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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1914
Page
6
Local notes discuss potential dormitory financing facing high interest rates and private involvement. Two plans consider issuing bonds to fund construction with private operators maintaining facilities. Officials weigh advantages, risks, and long term costs while public input is sought.
An unclear OCR fragment hints at a local item or person but lacks clear names places or events. readable bits suggest a description of someone tied to chores or daily duties, but the exact persons and context remain uncertain in the damaged text.
S J Crimbing secretary of the health fund asks railroads to inspect all cars leaving New Orleans. The United States Public Health Service would seal inspected cars with a lead seal and placard showing inspection number and date. Inspections aim to prevent rat spread from New Orleans to Kansas points and other areas.
A 160-strong regiment sails from Newfoundland on a gun-boat transfer to naval reserves. No regular transports are available and one unit between Halifax and aguid is expected to stop here for the voyage. The first new regiment is also expected to sail for England soon.
An English surgeon in a Paris hospital reports cases from shell exposure with four men showing no bodily wounds and severe nervous impact. Deafness, speech loss, blindness from shock, and memory blanking are described as consequences amid medical observations on shell-fire trauma.
Fragmentary notice records a property exchange in Western Kansas and a lost finger ring. The text mentions Lawrence and a residence, with incomplete names and numbers.
The Strong Brothers announce a cash grocery in 1021 Massachusetts Street starting January 1 1915 offering 10 to 20 percent savings over credit stores. They promote cash only pricing and a 1 percent discount for cash coupon books with home delivery and widespread savings on canned vegetables and staples.
A fragmented scanned menu lists canned vegetables breakfast foods and canned fruits with prices and savings notes. It includes items like green peas palace tomatoes new moon tea morning glory coffee pineapple salmon and rice. The text offers cash purchase savings and mentions a 2.25 investment with 39 cent savings.
Assistant evangelist Ge Rowkacull notes indicate Evans and Minges in charge of church work. A list outlines Friday and Saturday evening topics for the church meeting, with a focus on personal work and missionary effort. Markets report from Kansas City ends the item.
A small railroad locomotive operating near a national forest in California caused a fire by a breakdown along the right of way. The fire burned wood and lasted one day, with a prior year seeing only one minor blaze nearby not believed to involve the engine.
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