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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1906
Page
4
Mrs Connelly presents a large display of needlework and holiday goods with cloaks furs and lingerie for Charlee Stevens of Chicago inviting ladies to inspect the fashion plates and samples. Stratton's Meotonella promises quick relief while Lawrence Transfer Co promotes moving with the season.
Thirteen families unite in the city to cope with servant girl shortages. A San Francisco agent plans to visit next week to discuss Japanese gifts for aid. The effort aims to calm the lingering question of securing reliable help for households and businesses.
Four freshmen seek positions on the University basketball team with veterans in strong form and first term eligibility rules. A freshmen team will form soon with about thirty applicants and Hackett may join the Varsity eligible players. Roy Moore of the Kansan is improving and will return soon. Glee Club plans include twelve singers with four more added for parts. Chapel changes and lectures by Oliver Laing are noted. A freshman in the medical school, Haugar S osa, was sick but improving. Sigma Cols wear colors for Fred Mervins. Advertisements promote property value appraisal, bindery services, roofing, Lowne cakes, and Bell chocolates.
An assorted OCR snippet lists sales at A Young’s 845 Mass with safety razors and building products, Elis Grocery Mass Street selling halibut, and Gus Tefson boasting a large jewelry selection. It also mentions postcards Kodak albums at Wolfs and a Chancelor Strong song at Hirst Baptist church this evening.
The district athletic event ended with Kahne’s victorious team beating Barger and Kuretea last evening. Thad Stevens praised the hunt that followed, noting successful deer and turkeys though dry ground limited fishing and hunting near the streams.
Dr JS Ford presiding elder of the M E onuren district led a tense meeting Monday reading a letter from Rev Edward Hislop asking the promise to accept the GO appointment be reconsidered. Ford urged further questioning before deciding, while the community contends law and order underpins local conduct amid weather and market notes.
The piece notes streets in Lawrence after dark draw no crowds and urges keeping away from temptations and amusements. It mentions deserted roads, solitary passersby, and cautions about livery stables and lurid places while advertising local products and cards from Searle's Bros and Boyle's at 215 Mass St.
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