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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1903
Page
4
Fragmented OCR lists various local services and ads. Mentions Lawrence Gas Co offering fuel and photo services, CooL goods from Cool. Edwards, Topeka Renovating Co, and Smith's News Depot selling pocket knives. Content is garbled with misspellings and lacks coherent events.
Three government river engineers begin site visits this week to study prevention of spring road damage. They will travel Kansas City Topeka and Lawrence with local and university officials aboard private and common carriers. The trip aims to identify needed improvements and return plans.
Hoadley's Mrs Boulton stone stocks a wide range of iadleriads for fancy work, including K. UL pillows and cords. Free embroidery and old lace work lessons every Wednesday afternoon. Winter coke supply now available. Smith's news depot stocks football themed items. Mettner's photo rooms at 3 Massachusetts Street promise reliable work.
The new bridge span to replace the May 30 flood loss has arrived and preparations to install it will begin after preliminary work on the Eudora bridge across the Wakarusa. Lumber for the Eudora bridge has arrived and will be moved to the site. piling straightening for false work starts this week, and construction is to be expedited. Also noted are local cider prices and an illustrated lecture titled The Triple Curse at the Congregational Church by Prof. Wilcox.
The Haskell Indian football team defeated Leaveworth High School 410 yesterday afternoon as Lawrence residents reported a busy day of riding and walking on the streets. Prof. Olin prepares the State Teachers Association program for holiday meetings while local officials note ongoing harness theft and hunting party activity.
The Elks announce a turkey shoot at tonight's party with a live turkey as top prize for the largest score. Ladies compete in an air rifle contest to win the bird. Elk gun hosts will serve turkey and beverages to guests as part of Thanksgiving charities.
Georgia Brown starts the program as Mabel Hite leads The Chaperons in a lively show at the opera house Saturday night. Hite first appeared four years ago as Lord High Chancellor in a Kansas City production under Miss Georgia Crown. The entire show was well received with a notable figure in the crowd.
Miss Edith A Hall and Mr Harry N Grillin married yesterday at the bride’s parents home 31 Kentucky street. The ceremony was by Dr Frank Lenig of the First M E Church. Grillin, a Rio Grande and Western railway conductor, will spend a week in Denver with the bride’s sister before moving to Grand Junction Colorado.
Unclear fragment mentions a location 05 Massachusetts street and references reliable work at Mettiers photot outs with cost implications. No clear people, organizations, or events are readable to identify a definite news item.
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