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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1902
Page
4
John Williams aged 13, colored, died Saturday at Mud Creek from kidney and stomach trouble. Funeral held this afternoon. He was son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Walkes, recent movers from Lawrence.
County Treasurer Joan Wo Games ex pects a heavy receipts week as the books close on Wednesday. Many of the heaviest taxpayers have not yet visited the treasurer's office, signaling a large tax collection. The rest of the fragment notes a theater advance for The Gamekeeper, church singing programs, and local coal and coke offerings.
The Haskell Indians defeated the Third Regiment team from Kansas City 40 to 4 on the Haskell court Saturday. The visiting squad started strong but couldn’t keep pace as the Indians played more cohesively than earlier this season. A list of local furniture deals and public telephone stations at Woodward's and Straffon's drug stores is noted.
Word from Mrs. Orville Levan of Kansas City says recovery from injuries suffered last summer is unlikely. Mrs Levan remains bedbound and in critical condition, daughter of Mr C W Smith of this town.
Notes from Galenders and Clarus Pelenbet discuss Sunday school lessons for 112 and related instructional prompts. The fragment mentions pads and sun day school materials without clear dates or locations.
A truly extraordinary pre inventory sale promises steep cuts across every department. Coats jackets suits and furs. remnants of silks dress goods table linens lace curtains and more lowered to unprecedented levels. Shoppers are urged to seize bargains for New Year gifts as prices are described as vastly beneath prior records.
Lawrence society and business scene: Miss Onids Jouss of Kansas City visits relatives. numerous Topeka trips for meetings of State associations. weddings and anniversaries noted. local residents travel between Lawrence, Topeka, Ottawa and Chicago. court proceedings and civic events listed with names and places.
The readable bits suggest a discussion of a weekly publication and its evolution into a Christian literary item, mentioning heating, fireside companion, and a renamed title. The garbled text obscures specific people, dates, places, or events.
Manager G C Foster of the athletic interests at the University of Kansas received a telegram from the University of Illinois asking him to arrange a Thanksgiving day game with the Wisconsin football team. Kansas plans its Missouri date and will consider fitness proposals amid other business.
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