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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1914
Page
8
The Watkins National Bank reports solid yearly results and maintains its reputation as a leading state bank. The official statement notes continued growth and stable operations.
A fragment notes Wiedemanns offering peaches and cream ice cream and a Black jewelry line by Gustafson. Prices range from 73 cents to 13 dollars for black earrings and other items.
A sentimental youth requests a twilight song as a lady at the piano rejects both current gown fashions and promiscuous references. The exchange captures a mood of restraint and cultural scrutiny in social discourse.
A fragment from a Boston Eve transcript sketches a late night visit scene. Ethel jokes about visits in installments while a man recalls previous dealings and a money return from a quarrel. A humorous aside notes a mistaken claim of a broken arm and a woman's tight shoes distracting her.
The aid society of Canten ary M Chareh extends thanks to the public for their patronage during mastinct week.
The feature at Aurora today is An Odyssey of the North starring Hobart Bosworth. Jack Tondon promotes the presentation as the main attraction for the day at the cinema.
Market notes show cattle and hog receipts and prices in large, fast figures. Cattle: steers near 14, cows and heifers around 3.70, heavy hogs 8.45 to 8.60, lights 8.30 to 8.60, pigs to 4.75. Hogs receipts about 18,000 with firm to slow demand and prices 8.05 to 9.35. Also brief items on local ads and sidewalk repair near the bridge and a butcher ad for milk fed chickens.
A garbled collage of literary snippets and names including Uncle Know, Trall, Annukry, Marcus Aurelius, and Diogenes surfaces. The piece drifts from poems sent for continuation to a court ruling on attire and a vague note about an income tax collector, creating a puzzle-like, disjointed snapshot.
A humorous fragment depicts Mr Crosslets apologizing for poor gardening due to oversized feet. He jokes that sprinkling water misses the garden when using a can. The stray lines mention a jewel case salesman from Louisville and a quote praising self contentment over public praise.
A reader reflection on character and action contrasts prudence with pride and suggests trying Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for a severe cold. Endorsed by Mrs. C. E. Sargent of Penn, Indiana, the remedy is praised as valuable and widely sold by dealers.
Abstractor of Title E. J. Hilkey advertised as working at Peoples Bank Building on the first floor with telephone numbers 155 and 2202. The brief note provides location and contact details for services.
An unreadable OCR fragment references the Farmers Loan & Trust Co. and Farmers State Savings Bank ad copy. It mentions assurance of quality and urges readers to visit to see offerings, implying a promotional bankruptcy of a small local financial institution.
The Belgian Commission in London reports German actions in Louvain and surrounding areas. It describes looting, arson, and other excesses by German troops, including two alleged rapes of women and bayonet killings. The commission attributes the burning of Louvain to German forces who fired at each other and denies civilian firing. It also notes uprooting Belgians for forced labor in Germany.
An advertorial collage touts Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound as superior for coughs colds croup hoarseness bronchitis and tuberculosis relief. It claims constant low price regardless of war conditions and features testimonials from Daily Texan readers and a Coffeyville source. The piece also includes unrelated notes about Miss Bella Maddox and a political remark on campaign tactics and dancing.
The spare town gathers for a funeral as locals recall the deceased as very popular. Native speaks of him as one man in a million who helped others, noting he bought his cat and promptly gave rides he had promised.
Bellview residents report visits with friends and relatives in Lawrence and nearby towns. Miss Estelle Forsythe leaves for Manhattan to attend school, while several Bellview youths plan to attend Lawrence High School this winter. Weather impacts are noted as wheat prices trend downward and many prepare for the State Fair in Topeka.
Astehs for sale at 10¢ per item in dozens from Mrs. Stubeck 804 Conn. St. Homephone 1009. A nice light front room for rent at 1016 Tenn. FOR RENT Furnished or unfurnished room in a modern house at 1004 Alabama Street. Inquire 957 It Bell 2549.
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