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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1906
Page
4
A jumbled ad bundle mentions carpet cleaning and delivery by F B Ben pety and Co, gas and loans, shoe shines, a direct action gas range at Weavers store, and various merchants in Lawrence Kansas. It references places on Mass Street and Vermont, a May 16 event, and multiple promotions from Saddlery stores to bathhouses and lampooned prices.
Lawrence Kansas May 11 1906 city clerk reports May 7 1908 resolution to grade pave and curb Warren street and intersecting streets from New Jersey to Delaware with vitrified brick and limestone costs payable in ten yearly installments. Wind Mill Grocery advertises Dick and Lewis handling groceries and meat.
City clerk notes a 1906 resolution adopted by Lawrence Kansas authorities to grade curb and pave Adams street from near Tennessee street to Connecticut street. It calls for limestone or cement curbing and two brick pavement courses with sand filler and ten annual installments for assessments.
Lost or stolen item note reads reward for return to Weavers store 14 Maes Street. Also mentions Kodak cameras developing and finishing at low prices. Cramer's 4x5 plates offered at 45e per dozen. Boughton's special prices and Gustafson marks items to plain figures.
Ready for business the Uncle Sam Oil Co is ready to deliver coal oil to the trade and others in wholesale lots from this date. Let every lady using kerosene in any quantity give this in dependent kansas product a trial it is high grade. C Freaark Lawrence Agt Home Phone 724.
An account of a Kansas state prohibitionists meeting is mixed with multiple local ads. The notice lists rail travel selling dates May 14 15 16 and May 13 24 15 with various return dates, plus offers for gas ranges optical work garden tools and fountain pens from local merchants. It reads like a cluttered newspaper classifieds page with promotions and a single meeting note.
A Bond Street jeweler claims unpaid bills from women of society cost London jewelers about 250000 pounds annually. He cites an instance where a wife ordered bangles rings and a muff chain worth 404 pounds and urged her husband to pay, though he had forbidden it. Other dealers report book debts sold for pennies and widespread unpaid charges.
Willian G. Fitz Gerald extols Damascus as among the most untouched oriental cities. The article describes a snow white garden ringed by pomergranate and orchards, with ancient irrigation and camel aided plowing outside the walls. Inside, Arab women haul water and grind corn with upper and lower stones, echoing Genesis-era scenes as described by the historian.
A fragmentic discussion cites Sand Merain in Success Magazine comparing Manchester and London police with New York methods. It highlights the officer as servant, restraint in dress and armament, and similar duties, noting graft suppression as a focus and urging quiet, respectful police conduct.
A historical excerpt challenges the myth that Apaches scalped victims, detailing biased reporting and noting that Apache people did not traditionally bury their dead. It references copies of the Lawrence Journal from 1903 1904 and asks readers to return these issues for payment. The article also mentions a new Uncle Sam refinery tank wagon delivering kerosene in Lawrence and plans to handle gasoline later.
The text attacks cheap baking powders for inferior materials and inconsistent leavening. It praises Calumet Baking Powder as superior, consistent, and cost effective, noting cheaper powders require more quantity and can ruin flavor and texture. It argues Calumet delivers reliable results at a moderate price.
A fragment notes Try ve Orange ice made from the fruit at Wiedemann's. The Sapier play is scheduled Tuesday and Wednesday at the opera house. A steady stream of wallpaper bundles is leaving Rowlands and Stevenson’s store, with a remarkable daily quantity tied up.
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