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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1887
Page
3
Local merchants tout a finer line of wall paper available in Lawrence with cheap roll prices and wall installations. A new, large stock of window shades arrives with prices set lower than ever, plus upcoming new goods across departments and unusual inducements for shoppers.
The item surveys farmers and towns: Bigmark canning plant plows corn, Oklahoma moves for tenant Mr Roberts, new barn work, and grove grain remarks. Stringtown reports yard and foreman changes, bets on cattle feeding, and local illness. Belvoir notes land sale to Mrs Nye of Shawnee county and local trades. North Lawrence recounts a boy injuring a thumb with dynamite and local wind damage to a depot chimney. Kaw Valley reports wheat and travel notes, a debate at the literary, and a memorial for Mrs Chapman. Elm Wood shares school entertainments, praise for Miss Young, and local social events. Orchard Knob describes farm life, marriage notices, and wolves as locals. Eudora Springs mentions coal drilling, school and lodge notes, and a public sale.
Miss Vera Filla and Master Carl Burr host a lively party at J J Hiddlestopf s with music and games. Reno hotel gains a renovated wing and elegant parlors. White Turkey farm sold to a Kansas City buyer for twenty thousand dollars and future river-view lots hint at development.
A compilation of social notes from Twin Mound and nearby towns covers weddings engagements and dances. Mrs. Piering and Miss Vitt are noted as staying at local homes. a couple retires to Kansas City after a March 31 ceremony. a well accident near Clinton Harding hospitalizes a worker. Pony Creek's hoop band plays and new bridge rises. a school exhibition marks March 28 activities with praise for Miss O Dea.
An assortment of parasols from 25¢ to 15 each is advertised with bargains at Weaver's and McIntire's featuring ladies Balbriggan jerseys and gauze vests. The Missouri Valley conference of the Unitarian church met with many delegates. A list of jurors for the May district court term is provided. An advertisement claims Dr Haines' Te for liquor habit cures drunkenness, promoting a quick, covert remedy.
Farmers learn self binding harvesters use about thirty five tons of twine yearly. Topics cover turning soil, manure, clover, corn improvement, buttermilk handling, fruit storage, and tool gear. Practical guidance on planting, harrowing, feeding fowls, and wood ash fertilizer closes with local shop ads for saddlery and harness goods.
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