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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1911
Page
8
A nationwide response to the 17 Cents a Day penny purchase plan drives strong Oliver Typewriter orders. The campaign touts universal typewriting as a modern business and private life necessity with the Oliver machine praised for efficiency, durability, and reduced parts.
An advertisement extols the Oliver Typewriter as a modern, profitable tool for merchants, doctors, lawyers, and writers. It promotes a 17 Cents a Day purchase plan, home use, and wide professional adoption, promising steady dividends and career opportunities. The Kansas City company offers catalogs and the 17 Cents a Day plan to buyers nationwide.
A column discusses Lake Baikal in Central Asia as a deep freshwater body with marine-like life. Berg’s study notes 33 fish species, 4 unique to Baikal, 19 widespread in Siberia and Europe, many mollusks peculiar, suggesting mixed origins and long isolation. The piece compares Baikal’s life to Tanganyika’s and hints at hot springs and historical freshwater preservation.
A meditation on how readers interpret Shakespeare beyond the text and how personal perception shapes meaning. It recalls a 1865 Charleston incident where a mayoral order expelled noncombatants, later framed in a New York family home with a note from the mother about remaining.
The Douglas County Board of Commissioners will meet as a board of equalization from June 5 to June 14. Deputy assessors will be present by township and city location with specific dates listed.
A terse notice lists services by a local whinger, undertaker and embalmer in Massachusetts. It mentions a $40 item and new leather goods, novelties, and contact phones.
Hosford Investment Co lists numerous properties for sale or exchange including a 7 room house near the University, a 5 room brick house on New Jersey street, and a 4 or 5 acre tract near the city. They seek cash buyers and exchanges with farms, city residences, and vacant lots, offering terms on select properties in the 900 block area and nearby streets.
Washington May 20 Democratic advocates of free raw wool reportedly surrendered after the House Ways and Means Committee continued its tax revision work. Committee members once opposing Chairman Underwood and Speaker Clark were said to have agreed to retain a reduced duty rather than free wool.
The Creramery advertises vanilla and chocolate ice creams along with flavors like strawberry caramel maple lemon pineapple orange banana apricot peach and more. It highlights specialties such as nut mixes, tiramisu like desserts, sherbets and ices, and edible center designs for occasions.
A severe hailstorm yesterday afternoon struck a mile west of the Kanwaka store. Ice pebbles fell for ten to fifteen minutes starting about 3 o clock, damaging fruit and farms including the Ad bert Walters Lem Ive Geo Hawk and Brookman properties as melting ice harmed the finds.
George Brooks, a government secret service employee, is in Lawrence this week to attend the encampment and visit the university. Brooks was a Hill student forty years ago when the entire school was housed in North College. New Maxwell five passenger auto acquired by John Weber appears in town. A divorce suit Louisa Barnes vs Uriah Barnes was filed in district court late yesterday.
A Pittsburgh Gazette Timea clipping tells how a thrifty Sewickleyan hid $50 in a vest for baseball bets. His wife sold the vest to the ragman claiming it smelled mold. She reveals the money was invested in a large bucket hat, causing the man to faint.
An old newspaper clipping touts Casearets as a simple daily aid to digestion and wellbeing. It urges regular exercise and moderate food intake while promoting a one cent box sold at Smith's News Depot with other local ads for office supplies and services.
In a push led by Chief Held, the Des-Tax crusade targets ownerless town dues. About 40 pits have already been collected from Brottijux owners for 1911. Next week officers plan to boot all duts running at large without tags. Prentice has gathered over $100 alone.
The Business College reports strong demand for office workers railroads and large firms seek trained students. Recent hires include Charlotte Wisey Aber for a law firm in Kinsey and Beri Trew as Commercial Clerk. A student refused a salary above his minimum, showing careful compensation choices amidst steady job opportunities.
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