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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1931
Page
7
A jumble of rental ads, sale offers, and notices appears. Listings include furnished rooms for rent, a duplex with sleeping porch, and various sale items such as dahlias and lightweight gear. The market section mentions wheat and livestock prices and general commodity notes with references to local traders and numbers.
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Listing includes 160 acres improved with three miles of bottom land four miles from Lawrence with electric and furnace provided. rent options, living rooms, garages, and a seven acre parcel near oranges. Also features a house with 100 foot corner lot, two to three bedrooms, electric, and city water. Farm loans and insurance offered by Hosford Insurance Co at 824 Massachusetts Street.
The day in Wall Street shows dull activity with limited gains and losses across major shares. Notable names including American York Central and Southern Railway moved little while other issues stayed flat amid higher interest rates and light trading volume. The mercantile review notes retail trade improving slightly due to favorable weather, though overall changes were modest. In foreign exchange, the German mark rose slightly on political developments, and the Canarue dollar edge gained with minor shifts. Michigan claims the world’s largest herd of Holstein Friesian cattle at 2,800 head across state institutions. Britain plans a 120,000 ton ocean liner slated for completion in 1982.
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