Journal World ad world company rates 1920 edition
Lawrence Kansas December 17 1920 news and notices span local commerce subscription rates with a sample schedule. The page includes national and world briefs on league of nations Czech Slovak questions and draft evaders, plus commentary on university needs and farm bureau efforts. It notes postal Christmas mail pressure and remarks on government economy and budgeting practices.
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Calcige
Hartford Builalyg
New Ork
Franklin Pridge
Associated Press
Apectat Siewenn
Batet Bureau of Circulations
Lawrence Manaus
Journal-World
Lawrence
Kansas
Fifty Years Ago in Lawrence from December 1870
Reprinted from the Republican Daily Journal this item notes Learned’s large landscape by E. D. Thompson drawing a seventy five dollar gun at Frazer’s, valued at 250. It reports nearby machine shop work in Bismarck area, fencing forty acres, relocation of a small office, and plans to extend it. Cordley declines Washburn presidency at Topeka. Journal’s circulation rising with about two hundred Colorado subscribers.
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Republican Daily Journal
Learned
E. D. Thompson
Frazer
Bismarck
Cordley
Washburn Col Nh
Topeka
Colorado
Twenty Five Years Ago in Lawrence News
A fragment from the Daily Journal and Lawrence Daily World dated December 17, 1895 notes events in Lawrence including a planned appearance at Ethian hall next Thursday evening, A G Clarke’s return from a severe injury, and Davis exhibiting a bird in a cage to a large crowd.
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Daily Journal
Lawrence Daily
Mit Barbs
Ethian Hall
A. G. Clarke
Davis
Lawrence
Price reductions hit all sporting goods in city stores
City dealers announce broad price cuts across sporting goods, signaling a widespread sale. The notice suggests extensive discounts on merchandise of every kind available at local shops.
Centenary of Fred Dent Birth Noted At Event
Today's writings mark the 100th anniversary of Civil War veteran Frederick T. Dent, brother-in-law to Gen. U S Grant, with commemorations noted alongside other historical references and upcoming talks.
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Frederick T. Dent
U. S. Grant
Cleveland
Congress
Venezuela
Wesley L. Jones
Washington
United States Merchant Marine
Real Estate Exchange
Boston
North Carolina
Mississippi
Denver
United States
Today’s Anniversaries From 1724 to 1876
A compact note recalls notable anniversaries and deaths: Thomas Guy founder of a London hospital died in 1724, Simon Bolivar died 1830, Zahn’s city discovery near Vesuvius 1832, Leichardt’s Port Essington arrival 1845, Fredericksborg Palace fire 1859, Cardinal Richelieu’s head placed in the Sorbonne 1666, and bread riots in Montreal 1876.
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Thomas Guy
Great London Hospital
London
Saragossa
Spain
Simon Bolivar
Caracas
Professor Zahn
Pompeii
Leichart
Port Essington
North Australia
Royal Palace
Fredercksborg
Denmark
Cardinal Richelieu
Sorbonne
Paris
Montreal
Notable Births Marking Historical Figures Across Regions
Today marks anniversaries of William Lyon Mackenzie King born in Kitchener Ontario, Richard Wainwright born in Washington DC, Clinton Rogers Woodruff born in Philadelphia, and Sir Patrick T McGrath born in St John’s Newfoundland. Each luminary celebrated for leadership in government and public welfare.
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William Lyon Mackenzie King
Liberal Party
Kitchener
Ont
Stear
Richard Wainwright
Washington
D. C
Clinton Rogers Woodruff
Philadelphia
Patrick T. McGrath
New Foundland
St.John’s
Newfoundland
Farmers Short Course Draws Douglas County Students
Manhattan Kan Dec 17 Fred John Walter Lecompton Mrs A Withington Lawrence and Walter Henry Wulfkuhle Lecompton were among 120 students at the Kansas State Agricultural College farmer's short course last winter. More students are expected when enrollment opens January 10. The eight week program emphasizes practical farming facts over theory, with instructors chosen for real world experience across 18 courses. The animal husbandry classes note the college herd has earned over 8,000 dollars in prizes in the past two years and dairy instruction highlights cows with butter fat production triple the Kansas average. Farm management and commercial agricultural topics are taught by leaders in the field.
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Manhattan
Kan
Fred John Walter
Lecompton
A. Withington
Lawrence
Walter Henry Wulfkuhle
Kansas State Agricultural College
Tse
Douglas County
Kansas
Tax Payments Rush at County Treasurer Office
Tax receipts totaled 13024.81 yesterday at W H McKone's county treasurer office with a steady line of taxpayers. The office urged taxpayers to request statements after hours and to bring last year's receipts or details of property to speed statements.
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W. H. McKone
Kansas Editor Trade Paper Debuts From University Press
Volume 1 No. 1 of the Jay hawker Press, a Kansas trade paper for editors, is issued today from the journalism press at the University. The launch follows a plan approved by the Kansas editorial association directors at a November meeting.
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Kansas
Jayhawker Press
Journalism Press
University
Kansas News
Kansas Editorial Association
Meou
One Year Ago Today Bicycles for Christmas Hanna
A compact retrospective item notes that a year ago Russian forces seized Kiev in South Russia while a British court ruled England could not limit imports from America. It adds that tonight’s moon will reach first quarter and many expect weather changes.
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Post Office Department
Kiev
South
Russia
England
America
State Drug Laboratory at KU Reports Busy Thirteen Years
The University of Kansas state drug laboratory, directed by Prof. L Sayre, has handled 6 500 civil and criminal cases in thirteen years and assists Kansas laws. It operates as a crime detector center analyzing viscera for poison spices coffee tea adulteration medicines and beverages for illegal alcohol. In the past year it concluded twenty criminal cases with results kept confidential except via court testimony. Try Brinkman’s pure fruit pies.
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Santana
Matering
Kansas Laws
Sayre
School of Phy Sagacy
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