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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1908
Page
3
A few shirts made to order for your husband, father or brother. The new spring line is nearly all in new designs and beautiful. See them at the store for selection and quality.
A sprawling ad page highlights merchants and services in Lawrence including Mrs Prestiss Home store offering candies and dry goods, plumbing by F H Bennett, clothing and loans, Squires Studio Christmas photos, Raymonds Five and Ten Cent Store, Boughtons post cards, Thor Motorcycles, Lawrence Pantatorium, Keister's Tailoring College, Lena Baddey china painting, Dr G A Hamman eye ear nose throat specialist, and Wolf & Menzel bakery and livery services, all promoting value and prompt delivery.
Notice of executrix terms for Eunice B. Ludington and final settlement dates. Sheriff sale advertised for December 22, 1908 on Lot 88 in Lawrence to satisfy four judgments totaling 1092.91. Also city paying resolution for Ohio street paving and assorted local ads and stockholders meetings for Watkins and Lawrence National banks.
Ed Parsons jeweler at 717 Mass St is mentioned along with Samuel Clarke proprietor of the O K Pantatorium. The text notes a sentence affecting Clarke and his staff to work on ladies suits over thirteen hours daily at 830 Mass Street. It also references Thompson's Studio at 115 Mass St offering Christmas photos and urges timely portraits.
In a small town scene Benny and Warren attend Sunday school where a new boy Albert Andrews is introduced. Beany and Skinny mingle with regulars as the class converts leaflets into paper wads. At home Benny’s religious awakening prompts a hopeful discussion about candy and a token from the teacher before Christmas.
Lawrence Undertaking Co announces relocation to 907 Massachusetts street with J H Bowlin still in charge and two phones. Also notes Robertson Undertaking Co. successors, local ads for Smith's News, Panacea at Raymond's Drug, and community notices including a Christmas Bazaar postponed to Dec 17 18.
An 1898 to 1908 import pattern shows cocoa imports rising sharply while coffee declines and tea edges lower. In eight months to February cocoa reaches 61 million pounds valued near 9.3 million dollars, coffee totals 47 million pounds valued about 51.6 million, and tea around 72 million pounds worth 11 million. A bazaar planned by Episcopal ladies on December 12 offers fancy goods, candy, food, oysters, and aprons for sale at the chapel.
Vague fragments show ads for better light with lower gas use and fewer mantles, plus promotions for Black Seal cigars. Local shops like Carrothers, Bell & Conger, Schulz, Gustafson, A Young's Cloak and Rhod le, Mrs Prentis Home Store, and Ed Parsons Jeweler highlight lunch counter setups, repairs, and affordable goods including umbrellas and monogrammed jewelry. Names include Li F Conklin and A T Still.
A historical clipping notes American athletes excel in weight throwing through technique and form more than sheer strength. It praises undergrads surpassing English peers in discipline, with named athletes and clubs cited as examples of American efficiency and precision.
A Boston Transcript excerpt recalls a burglar entering a woman’s room, leaving her speechless from fright and her teeth chattering. The anecdote colors a night of fear and lingering tension as the incident unfolds.
A lively dance tale from 1908 describes senior girls in red dominoes and masks at Robinson's gym choosing partners for a grand march while younger girls arrive in disguise. Friction erupts as jealous seniors stir drama over who may attend, ending with a chaotic night and shifting loyalties. Public notices follow: a Douglas County partition suit in Lawrence and a final settlement petition for Naomi A. Carter's estate.
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