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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1908
Page
4
A local store advertises high quality apparel for men and women offering smart style and superior fabrics. Shoppers are invited to visit the shop noted for its refined selections and dependable quality.
Miss Augusta Flintom offers voice lessons at the University studio located at 745 Ohio Street Bell phone 395 A reader notes a household quarrel about fruit and smoking ending with a man buying cigars to cope, illustrating domestic misadventure in a local column.
Plans to open the Girls' Club House at 1022 New York Street hinge on the Associated Charities meeting in October. Last year the club taught cooking sewing and housekeeping to girls with weekly meetings and evening programs. This year organizers seek more active local women to mentor, read aloud, sing, or perform for the girls while addressing funding needs.
H Hutchings, shoe dealer at 832 Mass Street, opens a new store and proclaims novelty in fashion. He claims to be the first to offer low shoes in Lawrence, underscoring his long-standing range and local presence.
A petition seeks incorporation of land south of the Jefferson county line and parts of Lawrence into a drainage district. The Douglas County Commissioners will hear the petition at the courthouse on September 24, 1908, at 1:16 a.m. The notice also mentions nearby businesses and a studio announcement for Miss Maud Cooke.
Petitioners and remonstrators on a drainage district north of the river will appear next Thursday. An advertisement will run in the official county paper. The petition has more than two-fifths of taxpayers but not a majority. Remonstrances may be heard if raised.
Still they come with names of Lawrence residents who received new dollar bills from EC girl. The list includes G W Smith, Mrs S Christine, Mrs C F Russell, Miss St, Laura P Rose, Mrs Grant Mull, Anna Weibel, B Hill, Augusta Guiler, Mrs G T Allentt, Mrs F H Roberts, Mrs E M Wilson, J A Ellis, and references to The Airdome and Pride of the Yukon at the People's Summer theater. Also notices of deaths: Mrs Elizabeth Jape Cartwright, Irene Leamer, Mrs Clara Manter, and local police court briefings, plus post and team score notes.
New students sport phisses and seek Gustafson to fix lenses while keeping costs modest. Old students return to Lawrence for optical work as Gustafson offers reliable service and welcomes all visitors. Store located at YTL Miss with a friendly invite and broad school book supplies at Rocky Ford in mode.
Soxman and Co. announce Chili service and invite club stewards to consult Indiana Cash Grocery for club trade needs. Prices are right and customers are urged to act. Beth Wiedemann will hold music lessons in the Dick Building each afternoon.
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