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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1912
Page
5
Mrs Marks hosted a noon luncheon at 702 Low Street with guest of honor Mrs George Shaw of Los Angeles. pink and white decorations, a five course meal for twenty four, and poetry readings followed. Also reports of a new Bridge Club meeting, upcoming weddings, and fraternity pledges among local residents.
Sam Dickinson and Edwin Miller left today for an extended trip through the South. Earl Williams departed yesterday for Springfield. Jib Arthur St Leger Moss, Jax Bond, and Professor J B McCarty went to Kansas City and will bring in Mr Mosses car. Mrs Mary Worth and Mrs M Froelich spent the day in Budera. Anita Northrup and her aunt Mrs L A Hamilton of Portland Oregon spent the day. Herman Broeker and Eudora visits noted. Belle Pardee left yesterday for Greenville. Dick Williams of Concordia visiting the Sigma Nu House.
Spot Cash Grocery, managed by Mauss M., operates in S44 area with emphasis on value and quick service. Local shoppers report low prices and convenient checkout, reflecting a growing trend toward discount groceries in the neighborhood.
The store touts tennis flannel gowns in multiple styles for all ages at 50c to $1.50, new Athena pieces from Marshal Field, fleeced undergarments, Polar sweaters praised by eastern colleges, gymnasium and pool suits, plus corsets from Gossard Warner’s C.B. and W.B. Nuform as current-season buys.
Largest stock of bedding in Lawrence offers heavy fleece cotton blankets from 59c to 3.50, wool blankets 4.50 to 12.50, comforts filled with white cotton and silkeline covers at 1.75 to 2.50, silk comforts ranging 7.50 to 10, and Beacon blankets for robes with over 100 patterns. Fall for handsome cords and frogs, price 2.50 to 4.00, ideal Christmas gifts.
Rasberry ice cream at Wiedemanns is praised along with mentions of Uyball Ginger Ale Best by Test. The ad fragment highlights renamed products, rental notices, job and help wanted lines, and stray dialog about a Delaware Water Gap.
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