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 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1916
Page
5
A fragmented column blends biblical language with domestic notices. Readers discuss virtue and vows, children’s language, and religious society meetings at the Methodist and Baptist churches. Local travel notes, weather glimpses, and campus chatter mix with anecdotes from students and residents about daily life.
Mrs and Mr van D. Viets announce the birth of a son named Robert Exdjwin on Wednesday January 26. Frank Priger arrives from Kansas City for a visit. Miss Gertrude Russell leaves for Colorado. many social events and a Jubilee for the High School are planned, with meetings, speakers, and a Valentine party in Topeka.
Fragmentary OCR notes report people traveling to Kansas City and Sturgis South Dakota for visits and business. It mentions cigar purchases and a forthcoming auction at a court house with “highest bids” on a Saturday afternoon and lists names and addresses in a scattered fashion.
Partial OCR shows a grocery price list for Fresh Park Tan and items like sausage dried peach beans and other staples. It mentions Our Own Delivery and city-wide service with a contact phone 492-001200, New York state references, and several misread product names.
A fragment cites James Fitzpatrick traveling to Kansas City and describes a claimed invention of a self-operating lopewriter. The piece notes a desire for a device that can think for itself and perform tasks without human input.
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.