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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1883
Page
5
Rail timetable shows Midland and U. P. connections from Monson Pacific Kansas Division with multiple trains to Leavenworth Lawrence Kansas City and Topeka Santa Fe routes. Freight and passenger service times listed along with branch lines Carbondale Lyndon stage and mail closing notes for holidays.
In Lawrence a series of advertisements touts J. W. Beard for cook stores and tinware, Willey & Savage for affordable cook supplies, and F. W. Wieman with new canes. Mrs. Gardner shows new spring styles from New York, while S. A. Brown & Co. offers building materials and costs. Murdock acts as agent for renowned pianos and Wilcox & White organs, with a display of imported French goods at low prices.
I will sell at auction Tuesday April 24 1883 on my farm three miles northeast of Lawrence forty five head of cattle thirteen of which are thoroughbred consisting of cows heifers bulls etc Also ten head of horses and colts Sale to commence at 10 oclock a m Curaries E Turainc
The April meeting of the Douglas County Horticultural Society will be held at the University on Saturday, the 21st. Sawt Reynorps, Sec’y.
An advertisement notes pasture with ample water for a limited number of stock available from E. Q. Cox. Contact P. O. Box 321 Lawrence Kansas. Also promotes refrigerators and ice chests from Brarp’s that keep edibles fresh.
Citizens scan for answers on city leadership water works hotel and street expansions. The piece ponders Dudley Haskell in politics, university leadership, whisky cases grand jury testimonies, and the push for a Yale standard of education amid Kansas debates.
Reads like a bustling city page with shop deals and services. Palmer Griffin offers coal wood and lime while Johnny Pierson advertises boot repairs. Real estate activity figures show transfers at $37 070. several prominent residents build homes and undertake projects near the Santa Fe depot. The docket lists court sentences and indictments under the prohibitory law as community life continues.
Lawrence April 18 1883 Great danger from smallpox in this city is over only one case remains nearly well at Dolan house in Wakarusa township three old cases and two children showing signs in pest house island one case all cases under watchful care no new cases outside those families eight relays at Dolan house four deaths have occurred Ed Washington March 8 and four Dolan family deaths April 11 14 16 patient placed in pest house island twelve cases total Items offer durable harness iron and wood pumps at Beard's old papers for sale
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