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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1884
Page
5
Business briefs note new canes and oak leather at Palmer Griffin and F W Wie mans. Prices and stock promotions at Bigelow and Geo Innes & Co. Local visitors and residents from Topeka and nearby towns are listed with brief notes on travel and social visits.
Two young ladies from Eudora and Lawrence leaving school at the State University began a pleasure ride. On a steep slippery hill one tried to draw the buggy while the other let the horse descend the precipice. A passing young man offered help and left with minor injuries.
To the Electora of the City of Lawrence you are notified that the poll books for registration of voters in Lawrence for 1884 are open. You may register at my office by appearing and applying in conformity with law. F D Brooks City Clerk.
Notice states D F Biartow a druggist in Lawrence Kansas has taken out a druggist's permit and prepared to furnish intoxicating liquors for medicinal mechanical or scientific purposes.
A public examination for Douglas County teachers will take place at Lawrence in the Central School building on Saturday February 2, 1884. Examiners are J. Miller C. A. Weaver J. Banta.
An advertisement touts Ayer's Hair Vigor by Palmer and Griffin highlighting improved hair beauty and growth. It claims the product adds luster, cleanses the scalp, and imparts a lasting perfume while stimulating roots for lasting elegance and cost efficiency.
An advertisement touts Griggs Glycerine Salve as a sure cure for cuts bruises scalds burns wounds and all sores It claims to heal piles tetter and skin eruptions with guaranteed satisfaction or money back Sold by Barber Bros at 25 cents.
Geo. Innes & Co. promotes a large dry goods sale in Lawrence this month urging customers to stock up while the "fight is" ongoing, touting unprecedented low prices and cheap supply for those in need.
A fragment announces Bigelow's Positive Cure trial pots offered by Barber Bros. pad. It claims health blessings are priceless until deprived and promotes a remedy for coughs colds and lung disease with free pots.
The new dry goods store of L. O. McIntire & Co. on Massachusetts Street offers Lawrence residents a chance to buy goods at cheap prices. The ad urges shoppers to compare and see the savings for themselves.
Subscriptions renewals voter registration notices and local business ads mix with reports on local officials clergy and civic events. The Gazette notes new offices and appointments at Bigelow's drug store Frazier block Wycoff and others while reporting births marriages deaths and court actions including a horse thief case and a murder attempt dismissal.
A quotation praises Mesers, Grant & Pratt as models of integrity and kindness. The retiring firm has won the goodwill and best wishes of a large number of customers who regret their departure from business.
Miss Cora King and Mr. Frank L. Webster surprised Kansas City society with a last minute wedding in Wyandotte after Webster, Lawrence Journal editor, pressed for union amid a past engagement to another man. A license, a hasty ceremony by Rev. Jevenson, and a quick move to Lawrence followed, leaving questions about how the plan unfolded. The Star notes Webster’s triumph and wishes the couple domestic happiness.
A freight car loaded with barb wire wrecked near Dicker's store caused by the switchman. No injuries. Richard Trout plans a hunting expedition in western Kansas with traps and guns. Longtime settlers note changing homes and stubborn cellars. Local church meetings under Rev Cryster show growth. Pilgrim church festival to fund a bell. U P company buys $10,000 in local property and plans $100,000 more for depots, boosting area value. local ads promote bargains at L. O. McIntire Co. in Lawrence.
Saddles bridies and harness advertised at discounted bottom prices from Apitz offering affordable equipment for riders and horse lovers.
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