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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1908
Page
3
City listings show plumbing by Olson Bros and dressmaking by Mrs T A Morrison at 933 Rhode Island Street. Eaton Hurlbut paper sales and Boughton’s paper stand at 1024 Mass. Ave offer tearful papers. Feix’s Gas Mantles and Wiedemann’s Fruit Sales visit 621 Mass St. Items include planing, pumps, and repairs.
Advert describes flat treatment waxes and fillers offered by Johnson Line at Woodward & Co. Includes request for a descriptive pamphlet or panshet for customers.
A collage of small ads offers Paris Green and other sprays at low prices from P. Barber & Son, nursery goods at 313 Vermont Street, and gear from J. C. Dodds. Also listed are piano pupils, tailoring and theater promos, church services at First Baptist and German M E, plus a call for volunteers at the Court House and a rally by St James A M E with offerings of banks to bring in.
Local churches publish schedules with multiple houses of worship. Lutherans, Methodists, Christ, Pilgrim and Congregational groups list Sunday services, Bible studies, youth events, and evening lectures. Guest speakers and local pastors include Rev. W C Payne, Milton E Netheremt, J M Brown, William W Bult, and Frances B Patterson.
Day services noted at 1 a.m. and 12 m. midweek and testimonial meetings on Wednesday. Christian Science reading room open 2 to 5 p.m. daily except Sundays and holidays. Unitarian Church offers 11 a.m. service and 12 p.m. Sunday School. First Presbyterian notes 10:30 a.m. morning service with sermon by Rev F A Wilber, noon Sabbath school, 6:30 p.m. young people, no evening service. Trinity Church provides Holy Communion 7:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. morning prayer and sermon on Christ's Forgiveness, 12 p.m. Sunday school, 7:30 p.m. evening prayer and sermon on The Reformation.
J W Cochran secretary of the Presbyterian college board spoke in chapel on Friday about life and religion being one. He described two student types: those seeking to control will and body, and those living mainly for self pleasure. The piece notes campus life and upcoming events.
Local notices advertise Latin skin cream for blemishes and a range of products. Home Book Co at 23 Mass. street offers items in April, with paint, shoes by W L Douglas at 637 Mass. street, new Belt Pins from Gustafson, and writing paper by the pound at Boughton’s 1025 Mas St.
The text traces Adelph Rosenbecker, conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, from his German training and study with noted teachers to his American career. It notes his arrival in the U S and involvement with the Thomas orchestra, highlighting his influence and prominence in Chicago's musical scene during the period described.
A fragmented local note questions municipal ownership of a water plant and critiques private ownership. It asks why Trahiwin does not establish its own water facility and questions who benefits from existing arrangements.
A new ruling by the university fraternities council abolishes late night dance programs. The change ends years of after hours student dances and follows a period when dormitory hosts hosted these events a week ahead.
Twenty senior class members from the avil engineering school of the Uiiversity of Kan, NIL A Rice, son of civil engineers in Kansas City, inspected the new intercity viaduct and Kaw river railroad bridges between leve Kansas Cities. G A Hamman, surgeon, reports eye ear nose and throat losses treated at his Dick Doug Sore office. Leave subscriptions at Smith's News Depot.
The Boxville City Court met this morning and disposed of all cases. One citizen was fined for days privileges and another was put under bond to keep the peace. The Slaskell Indians and the M. C. A. Juniors will play basketball this evening at the M. C. A. gymnasium.
The Women's Auxiliary of the Baptist church announces another Tamens chicken pie dinner at the church on Saturday April 11. Further details will follow in updates.
Thomas Evans aged eighty four died this morning at the home of Mrs. Sutter 1123 Connecticut Street from a complication of diseases. He leaves a son William Evans. The funeral will be announced later. Local notices urge merchants to send statements early. A mix of ads mentions J C Moore wiring services Kilworth family plans and Lawrence Business College courses starting April first with new classes and earlier completion. Ed Seaton ill with appendicitis. Black Bear cigars advertised for quality.
Class 5 Baptist church members sell tickets for a concert by the Ottawa University orchestra. Thirty girls each took ten tickets and most sold more than 25. they will run the event as ushers and ticket takers. Tickets available at Raymond’s store Sakid offices or at the door Monday evening. admission 25 cents.
The city of Lawrence Closed final hooks show total registration of 2,360 with 2,000 men, 1,652 men and 705 women noted in ward tallies. Ward totals list mixed male and female counts with partial figures for the first through fifth wards, indicating ongoing registration activity and higher turnout among women in later hours.
An old newspaper fragment advertises a shop at 711 Mags offering groceries fresh meat and feed at low prices. It mentions successors to Sim Eliot at 1200 N.Y. JOBNS BROS and lists two phone numbers 442.
The store will be continued by Mrs. Raymond with active involvement for eighteen years and will be assisted by FP Fiegenbaum a KU Pharmacy graduate of 1890 who previously worked there. Patronage from Friends is solicited and store policies will remain unchanged.
Amelia Newcomb aged twenty two or twenty rod daughter of Mr and Mrs Newcomb died yesterday at home 1324 Pennsylvania Street of degeneration of the Aden funeral set for tomorrow at two oclock Reverend C L Milton to conduct services burial in Oak Hill cemetery
The death of William Wakefield father of Mrs KWesbury of Lawrence is reported at his Marian Iowa home. Kingsbury has been in Marian and left this morning for Marian. Wakefield had been visited here. A promotional line about Newbys Shoe Shop and Hats is included in the fragment.
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