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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1923
Page
3
A city library hosts readers with courtesy yet faces abuses of rules as books are damaged or removed without proper checkout. Librarians note damaged issues require replacement costs, while patrons like one generous buyer replace mutilated magazines, reflecting both generosity and misuse in the library’s reading rooms.
Miss Rosemary Ketcham of the design department at the university announces a fresh batch of Japanese prints arriving from New York. The works will be exhibited in the Administration building’s third floor west wing from the first of the week until Christmas. A Prague collection will also be shown featuring J C Voudrous and F I Simon alongside more etchings by Strette Zamnoni, whose pieces have sold briskly.
Miriam Wood was named first place in a winter poetry contest held by the Oita Literary Society of the high school. Eighteen poems were entered. judges included Leta Maude Harger, Bess Withibe, and Kate Rites. Elizabeth Schungel won third and Nellie Yates fourth. Josephine Klein took first prize for her fantasy piece.
November library notes report 8 065 patrons registered since July 1 and new shelves stocked with titles such as The Human, The Vagaries of Tod and Peter, The Sway on the Mule, and The Woifer. Small lamps and candle sticks added. Gustafson offers window glass.
A homemaker considers creative, budget friendly gifts for Christmas. Suggestions include embroidered voiles aprons, delicate boudoir lingerie and lingerie bags, lace trimmed accessories, silk ribbon accents, and handmade lingerie gifts. The piece emphasizes originality and personal touch.
The Franklin Club of Laurenca High School announces a meet featuring the work of Benjamin Franklin by Quentin Gowen, presented by Modern Fallip Sroude. This event showcases student achievements in literature and public discourse.
Vague OCR reads like a Sunday dinner notice from a shop offering meals to moms and families. The fragment mentions delivery and a phone contact with numbers, but essential details are unclear due to garbled text.
The notice describes a forthcoming sale of wills at a hill site near the university with emphasis on town residents. It notes opposition from some locals and mentions preparations by a group of people connected to the university setting.
County teachers will meet for a conference at 10 oclock with J Lane presiding. The event will discuss school roundtable topics and potential program plans. Rankins Drug Store is listed among local sponsors.
The note describes purple velvet foundation for a teether runner with two metal center ribbons, silver braid, and a changeable satin TERBEE below. It mentions dull gold metallic ribbon, a pleated edge, and interlaced rohon bows with leaves. Green dyed mesh and black yarn elements finish the piece.
Rummage sale in Lawrence funds Camp Fire work with items collected by Camp Fire girls. The event includes a Santa Claus shop at junior high and Christmas projects for Mercy Hospital and local families, with guardians meetings and future care plans announced.
A dessert feature outlines two gelatin based recipes using orange and pineapple flavors. Instructions cover soaking gelatine, heating to dissolve, combining with yolks and sugar, folding in beaten egg whites, chilling in molds, and serving with whipped cream and fruit. Recipes credited to Mrs. FL Hartman and Mrs. Ralph Kieffer.
A readable snippet describes a Christmas girdle made with a wooden bead design and Tarragon green ribbon. It outlines required yardage, waist size to slip over hips, and snap fastener fastening under an ornament, noting it as a popular, sophisticated craft for schoolgirls.
Ted Kennedy Vivian Bunn and Kath Van Winkle recount a cozy Thanksgiving with two ducks for dinner and a day full of games. The sisters recall sled rides, a snowman, and relatives visiting from Coffeyville while mothers prepare chicken, jelly, pumpkin pie, and gravy.
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls a child’s Thanksgiving day filled with snow forts, games, and a family gathering. It mentions siblings, a show, a walk home through a snowy street, and later meals with pumpkin pie and woolen shirts, ending with a bedtime.
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