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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1907
Page
4
A fragmentary weather report notes March 11 in Kansas with cloudy to warmer conditions tonight and colder Tuesday. It mentions telephone Wiedeman for pure ice cream and cites Dr F H Law as the journal’s meteorologist with wind and rainfall data, though the text is damaged and partially unreadable.
A collage of shop notices and product pitches on Mass Street names Smith's News Depot Union Pacific Tea store and Searles Bros listing wares from safety razors and coffee to seeds and roosters. Includes painting supplies gas mantles baby cigars and quilting services with contact cues and prices for small seeds and paper goods.
A farmer advises ring hogs in the nose to prevent hogs from invading meadows and pastures. He notes ruined acres from hogs breaking into fields and discusses the costs and risks, including pain for hogs and potential poor fattening after ringing. He reflects on old methods and modern devices for nose rings and their impact on hog behavior and pasture damage.
The note praises Judge Menger and Ben Caddy as experienced, honest leaders in law enforcement. It emphasizes commitment to enforcing city ordinances and maintaining order, noting their familiarity with residents and city affairs.
A local firm offers one hundred Ont ng gowns delivered today from a shipment four months old. They refuse to carry stock and price gowns at $1.50 and $1.25, with bargain $0.75 to $1.00 items. Customers invited to inspect the stock.
Henry McKinney dropped dead in Gillard Biddle’s post outside the state prison while en route to visit his brother. He was a Sedgwick County resident and twin of the prisoner, with several local business ties and property in Chandler and nearby towns. He had come to Oklahoma to see his sibling and reportedly left behind bills totaling thousands in his pockets. The deceased’s relatives span Reno Tong Nexie Lawrence Topeka St Joseph.
Wind Mill Home sale noted amid a garbled obituary fragment. The text mentions individuals including Cardin A Shaw and W A Palm, with references to Lawrence and Kansas, plus a death date around 1908 and contemporaries in a local community.
The item lists seeds for sale including flower seeds and garden seeds at a shop on West Warren Street. It mentions home canned fruits available at Mrs Prentice's Home Store located at 1183 Mass Street.
Fragmented reader letter describes lawn care and a local business offering suits and coats at 63 Mass Street. It references family, a sea view, and a declaration of “The Real Thing” with items like apple butter and meth teal molale.
A terse sports note from Merchanta Park reports the Post Office club defeating the local team in a tennis bowled match. Key players names are unreadable in the OCR but the result stands as Post Office victory with the Merchanta squad facing a setback.
Brief obituary note records the death of Ida Raffle with sparse details. The fragmentary text lists names and places, indicating a local notice of bereavement and funeral arrangements may follow. Further readable facts include reference to related individuals and a regional context.
The clipping notes marriages in Kansas with mentions of Mary and others, and reports that Mr and Mrs Green reside in Bartlesville while family members traveled to Kansas City. It also documents Pi Beta Phi Sorority hosting a Cookie Shine and freshman farce at their chapter house with upperclassmen planning entertainments for first year sisters.
Circulated wire market notes list Timothy at 14.50 and Wheeler Prairie at 11.50 with butter cream packing and live stock receipts of 10,000 head. Native cows and heifers total 6,000 with heavy cattle at 6.85 and packers at 6.80. Pork prices show pigs light at 5.50 and 6.80.
Last year pupils from Lullefton O11 Mass. St and Miss Kipling's class prepare a display with Miss Mossler's group: the Y.M.C.A. exhibition aims to outdo boys' classes, with a business meeting at the Methodist church this evening and Wolf's offering pictures and framing.
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