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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1909
Page
1
Readable fragments reflect editorials and anecdotes from the Lawrence Daily Journal including editor’s notes on enforceability of game laws, opinions on municipal franchises, language education, and contrasts with other papers. It cites Yale’s Latin looseness, Ottawa Herald kudos, King Leopold’s legacy, and local quips about electric light, bridges, and public sentiment.
A church choir disruption ends in laughter as a substitute reader misreads the tune while attempting to sing I love to steal. The minister, noting the mishap, moves from hymn to a sermon as the audience stifles giggles and the choir remains largely empty.
A Victorian miscellany describes bread sheeting used as furniture in interior trade, its drought friendly durability for camels and markets from Asia to Manhattan. It also notes Dickens letters on Shakespeare memorials and a Brooklyn lumberyard accident, plus reflections on marriage and separation.
The narrative traces George F. Soxman born in Armstrong County Pennsylvania and his movements to Douglas County Osage City and Lawrence serving as register of deeds and deputy county clerk. It notes his marriage to Kate, two children, and a blend of anecdotes highlighting family life and local humor from an old will scene and newspaper scraps.
In this excerpt Arthur Hamilton dies, leaving Mrs. Hamilton and her son Alfred to seek luck in New York. They relocate to be near Alexander Hamilton, the rich bachelor uncle who collects newspaper clippings. Alfred struggles to find work while family friend Kate offers support amid disappointment.
Alfred and Kate rediscover a secret stash of cash tucked in a ponderous leather volume left by a stingy lawyer. A $100 bill on the center leaf and more sunken in other pages total $2,000, reviving plans for a suburban home and a swift engagement after a long setback.
A Columbia College professor and Janice study a freshly built beaver dam in eastern Canada, noting its engineering merit. The scene contrasts natural craft with poetic descriptions as the observer contemplates killing such a creature.
Incomplete OCR fragment mentions stockholders notice and annual meetings of an organization. Names, dates, and venues are unreadable, but the item references shareholder gathering and corporate proceeding.
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