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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1923
Page
6
Commodities and livestock markets mixed with grains rallying on May corn demand while wheat held steady. Cattle and hogs saw varied moves across Chicago and Kansas City as buyers and sellers priced in for Christmas demand and reduced receipts.
Agnes Hedden and Chester Smith family moved to Kansas City last Thursday and spent the day. Hogs were butchered by Smith Bros. and Joe Edens. Ray and Marvin Stewart assist Mr Eggert with corn husking. Mrs Albert Ford shopped in Lawrence. Roads work resumed Thursday after weather delays. Chester Smith helped drag county road. Will Keller from Lawrence helped Dan Smith with corn shucking. Mrs Hedden visiting brother Otis Smith. Mrs Harry Zook visiting parents. A hall dance and a box and pie social at Valley Grove school Saturday evening drawn large crowds. chocolates won by Miss Fannie Eggert as most popular young lady. Program featured dialogues, recitations, songs, and instrumental pieces. Mr and Mrs Arthur Sparks visited near Midland. A Ward family from Sunny Side visited Ira Ward. Don’t forget the cash sale on groceries at The Ideal Grocery, 818 Massachusetts. delivery by calling 226.
Eudora and surrounding area notes recount Mrs Christyne Kansig entertains, St Pauls Ladies Aid, Hesper Friends meetings in Lawrence, and numerous visits among residents. Reports mention hospital improvements, births and weddings such as Ray Bagby and Florence Ziegler wedding, community shoppers, and small-town gatherings at churches and homes. Regulars include the Gerstenberger, Henley, Votaw, Holmes, and Adams families with frequent trips to Lawrence and Kansas City.
A damaged OCR shows stray phrases about torts prices and notices. It mentions Eriksen contact details and a sale for LEA HAY with a Connarn contact. Includes scattered references to Phoenix Fire Insurance New York Chicago and various accounts and policies.
A vintage ad proclaims Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as reliable relief for sour stomach and gas. It claims readers from lawyers to travelers use them, noting the tablets provide an alkaline effect to combat acidity and prevent or ease indigestion. A 60 cent box is advertised at drugstores.
The weekly crop report from Topeka indicates winter wheat is generally in good condition with some southeastern counties lagging and signs of dormancy. Corn husking hampered by muddy southeastern fields, yet progress is strong elsewhere with 75 to 90 percent finished in the east and 54 percent in the west. Grain sorghum threshing nearly complete in south central counties. Mild winter temperatures spur southeastern sewers blooming.
Topeka dispatch says the State Board of Administration has begun investigating unlicensed sanitoriums operating as private institutions in Kansas. The first inquiry targets a Topeka facility as part of enforcing a state law requiring licensure.
An old advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria as a safe teething remedy used for over 60 years. It emphasizes its pleasant taste and cautions that Castoria contains narcotics with directions printed on each package, credited to physicians' endorsements and the signature of the brand.
Ray Fresby, manager of the Kemper dairy farm, bought two Holstein cows Monday. One is registered, the other grade, with the grade cow noted as Osage County’s top producer last year. The other cow is described as highly popular in breeding.
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