W. E. Emick and James H. Mitchell Ad Contact
Two individuals named W. E. Emick and James H. Mitchell are listed with a shared office in Room 5 of the Bowersock Building and a phone number 495 Bell suggesting an address or business listing.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1918
Page
7
Two individuals named W. E. Emick and James H. Mitchell are listed with a shared office in Room 5 of the Bowersock Building and a phone number 495 Bell suggesting an address or business listing.
Multiple transfers listed by owners to buyers in Lawrence and nearby areas. Names include Katherine Norman, Fred Gallamore, John E. Smith, Mae Hams, Ray Shuler, Asia N. Clerk, and Jess Willard. Amounts noted range from 1 to 6200 dollars with parcels described by section township and range, lot numbers and acres.
A fractured downtown scene unfolds with a daywalker figure crossing diagonally while a motorman and police officer intervene. A hospital scene shows nurses with bandages and a dog at home howling for its master, all recounted in a tense urban vignette from Seattle.
The readable bits show items like Mince Meat in bulk, canned goods, evaporated milk, sorghum, and other staples. It appears as a scattered price and product list from a market catalog or advertisement page with several unreadable lines.
Associated Press market report shows cattle receipts around 600 with steers and heifers mixed, hogs at around 4000 head, and wheat and corn prices varying. Prices mentioned include wheat near 82.8, corn around 16.00, and July soybeans at 20.25 with noted market activity and bids from buyers.
An ad for Mosford Inv. & Co. lists Kaw Valley Farms with options from 120 acres to 60 acres, all tillable, including wheat and alfalfa plots. Prices range from 150 to 160 dollars per acre with 1 room houses, barns, and proximity to town, schools, and amenities. Describes potential money makers and varying improvements or lack thereof.
A fragmentary report notes workers count glass segments and nails used in a project. The text mentions twelve items required and the process of fitting panes into frames, describing a careful assembly effort and an observer recounting the steps.
Fragmentary OCR text mentioning averages, accidents, and a list of names and places. Several garbled phrases reference a festa, wires, a help request, and a highest prize. No coherent event or outcome is discernible from the content.
Fragmented lines describe fire and bells with mentions of dogs and embers. The garbled text shows scattered words and names like Cy and See FLBE ete, suggesting a censored or corrupted reminiscence.
Readable fragments show a market ad listing items and prices including 20¢ and 63¢ items, a round 5 loin steak reference, peanut butter, green ground bone and a mismatch of words suggesting an era grocery sale notice with dated pricing. The exact items and brands are unclear but indicate a small store price list.
A clipped and garbled OCR fragment shows a domestic exchange with misheard phrases about harmony and disagreement. The lines suggest a couple speaking haltingly about arguments, apologies, and misunderstandings, captured in a damaged historic newspaper snippet.
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