Tom's Comeback Warps Into Neighborhood Noise
A fragmented note describes a noisy dispute as a resident, dubbed a busybody, intrudes on a telephone line. The message mocks the person as a small troublemaker who eavesdrops and interferes with others.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1922
Page
5
A fragmented note describes a noisy dispute as a resident, dubbed a busybody, intrudes on a telephone line. The message mocks the person as a small troublemaker who eavesdrops and interferes with others.
John J. Black seeks to swap a 200-acre Jefferson county farm for a good Lawrence area house with 4 or more rooms, cash payment by owner. P.O. Box 58. Also offers a Sacred suburban 6-room house near Liberty High School at 1706 Baines with outbuildings and fruit. requires lowest price. John Hunzicker lists a property at 1706 Baines with phone 1681.
A brief item notes a local figure, Newt Shes, returning to a familiar role in the community. The short notice suggests civic or social activity in the town, with emphasis on grounded, recognizable local ties.
Lawrence city votes to renew and extend the existing franchise with the Kansas Electric Utilities Company for streets and power systems. ordinance sets term to June 1, 1947, with conditions on acceptance by the grantee and proof of successor status. Also reopens street lighting contract for ten years, contingent on grantee filing acceptance within thirty days. Kansas City Stockyards report notes weak to slightly lower cattle and hog prices, large Monday receipts, and mixed gains for sheep and lambs.
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