Cash Basis Adoption Notice by Local Laundries
Notice from Wilder Bros Custom Laundry Lawrence Steam Laundry and Model Steam Laundry announces adoption of a strictly cash basis effective Monday September 5. They will dispense with ledgers, offer a 5 percent discount on two volumes of books for those who pay on delivery, and may detach sheds before delivery with prior notice after bank use. The move aims to reduce costs from extending credit, accounting, and collections, benefiting customers and the businesses.
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Wilder Bros. Custom Laundry
Lawrence Steam Laundry
Model
Examinations set for September Fridays and school events
Examinations in high school subject areas are scheduled for Friday mornings and afternoons on September 9 and related dates. Students must enroll by Tuesday September 6. The Grant Township CP A announces a postponed annual picnic to September 8 at Cody's Grove with platform dance and train service details. City and farm notices advertise mortgages around 7 percent and profit sharing real estate prospects. Local business notices list moving to Mass Street and fall clothing samples from Ed V Price with tailored menswear offerings.
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Grant Township
CP. A
Cody's Grove
Midhead
Lawrence students endure heat with cool classrooms high above street glare
The weather has been very warm these days but Lawrence Business college students stay comfortable as classrooms are elevated well above pavement with ample ventilation ensuring relief from heat.
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Lawrence Business College
Purely Personal Notices From Lawrence Scene
J E Miller and M A Gorrill visited Kansas City today while numerous locals traveled to Eudora Topeka and Colorado Springs. Miss Hazel Lindley, Miss Aretha Knox and Miss Madonna Rankin were seen in and around Lawrence as travelers and visitors. Several residents, including Mrs. O E Powell, Mrs. Ada Myrick and Miss Anna Flinn, planned or began trips to nearby towns for visits, teaching, or vacations.
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J. E. Miller
Kansas City
M. A. Gorrill
C. Shafer
Eudora
Hazel Lindley
O. E. Powell
C. O. Bowman
Colorado Springs
Lingcott
Holton
Lawrence
Ralph Tripp
Santa Fe
Aretha Knox
Touganoxie J
Hannah Mitchell
Hele Metcalf
Colorado
Madonna Rankin
Albuee N. My
Areta Moore
W. W. Burnett
Topeka
James Hurley
Nena Orvis
WW. B. Dorward
Ada Myrick
A. J. Lane
Anna Flinn
Excelsior Springs
Maybeth Parker
Burlington
Kan
Ola Bineler
Iola
Stere
Rebecca Moody
D. BP
Popenoe
Denver
L. T. Bentwell
Sirade Dorward
Dorward
Chicago
A. G. McWhirter
J. K. Moore
New Hampshire Street
Mary Feley
Manitou
Bee
Lela B. Wheeler
Grand
T. P. Rose
Walter
Rudolph Feft
la Cygne
Albert Rose
Powers
A. D. Addis
Luddington
Prances Wallenzien
Kaw
D. R Krehbiel
West Adams Street
David Krehbiel
Momlay
Wichita
August Krehbiel
Mound Ridge
J. A. Long
Inka Lowe
Massine Belle
United States
Europe
Carroll Sears
Nebraska University
Cornhuskers
I. E. Wolfe
M. E
Rocky Mountains
Stock Reducing Sale at Wolf's Book Store
Wolf's Book Store announces a stock reducing sale with discounts on remaining inventory. Customers are invited to visit the Astoria location to browse the limited titles and special bargains before stock runs out.
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Wolf's Book
Rainfall Triggers River Rise but No Alarm Expected
Three days of general rain lift the river two feet at the mill gauge and push small streams along the Kaw over their banks. Despite drift at the mill flume, officials say the rise is not a cause for alarm as runoff is anticipated to lessen the impact once it reaches downstream.
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Kaw
Hard On Horses On Bad Road To Winthrop Street
This morning several teams stalled on the stretch leading to Winthrop street from the two sand derricks west of the Santa Fe depot. Late rains made the roads very bad and nearly impossible to pull out of the holes. Hauling on this stretch suggests it should be repaired for all weather.
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Winthrop Street
Santa Fe
Wireless and railway telegraphy offers for ambitious youth
Advertisement notes opportunities in wireless and railway telegraphy with the National Telegraph Institute guiding graduates into positions paying beginners 70 to 90 dollars monthly. Offices in Cincinnati Philadelphia Memphis Davenport Columbia or Portland ready to mail full details. Also reports a cavalry troop of 100 men and 125 horses for a presidential party dedication at Osawatomie will camp at Woodlands Park in Lawrence over the weekend.
