This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1907
Page
3
A damaged text fragment reports a church scene involving a scandalous event. The excerpt describes a man, a church, and an indistinct confrontation with quoted scripture portions and a prison-like atmosphere, with fragmented dialog and interrupted narration.
An ad lists seeds including oats cl over flax alfalfa potatoes timothy and small seed sale notes. It mentions gas heating and spring interior work with Woodward & Co offering paints varnishes and supplies and notes Sassafras fodder for reptiles.
A garbled social column from Perry and Kansas City notes Mrs Evans of Perry and various social events. Mentions of Mr Lele’s return to jury duty, hospital and community notices, social visits, and gatherings feature among disjointed names and activities.
The March issue previews a sequence of short pieces and reviews by various authors. It notes satire by Edward Marshall and M Blanchard, a piece by Miles Bradford on catching mashand with a saucepan, and other lively sketches and tales, highlighting humor and stagecraft.
The senate committee of the whole recommended passage of the Stillings mulet bill, Iowa’s plan to evade a prohibitory liquor law. It imposes a tax of 600 dollars annually on saloons and is described as highly successful.
Fragmentary text appears to report a death in Denver and a widow or family names including Hargis and Robertson Undertaking Co. with scattered references to locations, dates, and local notices. The legible items offer no coherent event beyond a death and funeral-related phrases.
The ad highlights spring fashions with wash goods and women gloves. Kayser silk gloves feature double finger tips and comfort, with Perrin long kid gloves in 12 button length offered in black white and street shades.
A new group claims to advance local investment and city planning through real estate and a planned mill. The text praises their efforts, notes increased building activity and population, and asserts the group will succeed in its aims.
Mrs Louisa Ellison died suddenly this morning of heart failure at her son Alonzo Ellison’s home in Excelsior Springs. The body will be moved to the home of her daughter Mrs W S Dick on Louisiana Street this evening. She is survived by two daughters Mrs Will Lescher and Mrs W S Dick and a son Alonzo Ellison. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Sunday class at 4 o clock will study association principles and the YMCA history with instructors Mr Coleman and Mr Orkerblad. Pryor and Varnum bowling scores last night were 1782 and 1817. The business men's class had its largest attendance. For homebuying see Atlas with 6 percent monthly payments.
Wallace Irwin, the poet, supplies lyrics for Raymond Hitchcock in the new star vehicle 7A Yankee Tourist. The piece highlights Irwin’s lyrical style, noting it does not require music to wilt and that his verses are clever and rhythmical with a natural tone.
Local obituary notes the funeral for Mrs Stockfish held at Oak Hall. The service paid respects to family and friends, with attendees from the community and church connections.
Prairie market notes mention butter and dairy trends with prices around 114 for creamery butter. Livestock listings show native cows and feeder stock among mixed cattle offerings.
Fragmented OCR passage notes business conduct and trade phrases with unclear names and events. It mentions attempts at pleasing others and references various disjointed terms. The text is too garbled to extract a coherent event or outcome.
Fragmentary OCR note mentions Lawrence area and horses with names or terms unclear. No coherent event or entities to confirm.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.