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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1909
Page
4
A fragmented weather item cites a Chicago Deg 31 note and Kansas forecast with generally fair skies tonight and Saturday. The University of Kansas provided the daily report with partial wind and rain notes and a mention of warmer conditions tonight.
Weather turned warmer with a thaw in progress but the river gorge ice worsens and fears rise of a sudden thaw. Be im power remains off for days and street cars struggle as coal supply constrains power generation.
G A R public installation details list Department Commander J H Rickell as speaker at Post Hall on Saturday January 1 at 7 o clock. Washington Post No 12 and Woman's Relief Corps No 9 urge attendance for a big rally to show appreciation and support. Churchill Adjutant notes New Year reception at Baptist parsonage with open house and alliance building for congregation members and friends. Free Methodist church announces Sunday service and Holiness devotion. Obituary notes the death of Frank Maryan, a Minnesota resident, after long illness. brother Emil Martig in Lawrence cited.
Nora Brender, widow of Fred Brender who once lived here, died at herocane in Leavenworth Washington on Tuesday November 19. The couple had been married about three years. This notice appears in the Eudora News.
A long list shows many people visiting or traveling through Kansas City and nearby towns. Names include Miss Jessie Arter, Ord Clingman, Lillian Morris, Ivy Metsker, Rowena Alcutt, Lena Badsky, Pauline Madden, Ruth Williston, Isabel Gibb, Lindenwood College students, and families visiting relatives in Topeka, Wichita, Burlingame, El Paso, and Denver.
The Star is Venus and shines in the western sky for several evenings. Its brightness has led some to mistake it for a carmet comet, which will not be naked eye visible until February and will not be bright earlier.
Kansas City market notes report receipts and prices for grains and live stock with figures for corn oats and rye as well as dairy and hogs. Chicago market figures include futures and cash prices for corn oats pork lard and live stock with receipts and price ranges.
A D Weaver announces store closing tomorrow at 12 30 p m local time.
A fragmentary obituary and biographical sketch of John Brown born January 1, 1820 in Warren County Kentucky. It notes service in the Civil War and Mexican War, a Revolutionary War grandfather, residence shifts to Topeka Kansas, and late life with his son T. Brown. The text references church revival attendance and a past obituary-like tribute.
A fragmented report claims money was not stolen and Marshal Herd questioned Esy. Werd released him. The text also mentions a clothing purchase in town and Sean being linked to a suspect, with unclear details about the case and witnesses.
The page lists the Wild er Bros annual Reanant Sale starting Saturday January 1 and includes various local notices. It mentions thanks to neighbors, details about a bridge of community support, and upcoming church services led by Rev. Eberhard at German M E Church with invitations to attend.
In Brooklyn the Rev W L Southerton acting pastor of the Baptist Temple on Third Avenue and Leder merhern Street attempted to carry out former pastor Rev Cortland Myers order to remove hats. He issued a notice insisting only silver and gold coins be accepted in contribution boxes and blamed milinery displays for distracting worship. Most offerings were pennies. A second topic covers health board rules on bakery sanitation and inspection powers, urging gloves be discarded before handling bread to prevent odor transfer and improve sanitation.
Chaos surrounds the sale of Don Carlos, the Kansas Unifootball mascot. Suspicions focus on who benefitted from the sale as plans to retrieve him faltered. Rumors trace the mascot to Jacob Hadsky and Jayhawker Carl Pleasant, while lingering questions probe the missing funds and the mascot’s return home.
The issue presents a blend of seasonal tales and prose from authors such as Lloyd Osborne and Ernest Poole. It highlights humorous and sentimental pieces, including The Great Five and The Degeneracy at the “pot” along with short notes on shop bargains and local sales.
The Oregon coast mail carrier from Siletz to Kernville braved rough seas and a capsized mail sack. He swam ashore, climbed a mountain, then waited and spotted flowing mail downstream, signaling a heroic effort during the harsh winter season.
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