase
Julius A. Eriksen
Mass
Robertson
Gustafson's
Home Book Co
Massachusetts Street
Butterick Fashions
W. L. Douglas
Abe Wolfson
Mass. Streat
C. A. Peairs
Toorkut
George Wielards
Kanwaka
Lucas
Helen Becker
Her & Co
Raymond
Colorado
de Sotos
Clarenes Doty
Ington
Cathering
Linge Wetels
Oklothema
Samuel Bryant
Wy Swaith
North Dake
Mise
Wilki Ealgser
Pelbert
Bo OR
Fiegenbaumn
Batora
Dierre
S. Dukis
Sind
Ikansas City
Winifred Blackmar
Us City
Nuke
B. Aubach
Amor
Wright
Newkirk
Okla
Marie Smock
Wichita
Kansiss Ethel
Eugenia Cory
Martha Sirpless
Font Gordon
Eudora
G. A. Hamman
Dick Drug
Hutchings
Liarry Hutchings
Mass. Street
Kennedy & Ernst
Ponees HL
Lawrencs
Pella
Schulz
Hoadley’s
United States
Benedict
Ile
South
Witteh
Seoul
van Itebly
Bradley
Micreolos Elute
Gilis Dainty Unicheon Wa
Phi Delta Theta
Phi Gamma Delta
Beta Theta Pi
Post Ca
Bryan and
Taft
Stevenson’s Book Store
Eibes
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Madge Woodhead
James Newhouse
Afra
J. E. Bryant
George Bryant
Ernest Bryant
Misses Bryant
Weaver
BE. E. Stauffer
Fort Riley
Innes, Bullene & Hackman
Copenhagen
Ober
Mead Club
Bachelors’ Club
THE
Fairfax
Loweet
Leader Mercantile Company
Evans-Metcalf Imp. Co
Vicenity
Bmrs
Wilson
Mme. Woods
Coffeyville
John Hunsicker
Indiana Street
John Hunzicker
Indiana St
Olson Bros
Fhoee
Bell
F. TE Bennett
Lawrence Transfer Co
Wanted
Carpenters & Masons Haskell Institute
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