Frontage window display and Baldwin Farm sale plan
The article notes the front store window completed except for an island display, with the north window decorated using green velvet draperies on an oak background. It also mentions H R H the Prince of Wales visiting Regina, and details a Baldwin Farm surveying project subdividing the estate into 15 tracts with markers on each. Additionally, a card thanks friends for sympathy after a death, local advertisements, and a brief report on three speeding fines totaling 10.50 each.
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Baldwin Farm
Baldwin Estate
William Kane
Green Bros. Hardware Co
Orvil Murphy
Spot Cash Grocery
Edith Hinesley
West Lawrence
Census clerks postmaster receives special examination notice
Postmaster C. C. Seewir was notified of a special civil service examination for a census bureau clerk in Washington. The test will be at Thence and other exam points on October 18 and December 15 with a starting salary from 900 to 1020 dollars. For more details contact W. H. Mays, Secretary of the local civil service.
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C. C. Seewir
Bureau of the Census
Washington
W. H. Mays
Silas Recalls a New York Night and a Counterfeit
A New York Evening Post tale recounts Silas from th' Cross Roads recounting a Times Square encounter. A boastful con man with a counterfeit hundred-dollar note and a fake mine claim tests Silas' wit and streetwise humor amid city bustle.
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Silas
New York
Reuben
Times Square
Cross Roads
John Doe
Sayas
New York Evening Post
Fragmentary Somali Will Text Preserves Island Copper Stamp
Fragmentary OCR reads irregular names and items describing a will tied to copper, gilded items, and claimed assets. The legible parts imply a property or maritime context with scattered phrases and no clear dates or executors.
Deaths and Funerals Mary Ramaires Obituary
Mary Ramaires twenty three year old wife of German mires of 7382 New Jersey died today at Social Service Hospital. Her parents Bibian and Francia Albares live in Old Mexico. Burial set for Monday in the Catholic cemetery. Morgan Brothers north of Lawrence own a 1920 Maxwell touring car bought from Charles P. Banker.
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Mary Ramaires
German Mires
New Jersey
Social Service Hospital
Bibian
Francia Albares
Old Mexico
Morgan Brothers
Lawrence
Charles P. Banker
Personal notes and society visits in Lawrence area
Mrs H J Penney and daughter Alice Penney spent the day in Kansas City. Miss Winifred Wiggan of Washburn College attended the Sphinx dance here last evening. Lawrence Kennedy went to Ottawa this morning on business. Mrs W W Strickler secretary of Physical Education at K U spent today in Topeka on business. Miss Helen Friend left for Rogers Hall at Lowell Mass to attend school. Mr and Mrs George Zoelner of Ottawa visiting relatives in Lawrence. Miss Louise Tolbert weekends in Kansas City. Sunday dessert ad items from Wiedemann's and others. Illinois Automobile Exchange Insurance Co settled in full with me for a Buick theft. Abe Wolfson ad for shoes.
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Winifred Wiggan
Washburn College
K. U
Topeka
Helen Friend
Rogers Hall
Lowell, Mass
Illinois Automobile Exchange Insurance Co
Francisco Land 1& Insurance Co
State officials organize drive on high cost of living
Clyde Reed, secretary to Governor Allen, to form Committee of Three to oversee state investigations and food regulations. Prosecutions for profiteering unlikely. price investigations prompt meat price drops up to 40 percent. Federal rules may curb violators. Col. W. J. Hackney named fair price director to coordinate county price probes.
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Topeka
Kan
Clyde Reed
Allen
Committee of Three
Kansas
Congress
Col
W. J. Hackney
Winfield
U. S Attorney
A. Mitchell Palmer
Hackney
Council of Defense
Picked Up His Education and The Best Educated Man
Bruce Barton writes in The Best Educated Man I Know that poverty taught a youth what money cannot buy. The piece praises a friend who, though limited in travel, knows Europe deeply, asks questions, builds learned friendships, and remains a citizen of the world with an unfailing interest in people.
