From the Lawrence Daily World for Oct. 31, 1908: “‘Our high school girls don’t know any more about sewing than the girls in grade school,’ says Miss Epler, the new school instructor in domestic art. ‘We will start at the bottom and try to change that for the better.’ Work at the new Manual building began this week in earnest. : The Republican county central committee said it would publish all the contributions for the 1908 elections and a full list will be made, including collections made on the street.”