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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1908
Page
4
RIS advertises Saturday specials featuring 14 qt tin dish pans and 10 qt tin water pails. Also listed are Sx7 oval pictures and a Corset Cover Embroidery 13 inch item. The fragmentary text suggests various household goods and a decorative embroidery piece in the sale.
The July 17 notes report Kansas will be fair and cooler tonight and Saturday while rain failed to materialize last night. Local items mention lost and found, shopping ads, and medical and investment notices with small claims and promises of profitable opportunities from the Journal page.
A flurry of visitors converges on Lawrence with Kansas City and Topeka connections. Names include Fred Eyre Birmingham Alabama and John Oatland Topeka on business, plus many locals hosting trips to Kansas City Denver Topeka and other Kansas towns.
In Lawrence, banks report healthy expansion and strong solvency. The Lawrence National, Watkins National, and Merchants National all post favorable statements, with total figures near nine hundred thousand dollars. The note also endorses Columbia dry cells for reliability and highlights Palace of Sweets ice cream delivery.
Fragmentary list shows prices and fabric descriptions from a remodeling page. Mentions white goods, white dotted swiss by the yard, and various cents per unit. Includes terms such as red Swiss, stripes, mercerized figures, checks, and broken plaids.
Mr. Hornaday of Fort Scott purchased from Col. O. a ten acre tract just west of the South Lawrence Driving Park. He plans to divide the land into lots and establish a studio and photography shop, with Wiedemann’s ice cream and cigars advertised under local phone listings.
Miss Dorothy Price returns from Linwood after a two month visit. The Sewing club met with Miss Eva Butler and refreshments were served. Miss Edna Watt hosts an informal eight o'clock breakfast for Mrs Everett Copley’s visit. Miss Patti Hiatt plans a gathering for Mary Underwood of Garnett. Eleven societies call a mass meeting to form a three member academic group in Kansas City, to be held at the Coates house Thursday night. Miss Alice Asher hosted the Mission Sunday School group at the Methoe shurch with light refreshments. A conference in Lawrence discussed forming a Greek-letter college fraternity at the hotel. A Kansas City list notes about five hundred national Greek fraternities, with Sigma Alpha Epsilon and others represented. Buck’s band concert in South Park postponed due to Chan. Shoes by Abe Welfmann advertised.
Tom Delahunty fined 175 and jailed after police court case in Lawrence. Judge Menger condemns the offender and orders hard labor on the rock pile. Notice to close poll books and local political updates appear amid weather notes and local ads.
A local promotion endorses Standard Mowers Litchfield Manure Spreaders Fish Bros. Wagons Casa Sulky Gang Plows Staver Buggies and White Rotary Sewing Machines as non affiliated with a trust. Pedigree details are in Evans-Metcalf Implement Co. Also promotes peach and pineapple sodas by Lawrence Bottling Co and a new meat market at 1023 Mass Street by Alfred 8 Eliot and Wm Johns.
The county examining board will hold a special examination for teachers certificates on July 24 and 25, 1908, under the state board. It is open to all who wish to teach or earn credits on professional certificates and will be conducted at the courthouse. Phone 313 for motorcycle and bicycle sales from J. F. Conklin at 834 Main.
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