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Bruce Barton
Red Cross Magazine
Europe
Venice
Vesuvius
Opening of the Panama Canal in 1914
The Panama Canal opened to work on August 15 1914 after nine years of construction. Total cost excluding fortifications civil government and payments to Panama was about 357 million dollars. The first passage was made by the steamship Anc on nine hours Cristobal to Baliton with Colonel Goethals aboard.
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Panama Canal
Panama Canal O
Republic of Panama
Ancon
Goethals
Canal Zone
Boand
Cristobal
Boliton
World's Seed Emporium in London Leads Seed Trade
London remains the world’s chief emporium of the seed trade, dominating global markets with vast assortments and enduring influence. The city’s seed merchants report steady demand across crops and varieties, fueling its status as a center of seed commerce.
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London
Obituary of Guy McCleerey
Guy McCleerey born April 17 1897 in Mapleton Iowa died Sept 30 1919 in Kit Carson Colorado. He moved to Lawrence Kansas in 1903 where he grew to manhood and joined the United Brethren Church in 1916. He married Gladys Freeman on July 20 1919 and is survived by his wife, his parents Earl and wife, two sisters Pluma and Lena, a brother and many relatives.
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Guy McCleerey
Guy
Osborne McCleerey
Mapleton
Monona County
Iowa
Kit Carson
Colorado
Lawrence
Kansas
United Brethren Church
Gladys Freeman
Mamma
Earl
Angeldary
Pluma
Lena
He's Lucky at That
A Chicago Tribune item recalls a restaurant moment where a boy asks for anything but ham and eggs, remarking that is all he ever gets at home, highlighting a humorous family exchange about meals.
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Chicago Tribune
Forty Winters Since Then A Patent Remedy Ad
Forty winters and forty summers have rolled away since people today first took the prescription for Number 40 For The Blood. No. 40, sold by Round Corner Drug Co Ady, is said to treat glandular diseases, blood poison, mercurial and lead poisoning, scrofula, rheumatism, catarrh, constipation, liver and stomach issues, with sores and ulcers healing as if by magic.
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U. S
Round Corner Drug Co
Ady
Arm Rest Invention For Steady Arm Support
An inventor has patented an arm rest that fastens to the body with a waist belt to ensure a steady arm. The passage also references common reflections on human qualities and notes the lilac, olive family, and privet in noting fragrances and blossoms.
Shorts $3 per hundredweight Der by Grain Co
Grain Co adv notes price for shorts at 3 dollars per hundredweight with a required der by date. Publishes in short form ad style typical of classified notices. Contains business pricing and filing instruction for buyers.
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Shorts
Derby Grain Co
Double Life Vesta Batteries Guaranteed 18 Months
Tire and Electric Service advertises Vesta car batteries with an 18 month guarantee and correct size for your vehicle. They urge customers to buy the best while buying at 14 East 8th Avenue.
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Tire & Electric Service
Pirates and buried treasure folklore in South Carolina swamps
A legend among South Carolina’s black community tells of Captain Kidd and Captain Morgan once calling up the Savannah River to bury stolen riches in cypress swamp sands. A fortune teller charged 25 dollars per person to reveal locations, collecting hundreds before vanishing after directing shadows to dig by moonlight.
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South Carolina
Captain Kidd
Captain Morgan
Savannah
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Lawrence Business College
the Prince of Wales
Regina
Orelupese
Dick Luilding
Lucy
Will Lindner
J. W. Wilson
Frances Lindner
Elizabeth Lindner
Ethel Lindner
Wiedemann
Willard Thread
Pat Ae
H. J. Penney
Alice Penney
Kansas City
Lawrence Kennedy
Ottawa
George Zoelner
Louise Tolbert
Wekend
Wiedemann’s
Old Ben
Illinois
Logan-Moore Lumber, Co
Abe Wolfson
Bee Man
Zawhyr
Carter Tire & Battery
Grof Tad Elling
M. W. Callahan & Company
Chevrolet
W. O. Hamilton
Charlton
Logan Moora Lbr Co
AUG. J. Pierson’s
Mass. St
Goodrich Tire
Mass
R. A. Beck
Brockers
Horlick
Gibson Mill
Pete
Klein Garness
Wkens
Citizens State Bank
Massachusetts
THE
Y.M.C.A
Business College
People’s State Bank
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