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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1915
Page
6
The fragment notes how children catch colds after parties and scenes of celebration. It mentions sitting in the draught and spending the next day in bed, implying common colds and rest as a result. The text preserves a snapshot of everyday health concerns in a casual tone.
A damaged local business notice highlights Peckhams as a long established car firm in Lawrence with two partners John Nottingham Lynne Mason and Charles L Walm. It touts decades of experience, trusted service, and a focus on courtesy and intelligent care after purchase.
Local ad extols Samuel Clarke tailor services in the Id Dee Building at 707 Massachusetts for men’s suits and overcoats. Emphasizes quality fabrics, proper fit, and personal appearance, noting former out of town shoppers now buy locally. Various prices offered to fit buyer needs.
Market report shows steady conditions with receipts of cattle, hogs, and wheat amid comments on price, supply, and demand. College notes discuss student layoffs for holidays, campus moves, new dorms, and job prospects for graduates with emphasis on stenography and commercial teaching posts.
A fragmentary notes column mentions Miles AW Fauglin and Jack Fast leaving for home during holidays, university students visiting Lawrence, and local street scenes. It touches on holiday humor, horses cutting Christmas trees, and assorted school and city remarks including Lawrence Nelson departing for TotA for Christmas, with scattered, unclear anecdotes about doctors, terms and ornaments.
Mrs Netti Spideyo Lida al kira sus UL, widow of a local professor, died after a lingering illness. She was a relative of Mes Hatch and served as a housekeeper at the Preyer residence following the death of Mrs Peeson. During that year her children Eleano and another daughter attended Lawrence High, while a son studied at Hy.
Hess Brothers Meat Market promotes holiday offerings in Lawrence including poultry and meats for a Christmas dinner. They invite callers to order by phone 14 and mention gifts such as chocolates, Kodak cameras, and Evans Drug Store items. The ad emphasizes festive preparation and local availability.
Mrs Eugene Porter died last night after a week of serious sickness. The notice reflects on death as a universal mystery and notes her life and character in brief, mournful terms.
The readable fragments mention a residence linked to Rev. O. C. Brown of the Baptist church and reference various items such as pocketbooks and a Christmas gift. Details are garbled and unclear about events, dates, or outcomes. No coherent actions or outcomes are established from the text.
Lawrence merchants, members of a local association, receive invitation to attend a salesmen school to be held in Wichita. The notice mentions a secretary and organizing committee with names obscured by OCR errors.
County Commissioners debate the south side road from town to the university as a potential expedient. Meanwhile a divorce suit indicates allegations of threats and bodily harm, with the plaintiff claiming the defendant's conduct endangers her safety.
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