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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1906
Page
4
A terse classified notice offers services on Hunsinger with back and livery details at 920 22 Massachusetts stress. It mentions rubber sired rigs and lists phones 258 for trials.
A collage of early 20th century ads mentions sweat er vests from Ediths News Depot, cigars at 1.00 per box for Christmas, sweet oil at 20 cents per gallon, transit trunks by Lawrence Transfer Co, tailoring by Wm Sobalz, Lowne chocolates at Mrs Tice’s Home Store, safety razors at Smiths News Depot, home goods, and general low prices from F H Bennett & Co. The text is garbled but preserves names, vendors, and prices.
WK Prentics a Greek literature and history professor at Princston University outlines a new preceptorial system. Students will read about a hundred pages weekly in groups of four or five and discuss with instructors. The system fosters direct engagement beyond the classroom and is popular among students.
Lawrence paper notes a helper is wanted to seek applicants for Josurande 7Briggs district agent North western Katos Life the modal company of America. Dancing at LOOF hall each Thursday evening for ladies and gentlemen. Tickets 60 cents. Som mere orchestra.
I offer 300 acres of land one mile northeast of Baker University Baldwin at 30 dollars per acre. I can divide into 40 or 80 acre tracts and accept small properties or rent on a 40 year lease. The property has four houses orchards water and creek bottom with several hundred bushels of corn on hand as of December 1 for buyers or renters.
An assortment of items and notices fill a page including nickel ware at Rochester Stamping Co, hardware at 826 Mass Kennedy & Ernst, Hicks greenhouse, engravings at Raymood’s, a drug and jewelry store, quilt sale before 1907, David Garrick seating, cloak clearance, and a charity supper in Watbooks church hall tonight.
A fragmented market report lists cattle hogs and grain prices with quotations from Kansas City and Chicago on December 12. It notes steer and feeder prices, hog totals, packers bids, wheat corn and rye figures, plus butter and creamery quotes.
Dispatch from Kansas City Missouri reports Dr George M Gray won a special mayoral election in Kansas City Kansas by 320 votes over M J Phelan and John J Sims. The race followed ouster of W W Rose and reflected strong anti liquor sentiment and support from women toward non partisan municipal government.
A citywide notice recalls a ten percent wage increase effective October 1 for old employees of Express companies, with underpaid workers covered and appreciation voiced. The report also covers local events from a North Lawrence church fair, a fatal dog accident, weather concerns, a funeral, Edison records, a Commercial Club meeting, church bazaars, an Antioch lecture, and the death of 14-year-old Pearl Primaux from typhoid fever, with services and burial plans noted.
The Berger tai won the bowling score last night at Merchants Alleys. Team Berger posted 2,003 with a high game of 625 by Beree? and Brown team totaled 2,730 with a high game of 493 by Brown. A pocket Kodak for Christmas is advertised by Artmgns and Raymoul's.
Two Merry whamps will headline the season with Woodward's revivals and the New England society planning their annual banquet on December 12. The notice lists members, deaths, and eligibility rules for New Englanders, then shifts to holiday gift ideas and shopping guidance at Woodward's, emphasizing men's wear and gift items.
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