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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1906
Page
4
Fragmented 19th century catalog text lists prices for sugar and equipment, tailor services, household goods, travel and mailers, and various local merchants. It mentions a bindery, tailor Wm Scholz, and stores such as Smith's News Depot and Connelly, with references to chocolates, perfumes, and fashion samples.
The university plans a holiday banquet and reunion on Thursday, December 27, at the First Methodist Church parlors in Copeka. Dinner served by church ladies at 6 o clock with reception from 6 to 7. Chancellor Strong will preside at the ceremony and address faculty and students urged to attend.
The playful Brownies at Raymond's drug store amuse shoppers as a crowd gathers. Meanwhile Mrs Josaph E Harper, sister of RW Gorrill, dies in Olympia Washington at 65, a longtime resident with two children. Local notices warn fountain pen buyers and promote carving sets and gift items at Solitia News Depot. A basketball exhibit at the YMCA tonight features Kansas City Masonic School versus Lawrence M. A. team, admission 25 cents. The county reports its second-largest tax receipts, with yesterday’s total at 37,184 dollars amid holiday commerce.
The page blends festive shop notes and harsh street scenes with ads for Wolf Book Store and holiday gifts. It also reports frequent sidewalks hazards, tobacco concerns, and local women workers in stores. Farm market figures for cattle hogs and grain from Kansas City and Chicago rounds out the page with prices and futures.
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