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National Telegraph Institute
America
KRRK
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Memphis
John Brown
Osawatomie
Lawrence
Woodlands Park
High School Enrollment Notice
Enrollment set Sept 5 to 10 with grade-specific days. Seniors and juniors on Sept 5 and midweek. freshmen on Saturday afternoon. Lawrence district freshmen must bring promotion cards. rural freshmen require forms signed by County Superintendent. Advanced standing must present previous high school work certificate. Enrollment starts at 9 p.m.
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Lawrence
City Examinations for Pupils to Improve Standing
Examinations for pupils making up failing work or seeking advanced standing will be held in the Manual Training building on September 8 at 9 a.m. for Arithmetic and Geography, and on September 9 at 9 a.m. for Grammar Physiology History and Latin. New pupils placed at the same time. No other exams will occur. P. Smith, Supt.
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P. Smith
Cutler's Best Liquid Paint Promises Quality
Woodward & Co report 25 years of experience with Cutler's Best Liquid Paint and assert its reliability. The advertising notes that the paint is ideal for houses rooms or cupboards and warns literature can mislead about its true quality.
Unloading Cement and New Goods At Local Firms
The Varnum Cement Construction company unloads its third car load of cement this week signaling rising use of cement in building. Sam Clarke moves his business to 910 Mass. St. and will continue offering reliable clothes at moderate prices. Fall samples snow in. Mrs. Ishearer's Ladies Toggery announces a great new assortment of patterns, outfits, and materials for the season.
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Fom
Mass
Varnum Cement Construction Company
Sam Clarke
Mass. St
Western Star Lyceum Association Lecture Course
A detailed tour listing talent for a 19th century lyceum program in Pittsburg and New York. It highlights Ernest Gamble Concert Party, Gilbert Atlee Eldredge, American Troubadors, Winona Lady Singers, and other soloists and ensembles with varied repertoires. Includes venues, prices, and notable sponsor mentions along with prominent endorsements.
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Western Star Lyceum Association
Bishop Quayle
Bishop Methodist Episcopal Church
Ernest ‘Gamble
East End
Pittsburg
Amer
New York
N.Y
Ernest Gamble
Bassu
Sbriglia
Paris
Alfred Bline
London
Geo. Ferguson
Berlin
Germany
Trinity Church
Payne, Gierardy
Ysaya
Herr Otto
Stearger
Dresden
Saxony
Torna Page
Jacobson
Micael Banner
Carl Haber
Januarius Eliano
Cremona
Gilbert Atlee Eldredge
Julius Ceasar
David Arun
Samantha Allen
United States
Home Telephone Manager A B Clark to Stay in Lawrence
Local manager A B Clark of the Home Telephone Co. says he will remain in Lawrence for now though his family has moved to Kansas City. A probable change may occur at the start of the year, but until then he will stay in the Lawrence office and continues to run the system successfully.
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A. B. Clark
Home Telephone
Home Telephone Co
Calhoun
Lawrence
Samuel C. Calhoun
Carlisle
New Hampshire Street
J. P. Calhoun
Pittsburg
Eberhart Family Reunion Held in Court House
The annual Eberhart family reunion was moved to the Douglas County courthouse due to rain. Rev E B Stauffer gave the main address with reviews of family history by P C Eberhart and Mrs Sarah Heming, followed by Heming sisters and others. A business session set next year’s gathering for the first Friday in September in South Park, with J F Eberhart as chairman.
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Court House
Eberhart
South Park
Douglas County Court House
Mary Baldwin
EB. Stauffer
P. C. Eberhart
Sarah Heming
Heming Sisters
Bert Dale
J. F. Eberhart
Rev
E. E. Stauffer
Chas, Finch
F.C. Ross
M. A. Ferman
Windsor
Laneinda Cromwell
M. O. Eberhart
Fannie Cromwell
Hazel Eberhart
Heming Endicott
B. V Pardee
Isaac Hemphill
A. Heming
John Endicott
William Edmontt
Joe Gilahn
Harry
Jean John
A. Eeberhart
Sarah Vering
Geo. B. Jones
B. H. Dale
Anna Glahn
W. L. Haste Ruth Wastie
Carl “Hoffman
Buller
Andrew Ebehart
Bauer
P. (. Eberhart
Edwin Endicott
Das
Endicott
Clarence Cromwell
Morris Stauffer
E. F. Thornton
Earl Endicott
Frank Endicott
George
Norman
Paul
Grace Endicott
Kate Endicott
Clara
May
Martha Endicott
Ruth Endicott
Bhen, Baldwin
Mabel Hemphill
J. F. Eberhach
Jacob Fiberhart
Hazel
Lena Eberhart
Horses Poisoned at Jones Transfer Co Barn
An unknown person or persons attempted to poison horses belonging to the Jones Transfer Co on Monday night. Two horses were sick after eating phosphorous from rat poison. A distant glow appeared in the manger when lights were off. An antidote was given and the horses recovered.
