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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1922
Page
3
County engineers propose widening the road to sixty feet and diverting around a hill to create a gentle slope and sun exposure. The Trueblood plan aims for a crowned, well-drained route with a clear Santa Fe trail crossing, improving winter travel in the southern county.
Morris reports calls at Fite Patrick home and Lawson family gatherings while Big Springs fair draws large crowds. Kansas City trips and Lawrence visits abound as neighbors share news of travel, schooling, and community events including the roving picture show.
Local chatter from Spring Creek and Black Jack covers dinners at Mrs Ehura Pres home and social visits by Mrs Ruby Lierle and other residents. Mentions Baldwin musice festival plans, Vinland fair attendance, wheat yields, and oil rigs near Finarly farm with Raleigh Sharp’s move.
Barber and Mrs Bedell and Grace Zimmerman motor from Ft Scott to visit W D Wear and Ralph Colmans family. They returned Monday. Frances Willard Day at the school featured a program and Charles Siler spoke on China. Ladies Aid activities included quilting four quilts and officer elections. Big Springs fair reports and visits to Topeka Overbrook Leavenworth mentioned.
Oscar Markley and Miss Mary Shoemaker wed Sunday at 3 PM at the bride’s parents’ home in Anderson county. The ceremony was performed by Rev Daniel Thiry with seventy attendees from the community. A reception followed with ice cream and cookies. the couple planned a Lamar Colorado visit before heading to California.
Local residents in the Markley and related families frequent visitations and social events. Names include John Hout, George Markley, Oscar Markley, Wesley Flory, Charlie Brohammer, Lillian Brohammer, Alda Brohammer, Jesse Markley, Evelyn Markley, and others. Events span weekday calls, Thursday and Sunday gatherings, school visits, seed wheat work, and attendance at a Lawrence fair.
Sunday afternoon at the Twin Flory home, observers note the nearly finished storefront of a hardware shop. Green mottled tile forms the base with copper finishings and oak door trim, white tiling entrance, gray lettering, and a mosaic border awaiting final completion within two weeks.
Fragmentary ad text noting moves from 846 Vermont to 16 Mass street and a car market hunt. Listings include J Colbert store proprietor selling Sprayed Jonathan apples for canning jelly at 50 cents per pound, fresh apple cider and vinegar from Laurelville Cider Co, and a Griffin Coal Co notice about coal briquettes and a Cherokee Colorado Jump reference.
A wife files for divorce from Wilson Envingat Hadley citing desertion and asks for custody of their 2 year old Fehild. The case names parties Wilson Stein and Arianna Spaden with contested custody and support issues. The surrounding notes mention a local business listing for The Food Shop and contact numbers.
Ad claims No-Po-Bac helps thousands quit smoking or chewing. It advises placing a tablet in the mouth to curb cravings and asserts the habit breaks with improved mental and physical well being. The offer promises a refund if not effective.
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