Chautauqua Arrives in Lawrence With Silent Buzz
Tent and paraphernalia for the Redpath Chautauqua will arrive in Lawrence from Iola tomorrow for a Thursday start. J A Cobbey and James Pearson of the Chautauqua company are in town promoting the event. Ticket sales are slow but expected to pick up as Lawrence residents prepare to welcome a notable program with international speakers. The local Y M C A has pushed the event and hopes for strong attendance amid a summer lull.
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Lawrence
Iola
J. A. Cobbey
James Pearson
Chautauqua Company
Otizwa
Sue
Redpath
Mrs Dolly Graeber Dead Funeral Date Not Set
Mrs Dolly Graeber, wife of G A Graeber, died last night at home 488 Ohio Street. She leaves two children Bernice and Arlene and her mother living in Deerfield. Funeral arrangements to be announced later pending out of town relatives.
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G. A. Graeher
Dolly
Ciraeher
Ohio Street
S. Ciraeher
Bernice
Deer
CG. W. Gosow
San Diego
Cal
A. McFarland
Bert
Kansas City
Alice Zwick
Abilete
M. Winters
Lecompton
Wes. S.A. Crawford
Kan' Ra
Newenyerane
M. Robin
John Morga
Los Angeles
Portland
Ernest Hare
Min- Phillips
Eva Willard-Clayton
Warren Foster Cook
Great Bend
Shige
Meningly
Topeka
Miss Clayton
James Clayton
Mia Clayton
Baker University
Herbert Clayton
Jefferson Ave
Topeka Capital
Circus Paper Sparks Town Hype and Odd Notices
A jumble of local items reports makeshift circus paper chatter, a town abuzz over a paper issue, while street life shows up with stove hindrances and “rats skidoo” pest notes. George Kennedy and Mary Tucker receive a license. Bartn wedding hosts a postnuptial charivari. fresh vegetables tempt at W A Dunmire. A Young discounts ladies’ tan shoes at a cut price.
Weather and society items from Lawrence Kansas 1908
Weather notes and social tidbits from Lawrence Kansas dated July 14 1908. Mentions visits by residents to Kansas City Philadelphia and Michigan plus local events and notices including circus controversy and polling book closings. Reports on Sharp winds and travel between cities, plus a near drowning and several social mentions.
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Lawrence
Kaus
Lawrence youth with two suitors charms Colorado trip
In a Lawrence social note a local girl, now in Colorado, faces a choice between a college boy and a summer romance, while party chatter, wedding plans, and the city’s social routines unfold. The piece also sketches maidens, dress trends, and contract social expectations in Lawrence society.
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Lawrence
Colorado
Surplus Merchandise Sale Announcement
The backward spring and wet summer have left us with a surplus of merchandise. Prices are tremendously reduced across the stock to clear inventory.
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Cheney Bros
Pitir
Kimcuss
Ister
de Datiste
Bovattl
Valles
Hedts
A.d.weaver
Graeber
Eirews
Tna
George Kennedy
Rirkland
Mary &. Tucker
Lecoupton
Waite
Mass, St
Bart N
Lome
Hoetstand
W. A. Dunmire’s
A. Young
Lomas Studio
Chicago
Kansas
Russell
Mirrow
Will Bailey
North Ly Michigan
Philadelphia
F. E. Stimpson
Ife
Trevorsy
Lola
Hiome
Tulu
Olin Fiske
Helen Fiske
Bloomington
Fisel
K.H. Snow
Edith
A G. Clevenger
Will Griesa
Wichita
Albert Silage
Seago
Ed “Wilson
Freda ‘Gontwell
M. el Ingleman
Annat
Mra LP Hughes
Los Cal
Earl Woodard
Wakarusa
Barton & Vailey Circus
Elmer Newby
Haskell Todian
Nebraska
Gratton Gregg
Spokane
Wash
Loomas Studios
Loomas
G. Schulz
West Henry Street
County Board of Examiners
Lenora Caldwell
R. L. Allen
V. Stella Cressman
Arthur Secoml
Olda “Anderson
Clyde Blair
Lena Breeheisen
Ethel Duff
Ethel Hickock
Lena G. Jones
MW. Ratherman
Clara Lutz
George Nichols
Tillie Ren
Wiedemann’s
Longanecker
L St. Lawrence, Kans
Cara Journal
al Ba
Hoadley
Stevenson’s Book Store
Mass
Mrs. Cooke
Don Carlos
West Lawrence
Irene Crawford
Pratt, Kansas
Charles ‘Wagner
Hutchinson
Kansas University
Ite Lee
Ad Wang Jo
Akon
Tomas’ Sindis
Fistogragin
Innes, Bullene Glackman
Toile du Nord
Lonsdale Cambrics
Lonsdale Muslin
Youea Bay
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