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Jones Transfer Co
Baldwin Ledger
Travelogues in the Grand Theater touts Johnson works and Osa Johnson event
An eclectic ad column bundles hints of Martin E. Johnson travel writing and Osa Johnson Hawaiian songs at The Grand, plus solicitations for Raymond’s Drug Store toiletries, 1847 Rogers ware, real estate deals by Dale McNeill, cleaning services by Americas Hat Works, Wiedemann’s Sunday ice cream, and a note of Samuel C. Calhoun relocating to Lawrence and connected family links.
Matin Johnson's Travelogues On South Seas Tonight
Tonight is the final showing of Matin Johnson's travelogue at the Grand Theatre. Journal readers are urged to attend to hear and see vivid scenes of the South Seas and island life.
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Matin Johnson
Islands
South Seas
Grand Theatre
Special Attraction at Grand Theater in Lawrence Tonight
Martin Johnson's travelogues present a final show in Lawrence at the Grand Theater. Palmers Sandalwood Toilet Water debuts at McCulloch's Drug Store in 25c and 50c bottles. Belt pins, lockets, chains, rings, fobs, and watches marketed, with new bags neckwear automobile veils and silver mesh bags at Irs Shecter's Ladies Toggery on Mass Street.
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Martin Johnson
Lawrence
Grand Theater
Palmers Sandalwood
McCulloch’s
Ed W. Parsons
Mass St
Irs
iShecter’s
Toggery
Cement Car Barn Looms On South M Street Structural Marvel
A new cement car barn on South M Street stands 170 feet long and built as a single poured mass with brick walls to shed weather. The massive structure features steel rods through each beam, internal recreation space, and a wood frame initial build by Varna Cement Company. Lawrence Railway and Light, the client, praises the high workmanship and long term value of the prefabricated design.
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South M Street
Varna Cement Company
Real Estate Transfers Warrants Deeds in Douglas County
Real estate transfers list warranty deeds including Vedutta Lawrence to Geo Stools alongside parcels in Lot 58 and others in Up St Lawrence. Frederick W Ott and wife transfer to William Edwin Perkins in Section 12 with north portions. Lulu KG Brown and husband Eudora transfer to Perkins in Section 12. William T Sinclair and wife convey Lots 1 and 1 in Lavour’s sub in part of the City of Lawrence.
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Vedutta
Lawrence
Geo, Stools
St. Lawrence
Fredérick W. Ott J& Wi
Douglas County
Edwin Perkins Fu
Lulu KG Brown & Hus
Eudora
Edwin Perkins
Yee So
Wm. T. Sinclair
Wf. Lawrence
Low Silvas
Lair
Cig
City of Lawrence
Pineapple Tea and Picture Offers From Local Stores
Fragmentary ad text mentions pineapple tea at Wiedemann and hand painted pictures at Wolfe's Book Store and Thompson Studio. Other lines advertise cleaning and pressing clothing, dye works at 730 Maas Street, and hay fever remedies at Raymond's Drug Store.
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U. Pantatar
St. Beth
Raymond's
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Jewell
Sybil
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Phe Said Pasha
Lucie
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A. C. Shallenbarger
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Institute London
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Athens
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Carl A. Neibling
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Soxman
Wiedemann’s
South Sea Islands
Martin E. Johnson
Raymond's Drug Store
Osa Johnson
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Mass, St
Lawrence Pantatorium
Americas Hat Works
Weet Warren
Eoek
A. D. Weaver
Lawrence Railway & Light Company
Pet _ Business College
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Weed
Ry Painters
Toohlers Apeter
Thompson Studio
Kuppenheimer
J. House
Roberlso Furniture Company
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