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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1906
Page
4
The edition showcases a large Lawrence High School cover image and a twenty page number. Classifieds list business ads for Cob Bunsinger Livery, phone numbers, and a promotion for Mexican drawn work. Local shops promote chocolates, meat, and general goods with emphasis on value and quality.
The Kansas State Historical Society holds the survey instruments used by A D Searls to lay out Lawrence in 1854 1855. Searls helped establish the city grid and baselines amid border tensions prior to the Civil War. Details include the September 25 1854 site work and early conflict with pro slavery opponents. Real estate transfers and local notices follow.
Tomorrow and Saturday a sale of fancy baskets of all shapes and sizes glove and handkerchief baskets candy baskets waste baskets and flower baskets at 75 cents each at Scotch Corner.
Eight months after Mr Carnegie pledged to donate 25000 to Baker university library, subscriptions reached 25954. The building cost stands at 45000 with endowment totals around 100000. President Marlo noted strong yearly gains in equipment, service, and attendance, with college department growth. Edward Bauer presents new show A Mad Love at Bowerock opera house, drawing large crowds.
Two renowned dramatists Jay Hont and Hal Reid collaborate on Crown of Thorns. Each has proven playwriting skill with past works Down by the Sea and Hearts of Gold, and at the Bowersox Opera House on Saturday night the union promises a strong production.
Thousands greet Mayor Eugene Sohmite in San Francisco as he returns from Truckee. A large crowd, merchants and labor leaders, line the station to escort him to a hall for a heated meeting where he vows to face charges with no quarter. Warrant served on Sohmite in California en route west.
Weather and gas prices hinder the annual Kansas Missouri university game barn. Kaot favored to the batting. Also notes St Louis Nicolaus Western Championship, and a New York gambling devices seizure. Local items mention pie social, courtship, and small ads for groceries and services.
An editor’s letter commends city enforcement of sidewalk snow removal rules noting walkers suffer in slush when homes neglect clearing. The piece urges neighbors to enforce justice and keep sidewalks safe for pedestrians.
The Presbyterian church ladies are invited to an afternoon tea at Mrs Hanley’s home, 713 Louisiana Street, Friday at 3 o’clock.
Ad reads as a promotional notice from Bennett & Co offering lowered prices and inviting readers to try their meat products, with a promise of satisfaction upon trial. The text mentions Searle's Bros and Wisdemaoo's potato soup with whipped cream as references to related offerings.
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