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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1890
Page
2
Local notes include Miss Sarah Bowman visitations, flax purchases by F Barteldes & Co, and a large Sigelgrove union picnic on August 22. News covers marriages births deaths legal notices, school meetings, a fatal train accident near Bismarck, patentees and business moves across Douglas county communities.
A crowded market scene drives strong sales as bargain prices attract shoppers. Merchants report brisk demand amid competitive pricing, with customers filling aisles and vendors touting value to sustain turnover.
Promoting seasonal merchandise, the ad notes rent issues and impending eviction to clear space for new goods. It urges shoppers to see the store before buying.
Letter writers urge transparency in political finance debates, arguing secrecy harms republican ideals. They call for public discussion, recall slavery’s secrecy, and insist on an honest public sentiment guiding governance. Also notes local political updates and social notices.
August remnant drive highlights seasonal leftovers from spring and summer. The campaign stresses clearing accumulations and decluttering, urging residents to clear out odds and ends accumulated through the warmer months and prepare for back to school and seasonal transitions.
Friday marks the kickoff to bargain shopping with snort length prices that will surprise shoppers. The store urges customers to bring what they will and visit to see the summer merchandise at low prices, promising a happy shopping experience.
A scanned notice lists a domestic help ad seeking a German girl or widow for a small household and an old lady, plus a call from the State Central Committee of the People’s Party for a Lawrence convention on August 9 to elect delegates for a state convention at Topske on August 13 1990. Delegates are apportioned to Springs and other places. primaries may be held Friday at 3 o’clock. A. Avpirws is named chairman.
The Rural New Yorker criticizes farmers urged to write to their congressmen to back agricultural bills, calling many measures demagogic humbug. It claims these “wild cat” bills cannot pass and merely aid re election efforts, while harming prudent reforms in Congress.
In a Duluth Minnesota letter the writer argues that farmers and workers can live without old party politicians but questions how aspirants would govern without producers. He asserts trust in voters is earned by pledges and that reforms should remove the old party machines from political control.
A New York Journal report describes sailors shipped from Japan to Korsakoi who cannot recall their own names. Officials at departure and arrival test them, with only one or two of ten answering correctly. Many must search pockets for name papers or rely on memory comparisons.
Mr. E. Williams of the New Jersey Horticultural Society lists grape varieties suitable for family use. Early blacks include Morris Early Cottage Worden Concord. later blacks Wilder Barry Herbert Arminia Concord. reds Brighton Delaware Lindley Agawam Berckmans. whites Lady Martha Niagara Pocklington Empire State Duchess Lady Washington More's Diamond Hayes.
The text describes a crude remedy for gapes using carbolic acid fumes. It notes France's French minister of commerce opposes removing the prohibition on American lard and would not meet U S concessions amid economic hostility. It also cites France's tariff act imposing prohibitory duties on American corn.
Sunday School Institute at Oak Ridge Robingon school house on August 10 features a Song Service at 10 15, talks on what makes a successful Sunday School, lectures by W Carpenter Fanny Gilmore and others, dinner 12 to 2, praise service, lesson guidance, questions and basket meeting. Governor Robinson urged parent presence and prompt attendance.
Members of the I 1 O O F and friends should use greatly reduced CHICAGO ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RAILWAY rates for the Triennial Cantonment in Chicago August 3 to 10 and the Sovereign Grand Lodge meeting in Topeka September 16 and 18. Sebastian is Gen Ticket and Pass Agent in Chicago and S F Boyd is Asst Genl Agent in Topeka. A Paho of 934 Massachusetts street sells Field Rollers and Harrows.
A Jamestown dispatch reports farmers in North Dakota will find no state elevators storing grain this harvest. Public elevators face licensing and private firms refuse storage, forcing growers to sell at set prices. Railcar shortages and liens on seed grain could trigger an agricultural panic across the state.
The article stresses that good teaching requires strong health, vocal vigor, and mental stamina. It argues knowledge alone does not ensure teaching ability, and highlights psychology as essential to understand mind development and effective instruction.
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