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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1905
Page
2
A Lawrence Kansas newspaper notes life in Europe and Canada markets, local politics, finance, and rail news. It cites Roosevelt, Bryan, Topeka, and New York legislative heat while examining banking closures, wheat crops, and prohibition. It highlights advertising growth and local business vigor amid summer dullness.
The pipe line to supply Baldwin and Lawrence with gas began work earlier this week, spanning two miles west of Baldwin with future town connections. A crew of about two hundred workmen is pushing the project rapidly, with Baldwin merchants supplying materials and about thirty carloads of pipe unloaded at Baldwin. Meanwhile, the body of John Sutliff, who died in Kansas City, arrived in Lawrence for burial at Oak Hill Cemetery after services by Rev W W Bolt.
The article lists Haskell normal school events for June including junior and senior class days, a baccalaureate address by Rev. William Walt, twenty-first anniversary exercises with President J N Wilkinson and speakers, and a drill and band concert. It notes new brick furnaces for burning paper, a school exhibit in the YMCA room, and plans to enlarge boys reading rooms. The hatball team reorganization elected Louis Felix as captain.
Private funeral services for the late John A Dailey were conducted at 4 am from the family home on Massachusetts Street by Rev J K Baxter of Trinity Episcopal church. Burial followed at Oak Cemetery with floral tributes and pallbearers listed.
Samuel A. Riggs advertises a Jersey cow fresh six weeks and a driving horse named Quaker plus two Standard Happy Rest mares. Low price offered.
A dense listing of names, addresses, and phone numbers for new subscribers and misc notices. Includes White Beard J W 1145 Ky, Red Berry S W 414 miles northeast, Main Brady J L 144 La, Red Charlton EB L 534 Ohio, Red Davis W H 5 coffea south west, White Duke B F 40 Elm, Red Glatthear RB K 5 miles SW, White Heichman 8 R 918 Ohio, Red Howard F 3 residence 1243 Del, Main Kotels Carl E Goody, Main Lowe Rev C B M 509 Tenn, White Martin W E 2 miles SW, Red Olney Prof F G 920 La, Main Patitt W A 106 NY, White Scott J W 624 La, White Shearer Jane 1024 Vt, White Slomerock Clara 709 Tenn, Main Spray L M Ky, Main Wheeler Holland 24 Lif Main 495 Williams Minnie L 308 Maine, plus ads for thrashlog coal storage rates Arkansas coal, dressmaking, ice cards, millinery sale, and various local business notices.
Wall Paper and Paint. Let us give you an estimate on your wall paper. Our stock is all fresh and new and our prices as low as the lowest. L. L. PHILLIPS & CO. Notice to House Cleaners Commencing on July 1st, our carpet renovator will be closed down indefinitely for repairs. Persons wearing carpeted cleaning should put their orders out once. Mass & J. Geto ELLIS & LETTERBERG for hardware, tinware, stoves and refrigerators, roofing, guttering and tinshop, all work guaranteed, 310 Massachusetts street. FRANK RAHSKOPF, plumbing and gas fitting, bath tubs and bathroom fixtures. All orders promptly attended to 712 Massachusetts street, phone 307. New second hand store at 734 Massachusetts street. Second hand shoes and clothing, bought, sold and prchanged. D. LITWIN, W. E. BEATTIE, painter and paper hanger, all orders promptly attended to, telephone 340 and we will be there. FRED BELOW, restaurant and lunch counter, meals at all hour, confectionery, 8&2 Massachusetts street. Hammond's slug shot kills bugs on all kinds of plants or shrubbery. For sale by F. Barteldes & Co. Fishing tackle, a full line at Barnes' News depot.
Mr. Goldstein, weakened by long illness and kidney pain, credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring his strength after a year of treatment. His wife, once frail, also reports rapid improvement and full recovery following the same remedy at their Gore Street apartment in Boston. Both recommend the tonic for general weakness and blood health.
A long excerpt discusses the massive labor and expense required to create and revise a large encyclopedia, noting revisions follow first editions, editor turnover, and the necessity of frequent updates to keep information current. It also includes unrelated clippings about remedies, sermons, and neighborhood anecdotes.
Sir Joshua Reynolds, born 1793 in Plympton near Plymouth, Devonshire, studied classics under his rector father who planned medicine for him. He pursued art after copying prints, trained in London, returned to Plymouth briefly, then moved to London’s St Martin’s Lane. He painted Commodore Keppel and built his fortune, later centered at Leicester Square. The text blends biographical detail with faded OCR mentions of Savings Bank notices and public interest.
Summer travel advice highlights Wabash routes to St Louis Detroit Toledo Pittsburgh and Buffalo with through service to New York and Boston. Advertising observation cars on day trains between Kansas City and St Louis and on the Wabash New York mail train No 2. Rentals and notices appear at the Journal office.
Classified items describe housing and rooming options in Lawrence Kansas including homes with barns orchards and rooms for rent and sales. Listings mention several New York Street addresses and a Santa Fe hotel dining room attendant position with brief terms and prices.
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