From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for Dec. 19, 1914:

• “Snow and more snow seems to be the program for Kansas. With the rising temperature of yesterday the clouds hung low and the snow began to fall late in the afternoon. It came in great quantities and continued until about midnight. According to some measurements the snow is about five inches deep. The snow came gently and fell evenly spread over the ground. The trees and wires were well decorated with a white coat making a very beautiful sight mingled with the lights of the town. At about midnight the storm ceased, the sky cleared off and the temperature fell several degrees. For the first few hours this morning the merchants were busy removing the frozen and hard trampled snow from the sidewalks so that the holiday shoppers would not be in danger of falling. The snow of last night made coasting again possible after the thaw of yesterday and early this morning the Indiana hill was covered with the children released from school for the Christmas holidays. The weather man gives hopes that the snow will stay on the ground for the rise in temperature will be very slight according to his report.”
• “While returning home from town today Mark Pearson met with a serious accident and as a result sustained a fracture of the arm. Mr. and Mrs. Pearson were driving west on the California road and they met an automobile. Their horse became frightened and started to run, overturning the buggy. Mr. and Mrs. Pearson were dragged in the top of the buggy for some distance but finally succeeded in getting out…. Mr. and Mrs. Pearson were brought to town by John Powers, who happened along at the time of the accident, and were given medical attention. Mr. Pearson sustained a fractured arm, a dislocated wrist and several painful bruises. Mrs. Pearson was badly bruised by the fall from the buggy.”
• “The Kansas State Pure Food Inspector of Topeka was in town today inspecting candy displays. The law requires that the candies all be covered and cannot be put out in the open. He reported that the conditions in Lawrence were exceptionally good. Only in one or two cases was candy put out in the open for display.”
• “Because their friend and neighbor Frank Heck was sick with typhoid fever and could not do his own work, the young men of St. Paul’s (Lutheran) Church at Buck Creek held a husking bee for him a few days ago and husked his field of corn. Those taking part in the work were Geo. Wise, Robert Guntert, Jr., Emil Guntert, Wm. Gantz, Emil Heck, Sr., and Fred Heck, Sr. The ladies also had their part, Mrs. Fred Heck, Jr., and Sr., serving dinner for the men.”
• “The Christmas rush is increasing every day, the streets were crowded most of the day yesterday with people looking for Christmas goods. Every one is anxious to get their shopping done early and the stores are rushed to accommodate the patrons. A large number of the country people were in town yesterday. They are making the week end trip to town serve for their Christmas shopping. The unusual rush in the stores will last until Thursday night of next week, then the clerks will have a chance to rest.”
• “Kansas City, Mo. – Thirty persons were injured, one probably seriously, today, when a northbound street car, loaded with shoppers bound downtown from the fashionable country club district, collided head-on with a southbound interurban car on the Strang line which operates between Kansas City and Olathe, Kansas. The accident occurred at Twenty-fourth street and Grand avenue and was caused by a split switch. Pat Bedsworth, the motorman of the interurban car, probably will die…. Both cars were crowded with passengers. The impact of the collision was so great that the heavy interurban car plowed its way half through the street car before it stopped. Dozens of passengers escaped by jumping.”