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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1908
Page
3
Local ads list affordable furniture and services for students rooms in Lawrence Kansas. Merchants promote trunks washing machines sanitary plumbing cigars and tailoring. Notices include estate appointment and drug law note.
A veteran baker explains differences in wheat varieties and flour quality. He notes women’s growing knowledge of wheat sources and labels like Zephyr Flour Kansas Hard Wheat, which yields better bread due to higher gluten content and moisture absorption. The piece also mentions business ads for Alfred Lawrence Studio and local shops, with notices on baking and crafts.
A temperance lesson mocks hard drink using vivid vignettes from street scenes and hotel bars. The piece blends scripture references, ironic anecdotes about drinkers, biblical judgments on rum sellers, and ad-like inserts urging reform and health products.
Purely personal items list residents and relatives traveling or visiting in Kansas City. Names include Mrs A C McPheeters Miss Sophie Brown Lieutenant Topham and others visiting Marshall, Galveston, and surrounding areas. Travel mentions and upcoming wedding plans are noted among local figures.
Perry High School opened Monday with young pupils. The ceremony took place at the Baptist church with Prof. Drake praised as an excellent instructor. The board plans to start intermediate grades soon, possibly using Baptist or Presbyterian facilities. A delay in the school bill caused some postponement. Dr. Thomas Electric Oil advertised as a sore throat remedy.
A one dollar weekly spend for fifty years totals 2600 dollars. If saved and invested with compound interest, the amount grows to about 12000 dollars, more than four times the cash saved over the period.
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