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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1907
Page
4
A note from the forecast says unsettled conditions will spread across eastern Kansas this evening, with cooler temperatures and a chance of light showers. Patchy clouds linger into Saturday as a stable high moves in from the west.
The notice touts an inverted gas light as the best on the market from L. F. Conklin at 834 Mass Street. It also announces violin guitar and mandolin lessons by James Newhouse at 933 Vermont Street and mentions Douglas County tax lists for sale at the Journal office for 50 cents.
An illustration page spotlights Evans with a caption referencing Biterpels and Peper Dae 7, suggesting a focus on these figures in a local arts display.
A street confrontation between attending university students and colored women ends with disputed accounts of pushing into the road. One woman identified as Jane Austin and a student named EB. D. Wilson face police attention.
A string of brief notices shows residents like J D Lemon Wm Bromelsick Capt Jennings and many others visiting Kansas City and nearby towns. Names include Mrs H A Anderson Miss Elizabeth Keneaster Miss Maude Katherine and Miss Matilda Madl heading to or from Kansas City Belleview Garnett and Odessa with trips to shops and merchants listed such as The Bull Meat Co Eriksen's store and Clifton Hiatt.
Grocer W. A. Guenther found a note from a 19 year old blonde in Kansas City Kansas asking for marriage and promising no in laws. The appeal asks a nice young man for companionship and states prior disappointment.
A long list of Halloween events fills the town notices. Teachers, families and clubs hosted ghostly parties with jack o lanterns, autumn leaves and treats.
Dispatches report that about 200 traveling salesmen in Kansas City faced cash shortages with no money or credit, as big hotels refuse to cash travelers' checks due to a widespread money stringency. Similar reports reach other large cities, while Topeka appears differently.
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