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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1908
Page
3
J. T. Curbey is the new proprietor of the Eldridge House barber shop and invites the public to patronize him. An old time barber, he is familiar with the Lawrence trade and will welcome customers as the new term approaches.
An old advertisement lists Rocky Ford flavors including vanilla chocolate cherry banana and green grape ice at Wiedenmanns. It promotes The Post fountain pen as the best self filling self cleaning and notes Boyles at 725 Mass Street as the seller.
A young girl in West Lawrence reported being grabbed by a colored man on Winthrop Street around 10 pm Saturday as she walked home from downtown. The assailant fled into an alley. police investigated but could not locate him. The incident sparked local excitement as the first such case in years.
An appreciation note from Mr and Mrs W E Hornaday thanks Lawrence residents for dining room patronage especially the Fairfax Sunday dinner with eighty nine attendees. Obituary reports Peter Dunn aged 87 died at his son's home seven miles south west of the city. Funeral at home, burial at Chinton cemetery. Prof M A Barber of the University of Kansas to speak October 1 in Washington on immunity production by inoculation of increasing bacteria. The Casino Stock Company opens a two week engagement at the People's Summer Theater with Hinda or the Mountain Mystery starring Miss Bildings and vaudeville by Little Tobie Stark. souvenir night Friday with prize drawings.
Ottawa readers urged caution as elm trees face infestation from flat headed borers. The Lawrence Herald quotes Professor Hunter urging burning and immediate removal of affected trees to curb spread, while debates whether signs indicate a townwide menace or isolated cases.
The E-C Girl, promoter of Egg-O-See cereal, tours Lawrence on her first day, giving $1 bills with each EC Corn Flakes package and promoting the company’s factories in Quincy and Buffalo. She plans to be the town’s busiest person while spreading news of the product.
The piece extols refined hospitality with Nabisco Sugar Wafers in a social home setting. It then shifts to local notes on a probate judge considering Catherine’s asylum admission and a Taft Club meeting upcoming at Republican quarters to organize campaign efforts. It ends with Nelson Threlkeld recounting a Kansas City pickpocket case and his determined pursuit of repayment.
Congressman Chas F. Scott will speak at the Lecompton Harvest Home picnic on Sept 18 as part of a district campaign. The opening game of the all tournament begins tonight. Edward Dallene, recently returnee from Wichita, Kansas, worked as an engineer in construction. The Briai club meets at Democratic headquarter s tonight and Bryan men are invited. In Police Court William Kee was fined for drunkenness. The Hiawatha Cafe remains open all night and invites patrons to try their cooking.
The Haskell Indian football team trains daily under Coach Kent preparing for a demanding schedule. Thirty-eight players practice as the Indians emphasize the forward pass, signal drills, ball handling, and scrimmage work. The season opens with tough November games including Texas, Louisiana, and Alabama, with Nebraska as their hardest test. Maurice Kent, about 26, leads as the institute’s top physical director and sportsman.
Mr and Mrs Hornaday opened the Fairfax promising top standard meals. Patrons doubted at first but soon bought meal tickets as the place earned a reputation for quality value. The Fairfax grew crowded at every meal and became a popular town anchor.
University students in Lawrence reportedly lag behind the trend, while in New York and nearby towns white serge suits are popular among older men of the Church of Christ. Separately, L. B. Keifer retires after 19 years as a Chanute merchant, previously a Baldwin merchant, with the Baldwin store a local landmark. New postcard release and a furniture repair ad appear in local notices.
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