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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1905
Page
3
An assortment of classified notices lists a good home for sale on south Massachusetts street and a 2 story frame house with 250 ft depth, cash offers, and contact details. Additional items include textiles, hats, linens, embroidery, stamps, costumes, and various goods offered by local merchants with promotions and contact addresses.
Grand Chief Wil Be Present as Degree of Honor Lodge No. 4 of A O W holds initiation for over 100 candidates the largest in the city. Judges from nearby towns invited Agnes Michaelis of Nickerson and Georgia Novestine of Hiawatha attend with grand officers. Deputy J W Dickerson has arranged the event and offered prizes for bringing in the most new members.
Rowlands and Stevenson advertise wallpaper and paint products, claiming Sorbing increases value and a well painted house. They promote Lucas Paints with oil-based colors ready to use and offer to send a catalog by mail with a phone number for contact.
Extra large transplanted pansy plants in bloom offered at a local stand. The listing mentions location near Lawrence and names several individuals and businesses, describing plant quality and availability for buyers. Potential buyers are urged to visit Smith's News Depot for complete titles and further details.
The Stelsberg orchestra plans a dance on Everett Street Tuesday evening April 4 with music by Hlensy Hepson and the bhehsiith. rehearsals underway as residents prepare. Chief Prentberb announced staging of the event amid city notices and district court proceedings regarding safety and venue arrangements.
The auditorium of the Christian church was full for the eight night as Pastor Milton urged members to fill the psaltery and feature room. Many sat standing and the crowd grew beyond capacity prompting requests to stay away to let others hear Mr Holme. Eleven confessed during the first four days and two young men were baptized as part of the service. The sermon theme centered on Christ life purpose with concluding remarks from a leadership team.
A fragmented report lists Souvenir Post Cards at Hoadley s and names several committee members including Mrs Chase and others from various groups. The text mentions a Santa Fe Trail Committee and a Betty Waslington chapter regent, with references to ex governor Staidey and local associations.
A jumble of real estate, employment, and business ads appears. Notices mention Geo A Flory Realty and Loans, Farm property for site land rent, and plans to down on real estate. The Modern Weadmead ladies plan a convention in Lawrence on April 3. The Baldwin city council granted a 20 year gas franchise to George L Pattison for National Gas. work to start within 30 days. Also listed are a few jobs, a dance invitation by Athena council on Friday March 31, and miscellaneous items from local shops and services.
Local store announces new shipments including Gold Coin and Standard A flour, feed, butter, and fresh eggs arriving on a new car. The brief notes prompt stock updates for customers seeking staples and feed.
Large attendance marked the Lawrence Lawrence Jan. meeting as Elks elected officers for the coming year. Reports show growth in membership and charity donations. Elected were SWatard Brown secretary Henry Weinartior Betwemert and others to fill key posts. Weather notes and local quirks thread through the report with mentions of upcoming candidacy and routine duties.
Goods advertised as matching sets invite customers to visit for inexpensive richness and beauty in variety. The notice promises a well displayed sale tomorrow at a location described as one yard, with items labeled embroideries and appealing phrasing to attract buyers.
A sale of ladies children and men's hose is announced with hitherto unknown prices. The notice emphasizes broad discounts across garments and appeals to shoppers seeking budget hosiery options.
Mrs M Wilhemi and others plan trips to Kansas City for Parsifal with many visiting relatives. Various families announce visits, a hospital project contract, grand opera plans, and a wedding at 44 Kentucky Street. A typhoid case, an upcoming army inspection, and church society meetings complete the social roundup.
The obituary notes Miss Nefiie Brown Glo died at her father Charles Brown's home near Wildustown after returning from Denver. A stenographer for WoT Stefani, she lived a life marked by a recent marriage and a history of drinking, with details of the funeral and burial spanning several lines.
The Missouri supreme court handed down a decision in the Butler case, an indicted man charged with lewd bidding related to Charney Fo Keble. The court held that Turmer St. Louis boss can be tried on misdemeanor and related charges, with the state seeking to prevent testimony against Butler.
The University of California has acquired what is claimed to be the smallest dictionary in the world. This French English dictionary measures eight inches long and two and three fourths inches wide, with pages holding about 110 words each and a total of 64 pages.
An on the record report describes the father of a woman charged in a serious case being arrested. The piece references a Constable Ol Moran, witnesses, and various scattered names and locations, with unclear sequence. It notes alleged conspiracy and political intrigue tied to Caesar Young, a bookmaker, and a town in Russia. The narrative is fragmentary and lacks a clear, coherent chronology.
Fragmented OCR text describes potential postponement of a Japanese action and mentions diplomats and unspecified parties. It references delays, negotiations, and possible timing shifts, but the exact events, names, and places are obscured, producing an inconclusive and hard to parse summary.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a custody case involving a child and a father, with scattered names and places. The garbled text mentions a transfer or guardianship action, court proceedings, and potential estate concerns. Specific parties and locations remain unreadable in the source.
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