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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1906
Page
4
Lecompton Sun recounts Jake Hill a longtime government employee who habitually acts with order and timeliness placing bells on his mud drove route on Christmas morning to ensure Santa Claus can be seen arriving, despite bare ground.
Best Town in America 1906 message from Spalding thanks patrons in Lawrence for past year noting continued patronage. It asserts faith in local people and hints at improving merchandise quality for coming year. Includes invitation about post cards from around the world.
A garbled collection of shop names and products from Lawrence areas, including Lowne chocolates, Mrs. U tioa Home store, bindery in Lawrence, Dr Sarah Carruthers, Arlas property, Boenor cigarettes, Transfay Co money transfers, U Douglas shoes, Safety Razor from Smith's News Depot, and Bennett & Co. Various prices and promotions are scattered with misspellings and partial phrases.
Fragmentary classified style notice lists gas and electric light service items and repair work. Includes stray names and numbers, unclear phrasing, and broken lines.
Land owner offers 14 miles northeast of Baker University at Baldwin for 30 dollars per acre with flexible terms. Could divide into 60 acre tracts or trade for small properties, with balance on time or rent options. Features include four barns, orchards, abundant living water and creek bottom across about 320 acres. hundreds of bushels of corn available today for buyers or renters.
A remarkable subscription offer from the Journal boosts Douglas County readership. The paper claims higher country circulation than any Lawrence paper and will credit all subscriptions received by tomorrow. Revival services by Harp Evangelist Ge He Thompson at First Baptist Church drew a full house with sermons on religious deadloads and Preparation for Revival.
City schools reopen this New Year morning for the first time before dawn many years, aiming to recover losses from the prior fall's measles epidemic. Obie State Journal notes a well staged event with strong community involvement as plans unfold for a new year.
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