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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1905
Page
4
The following Hatof letters remain uncalled at the Lawrence Kansas post office for the week ending May 10. 14m: LADIER.
On south Massachusetts street a two story frame house with 126 feet frontage and 250 feet depth is offered in good condition with an urge to include barn. Immediate cash sale sought at 4500 dollars with terms to suit. Apply to WT Sinclair. Also advertisement for Lacquer or En on wood finishes by Dick Bros.
An old Lawrence newspaper notes Woodward and Co offering feather dusters from 25 cents and a range of land sales listed with per acre prices for wheat land in Gray County Kansas. It also advertises watch repairs by Gustafson jewelers and various local social items including weddings and engagements with names like Lulu Griggs and Joseph Kramer.
A report by A. S. Wood of Grant township highlights widespread annoyance in town due to buildings lacking house numbers. Wood’s full assessment follows an earlier partial Marion trustee report. Also advertised are Goodrich championship tennis balls at Smith's depot.
A Topeka high school meeting in YWCA rooms discussed sororities with a committee to approach the board of education. The group argued sororities fritter time on parties and spend too much on activities while supporters say they uphold scholarship and standards, denying attacks on members.
Entertainment for parents and children features Job Harkins Company of singers at Plymouth Congregational lectures Saturday evening May 13. Cast includes Avery Olney, Granny Lumkins, Eron Fischur, Fidgely Susan, Ruth Dyche, Cheruts Jus Bishop, Arthur Weaver, Laura Wheeler Dorrity, Grace Bell, Edward Tanner. The meeting is liberal and a goodly company of little singers in good standing. Milling company polices moved to the northeast corner of Massachusetts and Pinckney streets. A warm, sultry morning with a strong southerly wind.
Dr Ida C Hyde of the University of Kansas lectured at the Unitarian church on the Berlin held International Congress of Women, sharing German charts and photographs to supplement her account. She noted the council united women from many nations focused on global welfare and cooperative action. The day also saw the Griffs-Kener case verdict for damages and the Billings-Sullivan attorney fees suit in district court. Miss Mabel Knox acts as deputy in the district clerk's office, and a lost bench of keys is listed with a reward at Woodward’s drug store.
A sales push highlights advantaged prices on Undermuslins with drawers gowns skirts corset covers and children’s pants priced from 10c to 25c plus White Waists from 1 to 5 dollars and Silk Shirt Waist Suits up to 25 dollars. The offer bills quality materials and workmanship and claims unmatched value in a large department sale ongoing this week.
The German department marks Schiller’s death centennial with lectures by Prof W. M Carruth on Thursday May 1 and Friday May 12, free lecture, $1 admission for scenes from Schiller’s plays, plus student recitals and university events. Also notes Miss Minnie Owens recital, Topeka lecture, initiation for P A A, and local city updates on cemetery work and new city engineer Jutland Wheeler.
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