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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1913
Page
4
Nellie Van Neste presents a brief study on the high school bell in the third year English class at Lawrence High School. The note details origins and purposes of the bell in school routines.
A fragmented narrative recounts a Massachusetts oration about Kansas and Lawrence, detailing William E. Knight proposing a donation to honor a Kansas hero, a bell fund, and a sequence of events including a fire, losses, and a church clock inscription. The tale touches on civic effort, religious framing, and a community striving for memory amid upheaval.
Several music dealers advertise pianos on installment plans with a price of £50.00 or $79.00, charging 6 percent interest on deferred payments, while cash price is quoted as identical. Store contacts include Jentina Sons Music Co and Abe Col dog’s Drug Store with local addresses.
A cluttered ad lists razors pocket knives and safety razors for Christmas gifts plus Kodaks and cameras. It notes fresh perfumery brushes combs photograph albums and overcoats priced from 25 dollars. Nearby entries mention piano sales piano lessons and a public notice about a lost suitcase and marriage licenses with scattered names and locations.
Topeka December 17. The State Board of Health issues a bulletin urging care during winter as whooping cough and measles are extremely dangerous according to the bulletin. The bulletin emphasizes precaution and timely medical attention for at risk children.
The text notes public alarm over infections such as smallpox and scarlet fever, urging prevention and reporting. It warns against promiscuous visiting and travel when children are not fully recovered, and cites school bans for infectious cases.
Distracted OCR text describes a Salvation Army free Christmas dinner initiative in town quarters. It mentions a Dick Brag drag store and efforts to organize meals, with a note about communications and an ensign reference.
Local ad notes availability of Steinway pianos for Christmas gifts with samples to view at a prior retail address listing firms and contact in Cann. St.
A fragmented reminiscence evokes vivid scents of blossoms and sunshine in a nostalgic garden scene. The narrative references a blind daughter, moral contrasts, and a past romance, with scattered notes about sales and musicians in an old shop setting.
A garbled notice reviews Ralph Somerby at Panama by Francis Raleieh and published by Pare and Co Boston. It hints at canal zone journeys, travel scenes, and a promise of entertainment for readers with references to Punta Canal and Caribbean settings. The text is mixed with corrupted phrases and promotional lines.
Fragmentary notes discuss costs in farming regions, noting supply chain charges from field to market. The text mentions wheat and cotton movement, freight rates, and shipping distances, with references to New York and Liverpool and general price levels.
A bold heist in Kansas City sees a masked assailant steal about 2 000 dollars worth of diamonds from a Golding jewelry store. The gunman fled to the rear of the Catlin home, left a clue at a tomb on the west side, and was linked to a prior theft at the Lawn Theatre thirty years earlier.
A Birmingham England firm announces a valuable patentable invention for stained glass window treatment. The design allows the picture on a stained glass window to be seen after dark without ambient light, whereas current constructions are viewable only from inside by daylight. Several installed windows have shown satisfactory results.
George Mitchell, son of a farmer in Lincolnshire, England, lost his father’s watch while tending pigs in a field. A week ago, a friend found the buried watch, which emerged in good condition after being buried for about three years.
A grieving widow in memory of Joh recalls finding a pocketful of letters he had kept. She says she sorted through his clothes today and discovered the letters, each a reminder of their shared life and unspoken thoughts.
Fingermarks on wallpaper disappear quickly if rubbed with a dough made from flour and water.
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