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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1908
Page
4
A collage of late 19th century commercial notices and remarks from Lawrence, Kansas, mentioning merchants E G Laxman, F A Bennett, G A Wainman, and Seltz tailor, with names, addresses, telephone numbers and services including cigars, piano pupils, photography, carpets, and eyeglasses, plus a transit remark about Ezra Meeker and the Oregon trail marker on Massachusetts street.
Vic Johnson purchases a new automobile and praises patience with buyers who tell the truth. The piece notes the dealer does not push lies, respecting Vie Tughit, and highlights years of diligent work by Vie duliatsen. May Time Is Here, promoting new furniture and home items from Robertson Bros including cabinets, beds, tables, chairs, and hall furnishings.
A letter from Franklin to the editor discusses the prohibition issue and its enforcement in Kansas. The paper notes readers seek the editor's personal opinion and that the editorial will reflect law rather than community sentiment.
A reader from an established community writes to the Tribune claiming long residence in 187 and a desire for Lawrence news. He asks for a copy of the paper and the subscription rate, noting the Tribune merged with the Journal about twenty five years ago.
George W. Connell of the Leewupion Sun stated this morning that the public will vote for Stubbs. He predicted the final tally would reveal a smaller Leland vote than expected and the outcome will alarm few.
Plans for a new county jail are completed and on exhibit at the courthouse cited by WT Wellman and Fred C. Gant. The county aims to claim one of the state’s best jails. A special meeting of S Enele camp is set for Friday evening May 1 to conduct important business. attendance requested. E S Lemon captain orders. Mary A Cornell is ill at home of her son Bert Cornell in North Lawrence. Lawrence Mass St 15 is noted as a place offering writing papers by Boughton’s. Lawrence Transfer Co.
Kansas is set to host a ten month evangelistic campaign starting September 1. Dr Hiederwolf leads 30 evangelists plus state ministers in cities over 400 population, with funds raised in each county to cover current expenses. Headquarters may move from Topeka to Wichita to coordinate among counties.
A sweeping preview notes state and district conventions across 11 states to appoint delegates to the national conventions. It highlights Republican and Democratic gatherings from Montana to New York, with plans for emergency currency action in Congress and Japan’s upcoming Friday election amid anti-military sentiment.
The Ridenour Bakery Company of Kansas City celebrates its 50th anniversary today May 11. Founded May 11, 1853, the firm marks a semi centennial milestone with fanfare and cards sent to commemorate the milestone.
EUW beat Wentworth Military Academy as Kansas University freshmen won a wall-away baseball game Saturday afternoon. The score read 5 to 0 in favor of Hito.
The Merchants' Athletic Association board met Saturday night and elected M. Robinson as president, George Kahne as vice president, and Gus Berger as secretary and treasurer.
Card of thanks to friends neighbors and the D A R for kindness during illness and death of aunt Miss Elizabeth Pease. Mrs James Newhouse and relatives convey wagon deliveries across the city. Our city delivery service expands as demand grows and family trade prices with coupons stay the same as last year with 10 to 12 percent margins.
Thirty five years ago Mr Sears bought a farm near Hesper and began farming then drying corn for Lawrence. He built a small operation into one of the region’s largest canning industries employing four thousand in summer. The founder’s son visits Kennedy airfield, showcasing factory products as the business grows.
In Kansas City a crowd of telephone men recalled KU alumni who joined the telephone industry. Notable names include Jim Kelsey, former catcher and professor, and several graduates from 93 to 95 now holding management, engineering, or sales roles across Kansas and Oklahoma. A wartime cohort and families also appear, with a marriage license noted for Baldwin and Stewart.
A complete line of varnish stains enamels and reliable door stains carriage paints and more is advertised at Straffons. The note adds that unique original merit post cards come from Boughtons located at 1025 Mass St.
Piano tuning available with satisfactory work. Leave orders at Peirces' Music Store. Phones 171. Soda water, pop, cigars, and tobacco at E G Loxman & Co. 50 wallpaper patterns priced from 5 to 20 cents per roll.
India Linens in checks and plaids offered for waists and children's wear with fine sheer qualities. 15c checks at 10c and 17 4c checks at 124c. 25¢ mercerized checks at 15c. Plain India Linens feature three special values at 10c, 12 34c, and 15c. Goods selling at 5c a yard more elsewhere, but here priced below jobbers wholesale prices.
A Rankin daughter and a Gafford son wed in a refined Presbyterian ceremony in Lawrence. The event drew family, university connections, and local society,. The bride Maude Rankin wore white satin with duchess lace while the groom, a Kansas University attendee from Minneapolis, Kansas, and their reception featured spring flowers and lavish gifts.
A Lawrence wedding to be held tomorrow evening at the bride’s parents’ home will unite Miss Mable Lyter and Mr. Harry Milly Jer. The ceremony will be by Rev. E. E. Stauffer and feature snowball bouquet, white and colored attendants, and a rose petal carriage. A formal dinner for about thirty relatives and intimate friends follows. The couple will honeymoon and then reside at 2211 Vermont street.
In a barber shop wait, patrons discuss cosmetics and cocoa butter origins. A confectioner explains it is oil from cacao beans, sparking debate over ingredients. The group then shifts to speculation about today’s baseball game. Nearby rose bushes sell Raymond's Slag Shot dust packages.
Many buyers seek value and fairness in purchases from Gustafsons for diamonds and watches, as quality and price guide decisions. The lawn care offer promotes efficient mowers to keep lawns neat, with Julius A. Eriksen at 944 Wasa St. supporting lawn maintenance.
A fine horse owned by the Lawrence Transfer Company was killed at the university this morning after four horses pulling a wagon became frightened by the curfew. Two bolted, one ran into a tree and broke its neck, dying instantly, marking the third transfer horse lost in three weeks.
Bert Moranville and another man were arrested yesterday for being drank. They have not stood trial yet. The Lawrence Camera club will discuss Interior Photography and Blashlights tonight with H. W. Foster at 504 Ohio street.
Public notices invite bids for street and sewer improvements in Lawrence, Kansas. Projects include earth excavation paving on Alabama and Louisiana streets, main and lateral sewers on Bews and West Lawrence blocks, with required certified checks and bid details obtainable at the Peony Arcade building, 921 Main Street.
In a vivid audience description the play Glorious Betsy draws tears and cheers as Betsy Patterson and Jerome Bonaparte are linked to a romance tying to US history. The tale recounts Jerome’s failed bid for Napoleon’s approval, his marriage to Betsy, and a later annulment followed by Betsy’s death. Betsy Patterson is named as the grandmother of US Attorney General Charles G. Bonaparte.
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