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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1908
Page
4
A historical notice lists capacity of 3000 barrels per day for British American Portland Cement in Nowata Oklahoma. It provides financial figures including estimated yearly earnings of 1,000,000 barrels valued at $1 each, with costs and dividends reducing net balance. Bull P Wilson at 702 Mass Street appears as a contact or representative.
Suppressed weather bulletin notes partly cloudy conditions for Kansas and Chicago with cooler temperatures tonight. The page lists ads for Wiedemann ice cream and fruit, Laxman gas mantles, Conklin stoves, and Remmington stores, plus home goods and subscriptions services in mass street listings.
The Evangelical Association conducts Sunday services in English at 10 30 p m with John Wuerth as pastor at the West Lawrence Mission corner Berkeley and Connecticut street Sunday school begins at 10 20 and preaching at 11 30 Young people's meeting is at 7 pm Children day exercises are scheduled with unspecified time and offering details.
Amid flood fears in Lawrence small postings show widespread church notices and social chatter. Residents report rising basements and a wealth of flood related talk while volunteers plan boat rides and church events to steady the anxious community.
Word from Fort Mailison reports the Lawrence waterworks engineer Frazer killed today after injuries from yesterday’s blast. The incident follows an explosion that left Frazer unable to recover. Community notices list church services and school attendance data, with local ads for drugs, paints, and ice cream deliveries.
Several local congregations report service times and activities. First Baptist led by W. M. Barron holds 11:15 am worship with 12:03 pm Sunday school and 7:50 pm evening service. Worth Ride Church of Christ lists Bible school 10 am and multiple services. L W Myers German ME Church in New York and Berkeley streets offers 9:30 am Sunday school and 10:30 am sermon, 8 pm literary program, and a German school on Tuesday. Centenary and Epworth League at North Lawrence announce 10:30 am and 8 pm activities with a full Sunday schedule and Wednesday prayer meetings.
Jacob Winey, 42, night watchman at Morris Packing House, died in a blaze in Kansas City yesterday. Henry Winey of Lawrence traveled there to arrange funeral details. Winey leaves a widow and four children. He had worked at Morris for three days and his body was found buried under brick after the building collapsed.
The Work Room, supported by charitable groups, opens to help people who need shelter or assistance and promises care in every way. Delegates from Newton and Topeka attend camp events. weather washouts affect travel to Peoria and Ottawa. Local ads promote ice cream, refrigeration, fountain pens, and cigars.
Stevenson’s Book Store advertises wallpaper as a brightening solution for student rooms. The note warns of possible gas shutoffs in Lawrence as the Wakarusa river may cut a new channel, urging households to prepare with candles and lamps and to expect the fire bell to sound during outages. Gas manager J. N. Dunkel cautions residents to be ready for service interruptions.
Lost green suit jacket trimmed with black braid reported near 1263 Western Ave Topeka with reward offered. Another note states a finder will be rewarded for returning a Massachuset ts street item. Also an ad seeks a daytime companion for a lady, contact Leard Bell 504.
The pavilion party for Mr. and Mrs. Irving Hill is postponed due to the flood. A K U student plans to stay at his fraternity house with two pistols. Miss Alice Wilhelmi hosts bridge for Miss Norma Freyschlag of Kansas City. University students report homesickness as water rises and tracks wash out. Several local people travel or visit family in Topeka, Wichita, and Kansas City.
Miss Gertrude Tren wins the Pereira medal for excellence in chemistry from the Pharmaceutical Society in Lamb. At 18 she began studying her specialty at a girls high school in Camden Town and has also earned a silver medal in botany.
A short classified style note offers Black Seal as a remedy for a bad cigar and mentions piano toning work. It instructs to leave orders at Peircea' Music Store and provides two phone numbers ending in 171.
Notices promote a weeklong display of Quick Meal Gas Ranges at Herman Broeker's with a free premium on every Tange purchase. Gustafson’s repairs highlight quick, reliable service by four skilled workers offering small jobs.
Michigan Daily notes University of Michigan students involved in a riot face moral and financial consequences. Editor laments national stigma and $1000 in direct costs to the college community, arguing the episode harmed rights and reputations without benefit to students.
Two store employees, Helen and Bernice, are tall, graceful beauties in the Lawrence dry goods department. Their opposite looks spark admiration and occasional tension as passing customers and traveling men remark on their outfits and charm. Helen pursues a distant future while Bernice remains poised. a playful telephones scene contrasts their personalities.
In western Atchison county heavy rains caused extensive flooding. Bottom land is submerged with fields waterlogged and some wheat destroyed. The Delaware River near Museotah rose to record levels since 1863. A Missouri Pacific track section floated away with four men aboard. Corn planted yet to date shows promise as some wheat begins to recover.
The lady of Charles Roberts, who was arrested Thursday at Perry, has not been found yet. The search will be continued.
A Lawrence man leads a crowd in a quirky debate on judging character, while a “character reader” proclaims traits of a woman as bystanders bet on accuracy. The scene ends with a real-life reveal as a wife arrives, prompting surprise and introductions to a university graduate.
A Kansas City Journal note reports a Bronx men's club election for president with two candidates. a typewritten letter signed by two women urged voting against the “meanest man” and recounted incidents to prove the man’s unfitness. The alledged winner was defeated. Also mentions cement products and ads for Lawrence granite and cold remedies.
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