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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1922
Page
4
A dented, garbled OCR fragment mentions injuries, a funeral, local marching orders, and travel in Kansas City among merchants and rail activity. It references the American Legion, the national finance committee, and a Christmas exodus of feed toward rail lines.
Students gathered for a Christmas Eve ceremony at Mount Greed featuring a traditional tree, three wise men gifting the altar, and a new choir performance from a balcony. The event included carols, house lights, and chocolate candies in a spirit of goodwill as the campus heads into vacation with sports schedules and fraternity events.
A Topeka man bought Evans-Metcalf stock in a hardware stock dealing reported locally. The transaction involved ownership transfer and was recorded for public notice.
Passengers aboard the Scythia reported flocks of small birds settling on the deck during a voyage about 400 miles from the American shore. Among them were linnets thrushes pipers and canaries. Many died from exposure or were captured by travelers as the birds appeared in large numbers on the ship.
Henry Bascom Asher of Lawrence a former sheriff of Douglas County and later county commissioner served in the Fifth Kansas Cavalry during the Civil War. He died at his home in Lawrence, leaving four children and a long local political career with ties to Centreville Iowa and Horton Kansas.
The piece honors Comrade Henry B isher for his service to country and community, praising his patriotism and kindness. It notes a Methodist and Episcopal church event with a chicken pie supper on December 16 and a Christmas gift table at Woolworth’s.
Local items list visitors and university students in Lawrence and nearby towns. Mrs W B Francisco and relatives spend holidays in Kansas City. W E Hill visits his seriously ill father in Lawrence. Wellington merchants decorate four blocks with colored Christmas lights for the season.
Community event at the church offers aprons gifts food mincemeat Christmas wreaths dolls and toys for kiddies from Woolworth's. Cafeteria lunch served 3 to 7 PM with special prices on boxed chocolates for Christmas giving Var sity Annex.
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