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Newspaper

Lawrence Gazette

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1887

Page

3

Local notices and oddities from Strawberrytown district

Community notes recount drought impacts in Kiowa and media areas, erratic rainfall helping pastures, harvest progress with wheat oats yields, visits and returns of residents, a dog and deacon in an orchard tale, a July coin mishap, and a humorous ghost story at a farmhouse. Also mentions Elocution class, district Woman's Foreign Missionary Society program, and local errands.

Hiram M. Coote Eudora Drouth

Local Notes Plentiful From Kraua to Hiddleston Visit

Ernest Kraua shipped a hog lot to Kansas City Tuesday. Mrs Dunn of Heaper died last Sunday evening of consumption. W A Fuller buys Reybold Bros. and plans anew display at the old stand. Mrs Jos Hiddleston and children returned from Bloomington. Smith and Snyder seek workers for broom corn with a noted labor shortage. Depot platform expansion will extend about 100 feet. Misses Perkey of Lawrence will oversee lower departments of school this winter.

Smith &Snyder Mises Perkey Lawrence Ool Anderson Buck Creek Henry Darrah Bloomington Spencer & House Dexter Tucker Hind GazerrTs Oklahoma Ourself Rushton Rice County Kansas Timson Station Rush County Kealer and Frick Werrenton Charles Ott Kansas District Junction City Kee Reve F.G. Leist Kansas City J. A. Reitz Charles Harmon Wyandotte H. M. Menger Halstead A. Fushman Fairmount F. Hermann F. Feigenbaum Clay Center D. Walter Juetion City H. Kaepel Armourdale

Buck Creek and Vinland News and Notes

A long rural column reports corn cutting progress, local illnesses, and farm life. Charley Owens is feversome, Cal Winslow contemplates California, and crops like wheat and corn face variable yields. Weather, thefts, school notices, church gatherings, and community happenings fill the week with travel, wind storms, and local anecdotes.

Souig Rae Charley Owens Cal Winslow California

Physicians Blamed Less Than Drugists for Prescription Errors

A New York Works report argues physicians cause far fewer fatal mistakes than druggists. It cites repeated misreadings, metric-to-apothecary confusions, and vague orders like Use as directed, leading to dangerous overdoses. Doctors’ illegible handwriting and clerks’ misfills are highlighted, with anecdotes from city druggists on correcting errors and the unsafe outcomes.

Meen Orea Plao Menger Chen New York

Our New Dress Goods Open at GEO INNES

Our new dress goods department is now open and ready for business. Don’t buy until you have seen the full line of new styles, exclusively available at GEO INNES.

Geo. Innes

Splendid offer on weekly papers and local ads

The Weekly Capital and Farmers Journal is advertised for 2 a year, offering a one year subscription to both the Gazette and the Journal for cash. Also promoted are assorted medical salves and household remedies with questionable claims, plus gasoline stoves for sale.

Capital and Farmers’ Jear Capital

Shoppell Builders Portfolios Offer Plans for Modern Homes

Advertises the Co operative Building Plan Association inviting builders to obtain The Shoppell Builders Portfolios. Promotes loan options through I N Van Homan under Selig's Insurance Office. Encourages local builders to select plans for residences barns and other structures with access to local prices and models.

I. N. van Homan Selig Inquirer Co-operative Building Plan Association Broadway New York

Notice of Appointment in County Administration

Notice states that on a specified date a person is appointed and designated as administrator of Doss and others in Doss County. It references terms of appointment, authority, and a pardon context related to a burglary case in the local area, with names and locations appearing in garbled form.

Daly Entallag County Megane Guonan F. Stonarp Wittiae Harris

Bee Morning Star Graham Event Noted

Local notice highlights a morning event featuring Bia Chanticlieea and Bee Morning Star Graham with scheduling details unclear in the fragment. Further readable context is needed to specify date, location, and role of each participant.

Ion Bia Chanticlieea Bee Morning Star Graham

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