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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1890
Page
3
District NAL OG reports local farm sales, school events, and farm work notes across multiple towns. Mentions stock sales, fruit crops, new postmasters, marriages, and community gatherings with frequent references to residents, farms, and area businesses.
Leavenworth county news covers Alliance activity, threshing, hog cholera, new houses east of Mud Creek, Peter Johnson planning Oklahoma homestead, wolves on roads from Will Horse to Turkey Creek, Nine Mile Louse improvements, Gov Crittenden visiting Kansas, wheat prospects, insurance agents on the Northwestern Life, land sales by an English syndicate near Tonganusie, a large 700 acre farm sale, blue grass, fruit, and orchard plans. Also local church and school events, elevator talks, and community notices.
In Jefferson Heights discussions mention Ed Zimmerman advancing with district assessments and Sam Taylor along with Chas Campbell securing pavement contract on Lawrence. A guardhouse incident in Kansas City prompts a remark about trust as a young man joked. Chas Lou named juror from Grant township amid health considerations at the graveyard.
In a hurried sale WEAVER's offers deep discounts on seasonable dress goods to move about $5,000 worth of merchandise. The six day event invites local shoppers to visit and view the entire assortment for themselves.
A. D. Weaver advertises Spring Millinery with hats bonnets ostrich tips and New York arrivals now on exhibition at 638 Massachusetts Street. Gardner and Kus promotes coal at lowest market prices with prompt orders. C. Broce & Son listed in the notice.
An item advertises paint supplies and coal prices at the City Drug Store and notes A. J. Griffin has taken over a Lawrence hotel, now under a new manager J. M. Stepness, with assurances of guest comfort and security. It also invites visitors to Geo. R. Shane’s photo studio for spring orders.
The April 15 county court session in Chicago addressed the carpenters strike. Judge Prendergast advised the assignee to meet union demands for 40 cents per hour, eight hours daily, and full recreation rights, without forcing workers to return. Other craft unions signaled support, threatening to halt building work until the dispute ends, while unrelated lottery notices and a Willow Springs thief meeting followed in the same pages.
A Lawrence Kansas notice extols Jo-He Oil as the best remedy for a curable strain catarrh and various troubles. Citizens praise its household value and cite improvements after four applications. Santa Fe rail rates from Lawrence quoted with first and second class fares to Chicago St Louis and Denver.
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