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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1907
Page
4
Anansi of offerings: specialized shoewear by W. L. Douglas, Abe Wolfson at 637 Mass Street promotes quality first class shoes and tailored garments. Local horse and rig services by W. J. Francisco & Sons barn advertise rubber tired rigs and prompt telephone orders with trunks handling.
Audit of local business notices shows multiple ads for McKenzie and Stockwell specials, Mass Street firms offering loans, groceries, meats, and packing services. Listings mention Mass Street addresses, phone numbers, loan terms, and delivery services with emphasis on farm and city property loans and wholesale groceries.
Chicago February twenty second reports indicate partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with rising temperatures. A Weather Report by Dr H Lauw accompanies the Journal, noting thermometer and barometer, humidity and wind directions. An employment ad seeks a live man to sell Northwestern Insurance, highlighting opportunity and commissions. district manager JOR GGG solicits capable applicants.
Fragmented OCR of a 19th or early 20th century page listing multiple local ads and notices. Mentions an established photography studio The oldest established studio and rare Bell styles in photography. Other entries include a meat market, fruit and candy sellers, a hardware and home store, bakery items, and general classifieds with names like Shane, Kennedy & Ernst, Chas A Stevens, Mrs Prentiss, J Kellman. Contains addresses and phone hints and assorted goods and services.
Washington Post No 12 and affiliated groups plan a birthday event at Post hall at 2:30 PM with Commander PB TH Coney delivering the principal address. Music will be provided by Mrs Datun and family. attendees invited. Concurrent notice lists local ads for services and real estate in Lawrence Kansas.
E. R. Learned, 107 West Henry, offers to fit coal furnaces to burn gas and perform all furnace work. Leave orders at 1101 Kentucky street. See Street Grocery for groceries and general needs. The King Hotel at 831 Vermont St under new management by Mr. and Mrs. John Shields of Ottawa Kansas, refurnished and redecorated rooms and invites patronage.
A fragmented society page notes Prof Olin leaving the 24th for Chicago and Prof Frank Smith departing the 23rd for Chicago. Gen Foster spent yesterday in Topeka. Juba Ross may have returned to Chicago. Misses and Mrs entertainments are listed with visitors and travel details among scattered names and places in a busy social round.
Social and personal items describe yesterday's events and upcoming plans. Mentions Miss Morse, Mrs Yoni, and Mrs Dr McFarland with gatherings at Lard hall and the Congregational church teas. Dances, needlework, entertainment, and a Martha Washington program with over two hundred attendees are noted.
A garbled OCR fragment references Pete, Tearmal Watch bands, and a local sale at 1025 Mass. St. Wolf's and Walt's investment company. It mentions dates, vendors, and public notices with unclear actions and outcomes. Details are unreadable or partially missing in the text.
An old advertisement lists Seidel's Meat Market at 105 West Theses Street offering fresh Sovstris and fisk with a focus on triak malt. It also proclaims the largest Briar and Merschanmn Pipes assortment in the city at Smith's News Depot.
Park Grocery run by Woodward and Burr offers groceries fresh and salt meats Heina’s pickles and sauer kraut located at 1300 Mass Street contact phone No 40.
Miss Ressie Wheeler at 529 Rhode Island offers comfort at home with rubber heel shoes from Newby & Ware. Dunmire’s advertises a special price on homemade mince meat and apple butter, highlighting local specials and home goods.
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