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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1919
Page
8
Week offers uneven prices with a general downward trend. Beef cattle and hog sales eased, with lightweights weak to lower and bulk declines modest. Sheep receipts around 64,000 head show declines in good and medium lambs, while Western supplies reach a season high and fat sheep fall further. Breeders and feeding dams see mixed demand amid heavy receipts and softer markets.
Septatistics record shows Everett Scott of the Boston American baseball club played in 501 straight league games starting June 20, 1916. The previous record was 470 games held by Honus Wagner.
Coach Karl Schlademan of the university staff sent out letters to former players and prospective athletes to assess how many old players would return and how much new material the University must train for future teams. Summer correspondence has been neglected this year due to university conditions, but enough responses are expected before school opens to guide coaching decisions.
A brief ad segment promotes unguaranteed tires at the Cut-Rate Tire Shop located at 1103 Mass Street. It mentions the tires’ potential value despite lacking guarantees and references various political and athletic topics in the surrounding text.
The machine gun company of Co B achieved a decisive victory at camp, wiping out four companies as Sgt McMann led with a steady five. McMann, a former overseas veteran, seeks an instructor post in the R Q O T C as part of the university program. Lieut Read remains hospitalized at Fort Riley after jaw surgery and will return home soon.
Marshall Haddock of West Virginia, winner of the 220 yard dash at the inter allied games, will compete in the Knights of Columbus Olympic meet at Camp Dix New Jersey on September 6. The military carnival, open to former service members and aided by the war department, is a major event.
Public sale announced with items including beds, stoves, tables, chairs, sewing machine, dishes, tools, and kitchenware. The sale starts at 1 oclock on a specified Thursday with cash only and 20 percent terms for certain purchases. Viewings and removal terms follow the sale.
Confidential replies sought from a person able to understand reciprocal automobile insurance and produce results for all or part of Kansas territory.
Fragmented ad text shows multiple sale and wanted items. Mentions Topeka area and daily cap, with partial phrases referencing sale, wanted, and rental notices. No clear entities or concrete details due to garbled OCR.
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