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 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1929
Page
7
A terse sale list from Peoples State Bank clerk Fred Lat Stone and Thontus invites buyers to a Riverside Farm Bureau Club event. Items include incubator, cream separator, potato baskets, garden tools, scale, sledges, grindstone, furniture, stove, range, and other household goods. Terms: cash. Lunch served.
A lengthy sale advertisement lists horses cattle and farm machinery to be sold at public auction located 17 miles north of Lawrence near Williamstown. Items include horses cattle bees grain and a wide range of equipment and household goods with cash terms and an auctioneer. The notice also includes probate and administrative notices from Douglas County Kansas filed in January 1928 1929 and related public notices about estate settlements appointments and a stockholders meeting.
Grain and wheat prices drift as traders hear rumors of market disruption. Figures show weak cash values and mixed cattle trading, with Kansas City and Chicago exchanges signaling tension in the ongoing grain war and livestock pricing for the week.
Market reports from Chicara note sensational grain value gains as Washington signals a special session of Congress near certainty. Prospects of broad farm relief measures spur widespread buying in grain futures, with corn and oats deliveries reaching season highs and corn prices climbing about 15 cents per bushel. Continuous rise in wheat follows.
Fragmented listings show properties including 182 acres near Lawrence with various improvements priced around 7000 to 35000, several farms with hog tight facilities and moderns, plus business properties on paved highways. Local market notes include grain, dairy, poultry and stock market updates from Kansas City and New York.
In Brazil near the equator the Day of Three Kings on January 6 gains local prominence with reisados a blend of religious pageantry and popular dances. Performances, funded by local patrons, span two months of rehearsals at homes as actors tour influential families.
Pleasant Grove notes list repeated social calls and visits among residents. John and Claude Derg of Bald Win appeared at Pearl Deay’s home. Fred Hibner visited Wilk lars. Beebe family and Everett Eberhart hosted Sunday gathering. Clyde Puckett of High Prairie called on John Daniels. Frances Williams visited Mrs. William Porter. Dan Flory visited Ed Deay and N. D. Messer in Lawrence. John Churchbaugh assisted N. D. Messer. Hiram Riley, A. L. Williams, Leonard and Sandy Williams all noted as Lawrence visitors. Mae Woods family moved to Missouri and occupants shift. Mite Hirt and Mrs Flory ill with flu. Arthur Flory from Willow Springs chores for Hirt.
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.