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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1908
Page
4
Community members voice opposition to the proposed Siarting Houses project. Concerns focus on safety and impact on local streets, with residents urging closer scrutiny of planning and funding. Officials say reviews proceed.
Local ad lists two rubber tired runabouts for 55 dollars each, steel tire runabouts 40 dollars, an extension top survey 95 dollars, three steel tired runabouts at 45 dollars each, and four steel tired top buggies at 47.50. Other bargains promised with full guarantees. Also notes shoe repair, a windmill postcard, and a wind-themed poem.
O'Brien & Co advertises natural gas as the most satisfactory and economical fuel for heating when properly installed. They claim to have installed over sixty gas furnaces and radiators in Lawrence buildings and offer goods, methods, and references from over sixty satisfied customers. Call to examine heating and ventilating approaches.
Lawrence residents are urged to trim overhanging tree branches along several streets to prevent pedestrian obstruction. The notice highlights the need for careful pruning to improve safety and visibility in the area.
Purely personal notes from Ottawa with multiple names and travels. Charles Gibbs and others head to Topeka Kansas City and Denver. students and faculty visits noted. A. W. Kreider buys land corner and plans a modern home. Betas beat Phi Gams 9 to 6 in K U interfraternity baseball. Graduation diamonds advertised.
Informal dances and receptions fill Fraternal Aid Hall and Mrs. A P Hults hosts the Birthday club while the Jenn Wren club held a gettogether at Mrs Raymond’s residence. Numerous engagements and wedding plans unfold with Miss Alberta to Mr Smith and young Mrs Bales in Kansas City. June weddings feature Miss Emma Ott and Joel Good on a rose veranda in Eudora with a Galveston journey ahead.
Kansas University reports the departure of associate law professor William Underhill Moore to the University of Missouri. Moore, one of KU’s most popular instructors since 1906, helped advance the Kansas Lawyer and modernize the law curriculum. His exit trims a trusted faculty member amid broader departures and campus changes.
Geo J Barker returns from Leavenworth where he was moved related to the Weber Piano factory case. The Perkins case decision on trial by court or jury will be rendered next Monday. Visparene for potato bugs advertised. Raymond’s Drug Store promotes products. Squires’ offers portrait photography.
A new Alfalfa Elixir Association forms in Lawrence led by W. B. Brownell to bottle alfalfa juice for hog feed, with a Lawrence manufacturing plant planned and officials to be chosen. Amid varied notices, other items include piano tuning services, a seed of rose care advice, and local ads for home services and events.
Indica curios store and local vendors advertise season tickets for the Chautauqua via the Y M C A at 200 dollars, gate prices 2.50 each, with notices of eyewear by G A Hamman and a range of goods from card cases to bakery items. Other ads promote fish meat safety, phone numbers, and graduation gifting from local jewelers and markets.
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